Evening star., 1928-05-07
MASSACRE BRINGS CRISIS.
Chinese Fear Japan win Resume Mill
tary Domination.

Chinese Fear Japan win Resume Mill
tary Domination.
PEKING, May C4'1.--Japanese war;
ships were distributed throughout Chi
nese waters and additional troops were
on their way 90 reinforce ennbattled
comrades In TsiIlan today as the CHI
ilese observed Humiliation day"
The thirteenth anniversary OF Japan's
ultimatum of 2l demands took on a
more son1ber and threatening aspect
than ever before. Annually the day has
been the occasion of anti-Japailese
demonstrations Massacre and fighting
in Tginan today had brought about
what was considered the gravest Sino-
Japanese crisis since the 1915 demands.
II was feared that In Nationalist ter
ritory at least race hatred might fare
and be the spark TO set the train OF
powder of.
Shanghai advices told OF arrange
ments for an extensive boycott OF Jap
anese goods and resignation OF Chinese
employed by japanese.
Women Taken on Ships.
All Japanese women were taken, on
board ships at Ichang on the Yangtzc
Marking. the scene of the violent dis
order OF March last. the women were
concentrated at the water front In readi-
mesa for embarkation II this was
thought advisable. Similar prepara-
tions were made at Chinkiang, a little
below Nanking. and at Kiukiang IN
Kiangsi province.
To reinforce the Yangtze River patrol
an additional destroyer division was Or
dered to Shanghai While the jap
anese garrison at Tsinan has been REIN
forced TO a total OF more than 1000
men. an additional 2.700 troops we're
staaming from Manchuria TO Tsingtao.
where they will land with Tsinan as
their destination.
In Peking there was anxiety lest Ja-
pan seize the present occasion TO resume
military and economic domination OF
the province Of Shantung. II was asked
whether Japan would turn back the
calendar TO 1914 when the soldiers OF
the Mikado seized Shantung from Ger
many and with 1t The Shantung Rail-
way and occupied Kiaochow.
Debt In Arrears.
AS a sequel TO the Washington con-
ference the province was handed back
10 China, but now China's payments
on a 100000 yen t$20000,000) bond
issue by which retTocession OF the rail-
way was purchased have been In de-
fault for nearly two years. This, II
was thought, might strengthen the
hands OF those who advocate re.estab-
lishment OF the status which existed
before the Washington conference
Assurances OF the safety OF American,
British and German communities at
TsInan limited the issue to Japan and
Nationalist China. The rifles at Tsinan
have been silent since Friday, and Gen.
Chang Kai@Shek. Nationalist COM
mander lin -chief, Is discredited and the
unity OF his command broken
The revolutionary drive toward Peking
has halted, perhaps for months perhaps
permanently. In the meantime the po~
sltion of the Northern armies grows
stronger.
Americans Reported Safe.
SHANGHAI, May 2 OPl. III. j. Tim
perley an Australian newspaper eorre-
spondent In Tsinan at the time OF the
Japanese Chinese clashes, has arrived
In Tsingtao and wired that all Amer
leans In Tsinan were safe IN the Jap
Anese area
The correspondent stated the sltua-
ton was growing quiet
Today's dispatches from Tslnan said
the atmosphere there was tense, the sit
uation quiet
The Northerners have been bombing
Tsinan spasm0dically and one Of their
planes crashed yesterday, killing us 0e~