Evening star., 1927-05-05

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NANKING. April 21.--The Marking
government, the third now existing in
China. has only one declared enemy
Communism. Chang Kai-Sh told
me today there is possibility of maxi
Ing peace with the Northerners and
all other factions If they will accept
sun Yat-Sens three principles of ma
fionalism, but that he cannot compro-
mise with the Communist party.
{ We discussed the Marking incl
dents, the powers notes, the Hankow
situation and the future of Kuomin-
tang in an interview over the Gus
tomary tea and cigarettes Chang,
soft-voiced little Cantonese, dressed in
a Chinese civilian robe, never be-
trayed the slightest excitement except
when discussing the possibility of an
armed expedition of the British or
allies up the YangtZe. Then he in
dulged in agitated gestures as he as
serted that all China would refuse to
tolerate such an action.
Only Legal Government.
1.-THE Nanking government must be
considered as a substitute or delegate
for the Nationalist government at
Hankow," the generalissimo said. "If
HankoW declares war on us it means
only that the Communists who con-
troll there force the others to comply.
All members of the HankoW govern
ment should be considered as still
holding their offices, including Eugene
Chen, Wang ChingWei and the other
leaders. The ministers appointed here
and at Marking are merely their rep
reSentatives. If the Communists did
not force them by intimidation to re-
main at Hankow they would be at
Marking now. The Marking govern
ment, therefore, is the only legal Ma
rionalist government because it Is the
only government not intimidated by
the Communists"
Chang refused to amplify this some.
what hazy statement of his govern
ment's position or give any exact evi.
dence of Communist intimidation by
the Hankow group. He declared that
he intended to eradicate" the Com
munists completely, by the use OF
force if necessary.
Sees Basis for Peace.
Asked about the reactionary coun-
ter-revolutionary elements in his gov
ernment, he replied that they all ac-
cepted Sun Yat-Sens three principles
OF government: First, nationalism; Sec
end, democracy: third, the peoples
right to live. Since they have accept
ed these, they are all Kuomintang
members, and the government there
fore the party's government. If the
other leaders in China. Northern or
Southern, including Chang Tso-lin,
can be persuaded to accept their prin-
ciples, basis of agreement can be
found and civil war ended, he declared.
& Asked for a. statement Of his atti-
tude toward the Marking incidents,
the generalissimo said:
'I am in favor of a righteous, fair
settlement of the issues arising from
the Nanking incidents. Nevertheless,
/ hope the American people, which
have always been China's friends, will
not adopt the gunboat policy Of the
British Empire. deeply regret Amer
ican participation in the bombardment
of the defenseless civil population of
Nanking, and for that, also, some
righteous settlement must be
reached"
Resents Occupation Suggestion.
Informed that competent British in
Shanghai hope to see a British expedi-
ton up the Yangtze. with the occupa-
ton of Nanking and the seizure OF
British concessions at Hankow. he
said:
"AlI China will refuse to tolerate
such action. If it ever takes place, the
world will regret it,
Chang places the total number of
Nankingese killed by the allied bom-
hardment at 200, but other official es-
Inmates range from 100 to 500. do