Show SPEEDY RELEASE 0 CAPTIVES DEMANDED FIVE MINISTERS PRESENT JOINT NOTE OF POWERS TO PEKIN government demand Is couched in vigorous language declares missionaries working under treaty which has been violated pekin tor for the immediate release ol of the foreign missionaries kidnapped by chinese bandits were demanded ot of the pekin government by the american british italian ni french ench and swedish ministers who acted under instructions ot of their governments the rho five alve ministers presenting a joint note called in person and informed executives of the chines re public that the continued retention ot of the missionaries in captivity would not be tolerated by the powers the powers it was said would be compelled to act drastically unless the missionaries were released and guarantees given for the future safety of the hundreds of other missionaries in china the note was couched in vigorous language it declared that the missionaries sio sion aries narles N were ere carrying on their work in the interior of china under treaties which had been vlola violated ted by the abductions abduction it Is understood that washinton instructed ted jacob gould schurman the american minister to impress upon china the seriousness ot of the bandits activities in detaining foreigners for political cal motives dr schurman protested only in behalf of the two american captives but joined the other ministers in a general complaint against interference with the treaty rights ot of missionaries besides tho the americans the captives now include one greek one french citizen one british subject one swedish and one italian the french m minister inis represented the missing greek the italian hostage was identified as rather father grimaldi who was captured in province and taken into lion ilon in an province where about outlaws have been holding a large area the others all are detained in Ilon iisman ran the bandits have seized the various nationals with a view ot of forcing the pekin government to incorporate the bandits in the regular chinese army of the brigands brigande bri gands are dismissed soldiers who want reinstatement |