Show AME AMERICA ucA TO AID MD RELEASE I U. U S. S Legation Receives Receives' Adv Advices ces From Washington Washing Washing- I to ton of Military Support it Pekin Pein Reports Announce WASHINGTON May The O 10 The I Washington Daily Dally News publishes tho the following copyright cable editorial editorial edi edi- I tonal dispatch today By Ely R ROBERT BERT P. P SCRIPPS i Copyright Cor Washington Dally Daily News 1923 I I I Pl May 9 11 P. P m. m It m.-It It has J Just be been n published ed In ip Pekin that the he American been advised ad- ad from froni Washington that the government will support in a military mili mm- tary w way y t the e eff efforts r s to o release the for foreign ign prisoners prIsoners held by the bandits bandi S This has created a a. good son sjon among foreigners here here where It is felt that the United States is not inclined to take a strong stand In such matters Th act seems In this case that tha the he American government is the first to make such a strong announcement ment But the American minister was not in Pekin Tuesday when the diplomatic coun pl l met to discuss the outrage lie He is not Jn In Pekin now Minister Schurman Is en route to Shanghai escorting his wife who is bound for America in accordance with previous pre plans The Th writ writer r was at the he scene of the outrage twenty-four twenty hours after the event No 0 consular consular con con consular sular representative of any country country country coun coun- try was a at any station near that day although consular representatives of America and other countries are stationed at a Naki g to the the south and Fu Ju to the noth neither more than five hours awa away and repair trains from both points had arrived the tho previous daiv S SNO NO AID AID SENT Neither elther d doctors food nor nor S medical supplies were s sent nt to the scene The other foreigners on on- the Job were gere an an Australian official of th the Chinese railway from from an and an American engineer from Fu who arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived on a a repair train They cam and brought the the first i- i ir refugees r gees aboard oard the ekin train S allt was also the first first- to tt find Miss Lucy Aldrich who did not get out with wh h the first refugees and was as also the first to wire the embassy of the Ahe purpose of ot the bandits to secure secure hostages and o otheir of ot their threat to kill them If it the so soV dials diers did not cease firing tiring I lie IJo w wa In touch by br messenger The latest word indicates indicates' that thero there are still twenty foreigners Including fou fours four women and several se Americans held by the bandits Und Under r the pressure of ot the diplo diplomats diplo mats the lekin govern government lent has or ordered or- or dered the Shantung governor gO to tomake make i all concessions necess necessary y to secure the tho r release lease of ot th the prison prison- ers This Thill seems to be be the only possible move But u un unesS es ess and as soon as as this affair Is s settled a Ii strong positive position t Is taken with regard to the tho bandits a price will be on the held head of ot e every ery every ry tr traveling foreigner be because ause China Is full of bandits Probably th the Pekin government I which is admittedly weak wo would ld I w welcome police help from foreign foreigners ers 1 1 SITUATION DEPICTED I The true sit situation atlon follows I First The First The bandits are disbanded soldiers who want pardons par dons and their Jobs back Second They were nearly whipped b by regular troops before the raid i Third The The foreign prisoners were taken primarily as hostages to tobe 1 be e held as a a club over the Pekin government go not for tor ransom or loot Thi bOrne ThisIe-bOrne Ie borne out by personal In Interviews in- in ter with refugees as well as interviews with foreigners and othera others others oth oth- ers era familiar w with th the situation |