To Oppose Any Ca-operation with Communists sioner for Kwangtung, wires have also been received from Gen, Ho Chien, chairman of the Hunan provin. ial government, Gen, Han Fuchu, chairman of the' Shaniung provincial government, Mr. Chen Kuo-fu, chalr~ man of the Kiangsu_provinelal government, and Gen, Ho Cheng-chun, Pacifteation Commissioner for Hupeh, Gen, Man's Concern In "his {elegram, Gen. Han Fucchu stressed the necessity of first devising means to effect the release of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, president of the Executive Yuan and chairman of the Military Affairs Commission, who is now being detained in Sian by troops under Gen, Chang Hsueh-liang, Gen, Han revealed that Gen, Liv Shih, "Pavifteation Commissioner for Honan and Anhwei, and Gen, Shang Chen, Governor of Honan, had wired him discussing measures for securing the release of the Generalissimo, and that he has sent Mr, Chi Wen-hsi, Counsellor, to Honan.
Gen, Ho Chien, Governor of Hunan, a telegram to Gen, Ho Ying-ching, Minister of War, strongly denounced the revolt of Gen, Chang Hsueh-liang and offered the services of is troops Should a punitive expedition. be de-colded against the "Young Marshal!
Gen, Ho Cheng-chun, Pacifeaifon Commissioner for Hupeh, and 27 other army commanders in Hupeh, Seclared In their telegram that they were ready to comply with orders from the Central Government dealing with the Sian situation, In his telegram Mr. Chen Kuo-tu expressed the regret that Gon, Chang Hsueh-liang should take such a step to disrupt the work of national salvi tion during ihis hour of grave national crisis, He appealed to the nation to exert is influence in inducing Gen, Chang to release Gen, Chiang Kalshek so that the latter may continue to lead the nation in its task of national rejuvenation, Shanghai, Dec. 21.
Acting on, the instructions of Mr. Hachiro Arita, Foreign Minister, Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador to China, has gone to Nanking where to-day he will call on Gen, Chang Chun, the Foreign Minister. The Ambassador will convey the concern of the Japanese Government over the detention of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek and reaffirm Japan's inten: tion to maintain an attitude of "ben volent watchful waiting" towards. the developments.
The envoy, it is further learned, declares Domei, will express the deep interest of his Government in the terms of the compromise which it is reported in some quarters is being negotiated between Nanking and the rebels, pointing out that Japan could for remain unconcerned should the Terms of such an arrangement provide for the adoption by the National Government of a policy of ce-apers tion with the Communists to oppose Japan, The acceptance of such terms, an oficial Japanese spokesman said, seriously would endanger peace and order in the Far East and compel Japan to take adequate steps to neuiwalize the effects of such a policy.
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