The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-11
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
British Troop Movements
Check Negotiations
With Chinese.
BY EDWARD W. PIckARp


~ REATJ BRITAIN, Japan, France
~ and the United States are all de-
sirous of negotiating new treaties
with China that will do away with
foreign domination and the inequali-
ties Of which the Chinese complain
Both the Canton and the Picking gov
ernments. demand such treaties but
neitherSwill concede that the other is
the .sone with which negotiations
should be carried on. Furthermore,
the southern government, through
Foreign. Minister Chen, announced
last week that nothing in that, way
could-be done until Great Britain al
tered its policy of concentrating troops
in Shanghai. So for the present there
Is deadlock, although the British
government decided to divert many
Of the troops to Hongkong, which
Is British territory and whence
they could be transported speedily to
Shanghai: should the necessity arise.
AS for surrendering the British con-
cessions to the Chinese, London more
than intimates this can be easily ar
ranged; but that does not include the
foreign part of Shanghai, which-is an
International quarter though mainly
ruled by. the British. -.
Offers of the British foreign Office,
made to both the southern and the
northern Chinese governments, are
really very generous and probably will
be accepted ultimately. They include
recognition Of the validity of the mod
ern Chinese law courts for cases
brought by British plaintiffs or COM
plants, and of a reasonable Chinese
nationality law; also the acceptance
Of modern Chinese civil and CONNER
cial codes as far as practicable in
British courts in China.
The government is prepared to en-
ter arrangements, for modification
of the municipal administrations of
the British. concessions, so as to bring
them in line with the administrations
of the special Chinese administrations
of the former concessions or for their
amalgamation with the former con-
cessions now under Chinese control or
for transfer of police control of the
concession areas to the Chinese au-
thorities. 1t is conceded that British
missionaries should no longer claim
the right to purchase land in the in
terror, and Chinese converts should
look to the Chinese law for protec-
ton educational onI
medical institutions should conform
TO the Chinese laws. 49,
Delay in the Cantonese-British ne
gotiations concerning administration
of the concessions in Hankow and
Kiukiang caused recrudescence of
the anti-British demonstrations. in the
former city with threats of mob vio-
lence. 1t seemed likely all the Brit
ish subjects there would be compelled
to leave, and there was renewed dan
ger for foreigners further up the
Yangste river.
Removal of Americans from the in
terror continued, and our government
dispatched more transports and ma
rines for purposes Of protection.
Among the American refugees arriv-
ing in Shanghai last week was large
party from the mission stations in
Human province.
The expected battles between the
Cantonese and the northern China ar
mics had not begun but the troops of
Marshal Chang Tso-lin and his allies
were reported to be gathering in great
numbers in Human province, and there
was some fighting in Chekiang prov
ince, where the Canton troops were
strongly placed near Chuchow.
7 IBERAL rebels in Nicaragua were
IL decisively defeated by troops of
the Diaz government at Rivas and
Madame on the west coast, and the
victory was made more complete by
the capture of Gen. Christiano Zapa-
ia, one of the most troublesome of the
reyolutionists.-Tha the cause of DR..
Juan B. Sacasa, chief of the liberals,
is hopeless, is the opinion of Colonel
Messer. his military adviser. who was
q German star officer in the World