Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-20
RIVERS Of CHINA
ARE RUNNING RED
IN MANCHU BLOOD
FrighttuI Slaughter of Man.
chus in WI Chang by Rebel
Troops Most Horrible Mas
SaCre in History of China

SHANGHAI. Oct. 1s.-Six packed steam
ers arrived here from Hankow today.
carrying refugees. The steamers Bel
gravia was occupied exclusively by for
eign passengers, who were given free
accommodations at the direction Of the
consuls In Hankow. The ship was so
crowded that many of the passengers
slept on the >doors of the hold Most of
the foreigners were Russians employed
In the tea factories and Belgian iron
workers employed in the steel works, the
Han Yang arsenal and on the Peking-
Hankow railway.
The refugees declare that the whole
Yang Use valley from Hankow to shan
ghai is in the hands of the rebels. with
the possible exception of one or two of
the larger cities to which provincial Of
hcials have retired with their available
troops. It has been mistakenly stated
here. that Kiu Kisang Is miles below
Hankow is under revolutionary control.
This is denied, however, by the govern
ment officials.
Accounts Of the revolutionary attack on
WI Chang as given by the refugees to-
day emphasizes particularly the massa-
ere OF the Manchus in that city.
AWFUL MANCHU MASSACRE.
In the slaughter neither age nor sex
was regarded and it is doubtful. the ref
ugees say, whether single representa-
tive of the Manchus were left alive there.
Similar slaughters of the Manchus fol-
lowed the Hankow and Han Yang when
those cities fell
Copies of the Central China post, which
arrived on the Belgravia, describe the
early progress Of the revolutionary move
ment.
The revolutionary leaders," the paper
says, displayed secrecy, promptitude
and thoroughness qualities seldom
shown by the governing classes in China
But the massacre of the Manchus in our
three cities is CHASTITY blot on the repu-
tation of the revolutionists."
The run on the Imperial bank here still
continues, but the officials appear to
have apple resources. They are now pay
ing out for the first time the newly
minted dragon design dollars from the
mint at Making, the provincial capital
Their large reserve of Mexican dollars
was completely exhausted by the demand
early in the week.
A Red Cross organization has been
started here AT Hankow and WI Chang
Chinese women are serving as Red
Cross volunteers for the first time in
siiisterys - - e A-rs.>1 -
HoTBED OF REVOLUTION.
Shanghai is a hotbed of revolution,
and rumors of plots and comter-plots
are numberless. A formal appeal, issued
by the revolutionary agents here today,
says:
I'VE appeal for the cooperation OF our
brethren throughout the world. Those
with money should contribute funds;
those with wisdom should devise plans;
those with physical prowess should
mount steeds and Join the ranks; those
with information should secretly report
the enemy's condition. We expect that
our movement will succeed. If 1T fails,
the ten days massacre Of Hang Chow
and Kiating, when the Manchus subdued
China. viii be repeated.
1T is hoped that our patriotic breth-
rem will respond from all directions and
with unanimous minds will turn this
universe about"
A proclamation. credited to the revolu-
tionary leader in Hankow. is as fol-
lows: ~
Il come to save the Chinese people. I
have no idea of acquiring personal profit
or preference, but aim only to pull you
out of the fire and cure your cankering
maladiess Heretofore you have been bit
terly oppressed, You have been drowned
in sea of misery by government of
aliens. Your rulers have treated you
like bastards. not like children.
Let whoever is animated by patriotic
sentiment come quickly and join our
ranks. With us he win obtain amending
glory by delivering his country from the
Manchu barbarian who hitherto has eat
en-. our flesh. From now on we shall
sleep In his skin. ~
"Yet let US be mercfful even to our
enemies. Our soldiers must be careful
not to recklessly kill the Manchus. Let
us give them an opportunity. to surrender
themselves, uniforms and weapons, II
they do not then, and continue enemies
to the revolutionary movement, they
must be killed"