The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-10


announced in the House of
Commons this afternoon that an Ill
tilnatum on the Marking incident is
"inexpedient.
That the British die-hards have I'M
dergone no change of heart was made
clear by Chamberlain. The Baldwin
has no more love for a
united free China than it had last
month or last year.
Still Want War.
Stating the position of the British
Chamberlain said, Review
ing all facts, we have decided that the
present application of sanctions for
the Marking outrages or failure to
observe the conditions of the Hankow
agreement is inexpedient, however
fully justified"
Wait for Opportune Moment.
Implying that Great Britain will
resume her war against China at the
first opportune moment, Chamberlain
continued, an these circumstances
Great Britain does not propose to adj
dress any further note to Eugene
Chen. We have SO informed the other
powers. We have added that we re-
serve full iher Of action as to the
future and in particular respect to
any further outrages."
Fear National Strength.
Observers here point out that the
"inexpediency Of sanctions" is due ~
to the recent changes in the Chinese
policies of the United States and ia
pan dictated by finance capital in the
case of the former and industrial cap
ital, fearing a boycott of its goods,
in the case of the latter ~ to the
rapidly growing strength of the Ma
tionalist government at Hankow (3)
to the opposition of the labor move
ment to British war on China "a to
the large deficits in the enormous
British budgets of the last two years.
That Great Britain will continue to
substitute to the northern war lords
and continue to aid the counter-revo-
luton, no one here doubts.
SHANGHAI, May 9.-General Feng
Yuh Slang, the christian General"
is again reported to be mobilizing his
troops for an attack on the northern
ers at Honan. General Feng is re-
ported to have proceeded to Loyang
to take charge of this drive, which is
in support of the Hankow National
lists.
Peasants Attack Chang.
Chang Kai-shek is reported to have
been considerably weakened by at
tacks from "Red Lances," an armed
peasants organization that has been
moving closer and closer to the Han
kow Nationalist. Chang is rushing
to Marking in attempt
to stem the attacks of the peasants.
Fessenden Wants War.
HANK0W, April 26 delayed at
Shanghai) An editorial in the Peo-
pies Tribune, organ of the National
list government, points out that the
head Of the Shanghai Municipal
Council of the International Settle
ment, Stirling Fessenden, American
lawyer, has consistently supported
Chang Tsung-chang, Shantungese war
lord, notorious for his extreme bru-
tally.
Fessenden in addition to instigating
the picketing Of the Soviet Union con-
sulate, has given his open support to
the Shantungese and has appealed
for foreign Intervention in China.
LONDON, May 9.-Eugene Chen,
Nationalist foreign minister in the
Hankow government, is quoted in an
interview in the Daily Express as
stating that the Nationalist move
ment in Hankow is growing stronger
every day.
Chen declared that General Chang
Kai-shek had been ousted from the
Nationalist movement of Hankow be-
cause he Attempted to substitute
personal authority for the authority
of the Party"