Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-15
SIGNIFICANT NOTE
SENT TO JAPAN ON
LANGDON KILLING
BY Implication Raises Question
Of Right Of Japan 10 stay
in Siberia.
JAPAN OFFERS INDEMNITY

By sssoeisfsd Prsrs ~ gv,rv evening
Meniln, = T., Jan ~ tfmrl
bert Gleaves. commander in rf n n DE-
American Asiatic feri With b c0rf
inquiry. 1ill depnrf f0uOr0w ~ F'.a
vistok ~ investigate fhe recent ENff
of Lieutenant Warren " lan9dor
engineer a theUni'ed States -'e, -ual
Albany by q Japanese seu'rf Do snrprr
ed here inday
Washington. Jan I5 TIE fa7f.r
arising from the fsfal shooting tV lsp
anese sentry ~ Lieutenant " ~ Ianf
don. a. Fladivostnk was eEpec'sd 90 fe
main IA status quo until reporf ~ 80 fnf
ings n An american naval crur' ffrs
mi'ted ~ Washinron
Admiral Glcnvfa 00mnarrer- n rf
81 the Asiafic href rf0Tmea fe SOY
Department late srrerdav fiaf 20 r
appointed q oourf - irquu fo r-hf
fnll invest gati0n ~ 80 r.rFf lrr-
surrounding Lieufenanf Ieng-i0r 'etfI
Washington. Jsn Is D-srfs De-
aneve asgrrances ~ regrof fri trrrs
tions 70 prevcnt 3 rerTrrrrf n fu0rr.F ri
investigation viii be made hy 30 rfef
government 0f fhr killing ~ er
" n Tmugion Amerlc-r rrral rHrf
AZ Kl1divostok bv 5 Iapanrf eufr
Admiral Glraves 00urrnrder rIs
~ the isiatic fee- reported - frr N
DEPARTMENT from Maniln 'faf ~ hsf
appointed 4 court ~ INJURY f0 lnfrs'
gate the cir~irngfaners HIrruundinr faf
death ~ Lienf Iangdnn ie ndda,
that ~. with members ~ 10 e0rrrf FofiIr
leave Nanils nrv' Thuvaaav ahosrd ..
flagship the troop transport Huron
for Vladivostok
officials here n 'he mesufin rl
await the findings - re naval rfref
and an answer ~ The note dHsuafef 81
last night ~ fhe state Denar-rneuf q.
tho Jepanese government Tho note o..
queS-ed an official eVplanatrn oi ths afsr
and suggested that the Iauaneef E0vrrr-
ment make adequate reuarHfluus i0r fhr
killing Of the officer
Reaevved asgfranoes of rsgrf over
the affair came YESTERDAY rom fHc laua-
nese government % note trausmlt ts.r
To the State Department thr0urh "a run
Shidehara, the Japanese amhassaior
This note also indicated that tle japaue esr
government Was DESTROYS q prrvenfin
recurrence n such hanprn rg. iru
dispatches announced that fle japnns.sg.
military authorities az y Fiadivpsfok bal
been instructed not % ehaiienEr Amcrl.
cans IN the ltIIre. admiral Gleavos g..
ported that tre J@nasesn authorities bad
informed the commanding OF crrs ~ fhf
cruiser Albany. N which Licutenant Lang.
don was attached. thar they also woIla
convene > court II investigation.
The American Court - Inquiry "A.
nairal Gleaves advised the department
.g u q Na.
Huron. Commander J. q. Rhnde-. ~ fhf
ulnboat Wilmington, Commander kobcr'
B. Lowe, commanding the Naval ~fltI0-
At Oloagapo. Philippine Islands. anr
Major Eugene P. Fortson. feet marirl
officer.
The note transmitted - Toxic ls'
night was more comprehensive than
mere inquiry into the ki liing Of LIsttenaT
Langdon. L Is understood that y cues
toned the right 0f japanese solaleIs
challenge Americans IN y Alaulv0stos ln'
( insisted upon such alteration o.. tho JAP
anese attitude as % make .mposslhlC
! recurrence of such an Incident
The note Is SAID - have remlrlr'
the Foreign Office 10 Toxic 'hat .nl
was not the hrst unpleasant encourfr
between Japanes. tud Americans.
70 have alleged thar lr malurIff
cases. according O. information -.aC
the state Department, the Iapauc-e
Pear 20 have been the agrrpse0fs.
n was understood that rhr lRpfrr-
government would take steps fn fe
an indemnity for the dead officer l.
pendents. as is the custom lmung raIl"r
IN such Affairs. Secretary nf 70 Nst
Daniels said today thst he iid Haf >1o.
Of any lsw that would provide TEarria
relief for Lieutenant IanEioU 'rm
unless the officcr had a var g.sA 1suau,
policy.
Manila. p. T.. Jan is admiral s,
bort C,leaves. commander n .hCi off fr
American A,ia,c hect. VINO refurucd hcr
Thursday night on The dcsfr ser Ii'Dt
announced Yesterday ho Uil pruorgu
Vladivostok within -four dars with
American court 1f inquiry to uygsugat
Lieutenant Langlons death The aa
miral said
Il viii proceed iircct 20 Nhls,o,ta
/ on the aagship Huron which Wlll .ou
Dlete it, overhauling at Oiorg8po sfat .u
within four days japanese high nihc.a.
at NladivOstok expressed in every wa
Z possible their deepest rcgrets and con
dolences, snd have given assurance .
prompt and tull invest gaiion 'i 0c afa.r
Should developments make r. nccv-
sarv 70 depart for Nladiyo,toh before h
overhauling Of the Huron Is complete,
the admiral said, arrangements aro
readiness 30 speed % Shlnghai hN dcsfru,
cr and continue on the cruiser NeW o'
leans to NlativCstok from the Chnes
port.
Japan has agreed % Al ndemnifl
result Of the killing &c Lieutenant far'
don. IL IS understood here There matte
is before the Foreign Othce at Toxic