Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-01

citement of the dream he
- made so plausible
portly merchant,
who said ne was from Pckin, went among the
Chinese merchants of Mukdcn, the ancient
capital of the Manchu dynasty and TO-DAY the
principal city of modern Manchuria' oeWah-
ing the inefficiency of his own people. He
had put before the Chinese score OF eN-
cclent business propositions, he said, but be-
cause the ideas were modern his own people
turned them down.
Then he had gone to the Japanese, and
objectionable as they were a people, they
made successes of sixteen of his projects II
the Japanese came to Manchuria with fun
power would it not mean modernity and proht
for both Chinese and Japanese? The mer-
chants of Mukden seemed to hear one of their
own kin and kind speaking.
In white summer togs that were made in
London a Eurasian, with a Manchester accent
in his otherwise excellent Chinese, called upon
Commander Kuan Yu-Heng of the Manchurian
infantry and presented his card as Mr.. Henry
Won, salesman for a Czechoslovakan arma-
mcnt firm He invited the Commander to
inspect the model of a newly perfected cleo
tricay firing light artillery gun. He would
like the Commanders opinion Of 1t, SAID Mr..
Won. His firm prepared to pay hand
somely for his expert opinion and he could
be as frank as he wished,
Commander Kuan Yu-Heng said, Bring
it here
Mr. Won glanced with embarrassment at
the Commanders bodyguard. Then he pointed
out in low tone that as the new gun was
not yet wholly protected by patents the Com
mander would appreciate Mr. Won's anxiety
to have as small "A gallery at the inspection as
possible Would the Commander dispense
with his bodyEuards and be his guest at
dinner in Mul<den's leading hotel where,
surely. danger 20 the Commander could be
only theoretical
The Commander saw no harm in the in
vitation and Joined Mr.. Won at dinner In the
gcntlcman's private suite at the hotel. From
the palm room came Jazz played by an Amerl-
rau orchestra An cXccIIcnt dinner came up
by electric lift into the room. The waters
were two Chinese in white silk, who accorded
the Commander the ccrcmunlous service due
to "a leader of their people.
Suddenly MIR Won threw his napkin to one
Of the walters the other took another napkin,
and the Commander found that he had TO
choose either complete obedience TO Mr. Won,
or having those napkins about his throat IN
the hands OF strangers He chose TO obey,
was Struggled out of the hotel through
rear exit into taxi and taken TO a grim
mansion outside of MuIdcn.
here ne WAS kept I'IiN'II'l' i''' W. i'''
mvstificatiou he was dIpcd like a prince and
given a luxurious bed What bewildcred him
st1ft more was that no demands were made
on him.
Meanwhile group OF men I'm the uniforms
of officers of the Commanders regiment jostled
4 Japanese officer, Captain Nikamura, off the
sidewalk i'm front OF Mukdcns principal
theatre Captain Nkamura protested vio-
lcutlv A theatre crowd gathered and witness
scd melodrama such no theatre ever
afforded The supposedly Chinese army
officers attacked the Japanese captain with
their swords and literally hacked him to
pieces
An uproar came from the japanese govern
ncut The assassins of Captain Nlkamura
H,r, arrested and freely admitted their guilt
saving that they had only carried out orders
from Commander Kuan YU-Heng The Japan
csc government reasonably enough asked
what Commander Kuan Yu-Hcng had to say
But the Commander vas not 90 be found
Japan then charged that the Manchuran
authorities not only planned the assassination.
of the japanese army officer but were keeping
ITS instigator in hiding
Suddenly Commander Kuan iu-HcnE ap-
pearcd I'M public with tale of kidnapping that
sounded straight out Of dime novel. But