The producers news., 1927-04-15

pl1ance under penalty; nor does it
commit the governments of the Unit
ed States, Great Britain, Japan,
France and Italy in advance to anv
course of action for enforcement,
jointly or separately.
Defeat for John Bull
The sending of separate notes to
the Chinese Nationalists government
concerning what the Associated Press
and their English propagandists de-
light to refer to as the "Nanking
outrage" in which one foreigner was
killed and three or four wounded, af-
ter the British and American boats
mad murdered seven hundred defense
less women and children and wound
ed thousands of others in an obvious
effort to cover the retreat of the
Northern forces, evacuating Marking.
is a humlliating and crushing defeat
OF Britain's efforts to drag the
United States into war with China
and commit the United States to the
British Eastern policy.
Washington Plans UnfOrmuIated
Indications are that the Washing
Ton government has not determined
as yet what forceful steps it would
consider in event of a nationalist re-
tusal to accept responsibility for ont
RACES upon Americans at Nankino
whether the other four governments
also have deferred that question. or
have agreed jointly OF otherwise upon
a tentative program of enforcement
IS not clear. 1t is likely that the
chinese will claim that the trouble
was deliberately instigated by British
interests to involve the United States
VIII Act Independently
Under the terse language of the
note submitting the demands, each
government has reserved the right to
act as 1T sees fit and independently.
Work Of Nationalist
A supplemental announcement is
sued by the state department describ-
ed Ehe Nanklng attacks as being the
work OF uniformed and organized
bodies of troops of the nationalist
army, systematically conducted and
including 'nameless Outrages" upon
foreign women. The terms of repar-
alton demanded, it was added. cover
ed only the minimum of what would
IN the circumstances be done bv wav
oil honorable amends by any govern
ment conscious of its own dignity and
It's duty to other friendly peoples in
the family of nations" The "Nan-
KING outrage" on foreign women is
ancient British stuff.
Recognize Chinese Authority.
No derOgatiOn of Chinese sover-
eighty or dignity is imnIied in tbo
9Semand, the official statement added.
Ihey are directed, rather, it contin-
ued, toward those influences, both
foreign and Chinese" which have in
IIamed the Chinese people "to dis
trust hate and violence toward the
people OF the friendly powers"
Rift in Party
Direct Identification of these in
tluences is avoided, but the issuance
Oh the statement comedies with new
advlces from China of a growing rift
between the labor and moderate
wings of the nationalist regime. The
Identical notes were deIivered a.
ohahgnaI to General Pei, representa-
tive OF Chang Kai-Shek, nationalist
commander In chief, who is under
STOOD to be in Marking, preparing to
eau a conference there April Is of
the moderate leaders of the party
with a view to outsting foreign adj.
vlsers and radical Chinese troops now
dominating the political machinery of
the national government.
Nationalist Factions Struggle
A consular report Monday from
canton, original seat and main center
OF the nationalist movement. said a
ciash between the radical and moder-
ate natlonalists was imminent there,
ana the situation tense. A report
from Rear Admiral Hough, at Han
koW, said conditions were alarming
and the attitude of the Chinese ugIy
especially large crowds of coolies
VINO are hungry and without work. "