Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
NORTHERN CHINESE
MASS TROOPS FOR
ATTACK ON HANK0W
Koo Sends Peking Govern
ment Protest to British Over
Dispatching of Forces.
WU AND CHANG REUNITE
TO WAR ON CANTONESE
Chamberlain's Speech of Conclh-
alton Is Praised-Communists
Are Active With Soldiers.

ny the Associated Press.
+, PEKING, January 31.-The latest
moves of the northern war lords in
dicate that military operations on a
large scale soon will be directed by
them against the Cantonese armies
with Hankow as the objective.
In preparation for the campaign
against the stronghold of the Can
tonese in central China, large forces
of Manchurians have been moved
from Chihli Province into Honan
Province. They were welcomed by
Marshal Wu Pei-fu, who hitherto had
opposed their coming into his terri
tory.
/ To Attack HankOw.
Wu telegraphed Marshal Chang Tso.
lin, head of the northern alliance OF
war lords, asserting that he had put
down the characterization in his ranks
and was ready to attack Hankow in
the effort to regain the city from
which he was ousted by the Cantonese
last August when they took over most
of his domain in central China.
Chang Tso-Lin sent his son, Gen.
Chang Hsueh-L -Liang, to Cheng- Chow.
in Honan Province, to cooperate with
Wu Pei-Fu. This action was consld.
cred as recementing the alliance OF
Chang Tso-Lin, the Manchurian, and
wu. Pei-E>u, central China war lord,
which was believed dissolved when
Wu's forces were defeated and driven
northwarrl from the Yangtse River by
the invading Cantonese.
Large.Scale War.
Dispatches from Hantung Province
Indicate extensive recruiting for the
forces of Gen. Chang Tsung-Chang.
its military governor, and member OF
the Northern alliance. The prepara-
tions in Shantung give evidence OF
plans for war upon a large scale.
Meanwhile, the Nationalists Can
feneseA are moving large contingents
OF troops to Hankow from Ichang and
other Yangtse River points to meet
the foe rolling down upon them from
the north
Koo Dispatches Protest.
n X. wellington Koo, foreign min,
lister of the Northern government, to-
day addressed a note to the BRUSH
legation here protesting against the
diepatching of British forces to Shang-
hal and asked that it be transmitted to
London in the hope that the British
government would give necessary in
efructions for the immediate with
drawal of troops dispatched to China
so nothing untoward may happen to
mar the friendly relations of the two
nations"
The foreign minister's note declared
that the dispatch of additional naval
and military forces to China is con-
trary to the spirit of the League or
Nations covenant.
ct cannot be over-emphasized that
the national spirit of the Chinese peo-
pIe has been developed, and the mill
tary movement on the part of the Brit
ish government is liable to lead to
serious misunderstanding"
Can Protect Shanghai.
DIR. Koo further declared that if the
object of the expedition was merely
20 protect the Shanghai international
settlement, such is unnecessary, main
tanning that the Chinese authorities
are capable of doing that, while 1.-The
presence of a large number of foreign
troops in this area might lead to un-
foreseen complications. for which the
Chinese government could not be held
responsible"
The note expressed surprise that
Great Britain had decided to send
to China "a large number of regular
troops, warships, submarines and air.
planes," which cannot but be deemed
the most extraordinary action"
1t declared that the expedition also
was contrary to resolution adopted
by the Washington conference in
which the powers agreed to respect
Chfna's sovereignty and withdraw all
troops stationed in China not in con-
forn1ity with the provisions of exist
ing treaties.
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