The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-08
SERIOUS UPRISING STARTS IN CHINA Sze Chuen Province Rebels
 Against Government AMERICANS LEAVING
Missionaries and American Residents Advised To Seek Safer Quarters. Ruling Regarding Private Rail-
 roads Is Cause of Trouble

Peking September 7.-Missionaries Tn the outlying districts of Sze-Chuen pro-' viEce have been ordered by the viceroy 10 concentrate in the larger towns n consequence of the general unrest among the natives arising from the governments s railway policy. -.ts5
 All foreigners in Cheng Tu. the capital of Sze-Chuen province, are taking refuge in the compound of the missionary so- oiety of the Methodist church of Cam ada.
 Boston, September [.-Disorders in Sze- Chuen province, western China, have be- come very serious in the opinion of the officials of the American Baptist For eign Missionary society, which has it's headquarters in this city. few days ago the society officials received cable- gram from a missionary at Chengtu, the capital of the province, telling of rioting on the part of the natives. Today an- otlIer cablegram was received which said;
 American consul advises us to leave" sa Washington September IA crisis has arisen in the turbulent province of Sze- Gluten, in China and foreign offices Of not only the United States, but of other countries. have taken precautionary steps for the safety of their citizens in that section. American gunboats will be brought into play to guard American citizens and formidable international naval array is at hand in Chinese waters.
 American Charge d'Affaires Williams at Picking today cabed the state depart rit ical in Sze-Chuen, where public meet ings in various cities, accompanied with the closing of shops and schools and re- fusa to pay taxes, have eliminated In serious disorders. American Methodist missionaries at Chung King and Ching Teu have informed MT Williams that none of them have yet left their post ex- copt that American and British women have left Ching King for Chung King. Twerty-one districts are said to be so far affected by the present agitation. Tax offices have been destroyed and several officials have resigned, but the resist ance to the government has in general been passive rather than active.
 The Chinese foreign office has assured the legation protection will be given all
 
 fered to escort all who desire to leave the disturbed districts. The viceroy of Sze Chuen is said to be acting with energy. A British sunboat is now proceeding to Chiating, while three other gunboats, one British, one French and one German, are at Chung King. . ..f F 4
 Admiral Murdocks flagship, the Sara toga, is at Woo Sing, the New Orleans is at Shanghai and two or three United States gunboats are cruising in the Yang Tse kiang river. On receipt of today disqueting reports the state department teegraphed the legation at PerlSing to re- quest Admiral Murdock to place the Amer ican gunboats in the manner best calcu- lated to forestall any danger to Amer jeans. The department also sent uele- graphic instructions to MT. Pontius of the consular service to proceed at once from Hankow to Chung King. The distance from Cheng Tu to Chung King, where there are no gunboats, requires a 10 days journey while Cheng Tu is four days journey from Chiating, to which place a British gunboat is now proceeding.
 An imperial edct recently placed under the ministry of communication of the cen tral--government the construction of all trunk lines throughout the empire and cancelled all concessions for the private construction of trunk lines previous to the year 1911. This measure affected the line which was being built by Chinese pri- vate enterprises in the province of Szc Ghuen, and, according to the state depart bent has doubtless precipitated the pres ent manifestations in a province alrIays considered more than ordinarily turbuleng. In the view of the government officials here the province is one where reaction ary tendencies, the cry of China for the Chinese and certain amount of anti-foreign tendency have made reform and industrial development, introduced by tho central government more slow to be appreciated and understood than in other parts of China. The state department ofrI- eials say there Is no reason whatever to attribute the present uprising 10 the re- cent railway projects in which the United States Is interested. In fact these rail- ways, as now planned and under presen; concessions, lie wholly outside of the prov ince of Sze Chuen, the question of ultimate extension into that province having been set aside for possible future consideration
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