The Daily Worker Newspaper, April 5, 1927, Page 3

v THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1927 INDIAN TROOPS WERE DUPED BY BRITISH, LIARS Told Sacred; Shrines Ruined by Chinese HANKOW, March—(By Mail). — Evidence now: in. possession of Kuo- mintang Party circles here indicates that. while the British authorities aye laying great sty on the. inherent dangers of. the anghai situation” they themselves are authorizing the most irresponsible propaganda direct- ly designed to project new dangers into that situation. The “dangers” of the situation in Shanghai are, inthe first place, sole- ly the result of the direct interven- tion. of Britain in sending troops to that city. Otherwise the mere turn- over. of authority from Sun Chuan- fang’s forces to those of the Nation- alist armies would imply no danger to Shanghai or its inhabitants. But by bringing alien troops into that region the British have created a situation which necessarily in it the seeds of potential dange: Alleged Atrocities. They have.added to this a new fac- tor of false propaganda among their own forces. The Indian troops which have landed in Shanghai were pump- ed full of horrible. tales of alleged Chinese “atrociti according to in- formation available here. These al- leged “atrocities” were the destruc- tion of the Indian places of worship in Shanghai. Immediately upon their arrival in the port. city, these Punjab troops made inquiries, They wished to see the ruins of their holy places, When they found these buildings. in- tact and in general use, they found they had been duped by the tales poured into their ears on their way out, The reaction is said to have been immediate. This. effect of the British to sow the seeds of inter-Asiatic distrust by pitting one Asiatic people against an- other is looked upon here as another evidence of. the blundeving tactics of the British in handling Oriental peo- ples. They should have known, that false stories of this kind, easily dis- proved, would cause an immediate and. strong reaction from the hatred that was proposed and, would bring about, instead, a quick distrust of their. superiors’ among the Indian troopers. In State of Funk. The entire’ situation in Shanghai, according to completely neutral \ob- servers who have recently passed through that city, is one of psycho- logical fear. The foreign settlement is in the grip of a wholly irrational “funk.” The atmosphere of the. In- ternational Settlement is plainly a war atmosphere, they state. This is now heightened by the presence of British and Indian troops who, necessarily, must be much in evidence about the streets. The parades of these soldiery seem to have been de- liberately planned, first to pump con- fidence into the foreign inhabitants d second to instil fear into the Chinese. The elaborate system of barbwire entanglements along the border streets between the settle- ment and the Chinese city have also. helped greatly to enhance this “war” feeling. John Bull: “I do not know what effect this will produce on China, but it.surely makes me afraid.” (Star, London.) The, reaction among the Chinese people in Shanghai has, of course, been precisely the opposite of that in-| tended. They are not’ afraid; they) we indignant. The erection of these icades is a direct affront to the Chinese. And the effect is felt not mettely in Shanghai but throughout the country, even in the most remote interidr places. The news agencies have broadcast reports of the arrival of the British forces and: the con- dition of “preparedness” in Shanghai. These reports have been gathered up fvom English language papers and translated by the Chinese press. The result is immediate. Already there haye been new “incidents” in Ichang, Changsha and Chungking. Nice Words and Bad Deeds, No matter how much the British | IRELAND AS A FRIENDLY NATION Irish Priests Unharmed By Peasants HANKOW, Feb. (By Mail).—-The two Irish priests, Frs. P. O'Connell The United States and Mexico: and I’. McDonald of St. Columbans “Hands uw Pacifises_for Kurope, un- | Mission, Hanyang, who were last der. America, all the oil that it needs!” | week mishandled by a local peasants’ (Simplicissimus, Munich.) — union near Kien Kiang, West Nupeh, ye ‘ ; | yesterday made a public statement here, ‘The “intimidation China| concerning their adventure. They is sgmething which cannot be effec- hed rrived in. Hanyang Sunday ted any more, It isa tactic of the night, safe and well, j Rast. But tha British. do not seem “‘phejr signed atatement indicates to realize it. And the Chinese (as inat the published reports concerning would any other people) find it diffi- | their treatment at the hands of the cult, to, see, tokens of friendship in| poopie in the Kien Kiang district had harbwire. entanglements and cruisers | joan grossly exaggerated, The fol- and, soldier-filled transports, Vaepdaer in thaln tiie caninek ch ta On top, of, all this. comes word from Ganaeranne : London, by, United Press service, that “phe first report circulated about British concerns are rushing work on of ir 4 our capture did not come from us one, hundred tanks for use by the! and contains ral exaggerations Anti-Nationalist forces of Chang regarding the treatment meted out to in, ‘ hang Tsung-chang and) ys” Our clothes and boots were not othe: 5 Such dispatches, too, which! taken off, Neither were we tabbed; 5 ppear in the English language poy were tied to poles nor to a which buy these news-ser- tree. » are promptly picked up by the : ae Chinese oui pe ‘eankianeds The i eland Considered. Friendly. result, is. more indignation, again “The following are the facts: directed, against Britain, Hpitomizing branch of,the Nuig Men Hsieh Huei the whole situation, one observer | (Peasants’ Union) from a place about here “If there js a dangerous five miles away came to our Church situation in Shanghai, the British |@+ Ko Chia Tsui armed with pikes, hha “Gale. Vaacnaabeas. Hochinioa"t swords and a few old guns. I wert out to meet them. The leaders as- oon oe ana on serted that there were eight English British Company Gets ' priests at the Church and-aome gana, Long Term Contract ! ssured them that there were only -) sy two of us—Irish priests quite un- From the Soviet Union armed. ‘rhe ieader then stated that since we belonged to a friendly nation LENINGRAD, March 16, (Tass).— | they would not harm us, but that we A contract has been concluded: be- should have to cease preaching tween the Leningrad Machine Build-! Christianit He then produced a ing Trust and the “Metropolitan- cruc ken that day from a Cath- Vickers” (Metropolitan-Vickers, Elec- olic house, and pointing to it said 1 trical: Company, Ltd,), according to | should have to remove the cross from which the company, grants the Mach-| the Church and give it to him and ine Building Trust the sole right to\surrender both church and house to construct within the borders of U. S,' them. S. R., steam turbines. and condensing Rushed The Church, apparatuses according to the sketches I refused all these demands. The and patents used by the “Metroppli-| crowds (over which the leaders had! tan-Vickers” both heretofore and dur-| only nominal control) seized me and} ing the term of the validity of the bound my wrists tightly. The crowd contract, then rushed into the Church and res- The latter has. been signed for a idence, broke the Church windows term of five years with, the right of and removed some religious articles prolongation, from the buildings. Entering the residence they met my _ confrere, Father McDamald, who had a white! metal cruci in his hand. They broke the crucifix in his hand, then seizing him, they marched him out-| side the gate, bound his wrists and tied him to me. The leader then} came over and whispered to us ‘Pu ¥ao Chin’ (not serious). Prisoners Unbound. “We were then marched to the i headquarters of a local branch of the Huei. At their meeting place, the 'U.S.S.R. Organizations leaders on being assured that we had | Guaranteed Freedom no firearms and that we were Irish, unbound our hands and induced the : crowd to leave. They returned to us MOSCOW, April 4.—As reported some of the articles taken from our in the “Economitcheskaya Jizn,” the persons, including my pocket-book | Soviet-Turkish treaty, which consists containing twenty dollars. They gave of several parts, embodies clauses! ys food and a bed and said they regulating questions of entering and would set us free in the morning. leaving U. S. S. R., the import and) Next day they held. a further meet- export of personal.pelongings, as well ing in which they decided to take us as the rights of individual citizens to the Provincial Magistrate at Tien and judicial persons. The clauses of Men, A body of about twenty ‘men the treaty, referring to trade and took us there. ; navigation are based on the principle of the most favored nation. The. treaty ensures special status | of the Soviet trade mission, exterwi- toriality of its offices, diplomat privileges of the leading staff, ete. The Soviet economic organizations are guaranteed the possibility of carrying on their activity in Turkish | territory on the same conditions as ithe juridical persons of any third TURKISH-SOVIET “Arrived at Tien Men, the Provin- cial Magistrate received us well. We were provided with food and a bed} and told we would be liberated and escorted back to our Church by an- other route. The following day un- der an escort of four soldiers,» we reached Yo Chia Ko where we learned | that when our captors had taken us| away from Ko Chia Tsui, a local} crowd had entered the church and state. The Soviet goods enjoy the ; | pi ye F house and had left nothing but the! | same customs facilities which are j.,5 walls. Subsequently we set out| | Sranied So all bes hay stater, ka for the Mission Headquarters at Han | ish goods, in their turn, are also yo. whore we ara granted a discount from the U. S. S. Dane wg me. a safe and well. | R. import tariff. Signed: | Sadie Meubiideck suai “Rev. P. O'Donnell, | Military Autocracy in Chile Imprisons Chief \Justice in Own House SANTIAGO, Chile, April 4—Be- | ‘cause of opposition to certain acts of the new Chilean government, head- ed by Primier Thanez, the president of the Chilean supreme court, Javier, | Pigueroa, is being held a prisoner in’ his own home by government agents | Who refuse to allow him to leave. | A decree issued last month by | Premier Tbanex’ government removed from offiee 18 Chilean judges includ- ing five members of the courts of ap-! ‘peals. The appeals court judges, un-! dev the presidency of Javier Figueroa, met the next day and decided to no-! tify the government that they re-) fused to accept responsibility fon the consequences of the decree. Figu-' TSS} CHINESE REGARD | Page Three Photo of Admiral C. S. Williams, commander of the American and allied war fleet i lt was Wi LEAGUE AGAINST HORTHY EXPOSES TRIAL OF SZANTO A cablegram urging Henri - bus: internationally known French writer, to form with William Bolitho, and other prominent publicists, a delegation to establish in Hungary a fund for the legal defense of Szanto, Vagi,.and 50 others now facing court for .Jabor union activities, sent last night by the Anti- Horthy League of this city. The league also cabled )0: for starting this fund. The money was dat a recent concert by “Hungarian and American artists under the auspices of the Anti-Horthy League, Workers Protest. The cablegram follows: “Workers throughout the United States have protested against the ar- rest, torture, and court martial of workers and peasants in Hungary by the Horthy government.. Huge mass meetings were held by the Interna- tional Labor Defe and protests were wired to Horthy representatives in Washington and Budapest. In New York City the following Ameri- (can Federation of Labor trade unions held protest meetings: The Brother- hood of Painters and Decorators, | Local 499, District Council 9 of the same union, New York locals of the Amalgamated Food Workers’ Union, Local 2090 of the Brotherhood of Carpenters ahd Joiners, and the New York Council of the American Shoe Workers’ Protective Union. Many Meetings Protest. Similar protest meetings were held by unions in Chicago, Passaic, De- ‘oit, and other cities. In Cleveland the Hungarian - American Liberty League sent cablegrams to the Lon- don Daily Herald, the English Labor Party, the Trades Union Interna- tional in Amsterdam, and the Inter- inational Transport Workers’ Federa- tion in Brussels, appealing for help in preventing the court martial and execution of Szanto, Vegi, and their comrades.. This organization has |also resolved to send a delegation of three prominent Americans to Buda- pest, League Denounces. “In, the name of its 200,000 mem- bers, the Anti-Horthy League of New York ¢ ed a resolution at a con- cert of Hungarian and American artists in New York City on March 27, denouncing the suppressive mea- sures of the Horthy government: ‘against all labor organizations. “As an internationally known artist and the champion of the op- pressed, you were chosen as the dele- \gate of the Anti-Horthy League of New York to go to Hungary and use your prestige and influence to pro- vide legal defense for Szanto, Vagi, and their comrades. We are anxious to have Max Eastman and William | Bolitho, well-known publicists, to join | |you in this mission if possible. “We are cabling you $500, proceeds | from the concert, for starting a de-| fense fund. We will shortly send} further proceeds from a campaign. | Kindly give this action the widest | possible publicity. For the Anti-| Horthy League of New York, Hugo | “Rev. F. McDonald.” | Gellert.” [BRITISH MARINES TAKE OVER SHANGHAI TRACK Chinese waters, and picture of part of the Shanghai waterfront. ms who ordered the firing on Nanking, in which thousands of | ‘unarmed Chinese men, women and childregy were slaughtered. Kiami!l Bey, First Turk Ambassador Since War LONDON, April 4. Y has been app od the : ; passador Ur cording to a telegraphic Bey to day from Constantinopl the und nd istantinople ve body. appointme of Kiamil Bey apletes the resumption of diploma relations ween the United which Were brok- Zz vorld Kiamil Bey e the first Turkish ambassador ton since the break be two countries. Poincare: Nobouy in brance wants to cancel the debt. Communist Council Sets Up Memorial to Soldier Dead, Shows War Evils PARIS, April 4.—One of the most daring monuments to war dead was dedicated today in the cemetery at Le Vallois Perret, a suburb of Paris. The monument depicts suffering and horror and a protest against war. USSR TRANSPOR At the base is a workman break- ing his sword and rifle over his knee. Just above is sed soldier in agony. At one side is a figure repre- senting a victim of unjust condemna- tion by court martial and on the other side is a Negro victim of European imperialism. At the top is the figure of a woman weeping over the martyr- dom of her children, The monument was sculptured by Yrondy, who was decorated for brav- ery during the war. erected by a Communist municipal council, patriotic organizations pro- tested that it was a “slander” of the war dead and several fascists en- deavored to mutilate the statue. It was ordered! Trouble was expected today at the | unveiling but there was hardly an incident as 1,500 Communists paraded in silence following the inaugural ad- dress by the prefect on behalf of the French government, American Loan to Poland, WARSAW, Poland, April 4.—For the purpose of continuing negotiations for a loan by American bankers to the Polish government, M. Monnet of Paris arrived yesterday in this city as representative of a group of Amer- ican banks, headed by the Bankers Trust Company of New York. erou’s arrest is a result of this act. | Ninety-nine Coreans face Japanese Court YOKIO, A { Charged with organizing a Communist Party and of activity to gain independence of WORKERS HOLD Korea from Japan, ninety-nine STH NFERE GE Korean® taken into custody with two hundred others in a series of wholesale arrests last summer, x are to be prosecuted as plotters Sends Greetings to La- against the state, so the courts viene yal ~. | have decided. bor in Other Countries 4 preliminary investigation of these 300 Koreans is said to have been conducted since their arrest : last summer, and the authori of Transport Workers (L0-, state they found plans for enroll- port) of U. 3. R., which jpg 1,000,000 members “with the object of starting a revolt against the present regime.” offensive against and other con- eh the same time » capitalist offen- nd activity of the Unic ses not only s and organiza but also the con- nterna~ of the transport workers. iy collaboration u trade union and treachery on moveme mist leaders of The act Central Com- is who had de- mittee in co with lass position and transport s other interests of the countries beyond we and of the trans- the nerely “forming” rela- tions. approved I. P. C., ad- further ity of the ement of the trans- v the heads of their the oper ing of t ered | workers; Cc ; Com. Hardy of Labor from Gr the Unions, from ce (from the mber, 4, to the be- Deeember, 1925) the nu- 2 the union was members, or organization ort workers at the During the of support. were adepted nference to the English 1 s, to the workers of I ania connection with the fascist coup d’etat in that country, and to the revolutionary masses and the transport workers of China. increased » the local as grown, reachin time of the confi same period the body of active union members (s ng on local commit- tees, the various commissions, mu- tual insurance, auditing committees, delegate meetings, dues collectors, was increased from' 13,000 to 000 people. in The conference then proceeded to receive the report of the T. I. P. C. 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Prvaier Ibanez, since taking office, | nik pie Name friendliness” on their part toward | has been actively hostile to all liberal | | ing k und, : Let no 70) ROE RCI BIEL: Ly China and the Chinese, their use of | forces, and has exiléd several politi- comrade fail in his ey the printed word for. this purpose is) cians. CHY cece eee eeeenene completely outweighed by these ac-! es duty when we are State tions in Shanghai. The double pro- WASHINGTON, April 4.—-Four of | Beeb Mipos ct iia do I: + cM (chs UOMO EER ERY » under fire. means you. cess of giving wordy assurances of |the five passengers were injured in! good will while the British Army and | the crash of a navy PN-9 plane off! Navy ave rapidly being mobilized on) Navassa Island, West Indies, which Chinese soil and in Chinese waters | resulted in the death of Commander) appears not to have ing Moga el Robert W. Cabauiss, the navy | This Photo shows British marines’ machine hich they too’ over and converted tute @ training gum company in drill om the Shanghaj, Cliina, race course, on the Chinese mind, pointed out] iment was advised today. sae.