According tv Chinese reports police who were oatied out to dite perse the rabble rourd the min'e-{ors huuise wore torved to fire, but details of case were not avail. able yesterday. a police and Soldiers were injured by flying brickbats and stones. The attack Was finally stopped by a message from General Chiang Kai-shek which he ordered the demonstrators to assemble at the offices of the Ovntral Kuomintang.
The demonstration originated at A mass meeting held at 2 p.m. on Thursday on the campus of "the: Conte: versity, which was attended by more than 2,000 people. Actumbor of inflammatory spceckes, denouneinge the Japanese and de manding that the government in: stantly enforce tariff autonomy were made, and when the meeting broke up, © procession of over 1,000 strong marched to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Being prevented from approaching the ministry, the procession turned aside to Dr. Wang's private house.
Here they found both front gate back door closed against them, Dut several of the more enter: prising sealed the walls and opened the doors to the others. Considerable damage was done to furniture and glass in the house before police and soldiers arrived. After a fight in which the police were forced to fire, the mob was driven out of the Tullding, A. message was sent to them from General Chiange Kai-shek asking them to meet him o'clock at the Central Government but that their unruly haviour was highly to be eon demned.
The Council decided that in future all public meetings without permission of the authorities were to be strictly prohibited, and a mandate was ordered to be prepare i concerning this.
The d been the subject mint here to-day, are highly indignant.
'A nuniber of students have expressed their repentance to-day the Government, saying they took part in the affair" without the dbteat idea of what it was Measures are being taken by the authorities to prevent any, reearrenee of such inekdents in the capital.
Te is reported that the State wuneit also decided tothe dlireet control of the Government for immediate use in the city in riy future emergency 'A serious diplomatic incident w: only: just avoided yesterday, thanks to General Chiang Kai-shek, It jaeems that after wrecking Dr. Wang's house the demonstrator Acelded to proceed to the house in which Mr. Tokonami is staying to Fry out the same procedure there, bout Gen, Chiang learned of it, and rushed there and personally ordered the demonstrators away and they Deliberate Attempt to Embarrass De. Wang Shanighal, Dee. 14, A else observer of Chinese politics, who has just returned from a vist to the capital sizes 0 teresting details of the recent riot, Which had as a background—the: desire of certain politicians to embarrass the Minister of Foreign Atfuirs, Dr, C.'T. Wang, in the ne-satiations he is at present conduct-nue with the diplomatic representa various countries and to cause him to resign.
It is assorted that the movement political eirles, the only. thing wanting being a favourable moment fon the Foreign M happened that the AntiSapanion in Nanking had) oft The General's Speech More than 1,000 persons ate.m this meeting, at which General Chiang Kai-shek was General" the slightest cneourageit was felt, a mob might be meal and violence committed.
The organizers called ting of students ing the student is reported to have said:
I quite appreciate your spirit of patriotism but at the same time it a pity that your patriotism should cause you to commit unlawful acts, thereby giving an excuse to for-signers to encroach upon Chines territory. If we desire to abolish the "unequal treaties" and to overthrow "imperialism" we must act according to lay, otherwise we shall never steceed. "If you resort te Violence you are simply giving a choree to the reactionary party.0 expose the weak points of our pte sand qo make iL impossible ain our objects, The present government is nota government under the power of the militarists, The abolition of "azeqaal treaties HI the SinoJapanete negotiation the Nishihara Loans. were raised "Attack his house.
Students not Leaders People who were present at the meeting and were eye-witnesses of the altsck on Dr. Wang's house state that the leaders of the mob wer not students. They Kept themselves in the back round while urging the students on to:
The The plot, however. failed. The vent and Party leaders, me wns the had opposed Dr.
row stand squarely behind, the Porcign Minister and conderm thr outrageous behaviour of the students.
Students might wrongfully be-to attain our objects. Tt is me deed regreitablo that auch an unfortunate incident should have
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