, 1923-05-07
RELATIONS WITH
CHINA To FACE
RUPTURE,
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which left Saturday morning from
Shanghai was held up about 2 a. m.
Sunday by bandits near Linchen, In
the province OF S%hantung. Out of rs
foreigners. 10 were held cnptives. in
Guiding Ambassador Powell of the
Weekly Review.
"A Mr.. Rothman, a British subject
was killed.
THE bandits arc being pursued by
n small force.
situation very serious. There is
h.tio information received so far.
Have telegraphed Shanghai to in
ouire IL there were other Americans
on train.
Information received from an
American UNNAMED on the scene.'
Should any American lose his life,
the state department is prepared to
make vigorous demands on the PEEK.
ing authorities for restitution. Not
only will suitable apologies be re-
quired. but indemnity must be paid
md those responsible must be pun.
ished II good relations between the
two governments arc to continue.
In any case. the United States will
insist that more effective steps be
taken in the future to protect Ameri.
cans who are in China on legitimate
errands. The incident is regarded as
more serious in view of the fact that
St m during negotiations for set.
Element OF a controversy over an at.
tack on another American. Charles
Coitman. who was killed last fall by
Chinese soldiers. For this the
Chinese government already has made
onRToDxr md han Indicated Tee r-frff,1-
ness to pay indemnity. but IL is re-
garded as likely that the negotiations
win be halted until the Chinese au-
thorities have shown a willingness to
make adequate amends for the
Gtantung bandit raid.
The state department - depending
on Mr.. Schurman to taxi all nscss.
ssry steps TO ascertain all thu facts
n TO ecure proper action by the
Chinese government. More detailed
instructions will be asnt TO him how.
ever. when a clearer picture OF the
situation 10 Obtained.
Although they had no ETHICAL list
Of Americans involved in the raid.
officials here checked over carefully
h lists OF names carried in press
dispatches and sought to establish
the facts so far as possible from
passport m other records.
At tho war department II was said
there was no army officer by tho
name Of Roland stationed in the
Philippines, and IL was believed pos
sible that mention of such a name
was duo to Il confusion In the nnme
OF Major Roland w. Plnger. OF the
ordnance department. who is In China,
accompanied by his family. The resi-
dence OF his mother is given in de-
partment records as Minneapolis. AMI
lie is a graduate OF the University OF
California.
Major Robert A. Allen is an officer
in the medical corps. who was born
in Lena, H.. and before entering the
service was a practiclng physician at
Tacoma, Wash. lilo is Il graduate of
Beloit college and Northwestern uni.
verslty. State department passport
10 visit China. He is believed TO be
the J. a. Henley included on the list
OF Americans On tho train.
Leon Solomon, New York. also has
a passport TO travel In the far East.
John Powell, OF Pittsburgh, Pa.
according to the records, went to
Italy from the United States and
there obtained an extension to his
passport which may have been used
by him in China. He gave his oecu.
patton as a chauffeur. ]. p. Powell,
an insurance agent OF Memphis,
Tenn, obtained n passport TO Cuba.
but tho records show no extension.
O.. Nothing is known here OF a Powell
connected with the Weekly Review
Miss Edith Schonger OF Naugatuck.
Conn, holds a passport and nay be
tho Miss Schonberx mentioned In
press dispatches.
Use OF American troops 10 secure
the release OF tho Americans hold
captive was suggested today as
among the possibilities. A force OF
$50 eni!stcl men aud o. officers, witt
headquarters in Tienisln. has been
maintained In China. FOR the parposC
o. policing and keeping open tn,
iienitin railway, in addition there /,
marine detachment NJ Tehins.
The Peklng government Itself 4.