Evening star., 1936-12-13

japanese army in 1881 drove him
from his domain and established
therein the independent state" Of
Manchukuo under japanese pro-
lection. Recently he has been in
command of forces in Northwestern
China operating against Chinese
Communist concentrations in Northern
Shensi and Kansu Provinces. Marshal
Chang has vowed to regain Man.
churia for China before he died.
friends have said.
From Nanking Domei reported that
the mutineers. about 5000 strong. part
Of Marshal Chang's northwestern
frontier Communist suppression army"
first rose at. Sianfu, then marched to
Huachengch, a hot springs about 20
miles from Sianfu, where the head Of
the Marking government was staying,
and seized him. Then they marched
back with him to Sianfu, where he
was reported held incommunicado.
Demands Are Transmitted.
The mutineers' demands, as set forth
in Marshal Chang's circular telegram,
were transmitted to the central gov
ernment at Nanking through the
Shensi provincial government.
Rigid censorship was imposed at
Shanghai on kilograms abroad.
(Chinese government censorship
ordinarily does not prevent communi.
cation between Shanghai and Toxic,
since japanese government and other
facilities operate outside Chinese
control.)
In Toxic the dramatic events In
Sianfu were considered TO have thrown
the whole Far Eastern situation into
confusion. the outcome Of which ft Is
impossible to foresee. Ofiicial quarters
said the Japanese government was
most gravely concerned about tmme.
diate developments and possible future
consequences of Marshal Chang's re.
bellion. Official comment, however,
was withheld until the situation be.
comes clearer.
Irregulars RepuIsed.
Coming so soon after the recent con-
fiict on the borders of Suiyuan and
Chahar provinces, in which Chinese
troops loyal to Gen. Chang repulsed
Mongol and Manchukuo irregulars,
aided by japanese military, the virtual
kidnapping Of the Chinese generalissimo
by his subordinate fell like q bomb
shell on Toxic.
Recently Gen. Chang has been try.
| ing-and hitherto successfully-to re-
establish Markings authority in the
northwest. An important point in
this campaign was the elimination Of
Marshal Chang, whose loyalty to Gen.
Chang and the Marking government
lately has been gravely questioned.
especially since his troops we're re-
ported fraternizing with the Chinese
Communists they we're supposed to
fight.
The generalissimo had intended, IL
was believed, to surround Marshal
Chang's forces with troops loyal to
himself. The necessity of reinforcing
the loyal Suiyuan provincial levies
fighting the Mongol-Manchukuo in
yaders caused postponement Of this
plan.
Insubordination Known.
The growing ipsubordination Of
Marshal Chang and his followers was
known to the generalissimo, who ar.
rived at Sianfu earlier this week by
air TO take drastic action to suppress
the incipient rebellion.
The uprising followed sometime
Saturday. Along with the generals
simo the rebels captured several of his
highest aides, including Gen. Cheng
Chen, his chief of staff and right-hand
man; Gen. Yu Hsueh- Chung, governor
Of Kansu: Gen. Chang Tso-Ping,
former Ambassador to Japan and high
in the Nanking government, and
others.
News Of the uprising reached the
Chinese government late Saturday.
and Nine. Chang Kai-Shek, alarmed
about the fate of her husband, caught
the II pm. express for Shanghai. She
was accompanied by DR.. H. H. Kung.
minister Of finance and her brother.
in-law. Nine. Chang is one Of her
husbands most valued aides and has
been in charge of the development Of
his air forces.
Communications Suspended.
Domei reported suspension Of COM
munications from Sian-fu after Gen.
Chiang's seizure yesterday, obstruct-
ing full. accurate knowledge Of the
situation.
Observers, 1t said. charged the
young marshal" was motivated by
jealousy Of his superior and used anti
Japanese slogans to unite anti Chang
factions in order to overthrow the
regime and set himself UP as China's
supreme power.
Two Kwangsi Province warlords,
Lit Sung -jen and Pal Chung -hsi, the
agency said, were accused of having
had prior knowledge Of the coup
d'etat. Gen. Chang recently defeated
them and ousted them from the
province.
Chang himself, Domei quoted well.
informed sources. either knew or sus-
pected his captor's plans and sought
to remove him from his stan. But
Chang, it was added, apparently anti
cipated his -superior's intentions and
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