The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-09
NATIONALISTS
RUN CONCESSIONS
WITH EFFICIENCY
Chinese Displace British
In HankOw Settlement

Hankow, January % (By Mai).--
The force of events on January 9rd
and 9TH which compelled the Nation
alist authorities to take over control
of the British Concession here has
thrown upon the shoulders of some
Of the secretaries in several Nation
alist ministries task which they
must handle in addition to their regu-
lar work
II is generally known that the Ma
tionalist Government is handling the
affairs of the concession through
Provisional Council Just how the
task is being carried out is not, how
eyer. so we'll known.
That it has been well done is amply
attested by the fact that since the
assumption of control by the Chinese
authorities, there have been no un-
toward events, nor is there any evil
dence that the normal work of polio
ing. cleaning and administering the
small piece Of territory has been in
anv way less we'll done than it was
while under strictly British control.
The same has been true, Of course, of
the ex-Russian and ex-German con-
eessions which, combined, form a
larger portion of the so-called "con-
cession area" in Hankow than the
British. All this territory, for years
Under purely Chinese control, has
he"n and is just as clean, Just as we'll
policed, just as we'll administered as
it was under purely foreign domino
ton.
Departments Handle Details.
The provisional council now hand
ling the affairs Of the British conces-
sion comprises the minister Of for
eign affairs, the minister of finance
and the minister of communications
Of the Nationalist government. 1t
meets once week. The details are
delegated to four departments: sec
retariat. headed by Mr.. T. C. Woo of
the foreign ministry; finance, headed
hy Mr.. c, II, Lei of the ministry of
communications; public safety headed
by Mr.. II. O. Tong of the finance
ninistrv; sanitation, headed by Mr..
G. Y. lee of the ministry of COM
implications.
These four meet daily and hear re-
ports from the subordinates in their
respective departments, issue all nee
essary orders. see te It that they are
carried out and generally direct the
administration. Any non-routine nat
ters e." left for decision by the pro-
.visio~ council.
Financial Control -.ationaIisl.
The financing Of the area is now
being shouldered by the Nationalist
government directly. Pending the de-
cision 70 be reached as a result Of
the nnrotiations now going forward
between the Nationalist government
aud the British diplomatic authorities,
that method of finance will continue
The entire administration and direc-
ton of the affairs of the concession
are. at the moment, purely provisional.
There have been no changes whatso-
evcr in the usual course Of affairs in I
side the British concessions since the
intervention of the Nationalist gov
eminent. The entire staff of the mum /
ieipal office remains the same, save
for the British heads, who no longer |
function. The police, now, are all /
Chinese. The Indians who formerly /
were used as traffic officers no longer
are used. The new Chinese police have I
beer recruited from excess men or
the police roster in the. two special
areas which were formerly the Rus
sian and German concessions.