Evening star., 1925-06-16
Baptist Institution Attacked-Mob
YeIls Death to Foreigners"

BY the Associated Presa.
Antiforeign agitation in the Canton
vicinity is causing uneasiness in that
place and nearby cities, Consul Cen
eral Jenkins informed the State De-
partment in dispatch sent from
Canton June IA and received today.
During a student demonstration in
Wuchow on June S a mob yelled, Kill
foreigners and threw stones at the
American Baptist Hospital" the mes
sage said.
Mr.. Jenkins reported that In Canton
the police department had begun to
resume its functions on the day his
message was sent, and that 'it now
seems likely that order will be restor.
ed shortly" He added that the Can
ton situation appeared to be dominat-
ed by the Whampoa Military School
Cadets, to whom the complete de-
struction of the Yunnan army Is due.
The consul is continuing to urge
Americans to leave the Canton region
for Hongkong and other safe places.
AS to the political situation in Can.
ton, he said that the Cantonese lead
ers, who are Of the conservative
group, would have a share in the new
government. There was a sharp divi-
sion within the circle Of leaders OF
the South China party when the ex-
ecutive committee of that party
adopted program last May declar-
ing for cooperation with the Russian
Soviet Federation and the conserva-
tive leaders here broke away.
Three Phases of Troubles.
Three distinct phases of the trou'
bles in China take form as the result
of study of the Washington Govern
ment's mass of reports from that
country and a canvass of expert opin.
ion in Government circles.
Canton has been recaptured from
Yunnanese mercenaries by Cantonese
soldiers representing the radical wing
of the followers Of the late Sun Yat-
Sen.
An anti-foreign agitation, springing 6
from troubles in Shanghai, has spread
up the Yangtse River, causing dis
orders in a score of cities.
Conflict which Western observers
think may overshadow all other de-
velopments before the end of 1925 i'm
pends in Northern China between
rival military powers. with Peking
and the armed domination of most OF
China as the prize.
There is no direct connection among
the three phases. The battle for Can
ton and the impending conflict in the
nOTIn are lIS LII VI
domestic politics, and, except incident
ally, have no anti-foreign aspects
That the three sources Of concern for
Western nations do interlock, how
ever, is evidenced through the fact
that every official report received in
Washington for months has empha
sized the influence of Soviet Russia
first, in the anti-foreign agitation; sec
ond, in the fight to recapture Canton
and third, in the preparations for civil
war in the north.
With the possession of Canton ap
parently decided and Chang and Fens
still at peace, attention centers for the
moment on the second phase.
Movement of Long Growth.
The 4anti-foreign movement is Of
long and steady growth, and reports
reaching Washington have empha
sized the probability that it may re
| suit in seriously curtailing the extra
territorial rights of immunities nov
| enjoyed by foreign residents in China
| by virtue of decades-old treaties.
Troubles in Japanese cotton mills
! employing Chinese labor furnished the
match to fire the train set long ago.
| 1t has run along the Yangtse Valley
| with rapidity startling to the bes
| informed Washington observers. Out
breaks are reported from Chinkkiang
Nanking, Kiukiang, Hankow, Chang
sha and a score of other places, includ
ing kaifeng, north of the river in Ho
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