The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-10
Rioting Continues


 Washington. September s.-Roting in Cheng Tu, capital of the turbulent Chi nese province of Szechuen, is aimed not only at the Oriental governments policy of permitting foreign participation in Chi nese railway financing, but now demon straticns have been directed at the for eign residents in the province. This is in accordance with information received here today. Placards have been nailed about th9 troubled capital warning for eigners.
 Many British subjects have gone to Chang King, where there are British, French and German gunboats.
 Reports state that the great distress caused by floods is almost certain to cause extensive riots later on, and these probably will assume an anti-foreign phase.
 Reports to the navy department today indicate that Admiral Hubbard is arrang- ing the American warships under his com mand for the protection of American in- terests as fas as possible.
 New York, September 9-Concerning reports of rioting at Cheng Tu, Dr. H. L. Canright who has been a medical mis- sionary there for 9 years. said today the foreign residents there, in order to leaye, must make a long, difficult journey 
 Dr. Canright is here on a visit. The for eign colony In the province in western China numbers barely 100 and the nearest foreign warships are at Chung King, 800 miles away.
 At the same time Dr. Canright does not believe foreigners lives are in danger, al- though an anti-foreign uprising may e. suit in loss of their property. If. the dan ger becomes acute. he said, the British, French and German gunboats at Chung King might send marines in small boats up the Yang Tse Kiang to Kia Ting within 1O0 miles of Cheng Tu, to meet refugees coming down the river.
 Was Medical Missionary
 Dr. Canright went to Cheng Flu as a medical missionary for the Methodist Episcopal board in 1891. and is about to return to his post. ITO appreciate the islation of foreigners there,' he said to- day you must bear in mind that the province of Sze-Chuen is one of the most remote and populous in the empire, Cheng Tu, with it's suburbs has popu- lation of a million and Is surrounded by a number of great cities. The Americans in the city number about 25, Most of them live in the missionary compound and are missionaries or teachers in the government schools.
 q understand that not long ago the yiceroy advised all foreigners to move to the compound of the Canadian mis- sion, which Is close to the city garrison, where they would be comparatively safe in event of an uprising As q rule, I think the Chinese there are par ticularly friendly to Americans I have been treating on an average of 100 a day for the last 25 years and believe our people have some good friends among the natives On this l base my belief that they are In no great danger.
 "The principal cause behind the pres ent trouble is the governments railroad project To carry out plans to contruct a road from Ochang to Cheng Tu, a distance of 500 miles along the river. the viceroy has levied heavy taxes. The people are complaining of those and att tributing thier hardships to the intro- duction of foreign ideas.
 "The present floods on the lower Yang Tse have added to the popular feeling against foreigners because the people believe this calamity is the vengeance of the earth dragons upon those who have disturbed them by dig ging for the railroad"