Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
TRUCE ENDSSTR|K
EXECUTIONS HALTED
Scores of Thousands Return
to Work in Shanghai ''for
Time Being"

By the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, February 24.--A truce
was declared in the conflict between
Nationalist labor in Shanghai and the
tottering regime OF Marshal Sun
Chuan-Fang tonight.
Simultaneous proclamations sent
scores of thousands of workers back
to their jobs and called off the exc
cutioners of Gen. Lii Pao-Chang.
Shanghai defense commissioner, who
bebeaded 80 or more agitators during
the five-day walllout. which involved
more than 100000 Chinese.
The strike began to peter out at
once. Strikers thronged back to their
work. partly because of lack of funds
and partly because of the atmosphere
of terrorism which has hung over
the native city and even penetrated
the foreign settlements since the
strike started.
Agitaf0rs Are Kidnapped.
Although nothing official was OBJ
tainable to verify the report, it was
learned that Gen. Lis agents pene-
trated the French concession and kid
naped at least 80 members of the
kuomintang Cantonese party) agi
tators. who were holding a meeting
there this evening. A few kidnapings
also were reported from the interna-
tional settlements, but this likewise
could not be confirmed. Those kid
naped were taken to Gen. Lis quar-
ters, and their fate is unknown
One of the proclamations issued by
Gen. Ii, in which he revoked orders
for the execution of strike agitators
4 hAstS al
and beheadings carried out by his
decree during the list five days have
| totaled 100. half of which were in
| public. Foreign officials believe at
! least 100 more were executed in the
military Enclosures of defense authori-
| ties.
The General Labor Union issued
| the other proclamation in which it's
officials announced they had taken
steps with view to ending the strike
for the time being"
Expect to Strike Again.
The laborites pointed out, however,
| that the present action was only a
! truce and that they expected to strike
! again when the time is ripe. This was
| taken to mean that they would act
when the military situation becomes
more definitely favorable toward the
| Nationalists.
Foreigners who had been living out
| side the foreign settlement districts
| of Shanghai were brought within it's
| borders today because of the arrival
| in the city of large numbers of de-
! feated and demoralized soldiers of
| Marshal Sun Chuan-Chang, deposed
| war lord
The retreating troops arrived by
l
| kiang and Sangchow, where the vic
| torious Cantonese invading army il
| preparing it's advance toward Shang
| hal.
Americans OH March.
| American, Portuguese and japanese
military companies of volunteer resi-
dents of the foreign settlements OF
| Shanghai stood by to check any at
tempts by the demoralized troops tc
enter the foreign sections of the city
| Three thousand Shantung Province
troops arrived from Nanking, and Il
is understood that 5000 are to come
daily for the next few days for the
defense of Shanghai against the
Cantonese.
Marshal Sun Chuan-Fang, a few
months ago military ruler of five
provinces of eastern China, with {
population of $4,000 900, appeared tt
have retired to private life. Chang
Tsung Chang, governor of Shantuns
Province, has assumed complete mill
tary control of kiangsu Province, Of
which Shanghai is chief city. Chang
member of the alliance of northern
war loards, had been paid S60O,0
monthly by Sun to aid him with
troops if the need arose.
Suns Troops Dem0ralized.
Meanwhile, disquieting reports
reached here from Sungkiang, where
the broken army of Marshal Sun has
taken position for u last stand
| against the approaching Cantonese
The reports said Marshal Suns forces
were looting the rice and silk shops
there and that many of the soldiers
had been executed by their own lead.
ers in an effort to maintain discipline
and face the southern advance.
Chang troops. who yesterday took
over Nanking, the provincial capital,
preparatory to sending troops to
Sungkiang to reinforce Marshal Sun S
broken war machine, were pouring
across the Yangtze River from Nan
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