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The Usual Military Exonzo.
APRIL 25th, 1927
THE PRICE OF DEFEAT.
HOW PI SHOU CHEN WAS EXECUTED.
TRAITOR OR VICTIM OF INTRIGUER
The news that General Pi Shou Chen was decapitated at Tainan by General Chu Tu Pu came as a tere blow to the many friends of General Pi at Tsingtao.
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A Chinese Correspondent, writing | Farmers' Union is growing, it is to the North China Daily News, bellowed that, beginning with this says that the National Anti-Opinnar, there will be no opium grown Association of China which was in places where there are Unions in formed by forty peoples' organiza- | existence. tions of Shanghai some three years ago and which has made several
The situation as it was explained to report the defent of his force in (Prati): protests against opium traße un- by many of the leaders in the Centres and after proceeding to make
his report to Marshal Chang Teng Shell Transporta" der the northern régime, recently tral and Provincial Governments in Chang at Harchew, General Pi came sent a deputation consisting of its interviews with Mr. Chang and Mr. back to Tsingtao. His friends here General Secretary, Mr. K. T. Huang is that the military period Chung, and its Secretary. Mr.is not over yet. It will take some Garield Huang, to the Nationalist time to do away with the traffic in Government at Hankow to appeal
opiam and other marcotics, but the.. for opium suppression. Mr. Chung Government is trying any possible and Mr. Huang, who have just measures to pave the way for sup- come back to Shanghai, carried presion. One hopeful sapect is with them to Hankow on their rethat under the Nationalist Govern- cent trip, a petition of the Associa mens local military officers are not tion which covers eight demands supposed to raise funds for their This was submitted to the Central en armies, the Ministry of Executive Committee.
Finance being responsible for their
The Eight Esquialten. The demands are as follows: 1 That the Nationalist Govern ment instruct the local military and civil authorities to begin the pro- hibition of poppy cultivation in control this ателя under their autumn. The local authorities are to be responsible for any poppy dis covered to be in existence in their locality bareafter.
2 That the Nationalist Govern- ment set a definite time limit for the total suppression of the illicit traffe and sale of opiam in the different provinces under its con- trol.
3. That the Nationalist Govern- ment instruct different provinces
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maintenance. This makes it un- Decessary for local authorities to sock military support by couraging poppy cultivation. The National Anti-Opium Association, in view of the present situation, is working to co-ordinate the forces of different Kuomintang and peoples' organizations to bring every pres sure to bear upon the Nationalist Government, to carry out its opium suppression scheme in the nearest possible future.
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPENS.
OPIUM TRADING RAMPANT.
All of this sounds very pretty but
to start compulsory ameliorative as usual in China there is a gap asylums in every district and to between Facts and protestations, conduct a survey of the addicts, re quiring them to be treated by shifts. Special arrangements should be made for controlling the sale of opium to the old and sick addicts by a system of registration so that amounts sold would be gradually decreased until stopped altogether.
Officials To Set Example.
theory and practice. Another cor respondent to the same paper gives. The following narration of fact which contrasts vividly with the load professions of good intentions obtained from the Hankow Beds and the Union
Opium smuggling is going on in ships running between Hankow and 4. That the Nationalist Govern-Shanghai. This practice seems to ment instruct all the officials both have sprung up recently as it was in military, and civil service to set not to be seen by passengers on the an example for the people. Any river boats a year ago. It is now found to be amoking opium should carried on openly by opium runners be immediately discharged.
who come alongside the vessels at That the Nationalist Govern- anchor, When a ship anchors of ment instruct the authorities of Nanking for any length of time different ports strictly to guards number of sampans come along. against the importation of foreign aide, each containing four, or five cpium, morphine, heroin, cocaine men or women well supplied with and any other forms of marcotics. silver dollars. Bargaining goes on Any person found to be engaged in openly between the sampan men and this business should be duly dealt the passengers on the lower deck. with regardless of his nationality. A price is usually struck about two 6 That the Nationalist Govern-dollars an oases. When an agree ment instruct all the publishers to ment in come to the sampla rung inclucle anti-opium educational alongside and passes over the cor- material in text books for middle rect amount of silver money, and and primary schools
drops back into the current while 7.That the Nationalist Govern- the opium is secured by the seller. ment lodge a strong protest against After a few minutes the seller calls the legalized opium monopoly the sampan which returns and re- system maintained largely for the ceives the opium in neat ons'or two' Chinese residents by the French, ounce bundles, stamped with the Dutch, Portuguese and British particular brand of the product, sa Colonial Governments in the South some brands, are preferred to others, and bring higher prices. Bargain-
Sea Islands.
8. That the Nationalist Governing continues until the money gives mest appoint a special committee out, when another sampan starts on opiura suppression to carry out, operations.
the above plan.
Farmers' Union's Promisesā
Quite Out Of Contfol.
to
It would seem to the observer These demands were also sub that the opium is chiefly handled mitted to the different Kuomintang by the deck crew of the steamers organizations, farmers unions, Szechuan opium comes dowzi labour unions, merchants unions Hankow where it is taken aboard students' Uniona and women's the boats in one way or another. It either be disposed of on the uniors in Wuha, Naking Kít sy kiang. Nanchang, Wuchang and bost, where opium is now smoked Hankow, where Mr. Chung and opmly in the third class cabina, at Mr. Huang visited and their co- ports of call, or in Shanghai' on operation and support were solicit-arrival. It is easily taken ashore ed. In every place they received hidden in the loose aleoves or tuck- the heartiest support of these localed in the inner clothing. It is re organizations, many of which have ported that Customs men do not promised to make the same demands dare to discover, the opium of inter- of the Central Government. The fore with the traffic. In the present Farmers' Union of Hupeh respond-state of disorder in the Yangtze ed to this request by sending valley it would be impossible
for instructions to the branchi unions ship captains to attempt to regulate throughout the whole province, to the matter, as it is but another ex organize anti-opium committees in ample of the disorder and lawless the different localities to co-operateness which is át present tolerated, with the National Association in if not sanctioned, by those supposed Shanghai. As the influence of the to be in control.
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On Sunday General Pi had a num ber of omcers of the Chinese war- ships at Tsingtao arrested, because of information coming to hand garding their being in treaty with hapa it was that General Pi con- the Nationalist Government Per- sidered, apart from his action in returning himself to failure of the Southern expedition, report the that his measure in stamping out delection in his feet would be an additional proof of his loyalty to the Northera Government.
On Tuesday morning at 1 3.1, ing to proceed to Tientsin, inter General Rift for Tsinan, intend view the Tupan of Chilli, General Chu Yu Pu, and be detailed for a Chu Yu Pu had, however, arrived new command at Hauchow. Gen at Trions and he arrested General Pi and had him executed at once.
Courteous and Cultivated Young
Man
There is nobody who knew Gen. Pi personally but whose heart must feet some pang at the sad end of this cultivated young, officer. AL- ways courteous and gentle, a man of no mean literary ability, a Chi nese scholar, the errors of his short inglorious campaign are forgotten in the horror of his loss to China.
General Pi's family are being cared for by his brothers-Taingtao Times
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20 nom **y bay. runs thus: Upon information being Watsons (old).........li Lon received by Marshal Chang Tsung We Fowell num Chay as to General Fi's relations Telephones u with The Nationalist Government he. ordered General Chu Yu Fu to pro-ay-bayers; sel-sellera y es —nalos seed to Tsinan to carry out his
BOM.-R.JMËLai. execution General Chu arrived. there at 7.20 p.m. on April 4th, from Chih Kin Shin Street and re- Bruchow, and be thereupon tele-quested him to proceed there, ask- graphed to General Pi saying: Ing Colonel Ma also to go there as have been ordered to Tainan upon he too was wanted for a conference. important military matters and They then started in three separate hope you will come here si once to
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