Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-06
Indemnity and Withdrawal of
Gunboats Included in Pro-
gram at HankoW.
ALL FOREIGNERS IN FEAR
AS WOMEN ARE REMOVED
American and English Warships al
Hand, But London Is Hopeful
Crisis Is Passed.

BY the Associated Press.
HANKOW, China. January 6.-Rep-
resentatives Of laborers, farmers, mer-
chants, students and soldiers of Han
koW have formulated demands to be
presented through the nationalist, or
Cantonese government, to the British
consul. including a demand for In
demnity for Chinese alleged to have
been killed and wounded in the dis
turbances of Monday. the withdrawal
Of gunboats and an apology to the Chi
nese government.
The demands, formulated in five
articles, are in the nature Of an ulti-
matum, to be compiled with within Y
hours. They are as follows
Article /. That a protest be sent to
the British consul by the nationalist
government; that a request be made to
the British government for the pay
ment of an indemnity for those killed
and wounded in the disturbance of
January 3; that punishment be meted
to British uniformed men who used
force to hand over Chinese to the Chi
nese authorities; abolition of all volun-
teers, the withdrawal of gunboats and
the presentation of an apology to the
Chinese government; that Chinese in
the British concession be allowed to
hold mass meetings, make speeches
and hold professions; that volunteers
and armed police no longer carry arms
or wear uniforms; that the Chinese
government must send civil armed pO-
lice to the British concession to main
tain peace and order and that the
headquarters of the garrison troops
to be established there.
Demonstration Is Planned.
Article II. That a big demonstra-
ton and parade be held in the native
city this afternoon.
Article III. That a boycotting COM
colt committee be organized.
Article w. That a boycotting COM
mittee be organized in the Wuhan
cities.
Article ". That kilograms be sent
throughout the world declaring the
outlawry Of the British.
Labor parades We're staged through
out the afternoon through the conces-
sions without opposition. Trouble
was feared in the other foreign set
Elements, but rainstorm caused the
demonstrators to break up.
All residents of the British conces-
sion have been moved to other parts
of the foreign quarter. Evacuation
of the British concession was carried
out on an order of the British consul
Eugene Chen, foreign minister of
the Nationalist government, issued
the following proclamation:
You are hereby notified that the
Nationalist government has ordered
the police and military force to pre-
serve peace and order in the Brit
ish concession and the lives and prop
erty of British and other foreign ma
tionals on said concession"
British Not Reassured.
Despite the proclamation the Brit
ish fear to return to their concession.
The situation here is growing more
critical every hour. Foreigners were
amazed at the withdrawal of the Brit.
ish armed forces and the feeling was
that all concessions will fall into the
hands Of the Chinese. The position
of foreigners remaining here Is de-
cidedly insecure. All business is at a
Standstill.
All British women and children are
being taken to Shanghai.
The great mass meeting, comprised
of all the members of labor unions In
Hankow, was planned late in the day
for a demonstration against the Brit
fsh activities of January 3, when the
Chinese allege several of their number
were killed and wounded in the riot
ing occasioned by anti-foreign feeling.
The British forces were accused of
using bayonets in holding off in
furiated mobs at the concession en-
trance.
The Chinese authorities refused to
admit responsibility for the incident
and demanded damages.
A report that the Cantonese had
torn down the flag over the British
consulate and had hoisted the Nation
alist banner was later corrected with
the announcement that the act had
taken place at the British Municipal
Council Building and not at the con-
sulate.