1927-04-07 — Page 7

THURSDAY, APRIL

BRITAIN'S STAND.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

MOSCOW'S LIES.

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DANGER ZONES.

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at Shanghai and

circumstances made it possible to China except to live on terms of meet Chinese national aspirations peace and friendship with the and to remove the special chr-Chinese people. The great masa ditions which were rendered of the Chinese people had no (Continued from Page: 1.)

necessary as soon as China could other interest than to live on

On March 1 insurances were Britain had no interest in protect the foreigner within its terms of peace and friendliness will probably be in agreement, China except to live on terms of rates and give him the same with us and he was sure they not merely to ask for reparatione, peace and friendship with the security for Justice and for life, would be glad to do so if they but with regard to the repara effected in London on warehouse tions which should be asked for property in the International Set- Chinese people, fust as the great and he might add, for property as were allowed.

He ex-tlement at Shanghal at a pre- mass of Chinese had no other in-/4 Chinese could obtain here, or But in the face.. of a govern-the Nanking outrage...... terest tha to live on terms of could obtain in any civilisedment which either could not con- pressed the opinion that it would mium of 1 percent for one trol, or would not control, its be a day or two before these de month, while at Tientsin a risk could be presented was written at as low a rate us peace and friendship with Br country.

He had given a fairly complete troops, which could not give pro-mands tain, if allowed to do so, but in the

158 per cont for three months. face of a government unable or account of the recent events at tection, we must take such Reuter. unwilling to control its troops and Nanking, partly derived from the precautions as we could for the protect foreigners, we must take British Consul-General and part protection of our own people such precautions as we could forly from American and Japanese pursuing their lawful avocations; the protection of own people pur-reports. He had now a further This was a primary duty which report from the British Vice-the Government must discharge, suing their lawful employment.

Consul, signed and approved by land to enable them to discharge the British Consul..

it, they bad thought it necessary to send further reinforcements. Deliberately Attacked.

First Things First,

Sir Austen Chamberlain said

How?

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Scots Guards March To The Station.

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EARLIER MESSAGES.

France Sending Fürther Reinforcements,

London, April: 6. Crowds of cheering men and The underwriting attitude to we had taken the lead in thei In this report. it was pointed! Why should we be suspected of

...the route wards the proposals naturally efforts to negotiate and in the de-out that the Northern troops left taking the lead of a military women lined

Barracks varies widely, and in all quarters claration of the most liberal policy the city peacefully on Wednesday character. We had taken the from Wellington

Waterloo Station when there is a tendency strictly to ever proposed to China we had night, March 23, and that early lead in efforts to negotiate into shown in spite of provocation that we earnestly sought to set-on Thursday morning, troops the most liberal polity ever bro- drafts of the First Battalion keep the liabilities within moder-

belonging to the Fourth Division posed. We had earnestly sought of the Scots Guards in service ate limits. tle these difficult questions in a

mainly to settle this difficult question in dress with grey greatcoats, pře friendly spirit, and recognised of the South Army, everything legitimate in Chinese Hunanese, entered, and the Bri-a friendly spirit and to recognise ceded by a band playing "Keep national aspirations, and attempttish Consulate was surrounded all that was legitimate in Chinese the Home Fires Burning, march- ed to lay broad and firm founda-and the Consul General deliber, National aspirations and to allowed to the Station on their way to an opportunity to form the reinforce the Second Battalion

Aldershot for China. tions for future peaceful relations etely attacked.

The Cohaul-General was at foundations of peaceful relations from

Reuter. with the Chinese, but how could

The Sailing Date. agreement be made with people tacked in the Consulate grounds with the Chinese people.

The first contingent of the who were unable to execute the by sentinels posted by the looters.

But how could we nego-new. Brigade going to Shanghal terms; how could he negotiate The Consul hid for a time with his. with the Cantonese Government child and two ladies, but they tiate with the Cantonese Govern will embark from Southampton on were soon discovered and robbed ment in the face of the outrages board the "City of Marseilles" on Hankow Nanking, the failure to give pro of all their valuabies by bands of at Nanking, in the face of the April 11-Router. tection at Hankowand other places looters, and eventually they were failure to give protection at or to do anything to stop anti-rescued by half past five in the Hankow, in the face of the failure

afternoon. foreign propaganda?

to give protection to any one of The United States Consulate the other places that he had "We must have the know ledge that there exists in China was also in the hands of looters, named, or to do anything to pre- this anti-foreign pro- an authority which not only and the Consul made his way vant undertakes to protect life and with great difficulty with a party paganda, and to prevent the gry property, but is in a position to the Standard Oil Company of "K the Christians" and "Kill to do so, and exercise its power Hill, where a large number of the foreigners." before we can run any further foreigners was assembled. Even- One must have existing in replying to questions by Labour risks to the lives and interests tually they were rescued..

of our own people. Our policy remains "the same.

The Japanese Consulate was also looted, and the Consul him "I recognise that the old self was shot at as he lay in bed

looted. We and property was treaties are out of date. must move forward to a new wantonly destroyed. system, but the Chinese mast move too.. and concurrently.

Nurking.

"Life in China

or

China

Paris, April 6 The Cabinet is considering the despatch of another crufser and six hundred men from the Syrian and Moroccan contingents to China, according to the "Echo de Faris."

American Missionaries.

CAPTAIN SPEARS.

New York, April 6, The Presbyterian Foreign Questions In House of Commons.

Board has authorised the raising of 'G.$2,000,000 as an emergency London, April 6. fund to aid Presbyterian mission- In the House of Commons, aries driven from their posts in Chine-Reuter's American Ser-

an authority which not members, Sir Laming Worthing-vice. only undertook to protect life, but ton Evans. Secretary for War, was in a position to do so, and to said that Captain Spears was in- before we telligence officer of the 20th In- exercise its powers, could run any further risks with dian Infantry Brigade, which was the lives and interests of British under the command of Major

General Duncan at Shanghai.

Pressed to say how Captain

subjects.

policy further we müst what was to be the

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Action Againat Reds,

Shanghal, April 3. The friction between Chiang Kai-shek and the communists has been increased by the Generalis- simo's action in suppressing the provisional administration which lished to control the Shanghai

{area....

The Communists have now sent a delegation to Hankow to take while Executive-committee, Chiang Kai-shek has also sent a report to the same quarter urging that the provisional administra tion be suppressed by a constitu tionally elected one

up the matter with the Central

the

The latest despatches. from Hankow indicate even the possi pbility of Chiang Kai-shek taking Hankow extremists. His Fourth military action against Army having advanced to Hunân and occupied Hengchowfu, which is regarded as a direct threat to Tang Seng-chi, the Communists' chief military supporter-Reuter.

Conclusive Evidence..

But our policy remained the Two British subjects were kiv.

"same. But before we can carry, this ed. There

We recognised that the Spears came to he at Hankow, the the Communists recently estab was no doubt the policy further, we must know attack was organised. There was treaties were out of date, and we Secretary for War merely replied what will be the attitude of re- no question of the troops getting must move forward with a new that he was there in pursuance of | sponsible Chinese authority out of hand. They appeared to machine, but the Chinese must his duties. (Ministerial cheers).

move too and concurrently. with regard to the outrages at assemble at various points when Before we could carry this NATIONALIST DELEGATES.

a bugle sounded. The officers, when, appealed to, made no know Sir Austen Chamberlain rein-tempt to interfere, and the whole attitude of these responsible

Three Cantonese To Tour Latin America. forced his case by citing reports affair seemed to have been chinese authorities as regards of looting at places which had planned in advance."

the outrages committed at Nan come under the Nationalists con- The looting was still going on king. He believed all the Powers

Mexico City. April-8. Three Cantonese delegates have trok, notably Chinkiang and Kiu- kiang. Offences agains: foreign-without any attempt at protec, concerned to be in substantial

by the authorities. If,

agreement, if not already in arrived here. They state that they ers at Ichang where such that the tion

ever have been actual verbal agreement, notare going to tour Latin America conduct was previously unknown, there could

Sir Austen Chamberlain read any doubt regarding the com- merely to require redress, but to create goodwill towards the lung reports to give critical plicity of the Nationalist troops agreed as to the terms in which Nationalist movement in China members some idea of what life in in the area in which the outrages that redress should be demanded. Reuter's American Service.

were committed that doubt ought But he could not make a state! China was like at present."

Sir Austen Chamberlain cem-to be dissipated by the subsequent ment upon that, subject until agreement was final, and until mented on the fact that the Op events.

Although there could be now publication was possible in the position to-day did not put up a resolution, whereas, in the list no question of the presence of different countries concerned. debate on China they called for any Northerh troops in Nanking, Agreement has been reached the immediate recall of the forces and there was no doubt that the among the Ministers in Péking as en route to China. He asked whe-city was wholely within the con-to the recommendations to be ther Mr MacDonald would renew trol of the Nationalists, the made to their governments, but Wales Millers' Association for the

Consul-General reported that demand to-day.

on he was not absolutely certain as supply of 112 short tons of Aus He said it was only if the Can March 24 that kooting continued to the complete measure of agree tralian flour for Shanghai and 100 ment of, or the number of Powerstons for Hong Kong have been tonese recognised the ordinary unchecked. obligations of a government that The Consulate residences and who might agree at present. His accepted by the War Office,

The rations for the Shanghai they could expect Britain to pur-offices were being attacked daily indications were that at any rate, sue the policy indicated in the by bands of armed soldiers who Japan, the United States and our Defence Force will be supplied al- December and February Memor- were removing fixtures. No at- selves would probably be in most wholly from the Dominions

tempt was being made to restrain agreement, not merely to demand and from Home. *

Australia has also secured the reparations, but as to the repara- The position was very difficult the looters.

contract for, meat. of which at An officer in charge of the tion which should be asked.

east 175 tons will be required owing to the absence of a united?

Nationalist Responsibilities. Chinese government, so every Nationalist troops sent a warning

Replying to a question by Mr.monthly, and is almost certain to conversation with one authority that any British coming ashore caused suspicion and jealously would be promptly shot. Anti Ramsay MacDonald, the Labour provide jam, milk and biscuits, as with the other and any conces British posters had been put up Leader Sir Austen Chamberlain she already has a large direct sion made to one was distasteful in the city and British troops had said he thought it might be a day trade with the Far East in these [Note: A short ton is 2.000 to the other who referred that been fired at from the water- or two before the demands would commoditien.

be presented. He added that he not made rather front. concession be than it be made to one of its op. A similar state of affairs had trusted the Nationalist author-tons. The long ton" is of 20 ponents.

arisen in greater or less degree inities would recognise their respon-cwts, Le., 2,240 ha.] every place which was still under sibilities, and would understand the control of the Nationalists. that their reputation as a govern- General Anti-Foreign Movement.ment and the interests of China

He mentioned an Incident in were involved.

anda.

Liberal's Support.

of the It was, hoped they would

Sir Austen Chamberlain con- cluded by saying the Govern- ment would pursue when possible thefr policy of conciliation and the which the premises" adjustment of the old position to Wesleyan Mission, were Broken recognise the obligations of a gov- new aspirations, and conditions, into and the contents destroyed by ernment and behave as other gov but it was not prepared to be a rabble of students and others, ernments did in similar circum- stances so that His Majesty's hustled out of China and to with-Members of the mission were draw its nationals from Shanghai hounded out of the place and a Government could pursue that as well as un country places. Bri- jeering mob pursued them by the policy which was indicated in his tain was not prepared to be light of lanterns, and threatened Memorandum of December and treated as though it had no right them with violence, down to the amplified in the Memorandum of February, which was the ground- to that which it had treaty right, river by which they left

and as though the lives of British Sir Austen Chamberlain gave in work upon which we could hope subjects were of no account to the great detail further instances of to build out future relations with China-British Wireless Service. British Government. (Loud looting and outrage upon hos Ministerial cheers).

pitals and other buildings, and

Mr. Lloyd George (Liberal) said it would be à mistake to said that the task of Sir Austen suppose that these attacks were Chamberlain had undertaken was confined to the British subjects one of the most difficult that had and interests. rver fallen on the shoulders of any There was a time when the Foreign Secretary. He was con-campaign of hostility was concen- fident Sir Austen Chamberlain trated on ourselves and attacks mear what he said when he said on other foreigners were ex- he would pursue the policy laid ception. That situation had now. down in the Memorandum. Con- changed, and the forces which the Requently neither he nor his agitators → had aroused. friends would üfter a single word directed against foreigners. to embarrass him Reuter

HOSTILE NATIONALISTS.

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Sir Austen Chai

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The

With regard to the necessary with the military, political and steps to be taken in connection diplomatic administrations of province, Marshal Kiangsu Chiang Kai-shek has deputed Genera's Ching Chier and Lin; Tsu-hsien as his representatives to proceed to Hankow for in- from the Central Executive Com- atructions on the above subjects mittee and the Nationalist Gov- ernment. The two delegates left Nanking on March 31."

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