The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-02-24
WORKERS ARE
BACK ON JOBS
IN SHANGHAI
Truce Is Declared in Conflict
Between Nationalist Labor
and Sun Regime
EXECUTIONS NUMEROUS
Broken Army of Marshal Sun
Takes Last Stand in De-
fense of Shanghai

Shanghai, Feb. 24.--tR-A truce
was declared in the conflict between
nationalist labor in Shanghai and the
tottering regime Of Marshal Sun
Chuan-Fang tonight.
Simultaneously, proclamations sent
scores of thousands of workers back
to their jobs and called off the exc
cutioners Of General Ii Pao- Chang,
Shanghai defense commissioner, who
beheadcd 100 or more agitators dur
ing the five-day walkout which in
volved more than 100000 Chinese.
The strike began to peter out a.
once. Strikers thronged back to their
work. partly because Of lack Of funds
and partly because Of the atmosphere
Of terrorism which has hung over the
native city and even penetrated the
foreign settlements since the strike
started.
Although nothing official was OBJ
tainable to verify the report, it was
learned that General Lis agents pene-
trated the French concession and kid
naped ut least 30 members of the
kuomintang Cantonese party) ag-
tators who were holding a meeting
there this evening. A few kidnap-
ings also were reported from the in
ternational settlements but this like
wise could not be confirmed.
Those kidnapped were taken to Gen
eral Lis headquarters and their fate
is unknown.
Many Have Been Executed
One of the proclamations. issued
by General Ii, in which he revoked
orders for the execution of strike
agitators now being held, admits the
shootings and beheadings carried out
By his decree during the last five
days have totaled 100, half Of which
were in public. Foreign officials be-
licve at least so more were executed
in the military enclosures.
The general labor union issued the
other proclamation in which its off
Gals announced they had "taken steps
with view to ending the strike for the
; time being The laborites pointed
out, however, that the present action
was only a truce and that they ex-
pected to strike again when the time
is ripe. This was taken to mean that
they would act when the military
. situation becomes more definitely fav-
orable toward the nationalists.
Meanwhile. disquieting reports
reached here from. Sungkiang, Is
miles south of Shanghai, where the
broken army Of Marshal Sun has TAX
en- a position for a last stand against
the approaching Cantonese. The re.
ports said Marshal Suns forces we're
looting the rice and silk shops there
md fhaf MANY NJ tho SOl1iarc n nd
been executed by their own leaders in
an effort to maintain discipline and
face the southern advance.
Race for Shanghai Under Way
Troops of General Chang Tsung-
Chang, Shantung leader, who yes
terday took over Marking, the pro-
vincial capital, preparatory to send
ing troops to Sungkiang to reinforce
Marshal Suns broken war machine,
were pouring across the Yangtse
river from Marking, occupying Chin
kiang, Changchow, and other points
as they moved southwark toward the
enemy.
If the disintigration of Marshal
Suns forces around Sunkiang con-
tinues, the situation may become a
race between the Shantung and ma
tionalist forces for the possession of
Shanghai.
Locally, foreign authorities were
taking every precaution for defense
Of the international settlement and
the ranks of foreign defenders
quartered in the settlement. and
aboard ships in the river were being
steadily augmented.