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THE RESIGNATION OF CHIANG KAI SHEK.
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TROOPS DISHEARTENED BY KUOMIN- TANG DISUNION.
[BY GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY.]
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HUMOROUS IN ITS EXTRAVAGANCE.
One of the most childish pieces. of propaganda work ever attempted in Shanghai has come to the notice of the Municipal Police who are at SHANGHAI, August 18th.
Friday Night's Scene.
the present time engaged in tracing General Chiang Kai Shek's re-..
At Friday night's meeting," the the perpetrators. The propaganda signation did not come as à sur- necessity for union was emphasizis of a highly, anti-British nature prise as the negotiations between ed. The exact conversation preced and is also directed against the Hankow and Nanking made such aing the suggestion that General officers of the British Defence resignation inevitable if there were Chiang Kai Shek take the subor Force, the Home Government and to be union between the contending dinate position of Commander of organized society. Those who were factions of the Kuomintang. Athe Eastern Route Army is not responsible for the distribution of series of telegrams had been ex-known to me, but that offer was the pamphlets in this city and, pos General Chisng then re-sibly, in other parts of China have changed between Nanking and made. Hankow through the mediation of signed his post as Commander-in-gone to considerable expense and Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang. At Chief of the Nationalist Army have resorted to the mails for first, the civiliga members of the For, some minutes not a ward was spreading their pernicious doc. Nanking Government defended said by anyone present. Then an trines. General Chiang's position and ask- unimportant member of the Cour- ed that the blame for the split be ci arose and discussed the impor- placed on them as he was at the tance of union with Hankow and front and was not responsible for the necessity of all Kuomintang what happened. The last telegram members being good friends again. from Canton agreed with the Han- General Chiang thereupon rose, kow contention that all who were left the room, and took a special responsible for the split should re train to Shanghai. move themselves from the political
Boese.
The split between Nanking and Hankow was largely a personal quarrel between General Chiang Kai Shek and Borodin. As the aplit developed everybody in the Kuomintang was dragged in on one side or the ether. The result was that a number of personal feuds came into being which im- peded coalition and which resulted in the failure of the Chengchow and suchowiu conferences over which Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang presided.
Freliminaries to Reunion. Hankow took the first stepa to
munists were
Childish Accusations Against Defence Force, Many local tesidents have lately received letters addressed to them personally but lacking any postage. These persons were highly incensed upon opening the letters to find they contained nothing more chan He arrived here on Saturday several leaflets of a wicked chame morning and so far as is known ter and directed against the dis spent most of the day with Mr. eipline and good behaviour of the Chang Ching Klang, his chief Shanghai Defence Force. The en- political adviser.. It is also known relope in which this propaganda that he saw other intimate friends; was posted bore the printed name mostly opponents of the Nanking of Kelly and Talsh, the well-known
Yesterday, it was regime.
an arm of stationers and booksellers nounced that he had left for Ning-in Shanghai, on the back and com- po.
plaints were made to this firm. Almost the entire Nanking Gov-
Naturally enough the firm had arrived ernment
here Sunday not the slightest knowledge of the morning and a whole day cop-matter and immediately placed it ference was held to consider the in the hands of the local Criminal new situation.
Investigation Department. The ex- Ostensibly, the Government came velopes are of a type used in some here to request General Chiang to
instances by Messrs. Kelly and return to his office, but that is only Walsh but they stated that the antisty Nanking's demand; Boro Chinese "face," as if the members envelopes were printed by some din and all the Chinese Com-f the Government really wanted outside party and had never be
excluded from the him back they had ample oppor-longed to the firm. Hanko Government. Hsu Chien, tunity to say so on Friday night.
It is believed that the police will Ten Jan Dah and all the bitter Military Concil to Succeed. - be successful, in tracing the authors It is understood that a Military of these documents and bring them opponents of Nanking were forced to leave Hankow. Hou Chien, for Council consisting of all the im
to justice. There zo doubt that Some time, stayed at Chengchow portart military commanders in the propaganda was meant mainly and Loyang with Marsha Feng a cluding Feng Yu Haiang and Tang for distribution among the foreign Bang but he has now disappear Seng Chi will be appointed. At troops at present stationed in China ed." Hankow, having taken those the present moment, General Li and already a good quantity of it steps, cxpected Nanking to follow Chung Jen, commander of the 7th must have been distributed in this suit by sending away. General Army, is acting Commander-in-guarter. Chiang Kai Shek, but Nanking Chief, but it is uncertain as to who tack" no avert notice, whereupon will eventually assume that office, as probably nothing will be done the Hankow armies began to march until the Hankow periple and Mur againat Nanking.
shal Feng's representatives arrive. From the standpoint of the It is clear, however, that this is troops since they have been in polities of the situation, Hankowalliance of all the Cantonese Shanghai and claim that the men (Kuangtung and Kuangsi) had much in its favour. It had elements in the party. General have been treated "worse than contended that the discipline of Chang Fa Kuei, for instance, has dogs."
already announced that he has sub- the party must be upheld and that if any member were dissatisfied with the party's decisions, he should fight from within. Chiang Kai Shek had refused to submit himself to a Military Council and, therefore, was guilty of a breach
The union of Nanking and Han-
Nevertheless, it is the kind of of party discipline.
There were Low may now be assumed. But the propaganda that must be stopped
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situation is at all costs and the police are with this point of view but who saturally obscure, because it is making every effort to establish the still uncertain who else will resign were opposed to the Communist and how the various positions will identity of the authors. affiliations of Hankow. As soon as be apportioned. A meeting of Hankow drove out the Communists Shanghai Tammany took place in what may be designated as the, and Borodin and even made the sacrifics of letting General Calen go, there was no longer any, ex- planation for the split, except the personality of General Chiang Kai
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ordinated himself to General Li It is not the sort of thing that the Shik Shan, commander of the troops will appreciate in view of troops in the city of Canton, which the hospitalit, extended to them by ia polite way of rejoining Nan- local residents and scarcely any of king politically through the Can- tonese group rather than by them would pay the slightest heed allegiance to the army over which to such nonsense. Chiang Kai Shek presided.
house in the French Concession on Saturday night to consider the Dew situation in this city. Most of the outrageous acts committed ere by the Shanghai Tammany were done in the name, but perhaps without the knowledge, of the Com- mander-in-Chief, and some of these men are already growing nervous as to what might happen to them
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Welfare are, therefore, ordered to conduct a thorough inquiry and to take steps with a view to punishing the offendera concerned. The dead are to be taken care of by the Bureaux of the Public Welfare, Public Health, and Public Peace and Safety, and those who were in- jured must be given treatment by the Baucan of Public Health. In
A Pertinent Questiod, From the military standpoint, the presence of General Chiang Kai Shek involved the party in. even greater difficulties. The fall of suchowfu was due, not so
In connection with the collapse much to the superior fighting Northern Kiangau, the Nation of the Dongkawan market in, the qualities of the northern troops, alista deny that Yangchow has fal- VICENTE ATIENZA & Co. but father because the principal len and they expect immediately Chinese City, it is learned from armies of the Nanking Govern- to send their ben troops, the 1st very reliable sources that the Shang ment were withdrawn from North and 7th armies, against Marshal hai and Woosung Municipality has em Kiangsu to meet the attack | Bun Chuan Fang. As soon as the from Kiangsi. Since the fall of 4th Army can arrive, it also will ordered a thorough investigation Huachowfu, Marshat Sun' Chuan he sent into the field. Nanking ex- and the institution of legal pro- Fang has been occupying increaspects in this way to have Kuomin-ceedings against the persons who ingly more territory, until he is tang troops fighting against Mar built the structure. within reach of Pukow.
ahal Bun, so that there is less de- Bad, Work and Carelessness. Members of the Kuomintang sek-pendence upon acquired troops. ed, "Is it advisable that we should At the same time, it announced spend our energy fighting our own that Marshal Feng Yu Haianga troops, our brothers from Hankow, troops have reached Teining while the Northerners defeat as in Shantung and that he will attack Kiangau In that case the entire Marshal Sun's rear. Marshal Kuomintang cause is destroyed, Feng's excuse for being slow to act Woosung Districts. Building opere at their old places and business is of Defence for the Shanghai and Many of the hawkers are back both Nanking and Hankow being has been that, while there was tions were supervised by Yao Te being done as usual. Most of them This question became split, he could not risk dividing To, who was then director of the have erected temporary sheltera, destroyed increasingly scută
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An official statement has been should receive medical treatment. A says that the market was built in of Pablic Works should arrange for issued by the Municipality which further decision was that the Bureau 1992, during the regime of General the reconstruction of the market Ho Feng Ling, then Commissioner building.
pending the completion of a new building
Ba Kuci's 4th Army approached might attack him along the Kin-ublic Works Department. Now Nanking through Kiangui, for how han line but that now that General says the statement, only five years
From the different hospitals, It could the Cantonese and Kuangsi Tang Seng Chi will be free to de- have elapsed, and the building has men of the let and 7th armies fight fend the Einhan line, he in expect collapsed." This is due to bad work is learned that there have been no the Cantonese of the 4th Army, ed to strike at the north through and carelessness.
The Bureau of Public Peace and were detained and that most of the further deaths among those who when at the same time Shantung Shantung and attempt to and Chihli troops were attacking Peking by the Tientsin-Purow line Safety and the Bureau of Public injured people are making satinine- their capital 1
-North China Daily News.
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