The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-12
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
Shanghai Riots Start Anti
Foreign Movement That
Spreads Over China.
BY EDWARD w. PlcKARD

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BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD
CHINA Is again the cause Of acute
~ worry for the foreign powers that
interest themselves particularly in that
vast and distracted country. The
trouble this time Is located at Shang-
hal, and as Is so often the case these
days, 1t Is laid at the doors of Boil
shevik agitatOrs. Starting with riot
Gus demonstration by Chinese students,
1t has brought about the landing of
armed forces from the warships Of
several foreign nations. This has re-
suited in great outburst Of anti-for-
eign sentiment in all the large cities
and it Is not beyond the bounds of
possibility that some of the scenes of
the Boxer war may be repeated.
The Shanghai students were demon
strating against the sentencing of some
of their comrades for their part in a
strike in Japanese-owned cotton mills
and came into conflict with the British
Sikh police. who guard the interna-
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the leaders Of the parade and the
crowd stormed the police station.
Thereupon the Sikhs opened fire, kill
Ing ten students and wounding many
others. This gave the rioting a fine
start and there was continual fighting
for several days in which the local de-
Tense organizations of the International
settlement took part. American. Brit
ish and italian blue jackets were land
ed at both Shanghai and Canton. and
Consul General Cunningham asked
that more war vessels be sent.
Native Red agitators were active in
the cities, stirring up the coolies, and
they induced thousands of workers to
strike. In Shanghai the foreigners
looked after the food supplies and
the necessary industries, such as tele-
phone, light and power. All banks
and shops were closed. While the stu
dents there quieted down. those in
Picking formed huge anti-foreign
parade and marched to the residence
of Tuan Chi-jui, provisional president.
where they demanded the resignation
of the minister of education. They
went next to the foreign office and pre-
sented eight demands, including the
revocation Of treaties, the abolition Of
extraordinarily and the punishment
Of the Sikh police. The government
already had protested to the diplo-
matte corps against the action of the
Sikhs and sent two commissioners to
Shanghai to investigate the affair.
Correspondents thought 1t was seek
ing to unite all political factions
against the foreigners They said it
was probable Chang Tso-lin, the Man
churian war lord. would now recognize
the government. considering the pres
ent cabinet incapable of handling the
situation. 1t was believed LANG Shi-
vi would be made premier and DR.. C.
T. Wang foreign minister.
While the whole affair may blow
over, there is the danger that when
the news of it reaches the interior
there may be a wholesale massacre of
foreigners who are beyond the reach
of immediate protection.
7 LIQUOR smugglers of the Atlantic
~ coast are resorting to desperate
measures since the rum row off New
York was dispersed by the coast guard.
They have given out the announcement
that they will have large number of
very speedy power boats and that these
will be armored and equipped with
machine guns. This probably Is large
ly bluff, designed 10 brighten the coast
guardsmen into quitting the service,
and it is said good many of the force
is resigning or declining to re-enlist.
Meanwhile new rum row of fully q
score of vessels has formed % miles
off Boston harbor and Cape Ann. and
Commander Uberroth, division chief of
the coast guard, has called on Wash
ington to send him reinforcements
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Andrews reading with satisfaction Ad-
miral Billiards. report on what has been
accomplished to date, said the coast
guard had not yet really begun to fight
and that as yet there had been only "a
preliminary skirmish to uncover the
strength and resources Of the enemy