Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
CHINESE REBELS
MOVE ON Canton
Japanese and British War.
ships Are Gathered to Pro-
tect Foreigners.
BY JUNIUs b. WOOD.


BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1920.
Swallow, China, August % (by
Steamer to Hongkonk, August 30).-
Hundreds of Kwangtung soldiers are
verging on Canton. Two Japanese de-
stroyers and British gunboat and
submarine have anchored in the
harbor for the protection Of the for
eign residents. The American Asiatic
fleet is not represented, though the
| American colony here is the largest.
| Swallow is isolated from communi-
cation except by steamers. the cables
and telegraph lines having been cut
, kostilities. Gen. Chan Ching Ming, the
leader of the revolt, has his head
quarters here. receiving reports OF
the activities at the front and send
ing orders by coolie runners.
Assures Safety Of Foreigners.
! Chan Ching-Ming, who is a former
| teacher and who was a member OF
the first Canton provincial assembly,
appointed Hung Chang, graduate OF
foreign affairs. Yesterday Hung
Chang called on the foreign consuls
and assured them that their nationals
would be safe. He told the American
consul. Myrl s. Harris of Harrisburg
that Gen. Chan Ching-Ming was GER
Ming told officials that though Cen
Lii Hu-Chi, commander of the Fukien
province, is controlled by the Anhui
party, the latter is not backing the
revolution. Gen. Tank Chi-Yao. COM
mander of Yunnan province, is re-
ported to be cooperating with the
Chan Ching Ming Yunnan forces adj
vancing on Canton from the south.
while the kwangtung forces, divided
into three armies, advance from the
north. Preparations for the revolt
started in June. Though several off,
GERS of the Kwangsi army suspected
of disloyalty were executed, the Swa-
tow organization continued until the
Kwangtung and Yunnan forces re-
volted simultaneously on August IA
Several battalions of the Kwangsi
army deserted bodily and joined the
| revolution, while others fed, discard
ing their arms and resisting only in
three SkirmiSheS.
Kwang-TunE Army "Grotesque."
The advance Of the Kwangtung
army was a grotesque affair. Some
of the men marched afoot, while
! others used boats Communicated from
| the owners. Some had horses. Some
were bsrefooted and bareheaded;
others had straw sandals and high
u
sers. but others were barelegged and
naked from the waist up. Two belts
filled cartridges, and rifles in diff
ferent makes completed the equip
| ment. When soldiers persisted in an
effort to commander the launch
owned by an American to carry them
sixty miles down to the coast it was
moved to a mooring place under the
guns OF British war vessel. All the
small Chinese coast steamers and the
railroad from Swatow to Chaochowfu
were commendeered by the troops.
Martial Law Declared.
PEKING. August % (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-Martial law has been
declared in Canton in a move of the
southwestern military government for
the overthrow of the Picking govern
ment, according to the Asiatic News
Agency.
DR.. Sun Vat Sen, first President of
China; DR.. WI Ting-fang and Tang
Shao-Yi. leaders of the Southwestern
military government in Canton, issued
a proclamation lauding Gen. Tang
Chi-Yao as the George Washington
of China" in whom they look for
overthrow of the illegal government
at Peking." according to this agency.
Gen. Tang. who holds military con-
troll over Yunnan. Kwei-Chow and
Szechuen provinces in opposition to
the Picking government, is one of
China's youngest prominent military
men, being under forty years of age.
Military headquarters have been es-
tablished in Chung Kiang, in the east
ern part OF Szechuen province, as
1t is reported here that Gen. WI
Pie-Fu probably will lead an army
for the Picking government against
Szechuen.