Usual Disposition to Deny Facts and Shift the Responsibility Considerable consternation pre.
local Chinese cireks aaa it 6f the bombardment of Naning by the British and American gunboats last Thursd:
Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, who] left yesterday afternoon at five 'o'clock for the provincial capital to make a personal investigation, sent orders to General-Ito Yinzvi id Chenge Chien to adopt special
igners in Nanking as he desires measures for the protection of forjeign Affairs, Mr. Eagene Chen, who iwas reported to be due in Nanking yesterday and who apparently has not even left Hankow, lodged " most} vigorous protest with the British and American Ministers, reserving. the right to demand indemnity.
The "Minkuopao," or the "Re. publican Daily News," which oficial organ of the Kuomintar says that, when the Nationalists fentered the city, it was "a established fact™ that the Brit [gunboats shelled Nanking, although no details are available." On the paper says, disorder cannot be avoided and it is safe to say} that the firing at the British Consel, no matter which side fired the shots, was rot prompted by any' anti-foreign motive, but the Aring bby the British men-of-war was most iflable, and, to say the least, Continuing, the paper says that] Nationalist Government had pre. viously defined its policy and stated very clearly that anti-Imperialisn: was not anti-foreignism. This deinition was Sufficient to remove any misunderstandings that may have existed between Chinese and forels. fers. The recent incident in Nanking cannot but arouse in the [Chinese people _anti-Imperialistie feelings. With the arrival of Gen, Chiang Kai-shek, foreign residents here have no reason to be alarmed, og the Nationalist Government will ce every possible step to prover their lives and properties. The Chinese people are fighting against foreign Imperialism only and. the aggressive policies of the foreign [imperialistic governments,
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