The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-13
BANDITS YIELD BY RELEASING ].
 All. l. CAPTIVE:S
America Now Concerned With New Measures To Insure Safety Of Foreigners Who May Travel In China
INDEMNlTIES PROBABLY WILL SOON BE DEMANDED
Guarantee Against Outbreaks Of Future Will Be Taken Up With China But Process Of Solution Will Work Slowly

RECOGNIZING. June 12.-(By As soclated Press.) flight bearded, shabby men, four of them Americans, the last of the 77 foreign prisoners captured by Chinese bandits from the Shanghai express near Su- chow, May 6. arrived at the Tung Hsing mines. near Tsaochwang, this afternoon. They came down the mountainside from their prison on Paotzuku, in the temple of the clouds. in sedan chairs, on donkeys and some walking. with an escort of outlaws,
 At the mine compound they saw the last of their brigand hosts, and were joyfully greeted by crowds of relatives and friends who had gath cred there to welcome them in expec- tation of their release.
 Baths, clothing and food were awaiting them, and on railroad sid ing stood special train, steam up, ready to take them to Tsaoohwang.
 It is expected that all, or the ma jority of the eight will proceed to Shanghai tomorrow. The eight mem hers of the ragged remnant of the original 27 are:
 Americans: Mai. Roland w Finger. U. S. A, Manila; Leon Friedman. Chi cago and Shanghai; John E. Powell. Hannibal, Mo-, and Shanghai; Lee
 
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 British: D. H. Rowlatt, Birming- ham, England. and Tientsin; Fred Elias, Shanghai.
 French; Emile Gensburger, Shan ghai.
 Shanghai.
 Stage Closing scene.
 The closing scene of the six and l1f ss-.,s the prisoners release was staged with all the Chinese love of for mality.
 The stage was the village of Tsiliho, 15 miles from Tsaochwang and two miles down the mountain side from the prison. located in the Temple of the Clouds on the slope of Paotzuku.
 In the center of the group of bandit chteftains and Chinese officials stood Roy Anderson. American long fla miliar with Chinese customs and the chosen intermediary of the outlaws and the Peking government.
 Anderson Is Intermediary.
 Armed with a commission as per sonal representative of Asao Kuan, powerful Chinese military leader and province, and possessing full author tty from Tsao to put up the guar antees demanded by the brigands. Anderson opened the final session. Accompanying him were Wen Shin Tsen, commissioner of foreign affairs at Ranking. and several other Chi nese officials. In accordance with ancient Chinese customs Anderson asked the bandits grouped about him to nominate their elder brother" or spokesman, with power to act
 The American explained that he was there in tho of maker" an office held sacred throughout the length and breadth of China. He reviewed the situa- tion. told the bandits of Americas traditional friendship for China. He said that the United States had been deeply grieved by the Kidnapping.
 In reply to the outlaws demands for foreign guarantee of immunity from punishment and other terms if the captives were released Ander- son explained that this would be possible only if the foreign powers took over the government of China, a course which he emphasized the brigand chieftains themselves desired above all to avoid.
 Crisis After EnroIlment
 When Anderson had finished Gen eral Chen Tiao Yuan. representing the military government of shan tung read a document which recited the enrolment Cf 2.000 outlaws In the Chinese army. the payment of s20 to each and the distribution of uniforms,
 Then the crisis was reached. Ander- son. supported by General Chen. asked for the immediate release of the eight foreign captives.
 The outlaw chieftains parleyed among themselves. Then messen- ger left the circle and started up the steep Paotzuku slope
 The formal agreement for the re- lease of the prisoners was pro duced and signed by the two chief spokes- men. one, Roy Scott Anderson. of At lanta, Ga. U. $. A., and the other chosen "elder brother" of the brig and, Sun kwet-Tsu.
 In a few moments the messenger reappeared and following him, ac- companied by an armed detachment of their guards, came the eight prisoners ef paotzuku.
 They passed through Thiliho. and headed for the railroad, free men once more.
 EMERGENCY ENDED
 WAsuINGToN, June 12-Release by Chinese bandits of Americans and other foreieners held as hostages since May 6. ended the emergency SD far as the safety of those indi- viduals was concerned, but forecasts the beginning of prolonged and dif- ficult neEt tiations with the Picking government tn insure the safety of foreigners in future.
 The state department was inform cd today of the release hy tine Amer ican consulate at Shanghai. Offi- clals confined their comment to ex-