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Chiang Kai-shek Reported As Safe in Hands of Rebels; Kung Takes Nanking Reins NANKING, China, Dec. 15 ;/P)— Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance in the Nanking Government, announced receipt yesterday of a personal telegram from Marshal Chang Hsiap Liang, rebel leader. assuring him the safety of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Dr. Kung took over the leadership of the Executive Yuan after mutinous soldiers captured General Chiang, military dictator of the Nanking regime, two days ago. Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang, retired army commander and former Governor of Honan Province who is known as the "Christian General," wired Marshal Chang imploring him to reconsider his actions and to heed "the earnest advice of an older man" to release the captive government leader. Civil War Looms China faced disastrous civil war as the Central Government massed its forces on the border of Shensi Province to force the release of General Chiang. While troop trains rumbled westward over the Lunghai Railway, last-minute negotiations were opened to free the head of the Nanking Government—if possible—by peaceful means. Yu Yu-jen, President of the National Control Yuan of the National Government, hastened to Loyang, 200 miles east of Sian, in northwest Honan Province, charged with the delicate task of securing General Chiang's release from Marshal Chang, heretofore one of the dictator's trusted associates. Pleads for Delay Indicating the critical nature of the situation, Yen Hsi-shan, pacification commissioner of neighboring Shansi and Suiyuan provinces, telegraphed Nanking, pleading that punitive measures against the mutinous Marshal Chang be withheld. "Undertake every other means rescuing hostages," Yen's message urged. He was said to have reported to the Nanking Government that he had been informed from Sian that the Generalissimo was safe and well, but that his liberty of movement was curtailed. allies are the communist armies of the "Red" leaders, Chu Teh and Mao Tze-tung. Although definite figures of the sizes of these armies are lacking they were last reported to number 30,000 troops each. "Large forces of the Nanking Government's anti-communist armies already are in the bordering provinces and reports, which were discounted here, said they had already clashed with Marshal Chang's troops in a battle along the Hwang Ho Accompanying the Chairman of the National Government was W. H. Donald, Australian adviser to General Chiang, and formerly in the service of his captor. Other Chinese dignitaries made up the party. Kung Takes Over Only the capture of Marshal Chang on the charge of treachery or his voluntary release of the nationalist (Continued on Page 5, Column 6) Chang Called Mutineer While Marshal Chang, formerly war-lord of Manchuria soldiers, was said to have taken General Chiang hostage to force the National Government to declare war on Japan, the young marshal was charged with "leading a mutiny aimed at the overthrow of the National Government." He was ordered arrested and brought to trial before the Military. Affairs Commission, the Government's highest military authority. It was asserted here that General Chiang, for five years a, nationalist commander, had engineered the coup to gain control of the Government, using anti-Japanese slogans as catch-words to rally disaffected factions to his standard. Has Strong Force Peiping dispatches stated that the rebellious chieftain had concentrated two divisions on Tungkwan, easternmost city of the province, to oppose the entry of the Nanking punitive expedition into Shensi. Marshal Chang is estimated to have directly under his command, or ' closely allied with him, upwards of 100,000 men, of which 75,000 are] armed soldiery. Behind his legions of potential
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Original index title | 291-1 |
Newspaper | Christian Science Monitor ; December 15, 1936 |
Title | Chiang Kai-shek Report As Safe In Hands Of Rebels; Kung Takes Nanking Reins. |
Description | Chiang Kai-shek Report As Safe In Hands Of Rebels; Kung Takes Nanking Reins. |
Subject Keys | Nanking ; H. H. Kung ; Minister of Finance ; Nanking Government ; Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang ; safety ; Chiang Kai-shek ; leadership ; Executive Yuan ; mutinous soldiers ; Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang ; Honan Province ; Christian General ; civil war ; Central Government ; Shensi Province ; Lunghai Railway ; Yu Yu-jen ; Loyang ; Yen Hsi-shan ; pacification commissioner ; Shansi Province ; Suiyuan Province ; punitive measures ; communist ; the "Red" leaders ; Chu Teh ; Mao Tze-tung ; Hwang Ho river ; W. H. Donald ; Australian adviser ; |
Date.Original | December 15, 1936 |
Resource Identifier | nwh 1-291-1 |
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Northwest, Pacific -- History -- 20th century United States -- China -- 20th century |
Resource Type | Text |
Genre | Clippings |
Source | Northwest History China box 1 |
Language | English |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 |
Rights Notes | Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. |
Full-Text | Chiang Kai-shek Reported As Safe in Hands of Rebels; Kung Takes Nanking Reins NANKING, China, Dec. 15 ;/P)— Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Finance in the Nanking Government, announced receipt yesterday of a personal telegram from Marshal Chang Hsiap Liang, rebel leader. assuring him the safety of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. Dr. Kung took over the leadership of the Executive Yuan after mutinous soldiers captured General Chiang, military dictator of the Nanking regime, two days ago. Gen. Feng Yu-hsiang, retired army commander and former Governor of Honan Province who is known as the "Christian General," wired Marshal Chang imploring him to reconsider his actions and to heed "the earnest advice of an older man" to release the captive government leader. Civil War Looms China faced disastrous civil war as the Central Government massed its forces on the border of Shensi Province to force the release of General Chiang. While troop trains rumbled westward over the Lunghai Railway, last-minute negotiations were opened to free the head of the Nanking Government—if possible—by peaceful means. Yu Yu-jen, President of the National Control Yuan of the National Government, hastened to Loyang, 200 miles east of Sian, in northwest Honan Province, charged with the delicate task of securing General Chiang's release from Marshal Chang, heretofore one of the dictator's trusted associates. Pleads for Delay Indicating the critical nature of the situation, Yen Hsi-shan, pacification commissioner of neighboring Shansi and Suiyuan provinces, telegraphed Nanking, pleading that punitive measures against the mutinous Marshal Chang be withheld. "Undertake every other means rescuing hostages," Yen's message urged. He was said to have reported to the Nanking Government that he had been informed from Sian that the Generalissimo was safe and well, but that his liberty of movement was curtailed. allies are the communist armies of the "Red" leaders, Chu Teh and Mao Tze-tung. Although definite figures of the sizes of these armies are lacking they were last reported to number 30,000 troops each. "Large forces of the Nanking Government's anti-communist armies already are in the bordering provinces and reports, which were discounted here, said they had already clashed with Marshal Chang's troops in a battle along the Hwang Ho Accompanying the Chairman of the National Government was W. H. Donald, Australian adviser to General Chiang, and formerly in the service of his captor. Other Chinese dignitaries made up the party. Kung Takes Over Only the capture of Marshal Chang on the charge of treachery or his voluntary release of the nationalist (Continued on Page 5, Column 6) Chang Called Mutineer While Marshal Chang, formerly war-lord of Manchuria soldiers, was said to have taken General Chiang hostage to force the National Government to declare war on Japan, the young marshal was charged with "leading a mutiny aimed at the overthrow of the National Government." He was ordered arrested and brought to trial before the Military. Affairs Commission, the Government's highest military authority. It was asserted here that General Chiang, for five years a, nationalist commander, had engineered the coup to gain control of the Government, using anti-Japanese slogans as catch-words to rally disaffected factions to his standard. Has Strong Force Peiping dispatches stated that the rebellious chieftain had concentrated two divisions on Tungkwan, easternmost city of the province, to oppose the entry of the Nanking punitive expedition into Shensi. Marshal Chang is estimated to have directly under his command, or ' closely allied with him, upwards of 100,000 men, of which 75,000 are] armed soldiery. Behind his legions of potential |
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