THE LABOUR UNREST IN JAPAN.
ALLEGED SEDITIOUS UTTERANCES. --
ARREST OF WELL-KNOWN LABOUR MEMBER OF THE DIET,
(THROUGH RITTER'S AGENCY.}
"Toxro, April 21. On the exe of the special session of the Diet news has reached the
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS; TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1930.
"If specie had flowed out of the country or the interest on morey had greatly risen, the effect of the removal of the gold embargo might be called bad. As a matter of fact, however, the specie outflow was limited to about Y.170,000,000 Ar headquarters here of the Farmers,160,000,000 and the interest has Labour Party of the arrest of the not risen. The Bank of Japan even President, Mr. Ikuo Oyama; charg- keeps in safe custody a considerable ed with making seditious utter-
sum of money deposited,
ATGES.
A telegram received by the party
from Yonako, Tottori Prefecture,
states that Mr. Oyama was arrest ed while addressing a public meet
ing.
The Farmer-Labour party is the mest radical of all the political parties represented in the Diet, to which Mr. Oyama was elected at the last general election in Feb
Fuary.
FARMERS DENOUNCE
CAPITALISM.
י;
·
MISHAP TO BRITISH CANTON LOYAL TO
GUNBOAT.
STRIKES ROCK ON UPPER YANGTSZE.
(TEXOTOR FRUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, April 21. H..S. Peterel
route to
บริ
Chungking from Jchang rack a rock and is beached near Chang- show,
NANKING.
MASS DEMONSTRATION LAST WEEK
APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, April 20,
A big demonstration against Feng Yu Hsiang and Yen Hsi Shap Was
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THE RENDITION OF THE SITUATION IN YEN-FENG ALLIANCE
WEIHAIWEI.
TO BE RETURNED WITHOUT COMPENSATION.
QUESTION OF NAVAL BASE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]
NANKING, April 21, The Weihaiwei rendition treaty includes two parts; (1) A conven,
INDIA.
CHITTAGONG INSURGENTS
IN HIDING,
LABOUR TRIBUTE TO VICEROY.
[TERODOH REDTER'S AGENCY,] "
CALCUTTA, April 20. Details of the raid at Chittagong are still lacking, but it appears
pated in the insurrection. The ma- jority of them are now believed to he hiding in the hill
Mr. Handley Derry, the Consul staged in the Provincial Kuomintion; (8) An agreement. There are that about sixty insurgents partia
General at Chungking, and Mir The present business depression Toller, the new Consul at Chengtu, in Japan is a result of the world- wide depression. The policy to
who were aboard, were transferred meet the situation is to improve to a steamer proceeding to their the foreign trade and to have the freight rates reduced.
Ways to Financial Normalcy, "The fundamental solution of that the industrial work such as the unemployment problem is to see would help to promote the foreign trade shall be given to the unem ployed. I am confident that if the industrial 'rationalization is proper- ly carried out, the efficiency of the service is increased and the un- industrialists is stopped, the finan reasonable competition among the cial condition will vastly improve."
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The Unemployed.
The third national convention of the all-Japan Farmers' Union was opened at Osaka a few days ago. There were present about 280 dele- gates representing the struggling To a direct question asked as farmers throughout the country, to what the Government is going to working under the slogan of a do about relieving the unemployed, single farmers' union for the coun-Mr. Inoue replied in a round-about try and land for farmers.
way, repeating his remarks about The convention HALA called in industrial rationalization and im- order to adopt a general policy of provement of the foreign trade, only campaign for the year to come in touching the direct issue to the ex- the interest of lifting the agricul- tent of saying that the Government tural.comununities from their "pre intends to disburse a reasonable sum sent state of rock-bottom depression of money for the relief of the un- Before the session was formally employed. opened, a tense atmosphere already prevailed in the hall.
Following an opening address by Mr. Shoichi Mackawn; Mr. Moto- jiro Sugiyama, chairmjan of the convention, addressed the gathering
HOME OFFICE VIEWS.
The Home Office is regarding with much concern the serious develop-
on the present state of the farmers,ments of the Kanegafuchi" Spinning
Company trouble, and has instruct
destinations.
JAPANESE DIET OPENS.
SPEAKER ELECTED.
[THEGCGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
tang Headquarters last Friday afternoon. Some lour thousand persons were present, representing practically all walks of life in the
more than twenty articles alto- gether.
The convention provides that Weihaiwei with all properties will beeturned to China without com
The latter point was hotly dis
A FARCE.
CANTON OFFICIAL ON NORTHERN SITUATION.
TROUBLE AT WHAMPOA ACADEMY.
[FROM QUE OWN, CORRESPONDENT-J
"CANTON, April 21. Mr. Lin Chan Hang, dean of the
Whampoa Military Academy, re- turned to Canton yesterday from Nasking where he has been con ferring with Marshal Chiang Kai It has been established that a Shek in regard to the affairs of the
ride, twenty revolvers and twenty pensation, The agreement pro- city, Every labour union, Govern
five muskets are missing from the videa that British, warships, may armouries and it is believed that ment organ, merchant guild, school use Liskungtao as a summer resort
these weapons were taken with a and other public organization parti- for 10 years, Should the Chinese
Government decide to use Weihai-certain amount of ammunition for cipated. Speeches vehemently dewei as a naval base, China will them. nouncing Ten Isi Shan, Feag Yu take over Linkungtao at any time." Up to the present there have been Hsiang and their allies as traitors puted in the negotiations, China five arrests. The hills near Chit plotting for the downfall of the insisting that the period be limited tagong are being thoroughly combed to 3 years, while Britain wanted for insurgents. The town is now Central Government were delivered ten years.
quiet, by 3r. Lam Yick Chung and other members of the Provincial Council. Slogans were shouted out as usual, and a manifesto embodying the The formal ceremony of the open-spirit and purpose of the popular ing in the presence of the Emperor gathering was issued to the public. will be held on April 23.
Contrary to a previous announce- ment, there was no parade through the streets.
TOKYO, April 21. The Diet has been opened, and the Lower House elected Ikunosuke Fujisawa as Speaker and Shoju Koyama as Vice-Speaker, Both belong to the Minrcito,
JAPANESE ROYALTY LEAVE
All the principal thoroughfares FOR ENGLAND,
are placarded with slogans and huge strips of white cloth with in- .RECIPROCAL VISIT FOR GARTER MISSION.
posing Chinese characters pledging Canton's loyalty to Nanking are (THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]
hung on telephone poles over the TOKYO, April 21. maloos. Large enrtoons caricatur Enthusiastic scenes were witnessing, the "Christian General" and
antion
Mr. Lansbury's Tribute. Warm tribute to the Viceroy of India and Colonel Wedgwood Benn, Secretary of State for India,
Academy. Serious trouble had de veloped in the school during his absence. Part of the cadets be- came dissatisfied with the recently' introduced German discipline and military tactics and revolted, but order was quickly restored after the trouble-makers were expelled.
In an interview with local press- men this morning, Dean Lin said that the Feng Yu Hsiang-Yen Hai
farce. Each is only using the other Shan alliance against Nanking in &.
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means to an end. Yen, he averred, is an ultra-conservative,"
Tribute to Britain.
LATER. Dr. C. T. Wang paid a tribute to Britain's friendliness in agreeing to the rendition of Weihaiwei and
"' entire urged that the should parsevere until all sovereigners paid to-day by Mr. George and wants to do away with the rights are restored."
Lansbury, First Commissioner of The State Council is understood Works, when he spoke it Bourne. to be considering the proposal to mouth. convert Weihaiwei into a naval base after the rendition is effected.
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Mr. Lansbury said the situation in India at the present time was extremely difficult one. again emphasised that the aim of
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RIVER AT SONCHOWthe
HEAVILY MINED.
ALLIED FORCES ADOPT WARY ATTITUDE.
He
Labour Government waa Dominion Status for India "when ever we are able to carry it safely to the Indian people.””--
He added that Lord Irwin and Colonel Wedgwood Benn, who were bearing the burden to-day, have, above any other two men in the world, the best, the most noble and the most honest feelings towards a chance will do everything possible to help the people of India to re- alise the things uppermost in their
ed the authorities of the profec- tures concerned to submit a detailed at Yokohama this alternoon the Shansi Warlord are also much PLAN TO CREATE TREACHERY the people of India, and if given
and Princes Taka-in evidence.
ed report on the latest develop when Prince ments of the situation in different localities. It is aware of the ad- matsu boarded the Kashima Maru visability of taking some appro-
for England for the purpose, inter priate measures quickly, to check alia, of returning thanks for the further serious developments, but
to the following effect-
·Oppressed Country Workers.
Since the removal of the gold embargo, the oppression of the farmers, whom we here represent. hy the capitalist class has been extraordinary. The problems of the sudden increase in the number of farmers struggling with poverty, fears that under the present system-1 visit of the Duke of Gloucester on the Garter Mission to Japan last year,
Several thousand Japaneis school children, ex-servicemen, etc., and a number of British residents and other privileged persons were drawn up at the quay to pay their respects and wish bon voyage to the Emperor's brother and his bride. The ship departed under the escort of a cruiser and several destroyers and submarines as far as the entrance of Tokyo Bay, while naval aircraft flew overhead,
the long hours of the farm labeur-and obstrusive action on the part CIR, and other problems, which of the Government in such economic mennee the living of the farming troubles at the, present stage is im population have become a veritable whirlpool.
impossibla. Moreover, any basty
attempt at
official interference
We shall march on to the goal tends to expose the Government to of land for farmers and freedom the charge of partiality to either for farmers by fighting for the re- duetion or exemption of the teases circumstances, the
party in the dispute. In such Home Office stipends, opposition to prohibiting authorities are evidently inclined to farmers from entering the land they till during disputes with the watch further developments before orners, and to the attachment of taking any positive action.. the standing erope. In other works, w must fight valiantly in order to golve the farmers' land problems." Mr. Oyama Encourages Farmers,
Mr. Ikuo Oyama, bead of the Ronoto (whose arrest is now report ed) delivered a spirited address of encouragement.
Government. Policy Not to Blame,
As quoted by the deahh Mr. Adachi, the Home Minister, diy. misses as absurd the view advanced in some quarters, that the retrench- ment policy of the Government compelled the Kanegafuchi Spin- ning Company to take the present action of reducing the wages of its In the evening, a gathering was workers. Such a theory will not held in the same hall. for public be accepted by any impactial ob addresses by Mr. Oyama, Mr server. He has a view of his own Tatsuji Fuse, counsellor, and on the present trouble, but his Sugiyama, President of the Farm- ers Union, dwelling on the subject of Proletarian amalgamation.
LABOUR APPEALS TO
GOVERNMENT.'
official position as Home Minister counsels reticence at the present time. A labour dispute, the Minia ter says, is an economic issue and ought to be settled on fair terms through negotiation between the parties concerned. It is not for the Government to offer interference The arrest of Mr. Oyama is a light-heartedly. As for the Home farther indication of the serious- Office, therefore, it intends to watch ass of the situation in Japan, and the developments of the situation mail advices arriving yesterday quietly for the time being. If the give new details of the trouble | dispute takes a riotous shape, to arising out of the Kanegafucki Com- the detriment of public peace and pany's action.
order, the authorities must,
of
On April 10 a delegation of the course, exercise strict control, but Nihon Taishyuto, a Proletarian this is what they are called upon group called on the Finance Minis- to do not only in labour troubles Her, Mr. Inoue, and questicaed him | but in âil disputes.
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DISPUTE STIMULATES.
LABOUR AMALGAMATION.
JAPANESE AIRMEN
RESCUED.
TAKEN TO SWATOW BY CHINESE. JUNK.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Tokyo, April 21. from Taipeh, the missing crew of According to a wireless message three have arrived at Swalow after being rescued by a Chinese junk.
The above refere to yesterday's report which stated that during plane fell in the sea and the crew Japanese naval manœuvres a naval
of three was missing.
JAPANESE EXCHANGE
SCANDAL.
EX-GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF
KOREA CILARGED. .
to what the Government was
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}" going to do about the hardships of the labourers and farmers in con-
TOKYO, April 91. nection with the effect of the re
General Yannashi, formerly moval of the gold embargo, the
Governor-General of Korea, has rationalization of industry and the
been committed for public trial wages cut of the Kanegafuchi Spin- Stimulated by the labour dispute after being found guilty el receiv ning Company. Mr. Inque said if of the Kanegafuchi Spinning Coming bribes in connection with the any business concern did anything pany, the movement for the amal Fuses exchange scandal. "glaringly unreasonable" the Gorgamation or co-operation of the emment would, issue a warning, but Proletarian political parties has the Government would refrain from been given a new lease on life. At recklessly interfering.
a meeting held in Tokyo at the In the course of the interview, national headquarters "of the the Proletarian delegates inid that Ronato, one of the radical Prole the Kanegafuchi management has tarian parties, at which meeting the taken. the steps for a wages cut representatives of various Prolo because the Government has adrotarian parties were present, it was cated an industrial rationalization decided that assistance be given, to to ameliorate the financial condition the strikers by political activities, alter the removal of the gold, em leaving the leadership in the labour. bargo. If the situation is left as movement to the labour organiza it is, the sacrifices which the labour- tions. ers will have to make will become universal throughout the country, They wanted to know the opinion of the Finance Office authorities on the situation.
Gold Removal Ban Not dauso. In reply. Mr. Inoue said:
it
The committee to be organized by various Proletarian groups will be called the Committee on the Joint Struggle of the Proletarian Parties against the Kanegafuchi Spinning Company Among other things, it was decided" that any public an I shall refrain from criticizing nouncement which may be made by the joint "committee shall be issued What the Kanegafuchi Spinning Company has done. As to the reafter unanimous approval has been moval of the gold embargo, it was secured at the meetings of the com- carried out because the Government mittce, instead of considered it necessary for the cision.
majority de-
THE TRAMWAY WORKERS.
The Tokyo Municipal Tramcar Workers' Union last week decided to file a strong protest with the Tokyo Municipal Electric Burcau against its decision of the 10 per cent. curtailment of the bonuses of the motormen and other, tramcar workers of Tokyo,
At the same time the union de- cided to collect Y.1 from each of its 15,000 members as strike (fund so as to be ready for a strike in case of the denial of their demand.
Simultaneously with the bolding of the mass meeting against the discharge of the Tokyo municipal tramcar workers at the Bukkyo Kailan on April 12, the union will"'} file a protest with the authorities of the Electric Bureau.”
Leter messages have reported that the tramway and motor bus workers stopped work, and that the services national financial reconstruction: (Continued at foot of next column). I are being operated by volunteers,
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WARLORDS GIRD FOR STRIFE.
AMONG
"IRONSIDES."
Advices from Wuchow state that
hearts.
In the meantime "We were faced
►
the
Among the things decided upon at the meeting were that a circular telegram be dispatched to the people throughout the country, urg- there has been ac fresh develop ing them to support Nanking, and ment in the Kwangsi military situs with a situation which no Govern that a special telegram be sent to
tion during the past week. The ment can ignore and, these two men General Chang Hsueh Liang Fe- Canton-Naoking forces have still are dealing with the situation in
deserves to send & punitive not crcised the river at Sunchow, fashion that questing "hira
as heavy mines have been laid by sympathy and encouragement of expedition against Feng and Yen.
the Kwangai troops. Along the us all." river, bank in the vicinity of Sun. Procession at Bombay. chow, the Kwangsi troops have erected numerous forts and very
BOMBAY, April 20, strong defensiver works. The ex Several arrests were made here change of artillery and rifle fre to-day, including Kedareshwar across the river continues, Canton, Sen Gupta who was arrested at his aeroplanes are daily bombing the residence in Bombay. He had defence works of the enemy.
come to Bombay in connexion with General Chen Taal Tong, who has business on the Cotton Exchange. been greatly discouraged by fann He was taken from here to Cal; cial distress and the difficulty of cutta under a heavy guard. The the campaign, has abandoned his reasons for bis arrest have not yet intention to resign, in compliance | boen: disclosed, with the request of General Chiang In connection with the civil dir- Kai Shek and Chen Ming Shu. He obedience campaign
& hundred ΖΩΝ conferring with General volunteers to-day formed into a Cha Shao Liang. Commander of the procession which proceeded to the Nanking contingent, regarding the scastore and returned with vessels settlement of the issue.. It is filed with sea understood that an attempt is cession of volunteers included wo water. The pro- being contemplated to "buy over" the subordinates of the "Tronside " forces with a view to inducing them to oust their leaders.
SURFEIT OF WRANGLING
IN PEPING CIRCLES...
'YOUNG' GENERAL MAINTAINS ENIGMATIC ATTITUDE.
Chinese cables, from Shanghai state that no serious fighting has broken out in the North as yet. The situation is, however, far from stagiant, as war preparations are proceeding space or both sides
Yen Hal Shan has instructed the Honan troops under Shih Ya San, Sua Tien Ying and Wan Haura
APPROVED BY DELEGATES:
men and children..
More Arrests, in'Calcutta...
CALCUTTA, April 20. · There were further arrests in
Be Calcutta to-day, including
Euomintang. He is opposed to the present system of Government at
President like Yung Shih Kai. Nanking and wants China to have To all this Feng is opposed.
The so-called Christian Gen- eral is Leftist and has, be averred, entered into an alliance with Soviet Russia. Each is very jealous of the other. Recently Feng anked Yes," the Commander- in-Chief of all the anti-Nanking forces, for two million dollars and large quantities of arms and am- munitions with which to make war against Napking. To this Yen gave orly a paltry sum of $500,000 in Shansi notes which, in their pre- sent state of depreciation, is equi valent to about $150,000.
The two rebel leaders." Mr. Lin said, "are already at loggerheads with each other."
The Dean admitted that it is true
that the numeral strength of the Yen-Feng coalition is superior to that of Nanking, but declared that that menat nothing compared with Nanking's hig superiority in money, tactics. position and up-to-date military weapons. "Yen Hsi Shan claimed to have over 100,000 men in uniform, and Feng Yu Hsiang," over 150,000," he said, "but it is certain that only a very small part of that can be sent to attack Nan- king. The other will have to re- main in the North to watch out for Chang Hatch Liang of Manchuria and other pro-Nanking Generals in the North. It is a foregone con- clusion that Nanking is the master of the situation.''
"But are you sure that the Young General of Manchuria is going to side with Narking?" the interviewer asked,
the reply. The situation in Man. "He is compelled to do." was
General Chang Hsueh Liang is only churia is also complicated, and the leader of the younger party. There is an older party under Geo- eral Yu Hsueh Chung, which is not altogether in harmony with, "the
General Yu will expand and de- other one. It is natural that some arrangement will be riade whereby Ganguly. Bankimchandra Mookervelove his army under the direction jec and Trailokya Chakravarti, the of Nanking but at the expense of Presidents respectively of the Yen Esi Shan and Feng Yu Bengal Provincial Congress, the Hsiang." Youths Conference, the Young Comrades League and the Workers' Conference.
Tani to march in three directions, DRAFT OF NAVAL TREATY. Cadbury Clanguly, Pratulchandra with Hsuchow--the conjunction of the Lunghai and Tientsin-Pukow Railways, where the Nanting troops are making a strong stand --as their objective. The Shansi troops at Tehchow, on the northern border of Shantung, have been in- structed to remain on the defensive for the time being.
Feng Yu Hsiang's troops are preparing to capture Siangyang and Fenchong, in north-western Hupch, with Hankow as their goal As to the Nanking forces, more than 20,000,,men are remaining on the defensive along the Tientsin Pukow Railway, while those on the Peping-Hankow Line are also tak ing defensive measures at present..
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
Losnos, April 31. At a meeting lasting 40 minutes the beads of the naval delegations approved the draft of the Naval Treaty which
was sent to the printers. It will be signed on Tuesday, and consists of about 14,000 words
PRINCE LEAVES FOR HOME,
AFRICAN TOUR ENDS.
THROUGH REVIER'S AGENCY.]
PORT SAID, April 21. The Prince of Wales has conclud- ed his holiday in Africa. He arrived from Cairo to which he recently few from Malakal, and embarked to-night for Marseilles
It is reported from Peping that the political situation: there is ob- Beure, There has been much son.- Aict of views among the Reorgan- Rationists and the lenders of the Saishan elique regarding Kuomin- tang affairs. Yen has paid little heed to their wrangling and he is now in no hurry to form the pro-en route for home. posed Provisional Government at Peving.
Wang Ching Wei, the leader of the Reorganisationists, bas still not started for, and will probably not come to Peping in view of the fact that Yen. Hai Shan betrays little sympathy for the Kuomintang.
DUCHESS OF BEDFORD "STARTS FOR ENGLAND.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, 1
CAPETOWN, April 21, The Duchess of Bedford boa started on the return flight to England at 7.15 this morning..
Chang Hauch Liang, the "Young" General of Manchuria, has shown
more friendly attitude to Nan king. He has recommended the appointment of Wang Chia Ching and Hu Yo Yu, two of his subordi-: nates, as Vice-Ministers of Foreign CHARLES SCRIBNER DEAD. Affaire and Public Health, respec-. tively, and the Central Government
ERETTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. has complied with the request: Chang has, however, shown no hos
New Tork, April 20 The death has occurred here: from tile demeanour towards the anti- Nanking troops, and it is very heart disease of Charles Scribner, doubtful whether he will cast is the well-known publisher and foun- lot with Nanking.
der of Scribner's Mogarine.
Another Leader Arrested.
BOMBAY, April 21 K. M. Munahi, a prominent mem- ber of the Bombay Legislature until he resigned recently to join the civil disobedients, has been arrest ed for breaking the Salt Law.
MADMAN KILLS TWO EUROPEANS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'
Six, April 21. Two European employees of the Imperial Bank of India were shot dead by a non-commissioned officer of the local levy suffering from mcaingitis at an outpost in the Khyber Pass. The murderer was immediately shot dead by the guard.
RUSSIAN REFUGEES IN HARBIN.
OUTBREAK OF SPOTTED! TYPHUS
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
April
REPORTED REVERSE FOR KUOMINCHUN.“
FORCES SURROUNDED.
SUN TIEN YING ELIMINATED.
(THROUGH REUTER'я ADÉSCY.].
SHANGHAI, April 21. Latest despatches from the front raport victories for the Govern-"" ment. The Kuominchun forces in Naihsiang are reported to have capitulated to the Government, while rebels under Sun Tien Ying. are officially stated to be surround- ed by Government troops at Maru.. tai. It is stated that the disarmning of these troops will mean the elimination of Sun Tien Ying,
SINO-JAPANESE TARIFE
· AGREEMENT.
(Wak Toz Fat Pan)
SHANGHAI, April 21.
A report from Harbin states that in spite of the vigilance of troops It is reported from Tokyo that and the Cheka, hundreds of penni the Japanese Government has ap less refugees are arriving in Har proved the Sino-Japanese tarif bin, where the, situation is aggrav agreement and has cabled Mr. ated by a virulent outbreak of Tada, the Japanese Chargé "spotted" typhus.
d'Affaires, to sign the agreement.
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