Show Vd 80 No 135 Covering Bridgeriand Northern Utah and Southern Idaho TuMdayJurw6198Q Logan Utah 16 35 cents pages 2 sections Chinese military units exchange fire Protesters defy tanks in streets More tears may flow in China BEIJING (UPI) — Rival army units exchanged sitillery and automatic weapons fire in western Beijing today Chinese sources said while civilians fought scattered dashes with troops hying to enforce martial law Describing die situation in Beijing as “volatile and die State Department today urged all Americans to leave the country as soon as possible By Marlowe Hood For the San Francisco Examiner HONG KONG — China's tragedy already great is about to become greater With every passing day die crisis seems to slip further outside the grasp of human will and into the stream of a historical process that has acquired a dreadful momentum all its own With reports of army units confronting each other in Beijing almost any scenario for die near future plunges the world's most populous nation ever more deeply into chaos and civil strife The weekend carnage in Beijing dosed off what was probably the one remaining chance to spare China massive turmoiL As long as the People's Liberation Army r g” Accord figures there are 111 if J5 government employees at die US Embassy and they are accompanied by about 400 dependents The total American population of Beijing is put at “about 1000” Related story on page 3 Analysis by die State Department including 370 students at die University of Beijing A column of six main battle tanks 49 trucks and seven armored personnel carriers moved east along central Oumgan Avenue firing over the heads of civilians to dear die streets Their destination was unknown Minutes before die cnhwnn passed over a nearby highway overpass demonstrators m the street below hurled at least two gasoline bombs at one of 20 tanks that had been deployed there for more than 24 hours Sparks flew from die rear of the lead tank in the column moving east Troops stationed alongside die tanks fired machine-gu-n bursts but it was not known if they hit any protestors Moments later police jeeps sped into die area and hehneted officers and soldiers fanned out into an apartment complex returning with one woman and 12 men who they escorted hands atop their heads away from the scene in single-fil- e The miliary warned journalists and diplomats they would be shot for photographing army units on city streets while increasing numbers of foreigners jammed die airport to flee embattled Beijing Protesters threw rocks at military jeeps and burned buses in para of die capital but the turmoil quieted somewhat after two days of fighting between soldiers and civilians following the brutal military suppression late Saturday and Sunday of die student-le-d democracy move- Lan Yun a Logan resident sheds tears Monday during the protest Local residents protest events in China By Lynnette Harris staff writer dhinesB students at Utah State University with supporters from (he university and community gathered Monday in atjemonatra-tio- n that mixed anguish anger frustration and hope About 100 people — many wearing white headlands covered with messages in Chinese or displaying black armbands — HwnwwiritfjB m began patio of die Taggart Student Center with a moment of silence in memory of there who died in Beijing an Sunday The eixfaii jirfd handmade signs that read “Down with the Commmuniaa" or “Democracy in China’’ and carried a message said pattered with red "Return my relatives Lin Jian Ping a USU student told the crowd that many of die bodies of those killed in and around Tiananmen square are bring cremated by die military before they can be identified or counted This will make it almost impossible to tell how many people were killed she said “Parents cannot even identify ra' WMMtmMJounNl Three USU students lead the chanting of slogans said “Give us back our rela- tives" USU President Stanford Carier told die crowd he empathizes with them over the tragedy He said he is proud of the people who went into Tiananmen square and “died as martyrs in die cause of democracy" Carier added that he would call Sens Qnin Hatch and Jake Gam to express his support for die the bodies and see their stand President Bush took Monchildren” Ping said “Sunday day to cut military support to ment was a dark day for die Chinese rtlin The city has been under people but die spirit of democraLogan City Council Member martial law since May 20 en- cy will not die" Richard Thomas told the crowd forced since Saturday night by Demonstrators shouted slogans he shared their sorrow that so tens of thousands of troops who in nwianw in rhinw id English of their counterparts had stormed the city center and Enthusiastic shouts of “Freedom many died in the fight for democracy cleared protesting students from in ''China” and “We want new But he urged them not to be to halting cries blinded by their anger and to China" See FIRE on page 2 choked by tears as die students continue peaceful protests Employment index Cache Classified ads Focus Letters to the Editor Obituaries Sports Jack Scherting an associate professor of English at USU who taught in China last year told The Herald Journal he is concerned about those in Congress who advocate removing the US Ambassador and imposing economic sanctions “If we do that and this movement fails then what’’ Scherting said “So much progress has been made in relations with China since die country was opened and I’m afraid that would be lost and China win be cut off again" Scherting said although things looked peaceful while he lived in China there was always a “simmering resentment” of die government He thought then it would only be a matter of time before something happened Many students and supporters came forward to make donations USU student Wu Xu said today the donations so for total $1330 and will be wed to continue to send news via facsimile machine into all parts of China The students will also try to send video recordings of American news broadcasts into China Xu said die students were very grateful to Csrier and Associate Professor Ed Glatfdter who intervened Monday when students were having trouble getting a parade permit for thrir much downtown and helped to lead the march walked The demonstrators down 400 North to Logan's Main Street chanting singing and handing flyers through car windows to passersby Many people honked car horns and flashed victory signs in support as they passed die marchers USU Vice President for University Relations William Lye said he joined die marchers because he is so impressed with die strength and commitment of students here and in China USU student Yue Chin arid die events in China have sparked unusual unify among Chinese students in die United States including students from Hong Kong Taiwan and Malaysia Chin said his parents and those of many of his friends are very conservative and urge their children to “study pure science" while they are here and not political ideas See PROTEST on page 2 plan Zhao's recent downfall some argue was only a matter of time after that Having cut both of his political kgs out from under him and a million people chanting in die streets of Beijing Deng could only try to do iriut he had done in each of several crises over the last decade — concentrate power in his own hands But this time it didn't quite work The fact that Deng his not been able to convene foe plenum of foe Central Committee to formalize Zhao's purging suggest that his power is waning long-postpon- See TEARS an page ed 2 Trouble in China affects Logan aviation firm poriunities areavaiiaHe for local teens but attitude has a lot of impact on their chances of getting and keeping a job 9 About Pata Schropp Herald Journal refrained from attacking citizens die potential for a relatively bloodless cocp against lYemier Li Feng and senior leader Drag Xiaoping — die mia objects of popular haded — remained But when die men In uniform impaled unarmed teenagers Indiscriminately sprayed civilian crowds with automatic gunfire widwr and crushed ftwr tnlr Hay (OO fcwrma dm enemy That die army now appears to be turning on itself suggests fori all central authority is on the verge of collapse Politically die China crisis reflecto die problem of succession When Deng ' emerged from die ashes of Maoism in 1978 he lost no time in selecting his political heirs and defining thrir spheres of power Dynamic Hu Youbang long a protege of die senior leader was to revamp die Party from within while then provincial leader Zhao Ziyang wu to oversee the revitalization of a moribund national economy When Deng purged Hu in December 1986 after the liberal party secretary was identified with student protests at the time he also destroyed his succession A 14 11 4 0 Weather If the ants came to just our picnics we wouldn't Tant But ants Invade in bands cant seem to resist our brownies and Spam cookies and jams 4 ByPatMcCutcheon business editor The impact of violence on die streets of Beijing is bring felt around foe world — including Logan — as people watch the unfolding events in China and speculate about what could happen next One local effect of the situation has been foe postponement of a visit to Logan by representatives of foe People's Republic of China The Chinese consul-generbased in Los Angeles was scheduled to visit Logan Monday to tour foe facilities of Mountain States Aviation a subsidiary of Phoenix' Aviation Inc said Mountain States President Garwood Walton The tour was planned as part of ongoing negotiations between Phoenix and the People's Republic of China for foe sale of long-plann- al ed The visit ofAmbassador Ma Yuzhen to Logan was postponed because of concerns of the US State Department for the security of Chinese government officials traveling in the US : distress on the one hand and on the other we attempt to understand foe philosophy and political system which may have rmiwi g government to take action so apparently abhorrent to the rest of the world “However we still look forward with anticipation and hope to that day when with their situation at home under the control of ethics and compassion as those terms are understood by us that we may again meet in an atmosphere lacking condemnation and dunged with foe belief that together we can make an impact on foe relationship between two great peo- Paul McShane president of Phoenix Aviation said foe visit of Ambassador Ma Yuzhen one of two Chinese officials in ples” this country with ambassadorial rank was The venture between Phoenix and the the concerns PRC because of US has been “foe subject of some of postponed State Department for foe security of dialogue” for several months Walton government officials traveling in arid Walton said he believes the negotiafoe United States in foe wake of the tions will continue when die situation in Phoenix's "Spraymaster" aircraft violence in Beijing Officials cited de- Hiim faliili Officials already are working with foe manufactured at foe company's facility at monstrations in this country protesting the Logan-Cach-e Airport The Phoenix is a Chinese government's actions as cause for State Depamnent to reschedule the visit McShane said aircraft forir concern lightweight two-sirMcShane also issued a statement That visit could come as early as next built from a kit foe componentt of which will be manufactured in Logan saying: "Our position is one of deep week said John Bennett legislative assis at front-cana- rd Bennett tant to Sen Orrin Hatch was scheduled to be part of foe Logan visit but postponed hu plans two hours before be was to fly to Utah from R-Ut- ah Washington Sunday Bennett said foe trip was postponed at foe urging of Bruce Koemer principal in foe Koemer Group a Los Angeles-base- d company involved in foe Phoenix project On Sunday Koemer a letter to foe Chinese consul-generm Los Angeles Bennett said The letter said that after “extensive consultation" with the US State Department and other nffigult it would be “prudent” to postpone foe Chinese visit to Utah Bennett said Government officials were concerned with foe “complete securify" of foe ambassador and his entourage and with avoiding public controversy in foe write of reaction in this country to foe weekend violence in Beijing said Bennett reading from the letter The letter also said that all parties in foe venture were “encouraged to continue" hand-deliver- ed al See VISIT on pge2 |