Evening star., 1927-04-24

China.--No reply has been received
from Chang Kai-Shek to the powers
notes addressed to him, identical with
the notes addressed to the govern
ment at Hankow concerning the Nan
king outrages. Regretfully, for the
matter is important, ] must omit dis
cussion of the replies, Substantially
identicaD, by Eugene Chen, foreign
minister of the Hankow government
TO the several notes of the powers
There seems no doubt that all the
nowers concerned are displeased with
these replies; presumably they VIII
inform Chen to that effect.
Chang Kai-Shek, has set up new
government of moderates $50 calleo' -
any rate), at Marking, he says tdiiu
nerhaps he is justified in putting IT
tbat way). that he is not establish
;,fr a new government, but only re-
s,,nvIne Nationalist headquarters from
Hankow and reorganizing the govern
,,,ant At any rate we have now a Ma
tionalist government with capltai az
Naplsing. and another NatlofaiIse
Communist or near Communist III
comnlexion), government with capi.dl
az TJankow, / told last week now the
Nanlinp. eroup denounced ana OUT
iayyed the Hankow group. Ihe nan.
tsnyv government in turn deciaTeu
chang dismissed from his military
command. ordered his troops 10 reluse
obedience to him and offered the su.
rreme command of the NatlohaIast
forces to our old friend fehs ~
Hsiang, the Christian GeIleaaI,
whose army, the Kuomlnchuh, ! va
tional Peoples Army') 49, sotneMLleie =,
in the north country tappaIehsiy -.
northwest Honan). 1t Is reported tnat
Eere, has declined the proffered non.
or r does not appear what part OF
tbe Nationalist forces are adherins
IN Chang Kai-Shek, what part 10 the
uankow government, but, II the IAN
puage used by Nanking and HanKoW
ia sincere there is state Oh clVlI wal
in the South.
rrhere are however, those who re-
ouo,.d the anparent split in the Ma
tionaIist ranks as super-celestldl
TACTICAL maneuver," the moderates,
fso called and the Hankow outtlt. col
Iuding to fool the powers; the former
pretending disapproval OF anu'Iorelsh
violence, .theA latter twlth 1eroclous
show of protest., consentlng " oe
temporarily discredited ana olsplaceu,
in due time, however, TO resume tLeiL
Dlace in the NaTlOndtlSL sui - .ANA
the game, it is being played most reai.
istically, if reports are true telllng OF
bloody suppression of reds in Vari-
Gus centers, execution of their petty
leaders by the score, and correspond
ing treatment of Chang's adherents IN
Honan and elsewhere.
No doubt such IAN explanation IS
quite too fantastic, though the blood.
letting is no bar to its acceptance, ana
though one may set no limit TO
Chinese possibilities in regard 10
treachery. intrigue and mendaclty.
According to latest reports, Chang
Kai.Shek has resumed his northward
drive via the line Of the PukoW
Tientsin Railroad and via the Grand
Canal, having recovered footnoids
north of the Yangtze Tor perhaps
never having lost them). For what.
ever reasons, he seems unperturbed
by (reported) orders from Hankow to
Red troops to attack him in flank.
A report, which greatly requires con-
firmation, has it that Sun Chuan feng
(one-time lord of Shanghai, who last
week was reported as having cleared
the north bank of the Yangtze. from
Wuhu to it's mouth, of Nationalist