Evening star., 1941-08-31
50 Americans Reach
Shanghai, Telling Of
Japanese Hostility
Evocuees Report Mounting
Nervousness and Anxiety
Among Nipponese
,r the Associated Press.

BIZ the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 30--A report
of mounting nervousness and anxiety
in Japan was brought here today by
SO American residents who arrived
aboard the japanese liner Tatuta
Maru.
The evacuees, among whom were
IT United States Army, Navy and
Embassy officials and language stu
dents, said they had to cut their
way through barrier of red tape to
get authorization to leave and were
shown open hostility throughout
the voyage.
One Embassy official said at least
500 more United States citizens still
are in Japan and between 80 and
so were unable to board the Tatuta
Maru either because they were re-
fused permits or because line Of
ficials would not sell them passage
Those left behind were told the
ship was completely booked, he said,
but he declared there actually were
many empty berths.
Several Axis subjects aboard the
Tatuta Maru said they, too, were
subjected to cool treatment and de-
clared the Japanese were obviously
unfriendly to all foreigners, regard
less of nationality.
German Officials Excluded.
AT Shanghai, japanese soldiers
forcibly prevented several German
Embassy officials from boarding the
liner, pushing them away from the
gangplank with rife butts. while
the Japanese Se-controlled customs re-
fused to examine and release any
luggage except hand baggage.
Nervous tension is evident
throughout the empire. the arrivals
reported They said wealthier classes
were rushing to rent houses outside
American or Russian planes in the
event of war.
Nearly all Americans, they said,
are considering closing their busi-
nesses in Japan because of the
credit freezing.
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here were businessmen and mission
Aries. They told of being COM
PEELED to obtain six permits from the
police. finance ministry, railroad and
other officials before being allowed
to leave and of other difficulties.
particularly at the embarkation port
of Kobe. where every precaution was
taken to prevent them from getting
a view of the harbor.
Diplomatic Passport Ignored.
Americans and other foreigners
boarding the Tatuta Maru were
forced to take their baggage to
the pier where the ship was tied
up and submit it to minute eX-
animation. But they were not
allowed to board the vessel. they
said. and he'd to take taxis five
miles from the city and wait on
an open pier from three to five
house while a small tender fer
ried them to the liner which had
left the dock and anchored off,
shore.
One United States naval officer
said he was obliged to submit his
luggage to examination notwith-
standing his diplomatic passport
Most luggage was put in cargo
matches where the foreigners could
not get it en- route.
They said service aboard the ship
was given "grudgingly and resent
fully"
With the Americans came $50
expelled Polish refugees.
Several Americans said Japanese
officials had apologized for the in
convenienceS. saying they were re
prlSalS for the American freezing. 4"
Americans Have Difficulties.
Nine American physicians and
Southern Presbyterian missionaries
at Tsingkiang. 215 miles northwest
of Shanghai. are continuing to ex-
perience difficulties even after being
released from virtual Imprisonment
there by japanese military forces. it
was indicated.
Mission officials here received let
ters from the Americans at Tsing-
klang dated August 81 confirming
that they had been released AS re-
ported by the japanese two weeks
ago.