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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22,
1927.
UNHAPPY FUKIEN. The town is plastered with
NATIONALIST RULE DISAPPOINTS.
WORTHLESS PROMISES.
the
slogans, "Support Commander-in- Chlof Chinng" and passionate orations aro delivered on same subject. The more the posters and the more impassion-. ed the cloquence, the mare evi- dent how patriotic they are.
One could wish that there was enough meaning in it all so that those who are sent here to edu- Interior Fukien, June 3.
cato the people on what con- It was just six months ago that stitutes proper patriotism and the Nationalist Army arrived. loyalty to country, etc., would Ono would expect that in half a orders of their Commander-in- themselves occasionally obey the
year of uninterrupted peace, con-Chief. Instead those orders were ditions for the common people of
Ignored. China, in whose interests the Kuomintang supposedly labours, would begin to show some signs of improvement. Facts rercal the exact opposite.
1.
In most respects things have grown steadily worse until among the stabler elements of the populace there is only complete discouragement. Toward the Chinese the troops are somewhat better behaved than were those of
those who are handle civic
matters
!
Officers Break In.
sured us that if the ladies be-
The officials of the Tangpu as
longings were placed in one or under no circumstances be dis- two rooms and locked, they would tarbed. And besides, "We are not common soldiers; we Aro officors." The tone of voice gave faith in the now "democracy." the final blow to our faltering When we saw that they were go-
FIGHTING LULLS.
(Contínued from Page 1.) also reported, that the two regi ments of his troops who recently mutinied in Pingina and refused to fight their friends-the Hunan "Reds" are under control again.
General Fan recently called a meeting of the men of these regi- long ments and made them a speech on the evils of Communiam and the necessity for overthrow- ing the "Reds" in the country.
According to a military com- munique just received from the Hunan" borders, the "Red" forced
retreated to filing from Chun- under General Chan Ka-yau have
chow. Cantoneso anti-"Red"
Chunchow. forces are advancing to occupy
General Sung Hsuch-kang, who has been appointed by Marshal Chiang Kai-shek as Hunan Pack- fication Commissioner, has arriv ed at Canton, and is proceeding
the Northerners, but as regards ing. to break" in anyway, in fact to the Hunan front to influença
attempting to
the soldiers and people there in already had entered through a and the building up of a local government, side window, we opened the doors, severing relations with the "Reds," one hears only sighs for the old and after showing them the two-Nam Chung Pao, Northern regime bad as t (when in fact any one dares to aighi).
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Shanghai, June 22.
A banquet in honour of Gen- eral Feng Yu-hsiang was given 5/ Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in the Hauchow field-headquarters, yes- terday afternoon.
rooms full of household and personal effects, relocked those two doors. We were not 'cager All of South China and almost to incur sufficient enmity so that all of the foreigners working here they would promptly loot the rest had looked forward so eagerly of the foreign' residences in an- and hopefully to the Nationalistyother part of the city. coming with the promise of better It was interesting to watch the days that it has taken months of proceedings. Within ten minutes painful experiences to force them of the high-sounding assurances and us at last to the reluctant re- and in our very presence, they
Among those present were Gen- alization of what actually has got busy at the looting in a way cruis Li Chung-yen, Pei Chung-hsi takan place.
which at least suggested that the Wang Tien-pei, and other pro It is hard to face the truth about "common soldiers" might profit-minent Nationalist leaders. After the situation in China to-day.ably take lessons from the "off the banquet a military conference One shrinks from looking ahead cers." The next day they de- into the future with its sinister manded that we move out, the re-
was held to discuss the northern General Feng may forebodings of suffering for this maining articles of furniture, etc., accompany Marshal Chiang to
expedition. people already bled white. One in order to give them occupancy Nanking after the conference. wonders how much, longer they of the additional two rooms. This can stand it and still keep smil. we were unable to do. Where- ing.
upon all unwanted things were thrown out of the windows or broken up.
For example, hun- dreds of books, and fine pictures were taken into the street, torn to pieces and tossed to the scrambling children. Carpenters are now busy In the buildings apparently altering them for pec- manent use as yamens.
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Paper Patriotism.
A meeting to celebrate the ar- rival of General Feng Yu-hsiang was held in the Third Girls Nor- mal School in Hsuchoy yester- day, at which General Feng de- livered a speech stating that the entire Kuominchun has joined the Nationalist army, and he would help Marshal Chiang Kai-shek te victory under the Nationalist
colours.
announced his assumption of office General Feng yesterday aleo as chairman of the Honan Gov- ernment Committee.
A Nanking telegram states that General Fong has ordered his headquarters in Chengehow to arrest Hsu Chien 'and other "Red"
If only the Nationalists had made good on their promises ut all, they would have had the whole souled support of all right-think- ing elements in the country, united as public opinion has not been united in many decades, and all the high hopes could have been
Two days later a committee of realized. As it is they are weit these same officers waited on one ing not only their own doom but of us, an American doctor, with that of the country as well. They the proposal that he become the have won their victories by pro-regular" doctor attached to this mises and propaganda. But go-military unit, not only while sta vernment by fiat, slogans, "pro-tioned here but to go with them mises, paper patriotism, and pro-wherever they are ordered. It paganda alone never has been
was most illuminating to notice and never will be able to govern the reasons advanced for his se- leaders, now visiting Honan. Certain it is that the Nation-cepting such a position, obvious-Hsu was arrested on the 19th. by alists will continue to be welly the reasons which made most General Lu Chung-lin in Kaifeng, comed with open arms in
appeal to themselves, and which according to the Nanking report- largely account for their being Nam Chung Pan. march northward, as they
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CHINA'S COMMUNISM.
Ofer Rejected. There was no mention of an opportunity for service to human beings in need or to country, no REFLECTIONS AT SHANGHAI. appeal to help China and work for a better day in the land. Only the promise of an easy job Notwithstanding the disband- with lots of face, a high office, ment of the "Supervisory Labour The situation is all the more bodyguard, all the medical equip.Corps." the execution of soveral pathetic because of the many ment and supplies that could be communists and the suppression splendid, high-minded Chinese in wished for, a salary of $150 a of the subversive organizations, the movement, true patriots they month, or more if that was not the Chinese Communist Party is are, whose ideals and efforts are enough, and so on. Apparently still active, says the Commission- being reduced to worse than they were unable to understand er of Police, Shanghai, in his nought by the army of utterly any one who did not jump at só May report. While the work of salosh seekers after power and wonderful An position and soft jobs with big personal advancement; but in- there is evidence that the General opportunity for the party is conducted in secret, alaries. No government can sup- stead was merely glad to help, all Labour Union and several other hort such an army of parasites he could while the soldiers were secret Communist centres remain but they are so deeply entrench-stationed here without the salary, intact. ed that it would seem impossible uniform, and bodyguard features, to weed them out without com- The committee said with regard pletely wrecking the whole move to the need for trained doctors ment, in fact they, in the largest in their army, "We have plenty of part, compose the movement, money and equipment, what we Who is wise enough to find a way Jack is the men.". out?
One cannot Avoid wondering with sorrow if Two weeks ago this city that lack of "men" in this hour received word to prepare for of greatest crisis in all of China's some 10,000 soldiers their history is confined to the medical way from Foochow to Kingsfield alone.-Shanghai Times.
fight the Communists,
on
Apparently the difficulties here were settled otherwise
Apart from the time when the Communist Party conducted its activities openly following the ad- vent to power of the Kuomintang, its secret propaganda is at present practically as vigorous as it was at any period since the the move- ment was first started in this The Communist pro- gramme is now being furthered by country.
secret meetings of students and working people, surreptitious dis- tribution of pro-Communistic and anti-Chiang Kai-shek handbills, and the maintenance of secret bases where recrults are engaged for the Wuhan Armies.
for the troop movement was can-. The first China Cinema Year celled. However, two regiments Book is being compiled by S. J. of more than 2,000 men arrived Benjamin Cheng. Mrs. Cheng and last week. The local magistrate Atsu Kann. The book will be pub- had prepared billets for an inde-shed in Chinese and will deal There is good reason to believe finite stay, not including any with Chinese motion picture pro-that the handbills disseminated buildings belonging to foreigners, ductions, producers, directors, are imported from Hankow as the This was in accordance with re- scenario writers, authors, and local Communists find the difficul- peated orders from General stars.
It will also contain a list ties in the way of getting such Chiang that no troops were to be of motion picture theatres in China literature printed locally Insur quartered on mission property. and firms engaged in kindred busi-mountable. It has been noted that
However, the last detachment nesses, such as laboratories and the Communists, in addition to arrive escorting the general lithographic printers. and staff and the Tangpu officials went directly to American mis- sion buildings and occupied three school compounds and the hoa- pital forcing us to move out the patients who happened to be in it at the time.
They demanded the keys to a foreign residence- formerly oc cupied by six single ladies, whose household and personal effects were stored in the building at the time (such as had not been loot
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conducting independent prop t ganda of their own, are again en- deavouring to gain a footing In the Nationalist Party. It is stat- ed that agents engaged for this work will pose as Nationallats, but by subtle means will inject doctrines enlculated to prepare the 3. (a) The moment a sovereen dies his urway for the establishment of ceraar becamen ipso factu king for queen). "Red" rule into the propaganda There is no cessation of rule. (b) A dincovory which turns out to be a hoax, Z. This custom
of that party. date back to the time when barbere were
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Agitation conducted against the through ills. (a) Swiuriant; (b) Stock-Municipal Council during the protested, calling attention to a
mands made upon landlords for aim; (e) Home; (d) Algiers; (v) Verless (1) copy of General Chiang's order Skre. 6. 40 tonn. B. (4) Cromwell, at the month included a proposal for the The promoters of these move-contributions to the war chest of posted on the gate at the very ward 11. at the Battle of Cress of bison,advocacy of the retrocession of the od entirely of interested. In in occupation of their houses start- expulsion of the Rung Parliament; (b) re-organization of that body itself, ments and their followers consist the Nationalist Army, the tenants moment and later showing to the the Black Prince, 7 Hnnel, birds, willow, officer in commund a letter to us
wilta poplar, alder, ate some of the coms Settlement, a suggestion that the dividuals and professional agita-fed a movement for the reduction mont. 8. (n) Cambray in France; (b) Irum signed and sealed by General the first maker whose name was Marintali: extra-concessional roads be placed tors, except in the cneo. of the fof house ronts. Trade.depression Chiang himself saying that he Calleitt, in initia. 3. Manchester.-10. 8574 under Chinese control, a demand opposition to the increase of the resulting from disturbed condi- had given strict orders that our
milca. 11. About 1.280 members, 15. As for the removal of the military now taxes which seems to be re-tions locally and in the interior:" buildings were not to be entered,
barricades and a protest against ceiving a wide measure of support were advanced as pretexts for this occupied or molested in any way.
the proposed Incroase of the Simultaneously with the de-campaign.
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