Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
NANK|NG TRAGEDY
LAID TO RUSSIANS
Chang Kai-Shek Denies
Charge That Cantonese
Fired on Foreigners.
BY LAWRENCE WILSON.
speciai Correspondent of The Star and No
American Newspaper Alliance

s ma,pon9 OF The Star and North
AeDeab Sevspaper Alliance.
SHANGHAI, March 2s.-Gen.
Chang Kai-Shek, commander OF the
Nationalist armies, in a statement to
the correspondent of The Star and
the North American Newspaper AL
lance. today characterized as deliber.
ase Iies the stories circulated to the
erect mat Nationalist troops were
king. van
The white Russians were resnon.
sible for the Marking affair. Zen
Chang said, despite the news which
tne British are carefully spreadine
tnat Inc Nationalist caused the tro,,.
nie. Inc Russians, native bandits of
lhe Shantungese forces and the rabhIe
started footing and killing before the
Natlonalists arrived,
me White Russians ocennied
Socony NH as the Cantonese advanced
on poth hanks. Standard Oil ofFicia Js
tsiephoned the gunboats that the
cantonese were advancing, with the
result that the gunboats fired on tbe
Nationalists. killing and wonndine
many OF our troops.
Tells of Long Fight.
me foreigners evacuated immedi
ats!y and the Nationalists were com.
peiied TO fight three hours to defeat
Tue RUSSIANS, who had taken O posi
.mIi Oh the hill. Obviously. durina
Ems Ems tlnle there could have been nc
EahtoheSe IN the city, where the loot
proof that there were oniy She -,
tungese in the city and that thav
were responsible.
III, Inc reports which the British are
ousily circulating that the National
army ana bandits engaged in ioofino
are utterly unfounded, az the facf
THAT the affair has already heen sci.
tied with the powers indicates,
we will attempt to take over tho
foreign settlements by diplomacy nof
force. Unequal treaties must he can.
ceied, but at what time and nv What
means has not yet been Determined
That will be left to the diplomats
we are resolved on our purnose
to set our people free and on a level
with other races. We will treat for.
eigners without discrimination and
our endeavor has been to treat them
fairly as we moved north.
Attacks British Press.
THE British press has done every.
thing in its power TO damage the rep.
utation Of the National army. Public
opinion is strong enough In China to,
day to bring about. by the economic
weapon Of the boycott, what we ma Y
he unable TO obtain by diplomatic
means. To use force in adjusting the
unequal treaties Is unnecessary.
The powers cannot suppress the
Chinese by means of warships, no
matter how numerous. Right must
win over might.
III would be undiplomatic for the
America to follow the British i'm.
perlalistic policy. for America wants
TO trade with China. If they accept
the British method they will be in the
same position with the Chinese as
the British
Gen. Chang Is in good health. but
very tired. In a general statement to
the press he said that he came to
study the situation. which he hoped
would be settled soon. Immediatel
after his arrival he engaged In q long
conference with the police OF the
French settlement.
lcopyrirht.. 1927 in United States. Great
Britain and 3il other counties by North
American Newspaper Ailiancs.)4