The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-18
Cable Message 5000 Words
Long Sent to Washington.
Want Japanese Troops
Ousted
| CHARGE AGGRESSION
WILL BECOME MENACE
TO THE UNITED STATES
Missionaries Urge That
Other Nations Be Asked
to Help Protect Threat
ened Integrity of China

Picking. April 1..--Infcrscntion by
the United States In the negotiations
now proceeding between China and Jr-
pan Is recommended TO President VIII
by American missionaries In this
country. The message was 5000 words
long nnd was forwarded 10 Washing
ton by cable.
II charaeterizes the Japanese de-
mands on China as acts OF aggression
such as eventually will present mem
ace to the United States. Recalling tho
fact that Japan has at present in this
country double her usual quota of
troops tamounting to $4,000 mem ths
missionaries urge that Japan he noti-
fed that the excess Of troops should
be removed
The understanding here Is that
Chinese official or that several of them
paid the cable charges. amounting to
nearly $4,000 on the message te Iresi-
cent Wilson. This communication was
signed by the Rows. r. w Thwins.
John Nherry, c. II. Fem and w A.
American Presbyterian mission at Pc
king, the Rev. Chauncey Goodrich OF
the American board of commissioners
Tor foreign missions. who is stationed
at Tien Tsin; the Rev. H. H. Lowry.
OF the Methodist Episcopal mission a.
pekins. and the Rev 6. f. Hubbard
Some Refuse to Sign
There are in China several hundred
American missionaries. of whom the
great majority have not seen the mes
sage. some OF them who we're re
quested to sign II declined. The Amer
lean board recently requested It's mis-
sionaries to avoid public expression OF
opinion on political affairs and al
thor sh IL is said tho missionaries gem
orally side with China in the pres
cnt controversy few of them have been
active politically.
The petition ask ed President VIII
son to demand of China and not of
Japan, American participation in the
conferences now under way. 1t is sug-
sested that Great Britain and other
nations be invited to participate.
The missionaries ask that the gov
ernments OF both China and Japan be
notified that the presence of unusual
bodies of Japanese troops on Chinese
soil not only embarrasses the freedom
OF negotiations but constitutes an out
rage of the rights of China and Sc
rious menace to the peace and safety
OF Americans and foreigners general
iyp and recommends that pending the
removal of excessive contingents OF
Japanese troops all negotiations
should be suspended"
Are Not Partisans
Declaring that 1--WE wish IL under
stood that we are not partisans the
message says:
LET IL not be thought that China is
a republic only In name because of
the autoeratic powers at present vest
cd In the President The powers of his
high office are wisely and patriotical
" exercised The formalities and pa
rade OF kinglv station are all avoidc !
and advancement toward a more pop
ular form of government is vastly cas-
Ter than II would be under imperial
rule" The memorial offers explanation
CT the shortcomings and enumerates
the achievements of the Chinese Pov-
ernment 1t denounces Japanese aE-
sression, as "a danger not only TO
China. but eventually to America aud
adds
Shall we go on forever being fooled
by fair speeches made at full dress
banquets at the Japanese capital.