Evening star., 1927-04-11
DEMANDS STRONGLY WORDED.
Protest Contains No Ultimatum, How
ever, Officials Say.

By the Associated Press.
Identic demands for reparations
because of the Marking outrages
presented to Cantonese military and
political authorities today on behalf
of the five major powers, are under
stood to be brief and strongly worded,
but to contain no ultimatum.
The communication is believed to
leave the powers free to take such
steps as they may find necessary in
the event that the demands are re-
fused.
No inkling of the specific nature
of the demands was given at the
State Department in advance of pub
lication. Thev were submitted stimuli
taneousIy by the consuls general OF
the United States. Great Britain,
japan, France and Italy and are eX-
pected to include indemn1ficatlon Tor
loss of life or injury OF the nationals
of the five countries, reparatlons Tor
damage done property OF the foreign
nationals at NanlIing and some form
of satisfaction for the looting of con-
sulates and attacks upon consular
officers.
Capital to Be Moved.
Chinese Nationalist leaders contem-
pla+e the immediate removal of their
canital from Hankow to Marking, and
Gen. Chang Kai-Shek has already ar
rived at Nanking, Admiral Williams,
commanding American forces in
China, reported today to the Navy
Department. c,--.
Admiral Williams, who Is at Shang-
hal, forwarded message ne had re-
ceived from Rear Admiral Hough,
commander of the Yangtze patrol
force. who said he had reliable IN
formation" that the Nationalists
would make such move. Admlral
Houeh also said Gen. Chang made his
way from Shanghai on gunooat.
Five hundred wounded soldiers of
the Nationalist forces, with infantry,
cavalry detachments and field guns,
have been sent to Puckow from Nan
king. This movement, Admiral
Hough said, indicated "a Northern
victory along the Tientsin-PuckoW
Railroad"
The attitude Of Chinese at Hankow
was described as ugly, with unusually
large crowds of coolies, out of work
and hungry, in evidence.
Americans Still i'm Hankow.
A check of Americans by Admiral
Hough showed that 50 still remained
at Hankow and that this number prob
abIv would remain unchanged unless
some further incident occurred to
compel their evacuation. The steam
shin KiangWao has been chartered by
the American consul at Hankow for
use as q base for American civilians
for the next 10 days.
Chinese troops at Wuchang, Navy re
ports revealed, have publicly declared
themselves for Chang KaiShek. the
Nationalist commander. Borodin "a
Soviet adviser to the Cantonese au-
thorities), and other government Off
cials have left the concessions at
Hankow and have taken up residence
within the Chinese section of thai
city.
French nationals at Hankow also
have chartered a steamer which is eX-
pected to arrive from Shanghai within
the next few days and viii be held in
readiness for evacuation purposes. All
Americans have now evacuated Shasi
and vicinity.
Cantonese Defeat Reported.
Admiral Hough added that he had
received newspaper reports that
Yangchow. across the river from
Chenkiang, had been occupied by
troops of Sun Chuan Fang. who had
severely defeated the Cantonese mill
tary commands in that area.
These reports, the admiral said, also
told of q Cantonese defeat at Pengpu
on the Tientsin-PuchoW railroad.
Chang Tsun was given credit for the
northern victory at Pengpu.
The transport Gold Star sailed to-
day from Guam for Manila with a
detachment of 100 marines, compris-
ing the aviation unit at Guam re-
Gently ordered to China. The men
will join the aviation detachment
now aboard the transport Henderson,
bound for China.
Six airplanes, which the Henderson
was compelled to leave behind for
lack Of space, will be taken to China
by the liner President Grant, which