Gin. Ho Ying-yin, commander-in-chief of the Ist Nationalist Army and director-general of military operatiérs in east China, has issued another proclaniation, ordering. the Gifferent military and civil officials to alford every, protection to foreigners resident' in this section of China and wareing the general public not to molest or interfere with peaceful foreign residents.
Gen. Ho, who is known to be strongly opposed to mob rule, says that, although he and his army strongly favour the movement against Tmperialism and the axgrestive policies of foreign Inper tie governments, this does not mean say. that he supports anti. foreignism. Indeed, he is opposed to anti-foreignism of any kind whatever and hopes that everybody will tinderstand his meaning, because fanti-Imperialism is not anti-foreign-fam, He hopes that nobody will be 0 foolish as to take ignorant action d interfere with or molest foreign residents, otherwise he fears that there may be international eomtions which will help the Imcrialists and be detrimental to the Nationalist cause, If anyone, concludes Gen. Ho, commits such unscrupulous acts and interferes with the safety and peaceful trading of foreigners, they) will be arrested and punished to the limit of the law. No one, be says, who commits crimes contrary to this! order, may expect leniiney.
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