Evening star., 1927-05-04

commander, is about to make himself
dictator. This has happened so often
in the recent spast in China that the
Cinnamon are getting wary. The Chi
nese Republic was betrayed, to begin
with. by a President who acquired
royal ambitions and sought by use of
his presidential power to realize
them"
In reply to the question, 'How is it
all going to end?' the Providence Bull
letin suggests a few of the several
ways in which it might end. These
include intervention, triumph for the
Moderates, temporary success Of the
Hankow Communists, or a joint
Chang Chang regime, established
either at Peking or Nanking" The
Bulletin adds that "those who know
China best, however. are prepared for
at least four other possibilities, about
which they now know almost moth
ing, but it suggests that "a victory
for the Hankow Communists, secretly
allied with Russia, would probably
cause the most trouble for both China
and the rest of the world
THE governmental methods OF
Chang Tso-lin. war lord of north
China" including the execution of a
score or more of native radicals" are
considered by the Baltimore Sun to be
Illustrative of the effort which Chang
Tso-lin seems to be making TO force
intervention in China by Soviet Rus
sia, which you'd probably result in
giving him active Japanese backing"
Advising caution in China, the Roch-
ester Times-Union suggests it is "the
obvious way of wisdom on the part of I
Western nations to strengthen the con-
servative elements, and concludes,
"A policy Of force win not only be
difficult to apply in the face of exist
ing divisions, but it will probably in
tensify anti-foreign feeling and
strengthen the hands of the extren-
ists.''
There is no doubt that China has
blundered and is blupdering, but all
her blunders are no greater than those
of the greed-inspired powers against
whom her people are now revolving" i
declares the Lynchburg News, while
the Long Beach Press Telegram SAYS !
of them: "They are lovers of home
and respecters of property rights.
Some of them. as in any country, may
be thrown off balance by propaganda, Z
but with matters as they now stand
at Shanghai and Nanking. as they APP
pear at Hankow, which is in Commu. z
ness TO see, until the contrary is
proved. that there is a real distinc-
ton between the two factions of Can
tonese."
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"There is as much uncertainty as
ever, perhaps as much underlying real
doubt as ever, but for the moment
the surface indications of Chang's
policy are calculated to impress as re-
assuring" says the Worcester Eve
ming Gazette. The Los Angeles Times,
recognizing the danger to Asia eff
China begins to blaze" remarks:
That the if is written in capitals
appears from the present strong ac-
ion of Generalissimo Chang Kai-
Shek. who has ordered the arrest of
Russian emissaries as arch.traitors to
he Chinese cause OF self-determina-
ion.'
1.-The chief hope OF a successful
Nationalist movement lies in Chang
affirms the Minneapolis
Tribune, with the assertion that "aS
ong as Chang is in the saddle there
s no real reason why the Western
powers and Japan should fear the Ma
ionalist movement. Chang gives evil
ience of being level-headed. astute and
o some degree far-seeing." concludes
hat paper.
Against these views are contrasted
hose of the Kalamazoo Gazette,
vLich holds that III there Is even a
Measure Of truth in the reports OF
hangs alliance with the Manchurian
and II Feng actually as
iupaaA command OF the Cantonese
srU, -. may look forward to a
,raAT struggle between the two ex.
renaA of bolshevism and oppression,
yith6klt any hope of liberal, moder-
&c ldA Adership for China = s'