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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, OCTOBER

PRIEST'S CAPTIVITY. WITH "REDS.”":

FATHER DALMASSO DESCRIBES COMMUNIST:

ACTIVITIES.

nearest Nationalist post to fetch military succour for the town."--

By this time, some 3,000 Red soldiers were In control of the City. The majority natives of Hunan, they appeared to have come from Klangal, not over the broad high- way that led from its borders, but by a circuitous route which left out The history of the troublous Yung Fo. The leader of this Red days of June last when the city of Army bears a name which has a Namyung, 100 li from the borders familiar ring. It is Paang Tat- of Klangsi, in Kwangtung Profai, a Red of considerable notoriety, vince, became the centre of Com- but withal a very human individual munistic disturbances, was indeed as he appears to Father obtained by a reporter yesterday, Dalmasso. ia an Interview with Father Dalmasso, EL member of the Salesian Order, who has arrived here on a short business visit from the North River region..

The Salesian Fathers have an industrial college within easy dis- tance of Namyung, which is in high favour with the inhabitants of the city. On June 1 one of the many anniversaries in the Nationalist calendar was being celebrated, the streets being beflagged and patriotic meetings held."

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The "Red" Leader. Fr.Dalmasso's recollection of this military figuro is that he is well-educated, a "Red" honest in his convictions, and a man who would have deserved well of this world's good opinion if his life work had been guided along orthodox or orderly channels.

GERMANY'S LOSS.

1929.

DR. STRESEMANN PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY.

Berlin, Oct. 8. Dr. Stresemann, the German statesman, died suddenly during the night.

Later.

Dr. Stressmann died at 6.28 this morning at his home, of heart fallure following a stroke.

Esser, and Chancellor Mueller, tributed the deceased, the former remarking that his work as For- eign Minister should be written in letters of gold' in the history of the country-Reuter,

World-Wide Tributes.

London, Oct 8. There are world-wide tributes to Dr. Stresemann, including the French press, which deplores his donth as a grave loss, not merely for Germany and Europe but for The country was staggered at France-Reuter, MA MEA. the news of the death of the in- [Guatay Stresemann was born defatigablo Foreign Minister, in Berlin in 1878. After studying whose will power triumphed over at Berlin and Liepzig Universities his physical infirmities For the he was from 1961 to 1903 an off- past six years he has been con- cial of the Association of German tinually in the hands of doctors, Chocolate Manufacturers. Thon whose repeated counsel to retire he became general accretary of and rest he ignored in the convic- tion that his remaining in office was indispensible to restore the country's shattered fortunes.

It was Paang's one great weak ness, when engaged in conversa tion with his priestly captive, to

Dr. Stresemann was very busy relapse from the general subjects all day long yesterday dealing with of the day to a round denunciation the Workmen's

of the "Imperialists." He used, the in connexion winsurance measure, word "Imperialists" rather vaguement crisis seemed to be most ly, but he generally managed to likely

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the Association of Saxon Manu- facturora. This helped him to carve out a career as a member of the National Liberal party In 1007 he was elected to the Reichstag and gradually attained the position of spokesman for his purty of whose central committee DAVID HOUSE

he became a member. On Basser mann's death he succeeded hẩm nà

At the height of the celebrations, the cry was raised that the "Reds" had entered the city. The ordinary garrison of regular troops had been give Father Dalmasso to under- He suffered from a stroke atleader of the party............ sent to the wars with Kwangsi, stand that that referred also to 10.16 last night, probably induced During the war he championed leaving the city to be defended by those "foreign devils" who inter- by excessive fatigue. His right strongly annexationist polley, a. corps of about 300 civil fered in the affairs of the countryside became paralysed and the Later, however, he favoured volunteers,

indifferently and for whom he could find no doctors wrestled with impending the revolution most of the Na- peace negotiations. When after equipped and of no

considerable better end than decapitation, denth all night long. fighting value. These were castly Then, as a measure of refined tor- disarmed by about 100 Reds who ture,

Undoubtedly Herr Stresemann tional Liberals joined the De take Father became he would quietly filtered into the city in Dalmasso to one of their "de- conteraptuously disregarded numor- founded

victim to duty. He mocratic party, he kept aloof and the German People's muft, with arms concealed. Very monstration" meetings, and forced bus fanatical Nationalist threats party. In the name of the "Na- soon the chief stations of control him to sit for hours, listening to of personal violence and pursued tional Assembly on Jan. 27, 1919, within the city passed into Red long-winded orators decrying the his prodigious labour at home and he telegraphed to the Kaiser in hands.

activities of the capitalista and abroad, which was crowned by Holland a loyal message which their lik

adhesion securing the evacuation of foreign proclaimed

to the troops from German soil.

Father Dalmasso, cycling post haste from his Mission into the It must have come as a sort of town to enquire into the where relief when on the fifth day of the abouts of his charges, found him-Red" occupation of the town, the self stopped when within the ery was raised that the Nationalist suburbs by armed men who had troops of Kwangtung were coming. axchanged their civilian attire for The forces now arrayed against the a khaki uniform with the well- Reds were overwhelming, and not known red band on one arm. He desiring an encounter of which the was taken prisoner, and, after issue could not have remained being bound, was put into a cell much in doubt, Paang started to with a "Red" soldier keeping con-withdraw his men from Namyung. tinuous guard outside.

He did not overlook his captives. and Father Dalmasso found himself forced, with three other prisoners, to accompany the "Reds" upon their retreat from the city...

Officials Executed.

A great deal of information leak- éd through to indicate to the captive priest the course of events out- side. He learned that he was not

alone in his captivity, and that shar- ing his

experiences were the native Chief of Police, a man by the name of Tong, and the second Magistrate of the town, whose name was Leung. After having invoked the assistance of these two men in putting the town records into ship shape order, the "Reds" on the third day of their occupation

Attempt to Escape. The direction taken by the re- treating force would have taken them into Kizngsi, but the distance was considerably lengthened by a wide detour. They marched night, and day, apparently always fearing pursuit, and Father Dalmasso, bound as he was, and wasting from poor nourishment, found his strength giving way,

One night he had momentarily

2

Possible Successor...

monarchist principle.

Becomes Chancellor. Berlin, later. • During the Ruhr crisla Strese- The most likely successor to Dr. mann urged the formation of a Stresemann, whose post of Chan-Ministry on the broadest possible cellor Dr. Mueller has temporarily basis, the so-called "Great Coali taken over is the Socialist Herr tion," in other words, the inclusion Breitscheid.

of the Socialists. When there A "mourning" Cabinet was held fore on August 12, 1923, the Cune this afternoon.

Cabinet resigned, he became Chan- In the Reichstag. Dr. Strese-cellor and formed a Cabinet. At mann's seat was draped in black, the beginning of October he w and a wreath placed on it. All forced to resign, as in spite of the Cabinet members and deputies in the Buhr the French made no the cessation of passive resistance were present, except the Commun- change in their policy. It fell to ists and extreme Nationalists. All his lot, however, to form another rose when the Vice-President, Herr Ministry which only fasted ti

(Continued on Next Columni.) the end of November.ANGE

In the Marx Cabinet which fol- lowed he was Foreign Minister and in agreement with Marx pursued a policy of reaching an understanding with the Allles. In the. Luther Cabinet which came into office in January 1925, he then turned out that while held "Foreign

arguments of the utter unprofit-Alles in February, the proposals ability of keeping him with them, for a security pact which formed they had also been influenced by the subject of protracted dis- news that the Klangsi Governor was cussions between Britain and actively, concerning himself with France. The negotiations ended the work of obtaining the captive's in the Locarno Conference and freedom.

Pact of Oct. 1925. But, as the"

to General Piang, attended the meeting which occupied a whole morning before the order was de- cided upon for the release of the captive,

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The leave-taking with General Nationalists had left the Cabinet, Paang "was both a solema and it had to resign on Dec. 5. Luther cordial one. The Red lender main-formed another Government, on tained his courteous regard for the Jan. 19, 1928, and Stresemann prisoner until the end, and saw to was again Foreign Minister, and it that Father Dalmasso was pro- denounced the policy of revenge vided with the ordinary comforts as insanity. that could be spared for the return journey.

Given Two Dollars.

Through Panng's instructions, presumably, the captive, upon his liberation, was offered a sum of about accepting money the origin

''In 1926, Luther and he went to Geneva where Germany was to be admitted to the League, but a forte

night of secret conclave and in- rigues ended in a deadlock, the question of Germany's admission Minister when Marx formed a being postponed till Seph Dr. Stresemann remained Foreign

unfortunate captives and executed were leading him, and was running them.

away from them when he slipped Exultantly, the cry of Seat, which over some stones and fell, injuring interpreted, has a significance cor- himself. He was recaptured and responding to woff with their beaten, as punishment for having heads," went forth, striking terror endeavoured to escape. This was in the hearts of the captives. In the solo occasion when Father one day, 23 lives were taken outside Dalmasso could say he was - the building where Father Dalmasso treated. Except for the exigencies was confined, but the reasons were of the situation, and also for the attributed by Father Dalmasso not coarse food which he was allowed so much to a proved hatred for to share with the men, he was those who would not accept Cam- otherwise well cared for munism, as to a quarrel amongst General Panag continued his at the Reds themselves when intenttitude of extreme cordiality towards on plunder, Namyung, in point of the captive. A pedant in his own fact, went through the phases in-way, he would engage Father cidental to a Red entry. Its shops Dalmasso in learned conversation were looted, its chief officials cap on a number of intricate subjects, tured and executed, but the position and expounded his Communistic the criminal elements of the town not Soviet origin then actual Soviet would not have become so bad if faith to a degree which revealed if two dollars. He had his doubts had not been let loose.on the contact. In other words, Paang of which could not be religiously Government In May. In Decem- population. Whereas tho Red did his best to convert Father vouched for, but mistaking re troops showed much discipline and Dalmasso to Bolshevism, tempting luctance for modesty, they forced ber, Dr. Stresemann, M. Briand were not inclined to the excesses him with a high post in his own upon him the acceptance of the and Sir Austen Chamberlain were feared of them, the ruffians of the army and other bright promises if sum.

transformed what would he would only wear their red arm his arms out-stretched to preclude

While two of the men held awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. otherwise have been a more or less let. While gently resisting these the possibility of a spirited re- In 1927, he presided over the

Two Attempts on Life. tolerable situation into, a reign of overtures, Father Dalmasso In his terror, and many more crimes in the turn would also do his best to consistance, a third man inserted the League Council. Marx's 'coalition opinion of Father Dalmasso; were vert Paang to Catholicism. Paang pocket!

collapsed in 1928, and for the committed in those days under the and his officers at such moments As told by Father Dalmasso to put at the head of the list of the election in May Stresemann was name of Communism than were would give a strictly polite ear to our representative, the story was People's party for Bavaria de a actually carried out by the Red the Father, the while smiling quiet full of humour and witty narration. sign of solidarity. soldlery themselves.

ly and in a sly way.

When asked if he had succeeded in And so the days passed. Father, making any impression on the planned. When Rathenau was Two attempts on hia, life were Dalmasse had been two weeks in "Reds" in his clerical capacity murdered, several shots were fired captivity when one day, on June 16, Father Dalmasso smilingly shook "Reds" to free him.

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stances already indicated. Now, Fong Sang had grown a beard dur ing his maturing years, and the Chinese veneration for a grey beard is traditional. Respecting his years, but without being informed yet of his position, they let him go, and lived to regret the mistake, He shaved, as soon as he got out of their hands, and went to the

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Father Dalmasse is proposing to intended to assassinate him. In The question of his release was return to Shiukwan where are 1927, he won a libel action against one considered to be of sufficient based the activities of his Order in a lawyer who had charged him importance to call for a full-dress the region of the North River. He with corrupt practices. The debate of the Soviet council by had spent ten years out in China bringer of the accusation, which which the force of 8,000 Reds ap- and told our representative that he was intended to ruin his political peared to be ruled. Fifteen per-saw no reason why he should not career, was financed by the Minis- Fons, including two men who dis- spend another ten years in further ter's Conservative colleagues - in charged the role of Soviet advisers ance of his life work,

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