The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-14
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Free Half
of Captives
Brigands Propose TO Hold
Part of Prisoners as Hos
tages, Report From
Lincheng Says.
Relief Band Near Lair

Ifhii. NAY Ut Biilfotit u
communications received a message
today from its representatives at
Lincheng, that the government has
notified the bandits of its agreement
to their terms. The bandits there
fore, propose 10 release half the cap
tives, holding the others as hostages.
Shanghai May 13.-The release Of
all foreigners held captive in the
Shantung hills back of Lincheng. is
momentarily expected. according to
message received at i2.20 today. BY
Max Friedman at Tsaochwang, from
his brother Leon Friedman. one of the
men kidnapped By Chinese bandits
the ShanghaiPekin express last Sun
day.
Friedman. business man Of Shang-
hal. reports that the relief expedition
is now only 10 miles from the camp
the Chinese bandits.
Urge Troop Withdrawal.
Majors Roland Pinger and Robert
Allen OF Manila. in letter carried
from the bandit camp to Tientsin BY
their sons. Roland Pinger. tr-. and
Robert Allen. jr.. again urge the
prompt withdrawal Of troops. The
letter says:
If troops are not withdrawn In
three days. We are threatened with
the worst
Delay is extremely dangerous. Tn
- 1ffr,-a4aI rr.-
means 10 prevent firing for this prob
ably viii precipitate our fate. We
need European food"
Mrs Manuel Versa, who IS being
held captive with her husband. was
offered her freedom today. but refused
to leave her husband, according TO
report here.
Compare Bandits to Khan.
Pskln. May 13.-Ku Hung Ming.
Literary genius. author and monar-
ohist. IN an editorial in the North
China STANDARD here today. refers
to the experiences Of the women kid
naped by Chinese bandits from the
Shanghai Pekin express last Sunday
as a little fox trnt over the rocky
hills.
ku Hung Ming ridicules foreign
writer's for expressing indignation
over the Linchung raid. as bowling
treaty port snobs.s lie compares the
bandits 70 the Ku KIu Khan in Amer
lea. after the civil war. He says:
Foreigners and the foreign press
have been calling on the people Of
hina TO rise and put down the made
believe government at Pekin. In con-
sequence the chambers OF commerce
held indignation meetings and the
students paraded the streets and
smashed windows OF the state minis
ters
An activities Of these patriots
have been Of no avail against the
make-believe government-the for
eign loan making machine.
End Corrupt Government.
Now. at last. the real people of
china-heroes Of Chinese romance
rise up TO do what foreigners and the
foreign press have been saying should
he done-puf an end TO the corrupt
make-believe government at Pekin
In order 10 understand why heroes
Of Chinese romance have been obliged
10 make foreign ladies do a little fox
trot. harefooted. over the hills AZ
Shantunr. one must remember ths
organiza tion in America, after the
civil war. called the Ku kiux Khan"
ku Hung Ming says the object Of
the ku Klux Klan was 10 scare car.
petbaggers and negroes. The object
Of the bandits. he SAYS. IS TO warn
foreigners and diplomats not to pro
teet. patronize. or pet the queueless
negroes of China. who have in their
hands the power TO bring the ooun.
try to rack and ruin.