New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1927, Page 11

AMERICANS FLEEING FROM HANKOW NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DESPITE CHEN’S PROTECTION PLEDGE British Warship Anchors Opposite U. S. Consulate | to Take on Refugees—| Everybody Nervous. Extremely San Francisco, Jan. 7 (A—A dis- patch received lere today direct from Hankow, filed at 8:45 o'clock | last night, indicated the exodus of iericans from the riot ridden Chi- city was continuing in spite of urgent invitation of Eugene n, Cantonese minister of foreign 1irs, for them to remain. ge made no direct men- situation in the British sion but indicated that se still were in control of that ciion of the foreign' colony. ‘hen was quoted as declaring em- itically that the Cantonese the dominant would full and operty in all conc: leeting American repr said his government d \ericans remain in Hankoty Bontinue business as usual. The dispatch said it was felt in| some quarters by the Chinese that Americans were leaving in sympathy with the British evacuation and and the Cantonese government felt| the reaction among the natives might be injurious to the Ameri Conditions were reported quieter, hough a panicky feeling pre- banks and business firms re-| maining closed.” : swamped Messages reaching her show delay as much as 18 hou Advise Americans To Leavo Jan. 7 (—Anxiety for icans in Hankow | bt when a British the | gov-| move | | these facllittes cannot expect to re- ceive any guarantee of transporta- uou facilities at a later date.” Protection Promised | Eugene Chen, Cantonese minister | of foreign affairs, called the Ameri- can consul general and representa- tive American business men into & | conference yesterday. The minister | was reported to be inquiring into | the reason underlying the movement for removal of the American wom- en and children from the colony. H> declared the Cantonese govern- ot ind ued o proclamation say- | in3 they would protected. Everybody was extremely nervous from the tension lasting over four vs in spite of the southern gov- ernment’s assurance protection. Blames British ued a proclamation blam- |1 s British for the incident of January 3 declared re- sulted in agically wounding of a number of Chinese.” So far as is known outside of government dquarters, only two Chinese were rtly hurt. Chen's proclamation declared the nationalist government establishes a | commission of provisional admini- stration in the DBritish concession to assume control of public safety and municipal affairs, undertaki responsibility for the safety eign lives and property. | ion is equivalent ession of the Briti concession with the Chinese rems 1 full comtrol of all bureaus in | the district. Because of a steady rain few peoplg Were on its streets. Anxiety Relieved London, Jan. 7 (P—Anxiety the situation at Hankow, Chi where rioting Chinese have for day | threatened the safety ot more than |a thousand white people, was re- | lieved to a great extent today by re- ceipt of word that the British con- n is again controlled by the British forces. The British sailors and marines were withdrawn to their ships and | the women and children removed + the The Chinese soldiers who had been posted in the concession to protect the foreigners were with- drawn, the message added, leaving only military police on duty, and the city was quiet. This reassuring news came after nxious hours of silence following lvices that the local British naval and civil authorities were straining every effort to avert clashes, yield- ing to the Chinese to an extent which a few years ago would net have been thought possible. After withdrawal of the naval forces Tuesday night all the vol- unteer foreign police forces were disarmed, leaving the Chinese free to roam the British quarter, with the British relying on the word of Eugene Chen, the Cantonese foreign minister, that he assumed full re- sponsibility for law and order and the protection ef foreigners. enn according to official ad- tendered apologies to the Bri h consul for the desecration by a mob of the British war memorial in Hankow and announced that he would undertake to ir the dam- age to its stone fa 4 No word h: t been received of arrival of the American and ritish w ips reported to be rac- ing up the Yangtse from Hong Kong. (Washington di: are six Amer hes say paval vessels at Hankow. They are the converted t Isabel, gunboat Palos, mine- eper Pigeon, gunboat Villalobas, stroyers Rope and T r Americ: waters, of the London morning news- papers, published before receipt of word of the British reoccupation of the Hankow concession, refrain from (5] ANUARY 1927. KAISER IGNORED - PLEAS OF B&Llle Steamboat King Said to Have Advised Against War Hamburg, Jan. 7.—(/)—Had Em { peror William listened to his friend the late Albert Ballin, Director Gen- eral of the Hamburg-American Line, there probably never would have been a world war. This statement is made by Peter I. Stubmann of Ham- burg in his new book “Ballin—] and Worg of a German Shipowne together w' h the remark that if the emperor had permitted Herr Ballin to speak to him privately in Septem- ber, 19183, the revolution might pos- sibly have been prevented. Long befo mann sa unders With with nest Cassel, business friend, the German shippi ate worked out a naval entente between powers, efforts lescribed as one of | the disastrous | war the cons first to foresee uences of the Prominent Ger them the Hugo S him to inform the ruler of the real | state of atfairs. ‘ According to Herr Stubmann, Herr Ballin was received by the emperor er- 1ong rged many commenting on the situation, but the 5t Daily Telegraph say “A swift and dec British poli crushing pr W, of m-» un ive change in is de mfin\‘lul by the relying ition of the Cantonese gov- “MOTOR-BIKE” STOLEN. e garage at the home of Presi- es of North revolution occurred. | for several hours | arden adjoining the | SR e S e panied by the chief of the civil cabi- net, Fritz von Berg, who later was to become le the Hohenzoller Herr von Ber err Ballin, not only i > rejoinders to every p ic view expr | ship Comp: was unable t 5. and resorted to visual signa of distre r steam- ch wire- EAST HARTFORD ok was dispatc hed 4 vessel. 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