Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1927, Page 4

4 _—— e ———— SAN ANTONIO HAIL DE PINEDO'S PLANE Arrives From New Orleans Via Galveston—Heads for Pacific Today. By the Assaciated Moo SAN ANTONIO, Comdr. Fia o De aivman, wio tourin nents on & 30,600-mile acvial journey, waved goodby io the Gull of Mexico to8uy and comp'eted his first dry land hop In the Uniled States. when he flew fiom Gaulveston to San Antonio. His gzantic (win-motored plane. which is equipved to land only on water. made the 230-mile without mishap and was in shape to speed awsy tomorrow about 6 in the merning for Klephan' Butte Dam. N Mex,. where it on the waters impounded by (h m. The next hop will be to the Puacific Ocsan & Tex.. April 2 Pinedo. Italian | iv tour conti mono THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, CENES SHOWING LANDING OF U. S. 8an Diego. Calif. Planes Meet Flyer. De Pinedo turned his plans west eariy this morning New Orleans. his fir 1'nited States, and few any 200 miler along the Gulf. ar Galveston shortly before 11 After three hours spent in dining and tuning his plane he took off for Ban Antonio ar 1:41 p.m. and flew almos due west until he crossed the city and came to vest on the waters of Medina Lake, 30 miles away, at 4:08 p.m. Five Army planes met the fifer n the outskirts of the city and formec an escort for him until he had located the lake. which is hidden among deen hille. After circling the lake once the Italian dropped to the surface while the other machines soughi mearby landing fields. Hundreds See Arrival. A large delegation of high Army officers, among them Brig. Gen. Frank P. Lahm, and Chumber of Commercs officials drew alongside the plane as it landed and mccompanied it to the wharf, where hundreds of spectaiorx had gathered 1o see the ival. | Comdr. de Pinedo remained with hir plane long enough to inspect it and| 1o give the crew of expert Army me chanice instructions as to refueling | and servieing it before attending u banguet in his honor in San Antonio. | Both in San Antonio and Galves | ton, Italian childven dressed in the | black shirts of the Fascisti were on | band to cheer the airman. Comdr. de Pinedn received a tumul-| tuous -reception in Galveston, the greatest demonstration there since World War'days. He headed a parade | from the wharf to the downtown sec- | tion and laid a wreath on a monument to Texas war heroes before his de parture. DE PINEDO DESCRIBES PLANE. Comar tn the Says Operation 1Is Simple—Bans Visitors Aboard. NEW ORLEANS, April 2 (®.—The Santa Maria is so easily driven that once in the air the pilot could almost cross his legs and smoke a cigar. Comdr. Francesco de Pinedo said here before hopping off today on his four continent air journey. “Pragtically any trained aviator could make the trip I made with the engines and body construction of the Santa Maria,” the commander said. “The engines ‘rever give me any trouble. The only things I ever worry sbhout are the feed and cooling pipes. | ‘They might get stopped up. “We steer the hydroplane like sea- men steer a ship by sextant and com pass, chronometer and the stars. Confidence in Engines. “I have utmost confidence in our two Isotta-Fraschini engines. They ‘were repl by new motors in Buenos Afres, not of mecessity, but for the sake of precaution. The en- Upper leff grou: P. 0. APRIL 3. 1927- PART 3. ARINES IN CHINA, WHERE AMERICAN LIV S ARE IN il bt g DANGER : United States Marines from transports and warships In Shanghai harbor marching through the streets of the international settlement in Shanghai. Upper right: British Punjabi troops at machine gun drill on the Shang- race course as United States Marines march b; Center left: Young foreigners look on as Amy nd. Lower left: The first contingent to set foot on Chinese soll. Lower right: Marching through Shanghai streets. This was termed by United States officials as an “exercise march only Y. . erican Devil Dogs make their first appearance ashore with arms. Center right: Foreign warships at anchor in Shanghai harbor. The picture shows typical Chinese small boats in the fore- " and not an armed display to impress the Chinese. Wide World Photos. zines will be replaced again in New York for the same reason. They are sent from the factory in Italy, and some 49 cases of parts go to every stopping ploce, “The engines are above the body of the plane in tandem. The two s revolve in opposite direc he positions of the engines make them less easily heard on land. | The absence of e great number of!the Norther and stays being a|ried on th in construction, de-|djalects of Canton, Kiangsi and Hunan provinces, These soldiers bore no re semblance whatever to Northern sol- dlers, and it was absolutely impossible | for them to have been agents for the Northerners. This last fact is borne out by tieir having operated for nine hours in large bands in all parts of | ths city without any restrai Not until the naval ba laid down did the authorities t. restraining steps. 3. Throughout the 26th the looting of American houses continued, and British houses were being looted on April 1. *4. Three civilian killed by the barrage, according to information. received from a wide range of disinterésted sources. Ifany military persons were killed at all they must have been connected with (Continued from First Page.) armies and they car- re supports conversations in the simplification ereases nojse. “The cabins are comfortable, even large enough to stretch out for a bit of sleep if one of us became ex- hausted. But none has slept on this trip. Even while making that long flight of 16 hours across the Atlantic Ocean we kept awake, Feed by Gravity. “The gasoline feeding system is by | gravity. There is a pump for the gas- oline feeding system, too, that may | be in times of emergency. 1 have not known such times, however, on the Sanita Maria, “The hydroplane carries enough gasoline to take her 2,000 miles 1 find an ailtitude of 1,600 feet be: fiying under ordinary conditions. expect to have certain climatic con- ditions to overcome while crossing the Recky Mountains, but those, I am sure, will not be serious.” The commander does mot permit any one to board the Santa Maria, be- cause, he explained, there are in- numerable small pipes and wires h the inexperienced might dis. by & blundering step. He was| A delayed for a day, be said, because he | Davis permitted a visitor to board the plane | in Buenos Aires. De Pinedo made his first trip to the United States 15 y 2g0. when an Italian naval vessel to which he was =R e any Chinese were for Co.8 houses. “5. Seven people were killed in cold blood by soldiers in the uniform of the Nationalist army and 13 American houses were burned.” Troops Now in Missions. supplementary report from ated April 1, given out during burned mission buildin, Nanking were being used as barracks for Na tionalist troops. Offices of the Standard | Ol and Texas companies were un | molested. on that date, with the Amer. {ican flag still flying above them. War attached put into New York | houses of the Liggett & Myers Tobac | €0 Co. as well as the company offices PLANS FOR MONTICELLO |55 2 i a8 Compar v FUND DRIVE STUDIED |+ > oo Up to April 1 no soldiers had been Money to Be Sought in Schools' punished by Nationalist who were ntaining the fiction th April 13, Tentative Plans Show. the outrages were by local rowdies,” | Davis said. Some civilian looters had been executed, he added Davis said that the Chinese Plans for the collection in the pub- ) dents of Nanking had been Mo schools of contributions to the | Lreated by the soldierv even on the fund for the purchase of Monticello of the outrag he 24th, “'show. the home of Thomas Jefferson were | ing that foreigner deliberately discussed at the Franklin School yes. | singled out for out terday by Mrs. Marie Hodgkins, mem ! her of the Board of Education, Dr. | Frank W. Ballou, superintendent and | Assistant Superintendents Robert L. resi ARRIVE Richmond and Marblehead Join Fleet. Chen Deprecates Disorders. AI, April '3 (P armada in Ch TWO U. 8. CRUIS Haycock and Stephen E. Kramer Collection of the contributions in| o the schools is expected to be made on | , * AN April 13, Jefferson’s’ birthday and “::::ffl“{‘““ it ithoRiTivAL D rpress Upon the. pupils the Meg | here this (Sunday) morning of the standards set by Jefferson during his| y"ied $ates cruiserg Richmond and ’";}l,:‘n:‘,',:' Board of Education is| . EXcept for minor local disorders, osed ol o T Shanghai was quiet yesterday and the oo lo the collection of funds In |, ienijon of the foreign authorities s public schools, they have waiveq | Attention of the fortn Sl ies Ihalr Tule Lwice during the past 8oV | ihe north of Yangtze, whiere the Na- e e e o e 1oi | tionalist armies are aweeping onward, w: . i ime the rule |, entually, it is believed, to meet the ap wajved was at the vequest of the | 8IS 0N g nk Teo-Lin, the Becretaty of the Navy in the interest | 107€3 of Marenl) She in, of the campaign to perpetuate -old | Manchurian leader. Ironsides.” The Nanking indicated there, following s anti-foreign trom that t ‘ upon last wee! One American actress of wide celib- | outhreaks, s » rity never keeps the photograph of & | quil, aithough the British friend in her room. believing that to | Emerald. anchored in the do %o would be to invite bud Juck to | continues o be the target for snipers either the friend or herseelf. along the shore. Foreign buildings r- cruiser the ones attacking the Standard Ol | the day, said that virtually all the un- | authorities, | well | -1 1 Yaugtze, | NANKING OUTRAGES ARE LAID TO CANTONESE BY CONSUL DAVIS made vacant by the general exodus of foreigners from the city are being used as barracks by the Nationalist soldiery. As yet no soldiers have been pun- ished for the outrages against foreigners at Nanking, but some civilian looters have been executed. Blame for the outrages there March 24 was placed on “reactionary counter-revolutionary elemen ts” and ‘“northern rebels” by Eugene Chen, the Cantonese foreign minister, in a statement given out in Nanking. Protests Shelling of Nanking. e protested in~ the statement against the shelling of Nanking by the British and American warships, declaring that the bombardment in- flicted casualties on the Chinese at the rate of more than 100 killed or wounded for every foreign casualty. He pointed out that nationalist gov- ernment had warned against attacks on_ foreign consulates in Nanking and sald that when Nationalist sol- diers entered the city on the day of the Tooting order was restored and that Gen. Chen-Chien ordered a num- | ber of looters executed. While there has been little trouble of a serious nature in Shanghal, the | foreign authorities have not for a | moment relaxed their vigilance, for with labor agitation and reports of | dissension in the Chinese political |and military ranks, they feel that a | serfous outbreak menacing the lives of foreigners is possible at any time. They have repeatedly emphasized their full collaboration, and again to- |day Gen. Duncan, the British com- ? and the French admiral, issued a joint communique that complete accord exists among the military authorities re- sponsible for the safety of life and property in the French and inter tional ~ settlements, and denying rumors to the contrary. Break With Chang Reported. Shanghal was still without informa tion today of the report that a break has occurred between Chang Kai- ®hek, the Nationalist commander, and the members of the left wing of Lis forces controlling the political ma- chinery at Hankow, and that, as a consequence, Chang may he ousted as the commanding general of the Can- tonese armies. Although those close to Chang bave denied this, the report persists that he hastened to Shanghai last week (o get the benefit of large revenues collected here before the members of the left wing brought about his downfall. n their march northward, the Na- tionalists are not expected to meet much serious opposition until Hsuch owfu is reached. That point, as the junction of the Tientsin-Pukow-Lung- hai railways, is of great strategic im- portance, and it is considered probable that Chang Tso-Lin's forces are con- centrating for strong resistance there. BRITAIN TO SEND 4,000 MORE. | | " 3 ONDON, April der was given tos ain’s firm determination to exact rep. arations from the Chinese Nationalists for the Nanking outbreak, in.which ,soldiers forced an entry, several foreigners were Kkilled or in- jured. . ‘The war office officially announced that another infantry brigade and aux- iliary units totaling approximately 4,000 men would be dispatched to the Far East as soon as they were brought to war strength by calling up reserv- ists, Decision to augment the Shanghai defense force came as a sunprise even to those in close touch with events, but military experts at home and in China_have maintained that it is es- sential, when the demands are made on the Chinese, that there be an ade quate force on the spot to back up threats of possible action. It is stated the brigade will rushed to Hongkong, relieving the troops there for duty in Shanghai. 1f urgently necessary, they will be sent directly to the Yangtze. No Agreement On Demands. Negotiations for American and Japanese adhesion to the demands on the Cantonese continue, but it was stated at the foreign office tonight that no agreement has been reached yet. Meanwhile Great Britain re- mains firm In her resolve to take drastic action alone, if necessary. The newspapers are full of reports and predictions that the powers finally will agree on a blockade as the best step to take in the event the Nationalists refuse reparation for the Nanking affair. Foreign office spokesmen assert there is new evidence that attacks now are being directed by the Canton- ese against all forelgners indiscrimin- ately, whereas, hitherto the British have been the main targets. For instance, it is said, the usual anti-British posters have been sup- plemented at Tsinanfu by others urg- ing the Chinese to rise and kill all foreigners. An admiralty communique states that forelgners are being treated with increasipg truculence at Anking, in f(\‘nhwel Province, southwest of Nan- ng. Two Radicals Die in Fracas, Two Nationalist soldiers were killed and a number of civillans wounded in a fracas between the soldiers and 50 members of the radical wing of the ationalists Friday night, says the Shanghal correspondent of the Sun- day Express. The radicals had established head- quarters in Singkiang road, in the native city, and Gen. Chang Kai-Shek, the Nationalist generalissimo, sent a detachment to disperse them. The seizing 30 radicals, who were bound with ropes and taken to army headquarters for trial. The Sunday Express correspondent reports that two British companies of the defense force began a systematic combing of the international settle- ment this morning for persons carry ing arms and for suspected sples, agitators and intimidators., The sol- diers surrounded the Municipal Coun- cil Bullding for 2 hours, permitting no one to enter or leave. Seventeen persons were arrested, but they were released later. MARINES REACH COAST TODAY. be AN DIEGO, Calif., April 2 (P).- t troop train of the 6ih Regi Marines, gathering here from all parts of the country for service in China, is due early tomorrow from Port Royal, 8. C., while & second train is due in the afternoon. Others will fol- low Monday. Both trains arriving to- morrow will be switched to pier tracks to facilitate embarking the troops on the transport Henderson, which is due to sail Tuesday. Orders from the second battalion of the Fourth Regiment of marines, com- posed of former Western mail guards, to be incorporated into a new regi- ment now being mobilized here, also for service in China, were received to- day by Col. W. H. Pritchett from the Navy Department. This regiment will sail for Shanghai about April 15, mili- tary authorities said Eleventh naval distric was advised today that bearing 250 bluejackets from Island will arrive here at noon morrow. The sailors are to go aboard the transport Henderson. Sixty of them are to be assigned to duty with the naval forces in Hawalian waters. The rest are to go to vessels of the Asiatic fleet. Marines Leave Annapolis. ANNAPOLIS, Md., April 2 (). —A detachment of Marines—31 privates and 5 nom-commissioned officers—will leave the United States Naval Academy tomorrow for Norfolk, under orders to join the China forces, Their departure” will cut the Marine force at the Academy to 40. CHANG TSO-LIN SAY ACTIVITIES OF SOVIET IN CHINA ARE SHOWN (Continued from FKirst Page.) headquarters special train Mare to- year ago during the struggle with Feng Yu-Hsiang for possession of Tientsin we seized the Soviet boat, Oleg, carrying munitions to Feng. All officers on that boat are now in prison. Other instances of Russian scheming are too numerous to specify. ““The world should know that all the officers of the Cantonese my were trained by Russians, employed by Chang Kai-Shek in the Wampo Academy at Canton. Cites Execution of Yang-Cho. “But I will confine myself to recent instances. In Harbin we had to execute one of our generals, Yang- Cho, who was auditor general of the Chinese ‘eastern, when he* was found to be in Russian pay, engaged in fomenting strikes on the railway in the Russian interest. A week ago the police in Peking rounded up radical student leaders in close touch with the Soviet embass “In their house ments giving details the Soviet embassy troubles. As far as we know these conferences were not intended to work out a plot but to appoint sec- tional chiefs to organize _strikes among railway and other workers, and to undermine the loyalty of pol officials with a view to paralyzing in- dustry and authority and pave the way for the Cegntonese. These Cantonese are using boring from within tactics. All financial help must come from Russian sources be- cause the students have no money to propagate agitation. I am now tak- ing up with the powers the question of continued Soviet representation in Peking. Karakhan has been given his papers and cannot return, but I feel that further action should be taken only in consultation with powers. “You see why I insist on the de- portation of Bolshevik advisers before I will come to terms with Chiang Kai-Shek. My fight is merely against Red influence in China. I will make peace with the South at any time if it will depose Borodin as crganizer of agitation activities; Gen. Gallents, the strategist, and these men’s under- lings. I'must demand the suppression of Communist propaganda. If I ar- range an understanding under the present circumstances the world would see a repetition of the Far Eastern republic experiment in China, You remember the Soviet upset the Far Eastern Republic in Siberia to ward off any attack from the powers were found docu- of conferences held to create THE NEW 1927 inspection— come in or call Pittsburg AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATERS are ready for your EDGAR MORRIS SALES CO0. Factory Distributors preliminary to its absorbtion by the Soviet. Says He Fights Bolshevism. “My fight is the world’s fight. I am fighting a world menace in Bolshevism. Borah and Lloyd George may think lightly of its effect in China, but I have it at my door and even in my house, and therefore may be pre- sumed to know something about its operations. Quite apart from other means of help, I am asking the row- ers through their ministers at Peking to warn Russia against encroachment. “I have 200,000 troops in Manchuria that I cannot use in my campaign in central China because I am afraid of invasion from the Siberian border. ‘These troops, which are my best, are tied to the Manchurian provinces of Kirin and Hei Lung-Kiang for this reason. I have information of move- ments of Russian troops all along the Siberian border. The Russian staff of the Chinese Eastern Railway, about 5,000 men, is composed of reservists who could be transformed into an ef- fective fighting force overnight.” “Why should you be afraid of any Russian infiltration?” T asked. example of Urga in Chang Tso-Ling said. “Although Rusia acknowledged Chi- nese sovereignty over Mongolian regions they are simply part of the Soviet. domain. Were it not for the effect on world opinion, Mongolia would simply be ushered into the Union of Soviet Republics. Outer Mongolia. is entirely under Soviet con- trol, with Mongol politicians thelr pup- pets and the system of government practically on the Soviet model. Share Control of Railway. “The world knows this. Why shouldn’t Manchuria share the same fate? But I don't think that these tactics would be employed. I think the Soviet would simply intensify the present campaign, stirring up the LAW CODIFICATION CONFERENCE URGES International Parley Favored by Preparatory Body—Wick- ersham Is Present. GENEVA, April 2.—Calling of an international conference for the codifi- cation of seven classifications of in- |ternational law was recommended to | day by the preparatory commission of | jurists meeting here. George W. Wickersham, former Attorney Gen | eral, represents the United States. | ‘The recommendation will be for | warded to the Council of the League. | which will have charge of the convoca tion of the conference. | Favors Progressive Method. The peints recomended for codifi- cation include piracy, conflicts of na v laws, the law of territorial diplomatic privileges and im- s, responsibility of States for damages caused to foreigners and ex- | ploitation of the riches of the sea. | Mr. Wickersham in an address said | eodification would be possible only by this progressive method, instead of un dertaking to frame an entire code at one time. WILL HEAD JAPANESE GROUP. Admiral Baron Minoru Saito to Attend Arms Parley. TOKIO, April 2 P).—Admiral Baron Minoru Saito, Governor of Korea, has accepted the appointment to head Japan’s delegation to the three-power naval disarmament conference at Geneva. Admiral Takashi Takarabe had been mentioned for the post, but it is understood that the nature of the situ- ation in China caused him to be re- tained at home. — e workers and peasants of Manchuria and encouraging the bandits to revolt. They would make Manchuria a hor nets’ nest of embarrassment for the purpose of bringing back my best troops. “But I have Bolsheviks nearer still. They share control of the Chinese Eastern Railway, which runs through North Manchuria, with China. This is what I mean when | say I have Rus sia already in my house, Most of my troubles hitherto with Russia con cerned their attempts to encroach be- yond that half share. The Soviets say they fell heir to tsarist privileges. Bu. part control in the old days was vested in the Russo-Asiatic Bank, a dummy set up by the tsarist government in order to cloak government aggression. “There were no such scruples when the Soviet assumed control. I deal now, not with the agents of the bank but with government representatives My opponents are fond of drawinz analogies to make clearer the effect ;’:’h 5 foreign rights and privileges in na. Claims Nationalistic Aims. “Here's one: Russian half control of the Chinese Eastern has the effect on China that Mexican halt control of the Santa Fe would have in the United States. Presuming also that Mexico was as strong as the United States and the United States as weak as Mexico.” Asked what was the present pol cal platform of the Mukden party for American readers, Chang-Tso-Lin was hesitant, “I am 4 military man and leave all political matters to the new bureau [ have instituted at Peking he said. “We are as one for the nationalists and their social platform for ameliorat- ing conditions of the worker. As for foreign affairs, we are as nationalistic as any party in China. The Peking government is at present negotiating with Great Britain, France, Japan and Spain for new treaties, more in accord with principles of reciprocity equality. I don't care to speak of what the fu. ture form of the government of the country will be, but this much I can say, there should be a large measure of decentralization in any reorganiza- tion scheme, Provincial rights are as important in China as State's rights in America. Central power should be strictly delimited in foreign affairs and certain national ses such as the army and navy, Mukdens always ad- vocated revolution against those who would try to create a too-powerful cen- tral authority. “But there must be a transition stage before this idea can be reached. Disorganizations become so pro- nounced something should be created to bridge the gulf to a Democratic state. Just as we belleve in doing things gradually in the realm of for- eign affairs so we believe we must go one step at a time in domestic a’- fairs so as not to disturb the fabric of our civilization, When order comes out of chaos there should be a whittling away of military power and a return of its subordination to civil authority. Popular representa- tion could be secured through provin. cial assemblies. Opposes Centralized Government. “China is too big to have a highly centralized government. She can de- velop only through a loosely federated provincial system superimposed on the unity that comes from our racial one. ness. But I leave these questions to politicians. s “To show his sincerity, Chang should first dismiss the Isheviks. Nanking showed the power of the Communist in, his camp, There was no excuse for the trouble at Nanking— there is nq settlement or concession there. The only reason for the &t- tack was anti-foreignism induced by Communist propoganda. 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