Evening star., 1927-03-23

Americans have refused to leave the
city.
The report added that reinforce
ments of the Shantungese are cross
ing the river to Nanking and that
Chinklang has been evacuated by all
of the Fengtien troops.
MARINES GUARDING BRIDGE.
Detachment Stands With British TO
Prevent New InvasiOns.
SHANGHAI, China, March % OP.
American Marines stood shoulder TO
shoulder with the famous British
Coldstream Guards on the northern
boundary of the international settle
ment today, charged with preventing
any attempted invasions by the de
feated Shantungese such as were re-
PEELED with bIoodshed yesterday.
Sent to the boundary at the request
of the British commander. the Amer
icans-a detachment of 40-are help
ing TO hold the Markham Road Bridge
across Soochow Creek. connecting the
settlement with the Chapel district,
which yesterday was the scene OF wild
disorders, looting and killings.
Near the AngI0-AmeFic position
are little hills of bombs and ammuni-
ton. taken BY the sentries in disarm-
ing the Shantungese troops seeking
refuge in the settlement. Hundreds
of disarmed Shantungese soldiers are
penned in a bamboo bird cage not
far away.
Easier i'm Native Districts.
The situation appears much easier
in all the native districts, with the
victorious Cantonese army gradually
taking matters in hand. A small body
of ShantungeSe were still holding out
in the Chapel district today. and there
was some firing. The Chinese shops,
which usually constitute good ba-
rometer of prevailing conditions, were
reopening.
The Marines spent an uneventful day
i'm the cold rain watching the opposite
bank of the creek which separates the
settlement from the
Chappei district. where fighting oc-
Cured Yesterday. They saw FEW
small detachments of Nationalist
troops pass, one Carrying machine
gun.
Three hundred demonstrators, some
of whom were armed, approached the
creek during the day from Chappei.
but did not threaten the Anglo-Amer-
lean guard who saw no action. To
night details of Punjabi troops were
the positions with barb
ed wire.
Last Foreign Residents Leave.
Continued firing in the districts
north of the international settlement,
known as Dixwell road and Hongkew.
caused the last of the foreign resi-
dents of those sections to withdraw
today to the international settlement.
There were few Americans among this
number but 1t is stated that several
missionaries have vacated
their homes, some of which were fire.
quently struck by bullets. Among
those withdrawing were IL who previ-
ously had returned here from inland
posts on account of disorders.
Under the direction of the municipal
authorities 456 foreigners were brought
in today from these outlying sections
on board motor trucks, some of which
were fired on by snipers.
Base for "WOrId Revolution"
Shanghai is to become the base for
a world revolution" says manifeS-
to issued by Gen. Pal Tsung -Hsi, Can
tonese commander, to the Chinese
people today, but foreigners must not
be attacked or insulted or their prop
erty destroyed.
For so years the manifesto reads,
the Imperialists. under the protection
1f unequal treaties, have reduced
China to a state of vassalage.
After the revolution of 1911, the
foreign Imperialists continually sup
olied Chinese Imperialists with rifles
and guns. with which they have waged
war for the last Is years.
'On the one hand. the foreign I'm
1erialists have checked the develop
nent of Chinese education and indus
ries, and on the other have secured
or themselves special privileges.
But the Chinese now have awak-
med and Shanghai, the greatest com
nercial center in the Far East, Will
become not only strong base for
Nationalism, but for a world
evolution.
THE people must distinguish, how.
,ver. between attacking imperialism
md foreigners. They must not in
ult the foreigners and destroy theu
property"
Deprecates General Strike.
Gen. Pal urges arbitration in ordel
o avoid strikes, and deprecates eX.
,rbitant demands which would result
n closing the factories altogether
The manifesto says the Chinese
must understand that the Nationalists
10 not intend to create a general
nti-foreign movement, out seek 10
bolish "all institutions and systems
f imperialist character"
They will not attempt to gain their
purposes by military force, but will
se propaganda. The aims of the
lationalists are given as abolition OF
Unequal treaties, alteration of the
tatus of the Shanghai international
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