Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-19
Extensive Troop Movement
Toward Border Is Begun
by Nationalist Forces.
PLANS FOR DEFENSE
ARE BEING SPEEDED
U. s. and Other Nations Will Be
Notified of Intention to
Resist Attack.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, August 19.-The Chinese
Nationalistic government has ordered
mobilization of 10 additional brigades
of Manchurian troops totaling 100000
men and now views the Shino- Russian
crisis as increasingly serious"
The brigades will be assigned to duty
on the northern frontier. Six brigades
will be drawn from foreign provinces
two from Kirin and the remaining from
Heilungking, said an official announce
ment published by Kuomin, off1cial
Chinese news agency.
Gen. Ho Chen Chun, personal repre-
sentative of President Chang Kai Shek,
was said to be en- route from Peiping
to Mukden with orders from the Ma
tionalist government to assume COM
mand of the entire military forces in
Manchuria after comforting with Gov.
Chianghsueh Liang.
Charges Alienation Attempt.
The official Kuomin agency also car
ried a Mukden dispatch which said the
government felt that white Russians
along the frontier were carrying on
Surreptitious acts which were a menace
to peace and order and possibly might
cause hostilities between Chinese and
Soviet troops. Chang Hseuh Liang,
therefore, has ordered border forces 10
round up all white Russians"
c. T. Wang, Nationalist prime min
lister, was quoted as saying Moscow was
trying to ALLEVIATE the loyalty of the
three provinces of Manchuria to the
Nationalist government and charged
that compromising proposals had been
made to Chang HSeuh LANG.
NJ. Wang's statement ended: "The
government is compelled to take flrm
stand lest Communism again plays
havoc in China. We have had sutu-
cient experience with Communist out
take firm stand or again fall into the
clutches of the Communists"
Tafchung, semi official Nationalist
government news agency, issued dis
patch purporting to be from Harpm
stating: lin view of the severity of
Soviet gunfire at strategic points along
the Manchurian border, the Manchu-
rian authorities have decided to mobilize
the entire provincial army for duty
along the Sino-Siberian frontier"
's@ Russian Strength Doubted.
The dispatch said further: "The
Chinese don't believe the Soviet will
declare war against them, but rather
think it will continue border hostilities
in increasing proportions. hoping 10
frighten Chinese into negotiations In
accordance with Soviet conditions.
The dispatch continued: Moscow Is
unable to send an army capable OF con-
quering the entire Manchurian army,
totaling approximately 100000 men, the
ma ajority of whom have seen active
service in the last few years"
The Kuomin Agency quoted Wang as
saying the Nationalist government mad
teiegraphed its Minister at Washington
instructing him to inform the Wash
ington Government and other sigma
tories of the Kellogg pact that 1t Is
China's intention to settle the contro-
yersy with Russia through peaceful
means, in Difference to the Kellogg pact,
but should China's right to self-defense
be .infringed upon, China was ready to
defend herself"
The foreign minister was quoted fur
ther as saying that his government had
recalled Chu Shao Yang, the National
ist government minister Of finance, who
was sent to Manchuli to negotiate with
the Russians, and ordered him to re-
turn to Marking and then proceed to
Finland by steamer. The news agency
interprets this statement as indicating
the Nationalist governments conclusion
that attempts at further Sino-Russ1an
conversations were futile"