Evening star., 1928-05-19
CHINA MUST KEEP
MANCHUR|A PEACE,
TOXIC NOTE WARNS
Tso.Lin Refuses Japanese
Advice to Retire With
Unbeaten Army. -
U. S. DESTROYER BRINGS
BRISTOL TO TIENTSlN
Protectorate Threat Is Seen in Edict
to Civil War Factions-Aliens
Guarded in Peking.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PEKING, May 1o.-Rear Admiral
Mark L. Bristol, in command of the
American feet in Asiatic waters.
arrived in Peking late today from
Japan.
By ,he Associated Press,
PEKTNG, May l9.-Marshal Chang
Tso-Iin. Northern dictator. has refused
the advice Of Japan that he retire to
Manchuria while his army is still un-
defeated By the Nationalist. He has
burned his bridges behind him and
faces the prospect Of having to hgni
OF the NationaliSts with his back tc
the great wall of China.
Admiral Mark l.. Bristol, commander
of the American naval forces in ASiatic
waters. was speeding aboard destroyer
from .Tauan TO TientSin today. with 3
Nationalist advance threatening. AZ
TTienfsin. where American Marines pre-
siorainate. and Peking the powers were
moving to protect their nationals:
In many quarters the phrase. Man
churisn protectorate" was heard IN Tel-
erence 20 Japan's note 70 ootn tne We, 20,
ring Chinese factions that Wouiu s Gl-
TIRE Japanese expected bitter hostinty
frnrn All Chinese because or TINS note
and the recent hloodshed at Tsinan
and were evacuating their nationals
from North China today.
Dictator Refuses.
K.nklchi Yoshizawa. japanese Min-
4Ster At Peking, in presenting Ouans
with the note from the Japanese go
eminent warning that enecHve ssCbs =
would be taken 70 maintain 49, - -
,rifhdraw to Manchuria while ne nae
tsr,e THE dictator reiterated ms oe-
Se-T1inaf3on TO stand his ground IN re-
fine IN the face Of the HationaIst ao-
11-fs ne chief Mukdenite generals within
,.arl, fYTfraediateiy hurried 70 Reklne
end conferred with Marshal Cnang.
fFesr leader. Those at the conference
inrIr1ded Chang Hsueh-LAang, son 1 "a
tl1e dictator: Chang Ts0-Hsisng. ILL ~.
fary Governor OF Kirtn, ann 1ang
ring. chief Of stan q the @ maIsllAl. .s
TsNe lAuanese memorandum Nae -
,,.-rse6 fFe warning leadErs Of NOrtn
ar,d Suuth lNaka0naliSt1 China ara 49,
.sraa .sn.srIned IN vague terms. wnicn oiu no.
f,dicate Toki0's Interpretation g 80
1,rouraate and effective steps Io1 Llc y.
.r..asvtersr,ce az peace and order N
1T.-,~Ss.srsa. The Ambassadors OF LnE
-.-.u..,.. ,.n-.~r~ = lroweVer. we're informed tnat
Isnar, would prevent rs far as possiDle
defeatAd troops or those ~ p.Ls1As =. y.
fi1ern. regardless Of whether Iney aae
Northern on Southern troops IIOLn -
terirg Manehuria" as Sicn q IsoSssa-s z1~s.s..,s
for tf1e protection OF the Spec. ps-a,.s pss. :.
Of Japan n Mancnuria ana AaDa1eA.@'
To Establish Barrier.
.~..a. .~rsa,.atfpr, obviously meant
..,a. r.s.sy.ese civil war should mol pene-
SO Eevond the great wan. Ioklo
'.trrr.o4r, Indicated that IL would estaD-
Issh ! military barrier at SnannaaK8s,;;
~ the sea terminus Of the gTeas W. 1
almost az the boundary OF SIataa al'1
Nanchuria. 70 enforce TINS. ..
The japanese have announces sasa,s sl..soSs
bluntly that the RorLnerneIs - ~ Ssr-
~sssII r,oE mass the ShanhaikWan paI-
sss- ,rI7irsa means that Marshal Cnane
4, cisn0sfraa TO ignore the japanese sd- @
-1ee THAT he retire now has burned na@
bridges BEHIND him - :. ,xs al
49, frr~a necessary TO halt any relEedb
.;,-,.sc1s snanuaikwan. II was mdicat.
- tfssf i division from Korea aaoout
Se 7fe, Yaen and ofhcere) would feihigtSs sg..',s
f11e normal Manchurtan garrison: IL. -
esrrison Is composed OF iun s..-ae,, oasasae,,
and two mixed briSaoes os Ix,ssnsai
81 001 and $4,000 men. AooiplOaaAa
1a-esS viii be moved from Japan az
Ees1tral opinion was that Cnans
,rso-fArl had gufncient military 49,.
~ 1ritf1staad the Eatsonals1s aLnl1s9
k.SserseeIv II he was willing 20 ngnt-
TsIrfrar TIE last three days his MukoenIIe
Torcex have defeated the Shansi ioIceS
~ fiae Natsonaiists under Feng 1u-
Tssang fn q pitched battle 70 tne sou1.
0f Pa0tangfu, about 30 miles sonInWess
Of Pekine. The moral effects OF Japan, =. J
move are incaiciiabse. II may spur W
lae retireg 10 Mukden, from which ne
emerged 70 rule North China, Chang
sTso-TSn can scarcely expect japanese
frfendgiaio owing 10 his repeated DE-
nenee OK their projects there during
the past two years.
Significant Move.
Foreign and Chinese ofneiaI circles
were agreed that the implications OF the
japanese memorandum were Fnomen-
toaE, probably more significant thar
any Par Eastern development since the
Great War. High Chinese expressed
the fear that Japan was taking adyan-
tsge Of yaE-toFn China 70 establish
permanently her domination over Man
casirla and demand recognition OF y.
EHeinesslake preparations went for
ward for the protection of foreigners II
Peklng ard T1entsln.
Plans were formed for the eoncentTa.
ton Of sii foreigners inside the legation
quarter at Pek1ng In event of trouble
Commanders Of the powers at Tientsin
where American Marines pYedominate
prepared 70 prevent the civil war from
reaching the concessions
IN view 81 the possibility of the earl
withdrawal Of the present regime from
Peking, the Chinese Chamber Of Com
Eleree Was getting ready 10 HlaiHtai II
order between governments under tn
guidance Of non~partisan elder states
nQer
oIgf other foreign nationals hay
not eft PekiDg, Japan Was eyaeuatinI
heEe japanese women eEld ci1iidTei
were being removed. The japanese con
al1Ia1es at Kalgan ana Cbiteng, north o
feking, have been closed and eu Jap
enese Withdrawn from those cities.
A special steamer Was chartered q
carry women end children from Tientsil
10 Darien. There were 1000 Japanes
f/sfugee9 from North China In Gfentsil
and every steamer sailing for Japan o
DaFiep was crowded with them,
Two Infantry companies were adde
70 the normal japanese legation guar
Al Peking bringing itE strength
000. An siEplane landing was pre-
pSEed on iige defensive slope ~ the iees
lion, This would be the hFst use Of sTia
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