The New York herald., 1921-09-17
5000 N. Y. CHINESE
IN PROTEST PARADE
Bands Lead Marchers With
Banners Asking Recognition
Of South Republic.

More Chinese than anybody supposed
were in these parts marched with two
brass bands and many banners TO City
Hall yesterday as an advertisement OF
the fact that they have no use for the
Pelin Government and want to have
represented In the coming Pacific confer
ence. Their leaders said they represented
the sentiment of s5 per cent. of the
Chinese In the United States. in addition
to q majority of their countrymen In
China.
About 5000 men, with nary queue
among them and only two straw mats
SO faithful IS their Americanism-wer
in the parade, which started and ended
In Chinatown and went as far as the
Battery. There was even n Chinese
motion picture photographer. with his
peaked cap wrong side foremost as de-
manded by the conventions of the craft.
The leading brass band got them all
into City Hall park to the tune os "Threc
Cheers for the Red, White and Blue"
although the stripes of the flag of the
South China Republic, which each parad-
er carried along with the American flag.
are red. yellow. blue white and black.
Some of their banners said: Americans
love fair play; give China chance"
"Pekin militarism. Canton democracy,
"We want recognition of Sun Vat Sens
government" and "Pekfn is Japan's
echo: Sun Vat Sen speaks for China"
They appeared to have at least q dozen
grand murshals. all OF whom sang out
different orders but managed to cffecG
speedy formation OF the crowd Oh and
below the stops of City Hall
Mayor Hylan's Chinese secretary be-
ing on vacation. the Mayor was not pre-
pared to make a speech. so Health
Commissioner Copeland did the talking
for the administration. speaking perfect
English. which was listened to with
vast politeness and only partly drowned
by the roar of steam escaping from a
conduit over near the Federal Building.
DIR. Copeland said among other things
that New York was with the Chinese
In their fight for democracy and that
report had been made TO him that the
Chinese restaurants were the cleanest in
New York. DIR. Ma 500. Commissioner
OF the South China Republic in the
United States. addressed his followers
In their native Cantonese dialect. and
with his oratory made them CULVER with
excitement. Il. X. Moy, chairman of the
paraders. read in English resolutions
which were adopted by unanimous lift
Inc OF flags. Wan Eam-Man, a Chinese
aviator. dropped from an airplane dodg-
ers setting forth Twelve Points of
South china's claim to the real voice
of China.
The resolutions said that the PelSin
Government, which has been invited to
attend the Pacific Conference In Wash
ington. Is in fact obligated to Japan and
cannot argue China's case against
Japan: that II does not even control the
city of Pekln. TO say nothing of other
parts of China: that the South China
Government, OF which Sun Vat Sen Is
President. and WI Ting Fang, advisor.
Is alone legal. and is supported by the
elk richest provinces. with a population
of more than 2oo.0Co.o00.
The resolutions were sent to President
Harding and Secretary of State Hughes.
also telegram from the Chinese Free
Masons denouncing the Pekin Govern
ment ns .illegitimate. corrupt and hope
iessly committed to Japan" The heads OF
the New York Lodge OF Chinese Free
Masons. the New York Chinese Nation
allst League. the Chinese Merchants
Association. the New Jersey Chinese
Nationalist League. the Gum Lon So
ciety and the Chinese Seamens Associa-
ton sponsored the resolution.