Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-09
u. S. Joins In Pro-
test With Late Allies

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| have arrived and been stored in the
| munition dock warehouses preparatory
! to loading upon whatever vessel may
be designated to carry the next marine
| uEits across the Pacific
Colonel Henry c. Davis, formerly in
command OF the marines at Norfolk, is
en- route to command the regiment be-
ing formed. He is expected Sunday.
At marine corps headquarters here
it was disclosed that approximately
1,4OO men and provisions and stores to
last the entire American marine con-
| tingent in the Orient 60 days would
be dispatched on the Grant from the
! naval base at San Diego
Marine corps officers and the con-
tingent to depart on the President
Grant would be made up of separate
units Of regiments at present in the
field. Special attachments of the third
regiment of marines may be included
in the provisional organization, but
officials said the regiment would not
go as a body Further announcements
stated that the second battalion, fourth
regiment of marines, composed of
Bremerton San Diego and Mare island
troops, would be the fiyst to embark.
The whole contingent Of 1,400 will be
composed of men originally from west
coast stations.
The President Grant arrived here
yesterday from the Orient.
SHANGHAI -yNho
entire difficult question of the position
of Soviet Russia among the powers in
China has been brought to the fore by
the events at Peking and Shanghai, in
sofar as they affect the Soviet's Dip
lomatic representatives during the past
few days.
The apparent ostracism of Soviet
Russia among the powers diplomati-
cally represented in China has been
emphasized by these events and the
situation has become the most impor-
tant topic throughout China wherever
foreigners and Chinese have come into
contact.
It is widely recognized that the Incl
dents in Peking and Shanghai are filled
with dynamite, and Moscow's reaction,
ClluS ldA ID dHAlOuSly
awaited.
While the ministers of the powers
at Peking and the sconsuls at Shanghai
are taking upitechnically correct posi-
tions, the former protesting against the
action of thel'northerners in exceeding
the terms of their permit to pass
through the legation quarter and the
latter asking the municipal council to
explain the Gordon placed about the
Russian consulate, it is felt that there
can be no question that neither affair
would have been possible had ANY
power offered the slightest opposition
The action9of the municipal councill
of Shanghai in placing a Gordon around
the Soviet consulate was based on fear
of possible hostile demonstrations
against it, it was stated today. This
fear was prompted by information
reaching the commissioner of police
that the raid on the buildings attached
to the Soviet embassy in Peking had
revealed matters which were likely to
create feeling against the Soviet con-
sulate here.
AS a result of protest received
from the Soviet consul general, thei
stationing of guard around the con
sulate, the consular body met this
afternoon and decided to refer the.I
matter to the Shanghai municipaII
council with request for an explana-
tion of it's actions.
Responsibility for posting the Gordon
was entirely that of the municipal
council.
While the Russian angle of the sit4
uation now is holding the center ofl
attention, the evacuation of foreigners
from the interior, the political man !
euvers within the ranks of the Cam
tonese, and military movements in
Chinas civil war also are continuing.
PEKING, April s (P).--The political
complications in northern China
caused by the resignation from the
premiership of DR. V. X Wellington
Koo yesterday took another swift turn
today when DIR. Koo decided to retain |
the post because of the complications |
to follow from Wednesdays raid on
the Soviet embassy compound. Dr. Koo, ;
whose resignation yesterday was
stated to have no connection with the |
raid by northern soldiers, conferred
with Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, the Man
churian war lord, this afternoon.