Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-03
Program of Chinese Reform
Viewed as Difficult Course

gram" says the GAINESVILLE Gazette, "are
aimed against all Christians-rnission-
aries, the laity of all nations and ma
tives as we'll. BY embracing Christi
anity, Chang issues challenge TO the
Reds of all the universe. There have
been other examples Of such CONVEX
sions, the most outstanding being that
of Constantine, Emperor of Rome, who
turned his realm over In day from
The Chinese anarchy appears to be
more certain each day. Great areas
are in the hands Of Reds. They move
about a direct move to halt these Red
huge ransoms. Calls are made for
| foreign intervention. Nations hesitate
about a direct move to halt these Red
armies Of irregulars. It would cost
millions in money, and lives would have
to pay the penalty. It would be no
Boxer rebellion with definite objective,
but war scattered over a great nation
with no one with whom peace might
be made. 1t would be worse than
Pershing's attempt to capture Villa"
X 4
1.-THE Communists in China" observes
the Buffalo Evening News, have cap
tured another city. Reports Of the
number of people massacred run all the
way from 5000 to 60 900. Exaggerations
pIOOdD1y IcAeCL WIOilk BuCocCo 99Oub
the number who fell into the hands
of the horde rather than merciful mod
Grafton by the victorious bandits. A
philosophy which teaches the forcible
redistribution of properly and externli-
nation Of persons VINO co not join the
movement shows illuminating results
when it Is taken up by the Chinese
robber bands"
THE possibility of further spread OF
81 nad TAV1a e.
in China" in the Judgment of the
Chattanooga Times, renders the future
of that country something of which
one does not like to think. But Europe
and America would seem to be all but
powerless to prevent the worst. ReSpon-
sible government has disappeared from
large sections of the land, and the
people have been left a prey TO the
lawless 1t is a dark hour for China,
and one through which it must pass
largely alone"
Hope for the future is seen by the
New Orleans Times-Picayune in Chang
Kai-ShekS manifesto announcing re-
forms, which that paper believes shows
"a careful study of American political
platforms and programs" with a sus-
picion that lit was addressed to the
outside world rather more than to the
Chinese people" The -Picayune
concludes: 1.-THE manifesto is chiefly
noteworthy because it signifies that
some at least of China'S present-day
leaders realize their country'S needs in
the way of governmental and admins
trative reforms. That recognition
should force soon or late-and prob
ably little by little-the Fundamental
reforms Chang Kai-Shek has out
lined" The Flint Daily Journal agrees
that "if Chang, the young dictator,
can first of all quiet the people and
rid the country of its Communist leaders
there is a possibility that he can in
stitute a constructive program"
The Oakland Tribune finds signifi-
canoe in territorial developments and
in the fact that "other nations are
giving back what they took long ago."
referring to the British action on Wei
haiwei, and declaring: Now, after
many delays, the city and port are re-
turned and China may check another
victory to the list of those which have
seen its nationalist ambitions gain even
in the face of the most threatening
civil warfare. With the action Of Bril-
tain the word given by Mr.. Balfour at
the Washington Conference in 1922 has
been kept. But for the fall Of the
Peking government in 1924 the return
would have been made at earlier date"