Evening star., 1926-11-30
SITUATION IS OMI\Ol>.
Conditions at FOOchow ApprOsc ciiing
State of Civil War

PEkING, November 80 (P)-F'or-
etgners IN IankoW and Foochow are
facing an ominous situation the
result of the defeat Of the northern
troops in the vicinity of the former
city, and the advance Of the victorious
cantonese soldiers toward the latter
place on their way 10 attack
Shanghai.
Conditions at FoochoW are APP
preaching a state of civil war and dis
order Is threa tened. The soutkerners
are opposed in their advance there
only by one brigade of northern troops
under Tuchun chow Yin-Jen. provin-
cial ruler. All other FukieneSe troops
having withdrawn from the area TO a
point within the city. Civil GOV. sab
Chen-Ping Of Foochow Yesterday
promised TO guarantee safety to for
eign lives and property. reversing his
pronouncement of the day before. but
after a consultation the consuls have
interpreted his latest statement to
mean that the Fukienese troops intend
20 yacate the city without fighting in
which event il would be- left almost
without protection.
New Successes Reported.
Daily reports have come 10 Peking
q the successes of the armies of the
AAHlOleSc government. OF one prov
ince after another going over 10 the
southerners. whose battle cry is one
government for all China and China
for the Chinese. In addition. the kuo-
mtnchun Unational armyl OF the Pc.
king government deposed last April is
said to ne preparing to march from
knasu Province to Join the Cantonese
troops coming north after their Vie
tories in the IangtZe Provinces over
the forces OF Narshals Wa Pei-Fu and
Sun ChuanF Fang. not long ago styled
dictators. respectively. of central and
eastern China.
Faced with this situation. without
power to enforce it's orders even in
the Vicinity of Pekin2 and with an
empty treasury. the cabinet quit as a
body and requested the war lords to
assume responsibility tor the govern
ment which they actually controlled.
The foreign office published yester.
day only that section OF the report
Of the l3 power commission on extra
territoriality in China which recon-
mends comprehensive plan for i'm
mediate modification. in cooperation
with the Chinese, Of existing extra
territorial systems
Sections Are Withheld.
Authoritative observers expressed
the opinions that fears of political
Yepercussions oaused the foreign Of
fce 10 withhold temporarily from, pub
Ncation sections of the report. These
state that as conditions of surrender
Of extra territorial rights by the pow
ers. China should modernize its legis-
lative end judicial machinery to in
sure protection TO foreigners and that
the executive or other branches of
the government should not interfere
with administration of justice. The
oficial explanation Of lack OF COM
plete publication Is difficult of trans
lation.
The IHsr Eastern Times. owned by
Chinese. but printed in English. at
tacks Chairman Siias II. Strawn for
hts recent speech In Chicago dealing
with the Chinese situation. The paper
asserts that Strawn. as a commission
er. had no right TO comment prior
TO the publication Of its report. He
saws it's conclusions are too sweeping
snd are devoid Of logic and impartial
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