Plea to Marshal Sun Chuan-fang to Maintain Neutrality Fearing that the peace of the southeastern provinces will serious ly be disturbed by the threats of warfare between the anti-northern expeditionary army and Marshal Sun Chusn-fang's forces, numerous telegrams have, during the past few been sent to the various the peace and observe strict neutrality.
The senders of the various telegrams, including the Chekiang Residents' Association, the _Chékiang. Guild, the People's 'Rights Association, the Shanghai Food Mainten-nee Association, the Kiangsi Residents? Association and the Nation. al Students' Federation, have appeated to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, leader of the anti-northern arm) not to enter Marshal Sun's territory, in his campaign as that will involve the five provinces in this part of the country. They sympathize with his aspirations to drive out the national "traitors" and to establish' a good government for China, but they cannot bear to see further: suffering among the people. Lives: will be thrown away, they say, men will be maimed for life, blood will he shed, the countryside will be ravished, farms and crops damaged, the people will be rendered home-Tess, commerce will be thrown into a distracted state and brought to a standstill, and the country's pr gress will be impaired, they say, if there is further civil strife in China.
Is there no way of avoiding this? ther xsk. Can not peace and good] government be stained by peaceful methods, instead of resorting. to arms? They trust that'Gen. Chiang will see his way to avoiding fighting.
The telegrams to Marshal Sun are jar strain. They appear to maintain the strictest neutrality, to defend and protect hi own territory and pacify the people, whom he loves, and whom he docs for. They appeal te Marshal Sun not to join the issue.
throw in his lot with either side. There is no reason why he should Joia Marshal Wu Pei-fu and fille against the southerners. He should first of all consider the welfare of the country and the peace of the provinces and the people under liin Why should he allow selfish motives involve him in on issue which will bring suffering to thousands and tens of thousands of people? They, therefore, ask him to remain ral_and simply maintain peace order in the provinces under
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