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NEW MACHIAVELLI IN CHINA.

SIGNIFICANCE OF CHIANG'S

“STRONG POLICY.”

CONSTITUTION ISSUE.

BY A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931.

SOVIET OIL FOR SHANGHAL

BIG TRUST OPENS ITS OFFICES.

MANAGER'S CLAIMS.

(Our Own Correspondent).

HONGKONG- MISSION TO CANTON.

WARMLY WELCOMED BY OFFICIALS,

TOURIST LINER ARRIVES.

RESOLUTE IN PORT ON WORLD TOUR.

A commercial minafon conalat- ing of Sir Shou-on Chow, the Hon. Mr. S. W. Tao, O.B.E., and Mensra. Li Yau-taun, C.B.E., Chan

PROMINENT PEOPLE. Lim-pak, Fang Ping-shan, Li Yick- mui, Kwok Siu-lau, Chau Yustong

The ... Resolute of the Ham- and Leung Put-yu, left for Canton burg-American Line, with Captain yesterday on the s.8. Fatshan fel-Fritz Kruse in command, nerived lowing Shanghai, Mar. 21

ak official Invitation here this morning on her annual eastward Sound commercial relations be extended to them by Hle Excel-world cralae. Sailing tween China and Soviet Rusalalency the Civil Governor, General from New York, the passengers were yesterday declared to be the objects of the United Petroleum Trust of the U.S.S.R. by. Mr. P.A. Libana, the China representative of the Soviet Ol Trusts which arrived here a month ago and have

lend med officer at 2. Canton The Trusts are prepared to meet competition and will push the sales of their petrol. They are in an peelally strong position in North

SHEDDING much needed is in Nanking which cul-

tions of the political clash in Road, minated recently in the detention of Mr. Hu Han-min, the following article is particularly pertinent to an understanding of the present policy of the Kuomintang as dictated by President Chiang Kai-shek.

Manchuria.

Chan Ming-ahu, who has algnified the intention of welcoming Hong Kwangtung to study conditions kong and Straits merchants to with a view to encouraging them to invest in industries in Canton. Last evening the Hongkong ban-

merchants were cut to s

by

excursion

ta

will cover a distance of over 38,000 miles on land and sos, before the thirty-three countries during the tour ends, and they will visit 140-days they are en route.

the

Besides all the conventional features of a cruise around the an- world, such as Gibraltar, quet at Government House given Frouch Riviera, Naples, Cairo, Governor and the Commander-in China,

His Excellency the Civil Bombay, Ceylon, Singapore, Java Japan and Hawali, the Chief. To-day the members of itinerary of the Resolute contains the mission will take part in an wisits to Madeira, Palma de the White Cloud Malloren, Grocce, the Holy Land, It is stated that the Soviet Union Mountains whilst in the evening French Somaliland in East Africa: the world, it being roughly calcula- General Chan Ming-shu at Prince of Wales Island; Malacca, possesses the richest all-fields In | they will be entertained by the interior of India, Pennng, ted that the ofl depoalts amount to theatrical show.

Malaya; Slam; Macassar, Celebes; 4.670,000,000 tons.

Bernco; Zamboanga, capital of Sulu: Formosa; Peking and Tion- sin and the Great Wall of China; Nara, Yokohama, Tokyo, Kama- Koren; and (besides Kahe, Kyoto,

kura) Nagasaki. Beppu, Miyajima and Nikko.

The breach between Chiang Kai-shek and Hu Han- min is fundamental. Mr. Hu considers Chiang's policy to be a betrayal of the real Kuomintang cause, and his stand on a point of principle should command admira- tion. The author suggests that Chiang Kai-shek has

alleged breach of the etiquette, or suggested the Federal scheme--dividing China into two of the rules, of the government by parts with the idea that by peaceful penetration, or publishing an attack on the sum- otherwise, the North also will sooner or later bemoning of the People's Convention for the purpose of passing the pro- brought under Nanking domination.

visional constitution, is an offence against the revolution, and his per. con must for the time being be for-) feit.

Liberty of Subject,

HU HAN-MIN STANDS BY FAITH.

The issue has been raised owing flee

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On Sunday afternoon the min- sion will be the guests of members of the Provincial and Munleipal they will return to Hongkong on, Governments. It is expected that

Monday.

UNOFFICIAL MAILS OF CHINA.

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back of the seat.

na the

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Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Marko of

Kew Gardens, New York. Mr. Marko was a passenger on the first the Grad Zeppelin. He is the eastbound trans-Atlantic trip of founder of the Barko Storage Bat- tery Works of Brooklyn, NY.

Captain Fritz Kruse, commander of the Resolute, is well known in ports along the route, This will be his eleventh trip around the world; five times he commanded the Resolute on her globe-circling in making this startling claim content for package delivery. Wire cruises and prior to that time he the President is on safer ground baskets are placed on the handlebara was Chief Officer on the s.s. Cleve- that might be supposed.

One of the surprising things and even may be strapped to the land. Captain Kruse (pronounced

"Cruiser") ia known To the student of Chinese politics,įpeatedly cropped up. The famous which are to be found In the

The less wealthy carriers use "Cruising Captain of the Hum- the disacasion which has arisen in quarrel between Sun Yat-sen and Three Principles is the reacting wheelbarrows for package delivery., burg-Amertean Line's Fleet." the Kuomintang on the constitu-Chan Kwing-ming centred round view of the liberty of the subject. Even brides are sometimes taken The flag of the "Order of Globe tional issue is full of interest. it, when Dr. Sun lind to Dr. Bun practically dentes such from one village to another "on Girdlers"— banner of bright,

on board A gun-boat borty. The urgent need of China wheelbarrows, although the more green with an outline of a globo to the exigencies of the political and

belongings. In-, is not, he holde, individual liberty.

centre and large black situation, but if is one the less cluding the preemus manuscripts Such liberty, in his view, is that popular bridal couch carried by four in the

men is used if it can be afforded. letters 0.G.G. occupying three of fundamental one. Both sides of the Three Principles, were des only of the grains of sand on the past special services are maintain the corners will fly from the claim the authority of Dr. Sun Yat troyed bay are.

Is howashore. It is of no value to and for important parcels and brides, ship's mast again this year as sen for their view, and it was with lover not hely that

the tonal development. What is re- Sometimes the service stays open the "Resolute" arrives at and China present proposals are similar to ired is a cohesive force such a antil after midnight if business in- departs from the different ports. aw irony characteristic of that the President was able to be the echenie for which Chan will weld the people into one tereats demand it. first in the field with the nerus Kwing-ming stood, His view was whether for attaining the ends of

Noted Passengers. sion that his opponent was acting in that each province should have prae- the Revolution within the country, Fukien nearly every small vilinge In the provinces of Chekiang and contravention of the wishes of the tical autonomy, like that of for presenting a united front to has a private letter runner who board are the following:

Amongst noted passengers late. Founder, for it is extremely American state, in all

world, and winning for China has a boat in connexion with A difficult to find anything in the relating to its domestic concerns.

matters the wor

an "equal" place in the comity DI

The Revolution is to be seaport. Several times a month he of the Founder to justi-am that the provinces thus programme

de- tions.

serves all the families. He usually fy the attitude of the President veloping each on its own lines, accomplished by the Party, and in goes round to every family and while there seems to be little doubt and unhampered by its neigh the period of Tatelage the Party collects mail, vegetables, and visit Hu Hun-min represents the pure hours, should be linked in a foot will govern through its appointed ing relatives, and takes them to the milk of the word of the Three Prin-national federation.

city. When he returns he brings ciples and of the programme for the

Where to Draw the Line?

back mail. new dresses, and more Revolution.

Unification Abandoned.

It might be said that in that relatives. Everyone in the village

Isse Koch, special reprefentative cause while the private citizen was The present proposals would

down goes

to see him deprived of liberty, and was_com-

OF and of the "Furniture World" ( trade What are the facts? The Pre-em rather to be an attempt to pletely at the disposal of the State, everyone is there to welcome him publication) and Mrs. Koch, of sident determined to call a Peuple'sive the known difficulty of unit- the same cannot be said of the in back. Ils job passes to his eldest New York.

fing the north and south under dividual members of the govern cut from family favour by misbetain City, Tenn., judge. Mr. Me- son, or, if his oldest son has been Hon. Hugh L, McClung of Foun- Convention and to submit to it a Provisional Constitution or Coven-e Government. Within a lone ment.

unity the North, which is not yet draw the line. Once the principle If the letter-runner has no son, he sity of Tennessee, trustee and It is, however, diflicult to haviour, the next eldest gets the job. Clung is a trustee of the Univer unt to serve, not as the model for the Perinairent Constitution to be won over to allegiance to Nanking, that the individual has no rights grandly bequeaths his

Government, which must not be subordinated to tive duties to his nearest adapted after the period of Tute-will have its own

remunera chuirman of the Board of the East representing ten- the interest of the State is ad dearest friend.

and Tennessee Institute for girls, lage is passed, but as a temporary the decision

uni-mitted, it cannot be said that it

director of the Holston National constitution until that time comes. purary abandonment of the

M. G. Now there is no provision in the fication policy.

may not be in the interest of the

Bank, und generally prominent in for Programme of the Founder

the

There is a certain amount of State, and therefore justifiable, to

civic organizātions in his locality. promulgation of any provisional justification in the suspicion that incarcerate a critic of the policy

Martha Tarbell of East Orango, ennatitution. It may be highly de-he hopes by insidious propaganda of the government of the time.

N.J., writer: Miss, Tarbell is the sirable, but the authority of the to complete Narking's domination Paradoxically Mr. Hu's opposition

author of "Tarbell's Teachers' Founder cannot be claimed for it. over the North when he thinks to the promulgation of a pro-

Guido to the International Sunday The duration of the period of the time is ripe, but for the time visional constitution would scum

School Lessons" which has been tutelage has already been a bone of being he is content to pretend to to play into the hands of the go-

published annually since 1907. contention among the supporters of a surrender to the exigencies, and vernment, since unli such a con-

Mias Tarbell, who secured her A.B. the Revolution, and in his épposi- sulfer a division of the country.

stitution promulgated there. tion to the arbitary acts, of the How long the alliance with Chang

at DePaw University and her can be no safeguard of the in- government Dr. Ilu Shih has such-linng can lust is another dividual, and the authority of thin-

F.H.D. at Brown University, has devoted practically her entire argued strongly that the, govern-matter. The main point is that government, even exerted Ar- ment should place itself under the Chiang is enssenting to the split-bitrarily, would

time to the prepuration of this usa- | seent discipline of the law.

ting of the country into North Supreme. and South.

The Facts.

Extension Feared.

But what we are presumably to infer from the present controversy

Canton Scheme.

In view of this development il

and others.

acknowledg line in refusal throughout the country.

to

Perilous Position.

The aim

government.

Mr.

Mr. Bu Committed.

to

kr

lu is himself committed to serious inroads on the liberty of

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UNREST IN JAPANESE

POLITICS.

FAILURE OF SEIYUKAI NON- CONFIDENCE VOTE.

Tokyo, May, 20. Following yesterday's demons. irations outside the Diel. the Seiyukai party introduced a vote of non-confidence against the Go-ful guide book. vernment this afternoon in the Lower House.

cordons of

As the Minseite party holds an the citizen. Discussing the limita-absolute majority, the Seiyakai's is that the period of tutelage is interesting to recall the pro People's Convention

tion of the representation on the motion is bound to be defeated. threatens to be extended, and the sal brought up by General Chun of the Kuomintang he is reported provide full scope Tor a debate on to members but the Cabinet has agreed. to proposed constitution is to be such Ming-shu, and supported by Hu to have said that strictly speaking Government's economic, diploma ns to deny some of the main prin-an-min

the motion, which is aimed at the at the the Convention should be repre-itle and ciples of the Revolution as hitherto recent plenary session (xf understood..

the sentative of all parties, but that

general

administration Accordingly, ardent and orthodox the Party. This was a motion to China the limitation in necessary.

Central Executive Committee of since there is only one Party in policies, supporters of the

The introduction of the motion Kuomintang policy like Hu Han-min have taken and work with much smaller units clusion of all other parties, while strong denunciation of the

abolish the provincial divisions He, like his lender, accepts the ex-in the Lower House followed

Goy- the right of the

ernment's economic policies in the the government sees to If that no government to call upon the People's of such a proposal was clearly to other such party can have a legal Upper House this morning. At Convention to promulgate such a power of the

do away with the prestige and existence.

the same time, a Proletarian mass 10 provinces, and instrument of Government. What

The fact remains that the Pre-meeting to denounce Mr. Hama- clear nititude other members of the the decks for a real cen-sident's action in detaining Mr. liu guchi was held in Shiba Park this

Irallsation of government

is arbitrary and difficult to justify afternoon, strong Kuomintang take is not yet elcar. Much will depend on whether itį

necessary owing to the police being drawn round various turns out to be true that men like

exigences of the State. No one strategic points as a precautionary Wa Tsu-fui and Dr. Wang Ching- The proposal was shelved, and can deny Mr. Hu's disinterested measure,

Despite all this noise and ex- drafting committee. If they remain kind of peril to the nation which tion, and no-one

but must fear, willing to do so it would seems as they were dovised to avoid. It for the results of such action. country as a whole still favours if Chiang Kai-shek has won im-scoria unlikely that the Kuomin-

One Party System.

the present Ministry, whose post- portant support among genuine lung cau do other than accept the reconsideration, by the Kuomin- these demonstrations, unless there

The remedy lies however, in a tion is unlikely to suffer

from Kuomintang leaders.

challenge thrown down to it by the President, except in the in-ung of the dangerous position for be some unexpected development, The Real Issue.

terests of

temporary truce to which it atands. The One-Party

Censure Falls. What however is the real issue rovolutionary warfare until with Hystem can only with difficulty rest

Later. is not the promulgation of a pro- the process of time the mind on the government where alone it is The non-confidence vote was de visional there were no fear that such a con- the north, urgently in the directe, on the will of the People; and fented by 239 to 169,-Keuter.

conalitution, Provided of the people moves,

es, particularly in

one party government with

no provi [A Tokyo message of March 19; stitution were intended to be used tion of real unification. Mean-ion for free discussion within its stated: to prevent subsequent constitutional while the arbitars detention of Ifu own bounds still leas can hope

Right-Wing Rowdles. development, and provided it be not Han-min cannot help towards a to proceed by any way but that of

Tokyo, Mar. 20. such as to surports a theory of the peaceful waiting polley Duch an revolution to which there has might reasonably be commended.

uncompromising

Albert H. Wock of Brooklyn, farm- erly connected with the Week Cut- lery Company.

Stanley G. Burt of Cincinnati, Executive Vice-President of the

Mrs. Burt. Rankwood Pottery Company, and

of the firm of Patterson, Wylde & C. Campbell Pattereun, a member Company, Boston Freight Agents.

Mr. and Mrs. Hornee Van Scott of San Francisco (socially promi- nent).

Constantin Nestor of Bucharest, Ramania, newspaper publisher.

John Jeffrey, formerly manager of the Bank of South Africa, Cape Town, S.A. and Mrs. Jeffrey.

Max Pallenberg; foremost.come- dian of the German stagu, and his wife, popularly known on the Gor- man stage as Fritz Massary.

Dr. Victor Rodriguez, of Buenos

u are willing to serve on thol the present proposals indicate the ness in the cause of the revolui-itement, there is little doubt the Aires, representing La Nacion.

been

It might con- have been

Chiang's Defence.

the

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GIRL GUIDES' NEW HEADQUARTERS.

OPENED BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.

London, Mar..20. Buildings forming part of the Girl Guldos New Imperial Head- Quarters in London ware formally opened by the Queen to-day.

intrigue and violence. In this A commotion was caused in the matter it is difficult to appoal to Lower House this morning when hitherto

Principles of Dr. Sun Yat-sen a youth in the visitor's gallery be Her Majesty was rotolved by opposition,

But the appoal will undoubtedly gan to scatter a large number of Princess Mary, Countess of Hare- ceivably

lie unop- Président Chiang Kai-shek do stantial political freedom which benches: They contained such Guides Association.

to the long history of sub-pamphlets over posed. But since there is manifest fends his arrest of Hu Han-min by China has known from time im slogans

the Government wood, and President of the Girl Ifolihood of its being so used, the insisting that the person of the memorial, and to the instinct in patriotic Masaes,

*DS: "Revolution by After the ceremony the Queen' issue is that between a unified individital must be at the disposal the heart of the people that National ruin cabluet

Away with made a tour of the buildings. government and the kind of fader of the state. Since Mr. Eu ja ho urbitrary rulers, though they

British Wireless. allam to be established by the con- says, a member of the Kuomintang, must be suffered for a time, willed and identified as member of The youth was promptly arrest atitution.

Now that is not a new fasuo, the policy of the Revolution, he is become sufficiently obnoxious.

and the Kuomintang ts pledged to he got rid of when their actions a right wing re-actionary or In one form or another It has re- not his own master. His recent.

ganisation.Router.

renl

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