893.00/4–2046: Telegram
The Consul General at Mukden (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 23—12:57 a.m.]
45. Re Constel 43. Highlights in editorial carried today by (Army) Peace Daily under title “Suppress Bandit Disorder, Save the People” are as follows: re attack on Changchun by several tens [of] thousands bandit troops half hour after Soviet withdrawal, we wish to ask—whence came battle vehicles and heavy artillery of these bandit troops, whence drivers battle vehicles and heavy artillery men, what finally is their reason for use battle vehicles and heavy artillery in attack on people and Peace Preservation Corps? Bandit troops by use shameless poisonous means have achieved aim of attacking towns and seizing territory and Changchun is presently in bandit hands. It is questioned whether these bandit disciples still have men’s hearts and if their mad influence is not quickly annihilated wind of banditry will be aided to grow and northeast fellow country men cause longer to suffer ravages [of] banditry. “Therefore we cannot but call forth today slogan, ‘suppress bandit disorder, save the people’.” Scheme bandit troops by shameless poisonous means wrest control northeast is entirely a dream, for can bandit disciple enemies of people escape control by people, escape punishment of national law? National troops should give bandit disciples bitter blow and protect peace of northeast. “Not in slightest should there now be regard for any place or regard for any time.” This is glorious duty [of] national troops. Northeast belongs to state, to people of whole country and there can be no giving in before mad violence of bandit disciples. Northeast fellow countrymen did not die by hands enemy puppet but die under artillery fire bandit troops. Offense bandit troops definitely unpardonable, and now there is only strafing of them that will check their violence. It’s useless discussing clauses with bandit disciples. Authorities should adopt decisive measures for despatch quickly of heavy forces north to recover Changchun and suppress bandit disorder. End survey editorial.
Repeated Chungking as 16; Peiping as 10 for Minister.