Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-05
STATE DEPARTMENT CONCERNED
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press,
Development of new trouble areas in
Z China continued TO be reported last
night to the State Department by
American diplomatic and consular
= agents and resulted in a growing con-
Germ among department officials for. the
safety of American citizens in the Far
Eastern republic. sa,
I Relatives and friends Of Americans
In the bandit-infested areas and the
territory over which fighting Is now go.
ing on have sent many letters and tel
egrams to the department asking about
s the welfare of those they know in
China. Despite announcements by the
department that all Americans except
one or two are safe in Changsha, many
persons have sought direct assurances
regarding the safety Of friends or rela-
tives. --AS q. /. Z -
Department officials said last night
they were puzzled over the latest de-
! velopment at Kanchow, where Brig.
Gen. Ma has announced he viii with
draw with his forces. DR.. c. T. Wang.
Chinese minister of foreign affairs, has
urged the American legation at Peip-
ing to effect as soon as possible the
evacuation Of Americans at Kanchow,
with the admonition that II they are
not evacuated the Chinese government
cannot be responsible for their safety.
The new development at Kanchow
was unexpected, and the department
was awaiting further word as to the
reason for Gen. Mas impending with
drawal. There are some 18 foreign mis-
sionaries, including a number OF Amer
lean Catholic missionaries in Kanchow.
American consular officers have been
endeavoring for some time to have the
American missionaries withdraw from
the city. but they have refused TO do so.
The department last night received
cable from American Consul Richard +.
Butrick at Hankow, dated August at
IL am, saying he had circuiar1zeo
Americans at Wuhan, reminding them
that evacuation plans, with slight modl-
fications. which had been conveyed TO
them in April last year, were stin In
force.
The consul said that on July 20 the
Public Safety Bureau at Kiukang had
advised foreigners TO leave Kullng with
: in a hours and that local officials at
Kiukang had informed Americans the
notice was given in obedience TO orders
from Minister Wang.
The consul added Chinese have begun
to move into Hankow from the outlying
districts to the north and foreign banks
are requiring clients to cover with war
risk insurance certain cargoes that are
snlppeo out OF krakow.
The department was informed yester-
day by American oficial sources that all
Communists evacuated Changsha a few
days ago and only few returned or re-
manned. It was added that 1t appeared
the SD Division of the Chinese Ma
tionalist Army might make an effort
to retake Changsha yesterday or today.
The same advices stated that about
. 5000 Hochien troops are at Yolanshan,
west of the island on which the foreign
settlement Of Cl1angsha has been largely
concentrated.
Department officials expressed the
opinion that the IL foreign vessels now
OF Hankow are SUFFICIENT to protect and
evacui.te foreigners in that city II nee
essary. Up to the present, however, II
was said, it has not been considered
necessary for conferences with the othei
powers, with view to international CO.
operation in the situation.
The japanese embassy here has
placed before the department all its
available information from the Toxic
foreign ONCE regarding the action OF
the japanese Government. The depart
nnent sent similar information to the
embassy on the action so far taken BY
the American Government.