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RED METHODS REVEALED FROM WITHIN.
PLOT TO POISON CHIANG KAI-SHEK.
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Ti San, the labour leader and com- munist agitator, & certain Chen ber. It was made clear, however, and others whom I do not remem that the meeting was very secret and that Eugene Chen, Teng Yen know nothing about it, so the meet- Ta. Tang Seng Chi and others must ing was to be explained as a social affair, lasting an hour or so, at quiries, Borodin's house, if there were in
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We give the following from the first of a series of articles on Russian Communist activities in China which are appearing in the North China, Daily News -- The author was until recently a trusted member of the large body of Soviet officers and agitatore which acts in an advisory capacity to the Hankow Red régime under explicit directions from Moscow. He served in the Red Army and then, when military operations be gan in China under Soviet tute- lage, was detached for service in China and had experience' in Red tactics in this country in Harbin, Peking und Hankow. In Hankow he had many differences of opinion with his chiefs and colleagues and was so openly opposed to much that was either done or planned that he was finally suspected of being a counter-revolutionary and had the narrowest possible cscape from a trap in which it was plan ned to do away with him and from which he escaped with a number of serious wounds.
The text of his revelations is in Russian and no liberties. with it have been taken in translation apart from some rearrangement of the material. His narrative is
aa' follows:
ernment.
JULY 11th, 1927.
ANOTHER "JIM THE PENMAN."
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOY WHO BECAME A FORGER.
MAYFAIR GANG WHO MADE £3,500 IN THREE MONTHS.
A well-dressed young man in the dock nt the Old Bailey heard him- soif described as the cleverest forger of signatures in England. He was William George Davis, aged 29, the gang, and he has been taken to ringleader of the notorious O'Dare Dartmoor under a sentence of 12 years' penal servitude.
nity for you to be at large," the "It is dangerous for the cominu- Recorder told Davis, who bowed ironically and walked to the cells beneath the dock.
working-class family, of Hereford. His parents, by hard work and thrift, were able to give him a poble i sehool education.
Davis is the son of a respectable
His Reminiscences.
she was a girl of 18, selling Bags He met Josephine O'Dare when. for the local hospital.
Davis has been convicted three years' penal servitude for larceny times, his last sentence being three. and forgery.
The first meeting opened with the ronding of a telegram from Borodin for funds from his account Voitinaky in Shanghai, asking in the Dal Bank with which to buy the press. After reading the mes Chinese papers upon which they sage Borodin explained that all the had counted for support, such as the fin Kuo Jih Pa (Republican When he was released from prison among themselves to start an anti-various newspapers for which he re- Daily News),. had conspired in 1925 he wrote reminiscences in Bulshovist campaign. All of ceived £100, working together. They have for brakes up worked together in May- them," said Borodin.
" seem to be When the gang that has now been gotten the British Japanese, and have started a 'caan Helier, Lord St. Helier and Captain. and the fair, Davis [Missed LA Captain paign against us.”
swindling of banks in and around was devised for the systematic Danvers, D.S.O. Then a scheme
London.
he had exhausted his special credit Borodin then went on to say that with the Dal Bank financing the and officers at the arsenal during stolen by Nanas, another member labour unions and bribing generals Letters containing cheques, were the occupation of Shanghai by the of the gang His method was to Nationalists. He therefore, want place a sheet of paper beneath the ed Hsu Chien to get Eugene Chen door of an office, and when a letter and T. V. Sung, Finance Minister had been dropped through to ex- (or Finance Communissar, trnet the sheet and a letter or trò funds immediately in Shanghai. the Russian text has it), to raise with it.
ference went on the 10th, apart This was about as far as the con- from
Chiang Kai Shek's defection.
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£8,600 in Three Months.
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sidence which. General Yang Sen but thought that the delinquents that Comrade Petroff is devoted to study the whole question, and mixed marriages between English
eat-
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Conference With General Galer. I am not going to tell of my adventures and observations n Hankow in chronological order as I might do if I were going to pro
Then Davis brought his expert duce a literary effort to be pubfish-
skill to work upon the cheque, and ed nonths hence, but am trying to arrange my data and anecdotes certain Tsirkins, an Austrian were deceived. By this means the The following day I learned that the most experienced bank enshiers- his penmanship was so clever that in the order of their relative news Jew, well known internationally as gang secured £3500 within three value, since it is my object to put a criminal agent, facts before the public rather than anurder, theft of documents and.
an expert in months. entertainment. With this idea in the like, was to attend the can can be realised from the significant Scotland Yard's opinion of Davis mind, I have decided that the ference that night; so in spite of fact that in criminal records he is story of two conferences that I at an effort that Potroff made to pre-classed as the cleverest criminal tended with General Galen and at vent my coming, I got to the meet-of this type since the days of "Jim which plans for the murder of ing with Galen, who asked me the Penman.' Chiang Kai-shek were discussed in particularly not to leave him. The some detail will be of immediate ensuing conversations were of quch interest to both the foreigners, and a character that I have the clearest the Chinese of this community-possible. not to mention the Nanking Gov-transpired. Borodin arrived at 10 failure.
recollection of what to testify that he had died of heart o'clock in his own car and opened It must first of all be understood the meeting, whereupon Petroff im-
Galen Spolls Debate. that plans are often made and mediately began telling the com
Galen here interrupted the dis- OUTWITTING THE CENSORS. adopted in Hankow in secret con- ferences to which many of the Chi- drastic measures were essential to had been listening and watching pany with no little agitation that cussion rather dramatically. He nese best known to foreigners, who the consolidation of the revolution, the company-quietly, intensely-in-Both Church and State in Italy think themselves in authority, are and that all the supporters of terested but contributing nothing encourage & vigorous campaign in
RONE not invited and to which only those Chiang Kai Shek must be done to the debates. At this juncture, their who have been accepted by Borodin away with and should be left to however, he suddenly jumped up, against the modern fashion of short missionary societies of the Churc
respective Press-organs and other senior agents who are him and Chen Ma Tze ("pock-pounded the table with his fist, skirts known to be genuine communists marked Chen"): The conference "I aan aware, of course," said he way; a committee has been formed of the claims of children born o Several hundred members of th and addressed Borodin directly Verona is at present leading the tened to an appeal for recognition and sleeveless blouses of England at Church House, li are admitted. The luxurious re- did not approve unconditionally, built for himself beyond the Race should be tested as Communists and
to the revolution and so forth. As they have issued a proclamation men and Indians. Course, now commandeered by the if they refused to submit, they a Communist he does more in the announcing their taste in dress: Hankow Government, has been should be handed over to the court,
common.cause than any of us, but found a convenient place for such
I want to ask him something: Has attire to return to our own sug- Ceylon. He was speaking on the "We want the art of woman's secret conclaves and it was there. At this suggestion Petroff jump that he suggests of the Chinese rice even more beautiful in
Murder Urged.
It was made by Sir Anton Ber he the sanction for the undertaking gestive art which rendered
tram, a former Chief. Justice of on the nights of April 10th and 11th of this year, that the meetings ed up nervously and said that such Central Committee or of the Cen-purity, and gave sinuous grace to of the Church Assembly. which I attended were held. The trial would be a trump card in tral Committee of the party in the women of the Risorgimento
her report of the Missionary Council occasion for these gatherings was Chiang Kai Shek's hands, insisted Moscow I want also to nak Com-without diminishing their dig. presented by the Anglo-Indians Chiang Kai Shek's treachery, his that they should be done away with rade Petroff whether or not he cannity,
Sir Anton spoke of the problem revolt against the authority of the at once without a hearing, and ask guarantee that the seven persons Hankow Government and its Soviet ed the meeting to sanction such dis who are still military advisers on
I whose numbers, he declared, were advisorate, and they developed into position of a number of persons Chiang Kai Shek's staff will not be tions guide the harassed areas-
But will theso meritorious reflect estimated at from 40,000 to 75,000 conferences upon the surest and whom he had listed and was pretortured and executed.
"Are these," he asked, casiest ways
I want maker in Fascist Italy An en people? Most assuredly they are of killing the pared to name to the assembled Comrade Petroff to make sure of terprising journalist of Verons though "traitor," his colleagues and im- company, He produced the list this, if he goes on with his plan, has joined in the crusade and has realised it
we have not, hitherto mediate sub-ordinates.
and there were on
They are of mixed it, besides by sending the agents from his own received telegrams of encourage blood, but let it no longer be said Chiang and Borodin,
Chiang Kai Shek's followers, a staff who simply. yawn and drink went and approval from Cardinal that they are wholly, or even main- number of wealthy people. The Communiste Li Ti Sen and Chien raised objections but was thing to do, I am opposed, in fact, persons. The Minister of Indus- unions.
Hsu here in Hankow for lack of some Gasparri and other prominent the off-spring of irregular Cheng Wu Po had just arrived ignored by Borodin, who signed the to the execution of his plan and Iry and Commerce sees from Nanking, where they had been resolution, affixed the Chinese seal believe that the Comrades here will movement a possibility of saving unions have no doubt existed, but
in the "This is an illusion. living and collecting information of the party and passed it on to support me. Comrade Djougelli, the traditional correct Italian cos- substantially they claim to be pe about Chiang Kai Shek's operations Hsu Chien for his signature, which I request that you translate what tume and of safeguarding national garded as the offspring of mixed and plans without his knowledge was duly attached. of their presence there, and they
I have said to the Chinese Com-industry, had brought back word that Chiang
rades.". TURNS POLITICALLY, ECONOMICALLY, ARTISTICALLY TOWARDS would not consider any compromise discussion. It was mentioned that
marriages in the days of the East The intrepid journalist próposes
India Company, when it was with Hankow while Borodin re she wanted to go to Shanghai. than Petroff got up with a theatri- matter home to the fair sex." Let us remember that, for genera "to inundate Italy with allegorical natural for Englishmen settled in mained there and that he was pre-The gathering opposed the idea. It cal uir, excused himself in, an Among an endloss variety there is tions past the Anglo-Indian have sooner finished post-cards in order to bring the India to contract such alliances. paring to defend himself against was argued that she might be cap elaborated fashion, saying that he any hostile movement that Hankow tured by Chiang Kai Shek while had some work to do, and left the ing the viper of outrageous modern the domestic ideals of the British might contemplate. Cheng Ou Po.
one representing a woman strang. been a Christian community with also reported that Chiang was cause; also that the morale and as remarks were then translated and,arch connecting the Cathedral of
en route and used to support his
meeting with Tsirkins, Galen's fashions; and another depicting an gaining popularity among the surance of the labour groups in
race and the Christian religion." masses, that Hu Has Min's ad- Hankow would be bound to go decided to postpone judgment upon spired by the metto: "We inter-munity and the Anglo-Indian exist
as he had anticipated the meeting Milan with the Eiffel Tower, in-
Need for Education, herence strengthened his position down when her departure became Petroff's suggestions and to con- rupt the current "the committee side by side," he said.
"The British domiciled cont and that foreigners showed some known. It was therefore determin-sider later other ways and means against Hankow. Li Ti Sun's remission to depart, on the ground This was the end of the session, ment, as the midst enthusiastic, domiciled community. In this
sed that she should be refused per of getting rid of Chiang Kai Shek.
of Verona cuts the arch in two.
The port stated that, under the circum that she could not be dispensed but I rode back, to
tend to intermarry and may be re- At present it is a one-sided move garded as two sections of a single stances Chiang was likely to win with.
town in the crusaders are the bishops; but the matter they present a common pro over a number of army corps and Borodin was then asked to tell same or with Gulen and Djougelli resourceful journalist tactfully en- blame they division commanders.
I know all of this because I was counter-revolution, so without ris ignored. They condemned Borodin "The old prejudice that. woman's members of the British race and
and they discussed the conference deavours to attract the fashion what his opinions were on the so heatedly that my presence was culprita by insinuating, promises British boys and girls as worthy SHIMONOSEKI acting temporarily in Voloshin'sing from his seat he said:
"If we are to preserve our young. place as Borodin's secretary and has been suggested by a numbe in unmeasured terms, and Petroff one idea is to please man should be Christian Church; if we are to put also guarding the house and hand of Comrades that we do away with wrecking the whole Soviet achieve you, O Woman, but you must leave the Anglo-Indian community in
also, agreeing that these men were set aside," he says; ling the distribution of pickets: Chiang Kai Shek, and there are ment in China and that they were us the task of teaching you how position to preserve their reli-
we will crown It was also my duty at times to persons who will undertake to responsible for all the quarrels to dress.", accompany Galen when he went execute such a commission." outside Hankowity, and it was Chien interrupted to ask how it were essential to the revolution and takes the matter of national dress difficult times coming ou, it is im gious faith, and to play their part amongst the Chinese generals who in his company that I went to could be done. Borodin replied the propagation of Communism.
In the meantime, until Mussolini in the life of their country in the Yang Sen's house. The reports of that. Petroff was ready to assume the Chinese from Nanking, I ob-
This, so far as I know, was the they were, and the strictest resound basis. If we do not do this, in hand, fashions remain much as perative that we should establish served, annde a profound impres- that he (Petroff) was certain of a Kai Shek's assassination but Bord evaded in a hundred amusing ways, the deterioration of both these sec- full responsibility for the task and end of all discussion of Chiang gulations passed in factories are
their educational system on sion upon Borodín and it was he number of devoted Chinese Com-din's appeal for Chinose funds to The administration of a big hat tons of the domiciled community who called the meetings to discuss munists who would sacrifice them buy the Chinese press in Shanghai factory in Piedmont decided not is inevitable." them. Those invited on both occa selves to make sure of the job if bore Fruit; for when I was in to employ any girl who wore in Bions were lisu Chion, Minister of it were necessary. Li Ti San then Shanghai in the latter part of discreetly short skirts. The factory tory two good-looking girls with Justice, Petroff, a member of the advanced the argument that sacri- April, Voitinsky informed Li Ti girl arranged their skirts on elas- bobbed hair arrayed themselves in Cheka acting as adviser in Han fices were uncalled for, because he San that he had got the funds to tic waist-bands and pulled them large overalls, which swept the kow, Galen (alias Blucher), chief knew ways of gaining access to bribe the newspapers and maga up or down according as they wish-ground, and wore, sleeves, battoned military adviser, Djougelli, Georgian who sometimes acted as could be easily poisoned and that
Chiang's headquarters, that he zines. He complained that it had ed to be early Victorian or modern round their wrists. They caused so and Li Ti San from Nanking. Li doctor could then be produced the campaign was again anti-for: turn to long skirts in another fae- the administration gave orders Chinese interpreter, Cheng Wu Po
been very expensive but said that When the grder was issued to re much mirth among the hands that (Vontinued on next Column), eign rather than anti-Communist (Continued at foot of next column), to shorten their skirts
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