Evening journal., 1921-08-24
MUTINY NOW
DISTURBSCH
Foreign Action Demanded
to Check Outbreaks in
Far East
DOLLARD THINKS
ACTION NECESSARY
BY CHARLES EDWARD HoGUE


Omitted Press Stan Correspondent
SHANGHAI. Aug. 17.-Brigand-
age, under the guise Of military
government. in the various prov
inces. must be checked by interna-
tional action, II the country is to be
saved from a hopeless condition.
according to Mr.. ]. Harold Dollar.
vice-president and general manager
Of the Robert Dollar Company.
Mr.. Dollar has Just returned from
a trip up the Yangtsze River and
has first-hand Information as to
conditions that led 10 the slaughter
OF 1900 so-called mutinous soldiers.
who were really martyrs TO a treach-
erous leader. and the looting of the
cities OF Ichang and Wauchang.
Foreign authorities should not
take into consideration the niceties
OF international law when they are
dealing with the so-called soldiery
here" declared Dollar. ''rhey are
dealing with uniformed bandits who
do not deserve any consideration
other than that Of outlaws"
That the reported mutiny was
really instigated by the military
chief at Ichang, Mr. Dollar has no
doubt. His version, after a careful
investigation is that the soldiers -
really organized bandits in uniform
had received no pay for some time
and were growing restless. Hence the
leader intimated that Ichang offered
a fertile field for loot and let the
men go TO II.
The result was that many Of the
Chinese residents OF the city found
themselves homeless and minus their
savings and stock in trade and many
foreign firms we're temporarily put
out Of business by mobs Of loot-hun-
cry uniformed robbers.
An International Settlement at
Ichang is the only proper solution Of
the commercial problem on the Up
per Yangtsze, according TO Mr. Dol
lar. Unless the foreign governments
step in, business there will be badly
disrupted permanently. He asserts
that this is the view Of the Chinese
merchants. who suffer more heavily
from the bogus soldiery than do the
foreigners.
Mr. Dollar gave a vivid description
Of the slaughter Of the men who loot
ed Ichang From the accounts gath
cred by the steamship man It appears
that after the commander Of the
troops at Ichang had allowed them
to loot the city he placed them
aboard a ship for transport 70 Wu-
chang. Upon their arrival at WI
chow the soldiers were disarmed and
2 promised safe conduct to their homes
ZIP country. They agreed 10 this
when immunity from prosecution for
mutiny and looting were made.
The train went to a siding about
sixty miles out OF Wuchow and the
cars were shunted onto the track
there. The locomotive was sent up
the main line a considerable distance
and then two machine gun nests
were unmasked and opened fire on
the cars containing the soldiers. The
machine gunners did their work
thoroughly. and the entire contingent
was wiped out.
Petitions already have been pre-
pared by the Chinese merchants al
Ichang asking for an international
Settlement. and will be forwarded
to the proper authorities in the lega-
tions at Peking. as well as to the
Chinese authorities. These ask for
the organization of a Settlement sim
liar TO that Of Shanghai.
Admiral Strauss. commander OF
the American Asiatic fleet, is up
river at the present time personally
directing the operations Of the river
boats.
There are now three American
two British and two Japanese gun
boats stationed at Ichang.