Nationalist Success Favourably Viewed by Vernacular Press of Colony: Merchants Praise Chang Tso-lin Frow Ore Own Hongkong, June 10, Despite the fact that the capture of Peking by the Nationalists will cause a split between Chang Kai alick, Yen Shi-shen, and Feng Yuhsiang, the local vernacular press hails with joy the entrance of Kuomintang troops into. the Northern Capital. Throughout the Northern Campaign and the recent estrangement with Japan over the trouble in Tsinan, the Chinese newspaper editors have shown a strong leaning forsake the "party complex, that is, placing the Kuomintang before the welfare of the country, This daily solemnly warns the Nationalists that one of their duties is to ree take Shantung from the Japanese, The "Tai Kuang Pao," a liberal Paper, trusts that the Nationalists will Keep a sharp look-otit for the recrudescence of Communist dis turbances in North China during the present chaotic state of the provinces there, It urges another "purge of towards the Nationalist cause, ime the Party" campaign to eliminate their opinion is shared by a large from the Kuomintang all who are majority of their fellow countrymen suspected of being Communis in the Colony.
The "Hsin Chung Kuo Pao," an organ of General Li Chi-sen, makes Unanimity of Opi ion the following remarks: The "Hon Kino 3h Pao/ "We cannot but rejoice at the morning paper, peaceful way in which Chang Tso.
"For many years the Nationaliate lin's forces undertook the general have struggled and fought for the withdrawal. The critical pene. downfall of militarism in North not yet passed and Nation China, and now they have reached should adopt the most vi their goal. It is to be hoped that measures in view of a possible up-henceforth the Nationalists will ing of Communists in Peking as mite, and party splits and civil strife they did in Nanking Inst spring." will become things of the past.
Chinese Merchants'
the reported death of Generalissimo Chang Tso-lin lacks con-Your correspondent interviews firmation but even if the news of his several leading Chinese business tragic end is trae, this will serve men on this subject. All of them example to' the autocratic ive credit to Generalissimo Chang militarists of the future.
Tso-lin for his patriotic move in ter the Nationalists entry into leaving Peking rather than to put Coking, it is expected that all the up a last fight with the Kuomintang Powers will recognize the full forees,- They believe that the sovereignty of the National Northern warrior could have held Government, and finally solve Peking for some time longer but complicate relations between China willingly gave up the Capital in and the foreign Powers. onder to avoid bloodshed and possible The "Nan Chung Pac a widely complications with the Powers in read evening paper, makes the fol-view of the present. entanglement lowing comments: with Japan, "They lament the "The retirement of the Fengtien. ported doth of the Northen forees should serve as a lesson to marshal and say that the Southern all militarists of China.
After the generals are no better. capture of Peking, the Nationalist.
Foreigners especially British mer= should cease all military activity chants admire Generalissimo Chang which would lead to a continuation Tsodin for his ability to protect of civil war foreign lives and property. One The paper concludes by emphasiz-Britisher observes, "The generale ing the folly and evil of prolonged issimo is a man of his word. Ho internal strife, promised to protect foreigners, and when he dominated Peking, not one A Critic of the Kuomintang Foreigner was molested. Now, let The "Kung Shang Pao," an out-us see what the Nationalists have standing critic of the Kuomintang, said and done. They undertook to says that a great opportunity now safeguard our lives and property, awaits that Party and urges that but look what has happened in Nan-after the taking of Peking and Tien-king and elsewhere."—Most of tain, the Nationalists should call a them hope that the Nationalis national conference and should! carry out what they have premixed,
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