FORMOSANS REBEL AGAINST CHINESE

Chronicle (Levin), 11 March 1947, Page 8

FORMOSANS REBEL AGAINST CHINESE

Recdivgd Mohday 10.55 ji.nl. . SHANGHAi, Mar. 10. * New serious clashes are reported in Westerfi Formosa where FoTinosans are rebelling agaihst Chinese - " outsiders. ' ' Casuaities since the outbreak "began about March 1, are reported to exceeu 10,000. The Chinese Ceiitral News Ageiiey >says the Foruiosans rebelling against Chinesse admihistratiou are- at-

tacking all Goverilineht offices in the west coast citids of Formosa, with small groups searfeliing aiid looting the residenees of Chinese ( ' oiitsiders. " Most ot che resideiioes were deserted as virtually all officials from the mainland took refuge, in the Governor's heavily guarded ojffiee in Taikohu* without interference from the police. When a leading Chinese offieial, under the protection o. ttvo feglments of gendarines, arrived at Kurun to investigate the situation, thcFOfmosans flfst tried to ' prevent liis limding. Then, using sfnall arfus aiid grenades, they ambushed his, party -jn ihe road betvVeen Kuruh and Taikohu. rlowever, they were beaten off after u iharp clash. . The Forinosans demand Governor Jhey-Yi to oust the "outsiders" from jffice and give the highest govern mental posts to native r'ormo.-mns o, others who have lived on the isiaild rver ten years. A Nanking message says that Generalissimo Chiang liai-shek today took persohal charge of the 'Formosan uegotiatioits. Lin Chi-chung, directoi of the Formosan Kuomintang,' who ha.> been suinmoned to Nanking, announceu that Chiaiig had ordered the National Government to adopt a liberal amt peaceAil policy. Lin said the outbreuu resulted from Government aloofness to wards Forinosans, unscrupulous activi ties by a small number of corrupt offi cials, and tlie inhabitants ' failure t-. understand the Goveriuuent 's economi. policy.