Evening star., 1935-11-26
NANK|NG REFORMS
ADOPTED TO CHECK
AUTONOMY THREAT
Central Government Decides
on Sweeping 5-Point kd-
miniStrative Program.
JAPANESE CONDITIONS
REPORTED ACCEPTED
Propose Establishing Peiping
Office of Executive Body With
70 Ying.Chin in Charge

With militaristic leaders guiding
the tDEole policy of the japanese
government, domination by the is
land empire ouer disorgdnized
China has increased steadily dur
ing recent years. FGuorite method
is by proclamation OF "independ-
ence" on part OF some proUince
with japanese arms in background
to support neU state. Mdnchurtd
and Jehol thus became "indepe7rd-
ent" Mdnchukuo. Similar proce-
dure seemingly under t0ay for fue
North China provinces.
Copyright 1895. by the Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, November 26.-The
Chinese Central Government moved
to check the North China autonomy
movement today by adoption of a
sweeping five-point program Of ad-
ministrative records.
Program Adopted
Responsible Japanese quarters said
the central governments executive
committee. meeting at Marking, de-
cided:
/. To establish Peiping Office Of
the executive body, with War Minis
ter Ho Ying-Chin as director.
q To abolish the Peiping branch
of the Military Council.
3. To transfer the councils busi-
ness to a military affairs commission,
Of which Generalissimo Chang Kai-
Shek would be chairman.
4. To appoint Gen Sung Cheh-
Yuan, North China overload, reputedly
selected by Japan to head an autono-
nous nation in that area. to the newly
created post of pacif1cation commits
sioner for Hopeh and Chahar Prov
inces.
5. To order dismissal and arrest of
Yin Ju-Keng, Chinese administrator
Of the demilitarized zone and self
appointed chairman of the newly
formed East Hopeh autonomous state.
In a conference on the situation,
Maj. Gen. Rensuke Isogai, Japanese
military attache at Shanghai, told
Gen. Chen vi, the Nanking emissary,
the Central Governments action was
too late.
The japanese military had given
the central government the alterna-
tive. in effect, of undertaking its own
North China reforms or seeing the
autonomy movement cut loose five
northern provinces, with their popula-
ton of 95,000,000.
The report Of the Marking decision
on reforms followed an announcement
by spokesman for the South China
delegation to the Kuomintang CNa-
tionalist party Congress that Gen.
eralissimo Chang, military overlord
of the central government, must take
positive stand to hold the newly
won southern cooperation.
The Japanese press had predicted
Gen. Sung Cheh-Yuan, virtual ruler
of Hopeh and Chahar Provinces, would
proclaim himself in favor of autonomy
within two or three days, as the result
of conferences at Peiping, unless other
action were taken.
Chinese officials insisted, however,
that Gen. Sung had not yet made any
decision in the movement.
Advocated Armed Force.
Gen. Shang Chen, another North
China military leader, had come forth
vigorously for immediate suppression
of the self-government program, "hy
armed force If necessary"
Gen. Shang's army, the second
most powerful in Hopeh Province,
recently moved into Southern Hopeh
after q reported disagreement with
Gen. Sung Cheh-Yuan.
Gen. Shang's opposition to self-rule
dealt severe blow to the North China
autonomistS, who had hoped to win
him to their cause after establishment
(See CHINA, Page So