Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-21
| 500 AMERICAN MARINES LAND
AS CANTONESE TAKE SHANGHAI
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although a few northerners were still
reported in the northern districts.
and advises the residents to remain
The declaration of state OF
emergency warns against lettering
in the streets, forbids assemblies and
demonstrations without written per-
mission from the Municipal Council
and advises the residents to remain
in their houses after dark.
The council expresses it's intention
to continue cooperating with the
Chinese authorities and directing all
its energies and resources toward
maintaining order and insuring safe
ty of life and property in the area
under its control. It declares 1t will
vigorously suppress all forms of vio-
lence and disorder, and to this end
will not hesitate to use the means at
it's disposal"
Finally, it warns against the activi-
ties of professional agitators who are
taking advantage of the disturbed
conditions ito preach class hatred at
a time when liberation and modera-
ton are more than ever necessary
A shower of flower pots, fire buck
cts, bottles and other missiles descend
ed upon police who were called to
one of the largest Chinese department
stores in the international settlement
to eject workers meeting there to or.
ganize a strike.
Sikhs Dispense Crowd.
The situation looked threatening
when mounted Sikhs arrived and dis
persed the large crowds in the vicin
ity. One foreign constable was in
! jured.
When the general strike went into
effect at noon, there was every indi.
cation there would be widespread re-
spouse by all classes of workers. The
trans in the international settlement
were the first to cease operations
then the electives in the largest cot
con mills left their work. The strike
was entirely political as a show of
sympathy with the Nationalist victory
and to prove the solidarity of labor.
Gen. Pi Shu-Chen, commander of
the Northern forces in Shanghai,
was reported to have taken refuge
in the French concession. The Can
tonese cut the Shanghai-Nanking
railway.
Fall Expected for Days.
had been a foregone conclusion. The
Southern armies had kept up steady
hammering at focal points in the
Northern line, capturing key positions
in rapid succession. BY the collapse
of the Shantungese defense on the
Sungkiang front, southwest of Shang-
hal, Saturday. the road to the objec-
tive was opened. This collapse Of the
Northern defense was accompanied
through an outfianking movement by
the Nationalist or Southern, forces.
and rendered other Northern positions
untenable.
On Sunday, Nationalist advance
guards came within 10 miles of the
city. Soon the Cantonese were at
LunghWa, 4 miles south of Shanghai.
This place had been the Shantungese
military headquarters for the Shang-
hal area of occupation; its capture
meant that the Nationalist could
enter Shanghai whenever they felt
the time was opportune.
Little Resistance Offered.
The Shantungese defenders offered
only indifferent resistance. Thousands
of them, sensing the hopelessness of
further fighting, passed around Shang-
hal throughout yesterday and last
night.
All through the period just preced-
ing the Nationalist occupation. the for
eign settlements showed no alarm.
feeling secure by reason of the large
contingents Of foreign defense forces
which were ready should foreign lives
and property be placed in jeopardy.
Only the Chinese were apprehensive,
fearful of clashes between the South
erners and Shantungese, or excuses
by the Shantungese as they Withdrew.
But these fears appear to have been
groundless, for few, If any, Shan
tungese soldiers were here when the
Southern vanguard entered.
Crowds gathered after the National
lists arrived and numerous police
charges were necessary to clear some
of the streets. Volunteer guards were
Immediately modified.
Three Punjabis were shot during
disturbances and one Of them died.
Isolated Except by Sea.
The fact that the strike call was
not generally responded to on Satur-
dav was due to the belief by a ma
iority of the workers that the South
erners were not near, but now that
they know the Southerners are here
1t is thought they can be depended on
to do what the agitators tell them.
With the railmen out on strike,
Shanghai was isolated, except by sea.
The cutting Of the railway at Chang
chow, northwest of Shanghai, effective
ly isolated the Shantung army from
it's base there. Changchow probably
will be incorporated In the line held
by the Cantonese forces as other
places have been under similar circum-
stances.
The capture of Shanghai adds an
other to the many bloodless victories
by the Southerners, who are in nom
inal control of China south OF the
Yangtze River. except for the city OF
Marking. 1t is not yet clear wheth-
or the arrangement whereby Shanghai
was taken includes Marking, or, in
other words, whether the deal was be-
tween the Southerners and Gen. Pi
Shu- Chen or between the Southerners
and Marshal Chang Tso-Lin's lieu
tenant, Gen. Chang Tsung- Chang.
No Anxiety Among Foreigners.
All was fairly quiet on the surface
in the foreign settlements today.
There was no anxiety among the for
njRnAra thanks tn the presence of the