Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-31
COOLIDGE:
DISPOSED
TO FORCE:
Protection of Americans
Essential Before Terms
Can Be Discussed.
DIPLOMACY URGED
B0rah and SEE Declare
Show of Force Will Be
Detrimental.
BY LUDWELL DENNY

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81 The
administration faces another attack
on its foreign policy. Hitherto. it
has been Nicaragua and Mexico.
Now it is to be about China.
Senator BOrah, chairman of the
senate foreign relations committee,
and Representative Porter, head of
the house foreign committee, want
quick diplomatic action to meet the
Chinese crisis.
President Coolidge, after bhe cool
Chinese reception of Secretary of
State Kellogg's statement Of policy,
has ordered three of the best cruis-
ers in the navy to Hawaii to join
the American armada of Sc war
vessels already in or near Chinese
waters.
With anti-foreign riots and civil
war menacing the lives and property
of the 10000 Americans in the yell
low republic, the president has de-
cided to provide protection first and
talk terms after.
But Senator BOrah, Chinese min
lister SEE and missionary representa-
tives argue that large show of for
eign force is provocative of q high
ly dangerous situation which only
quick friendly diplomacy can meet
Three incidents today forced TIL
administration to focus attention OH
the Chinese problem and stimulated
demands for what its advocate
term more liberal American poi
icy.
1.-Reaction here to the new Brit
ish policy, enunciated by foreigs
minister Chamberlain and support
ed by the opposition leaders, Mae
Ronald and Lloyd George. The Brit
ish move was generally interpreted
as gaining Great Britain more
favored position than the United
States in China. Chamberlain S
statement promising acceptance of
nationalist demands for tariff au
tonomy and abrogation of foreign
extra-territorial rights goes much
farther than Kellogg s similar
statement, according to Kellogg's
critics.
Holds Prisoner
2.-Refusal of Marshal Sunchuan
Fang, Of the northern conservative
Chinese faction to release on de-
mand of the American consul the I
abducted editor of the American
Shanghai Courier, Kent Wells, de-
creased faith here in the northern
faction which holds Peking and
Shanghai. Meanwhile there were re-
ports of increased nationalist and
pro Cantonese sentiment among the
Shanghai and Peking populace.
3.-Military reports described the
radical Cantonese armies as draw
ing closer to Shanghai, with de.
eisive battle expected soon within
she'll fire of that port. Capture by
the Cantonese of Shanghai, trading
and foreign center Of the Orient,
might force the United States to
deal with that government directly
as the British are now doing. Kel-
logg's present position is that he
will deal only with joint delegates
of both factions.
The Cantonese demand immediate
abrogation of the so called unequal
treaties, while Kellogg proposes
only conditional gradual abolition
of the foreign right to maintsia
courts and troops in China.
Though the president is relying
on the United States fleet and mar
ines to protect the 5000 Americans
m Shanghai, he is studying the Can
tonese proposal that Shanghai be
made temporary neutral zone
without foreign or native troops
with the conservative forces with
irawing 25 miles from the city for
decisive battle with the invading