The Archive · 1925

Efforts (o Enlist Feng's Aid

Poking, Aug. 28.

High indignation is expressed among Kuomintang leaders in eonnexion with the arrest of Eugene Chen, who still remains inthe custody of Fengtien gendarmerie that ree Presentations are being made to the Government for his release, and a Kuomintang delegation is proceeding to Kalgan to enlist the sympathies of General Feng Yur Vaken to Tientsin Aug. 30, Certain vernacular papers state that Mr. Eugene Chen was taken to Mukden on August 28, but this report is not being generally eredit=

Sept. 1.

It transpires that Eygene Chen was taken to Tientsin by Fengtien gendarmerie on August 28, A number of Kyomintangites leit for tsin this morning to attempt to obtain his release, stamped out by the Provisional Go-'The Government believes that this menace is not the mere outery of simple innocent citizens, but is more deeply the agitation of various parties with political mo-ives. The first step contemplated reported to be the in which any school trouble occurs, It is reported that the girl students of the Women's Normal University which was recently closed. went to in te secure the aid of Marshal Feng and receiving no encouragement from him, next called upon, Mrs. Feng in the endeavour to enlist her sympathies.

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