New Britain herald., 1927-12-20
6,0OO KILLED IN
 CHINESE FIGHTS
Reports From Orient Also Tell
 Of Break With Reds
BY GLENN BiBB
(Asso. Press Far Eastern Correspon "A. P. Far Eastern Correspondent ]


 Peking. Dec. co GP-Out of the bloody turmoil of Cantons mad week has emerged the salient fact that south China, or the portion call ing itself nationalist. has ruptured relations with the Soviet as violent ly and completely as possible With out the actual declaration of war.
 Indeed, il appears that if armed confict were geogra phcally possible, the two nations would be at each others throats,
 Al least one recognized Soviet offi- clal, Vice Consul Hassis. is definitely known to have pershed before q Chinese firing squad at Canton.
 From the entire IanEtze valley and to the south of it. all Russians officially connected with the Soviet are being hustled out. and Soviet commercial places closed down.
 Given is Hours to Leave
 At Canton, this was accompanied by revolting bloodshod Soviet rep re.entatives in HankoH were given barely 4S hours to leave after being rounded up early last Friday morn ing and marched bound through the streets some Of them still in their night clothes. Tomorrow has been set as the limit of departure from Shanghai.
 Thus death. suffering and indigni- ties have been visited upon the Rus sians who for the last three years were the accredited brains of the na- toinalist movement Quitting the scenes of their former triumphs they have tasted the Chinese hatred. which they are said to have been responsible for turning against other foreigners throughput the Chinese revolution up to now,
 The absence of anti-foreign feel ing. except against the Soviet, is noteworthy. During the events of last week not a single foreign cas- ualty, except Russians. was reported from the whole nationalist area. Some non Russians were arrested in the Hankow roundup, but they were later released with apologies.
 During the communist coup at Canton, it was necessary to bring approximately 1o0 Americans. Brit ish and Germans in from the outly- ing areas for protection by foreign sailors. The Japanese landed ma rines 10 protect the Japanese hospi tai. No one was hurt, however.
 5000 Believed Slain
 The latest official foreign reports enable one to make fairly ac- curate estimate of the costs of Can tons orgy.
 At least 5000 are believed to have perished. The communists, who seized the city December Il, killed 1000, while the anti-reds in Iecapturing the city two days later killed 5000.
 At least eight Russians were. ex- ecuted in short order after being lgrominiously paraded.
 Vice Counsel Hassis was arrested at the hea dquarters of the commun- ist party. He was executed on the morning Of Thursday ss q reputed member Of the Soviet military oheka. One Russian woman was executed. The other persons shot bO1t Sutl IdillbS as LOSOl, JlDDNJ horniolov, and Litzky.
 The Soviet consul general and his family are prisoners together with about % other Russians. Their eventual fate is uncertain, All have been paraded bearing palacards call ing upon the populace to weak their pleasure upon them. Several of them were slashed with knives and spat upon.
 The Chinese anti-reds assert that documents seized at the Soviet con- sulate prove that the Russians were instigated from Moscow 10 launch the reign of terror on December II. They claim the documents were seized as the Soviet representatives were attempting 10 burn them. 20 Million Damage
 The material damage at Canton is generally estimated at 20 million dollars. when entire blocks were burned. including the bank of China building.
 When the loss of 'hs rorulace due 10 the footing of both reds and anti reds is added to this the total Will probably be doubled.
 The end is not IT sign,. The mill- tarists who are in control . present are unagreed among themselves. General Chang Fak-Wei is the out standing figure among them. The entire group has been denounced by the Ranking nationalist regime, which has ordered q punitive eXpedi- ton against Canton. Further fight ing is probable and the population is still panicky,
 The resulting sltuatian in China is an anomaly. The nationalisrs who sought and followed Moscow S insplratio n are viplently eNpeliing Soviet representatives, while thou sands of Soviet Russians are still un- molested within the territories of General Chang Tso-Lln whose bat tie cry for the last year has been the destruction Of bolshevism.
 General Chings spokesman was asked by the Associated Press re- porter what course of action was proposed in northern China.
 Probably no definite steps" he replied. Al present we are unable 10 act until we arc given fresh pIo- vocation"
 soviet Consuls Busy.
 The Soviet consul generals are functioning at Tientsin and Harbln, and the conauatcs at Peliing and Mukden. Alho thousands ot Soviet Russians are Tn th" employ of the Chinese railway with headquarters at Harhin.
 The spokesman said that the most formidable obstacle to the expulsion of Soviet Russia was that it would bring up the whole knotty problem of the Chinese eastern railway. d joint enterprise Of Chinese and Rus