Evening star., 1927-04-18

Continued from FIRST RaSeJ
sent of Washington to involve the
United States Government and COM
nit it's policy so it would be difficult
to withdraw.
These conditions coupled with the
panicky atmosphere prevailing local
ly and among foreigners throughout
China makes caution necessary and
causes many observers to feel that
control of events would be better re-
moved from local authority and placed
directly under control of home Gov
ernment.
The tendency to eXaggerate clashes
between Chinese and foreigners con-
tinues. A sensation was caused this
week by reports from Hankow giving
a grave complexion to ali incident at
the japanese concession there. Today
I talked to an American eyewitness
who said the trouble began in an
ordinary row between a ricksha coolie
and a japanese sailor, and led into
a fight involving a Chinese crowd and
other sailors. 1t became almost a
riot before it was quelled.
This incident merely illustrates the
extreme loneliness Of the Chinese on
all foreigners. Hundreds of such in
and usually are hardly mentioned.
Nowadays they are broadcast and
given an international aspect.
Japanese Show Restraint.
However. the Japanese government
is showing restraint and in this and
similar incidents maintains calm
judicial attitude toward China proper,
but seems to he growing uneasy over
Manchuria since the severance of
relations between Pelzing and Rus
sia. Japanese troops in Manchurla
have been reinforced.
At Shanghai the foreign conces-
sions are outwardly quiet, but every
rumor of trouble causes the military
Gordon to tighten, causing living dis
comforts. Volunteers also are get
ting restless under steady service
which they feel to be unnecessary.
Rigorous suppression of Communist
Chinese elements by Cantonese troops
continues daily. There are many col
lisions with armed laborers and
guerrillas, and some killings occur
The general situation in adjacent Chi
nese towns is improving and bscom-
ing more quiet.
The general strike scheduled last
week proceeded lamely.
Divergence Among Missionaries.
There is much divergence Of opinion
among missionaries about their I'M
mediate and future attentions. The
ma iority feel that their chance for
effective work in China is at an end
for years and that the best plan Is
to withdraw until conditions change.
The minority do not want TO abandon
the field and desire forthwith to re-
turn to their stations. They are
strongly opposed by American con-
suar opinion,
The publication of a protest signed
by 80 prominent missionaries against
the political activities of the Chinese
National Christian Council marks n
definite cleavage between foreign mis-
sionarieS and Chinese Christians which
may be lrreparable Thoughtful mis-
sionaries regret the schisn, realizing
it's fundamental character probably
makes impossible the resumption of
work on the same basis as formerly,
They think it likely after the present
trouble caIms down that the mission
aries position in China will be limited
to an advisory capacity
Unless differences within the Can
tonese party are smoothed, the spht
will leave Gen Chang Kai Shell, head
ing the moderate section, in control
of the Yangtze Delta, and the radicals
holding the middle Yangtze River
region, with Canton doubtful Ihat
would precipitate n crisis and alter the
entire political and military situation
and perhaps cause new alignment
all around.
1t is now revealed that the depar-
ture for Hankow of Wang Ching Wei,
chairman Of the Kuomintang Ex-
ecutive Council, several days ago after
comforting here with Gen. Chang Kai
Shek was TO try to induce Hankow
members under Russian influence to
attend this Nanking meeting and make
peace within the Kuomintang.
One favorable symptom of the news
received here from IIanlsow Is that on
April the Kuomintang there decided
to move the capital Of the Nationalist
government to Nankipg. However,
later news came that the decision was
modified because of the comeback of
Northern forces in that region. Latest
reports are that Nationalists are hold
ing Pukow and the entire south bank
of the Yangtze River. News from
northwest China indicates that the
Kuomintang is lining up support OF
military leaders there. These devel-
opments tend to strengthen the Ma
tionalist movement in the north.
Alleges Snap Judgment.
A leading member of the Shanghai
regime, speaking on the identic notes
and their attitude toward the kuo-
mintang, said:
1T is evident that strong influences
are working to induce the powers to
take snap judgment, based on incom-
plete and inconclusive evidence, to
try to force us to mete drastic punish
ment to hastily selected scapesoats, as
has been done previously many times
in China's history.
"Such a sop to excited public opin-
ion in other countries would be futile,
as the time is past when these meth
ods are to be useful IL the powers
want to continue friendly relations
with our people"
tC2pyfight 1877
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