| Show MOVE TO 10 PROTECT PROn I THEiR PEOPLE IN CHINA HINA Americans Warned to Flee as Nationalists National National- Advance JAP MARINES LAND Northern Armies Driven Back on All Fronts PEKING April 20 AP Two AP-Two Two na nations nations nations na- na moved today to protect their subjects in Shantung as the nationalists nationalists na na- na- na advanced and the Shantung Shan Shan- tung ting collapsed Edwin F. F Stanton American consul consul con con- sul advised his countrymen to leave with the nationalists in n control of seventy five miles niles to the south Japan sent three companies of Infantry in infantry In- In fantry antry from to to protect Japanese lives and property in the Shantung Pl province v ce A A. force Japan Japanese se marines marines' have lave been landed at The northern armies which arc are arcana ana arrayed ed against the nationalists were vere driven back on all fronts OCCUPIED just southwest of Yen Yen- was also occupied arter utter a northern army of men under General Sun Fang Chuan-Fang governor of f Shantung was Wa destroyed destroyed-by by nationalist na lla- ha- ha troops under Feng Yu- Yu Hsiang once known as the Christian general General Sun had bad hoped to cut he railway at about miles southwest of in a Honan province lIe He thus expel expect expect- t- t Continued on page 8 f I US U.S. JAPA JAPAN MOVE MOVE TO PROTECT THEIR PEOPLE IN CHINA Continued from page 1 ed to t turn rn the left lert flank of 1 f Chiang shek Kai-shek nationalist commander in chief TOKIO April 20 AP The AP-The The government government gov gov- today issued a statement on Its reasons for sending troops into China recalling that when Japan withdrew from Shantung last year China was was w warned that Japan was ready to take steps and o o 0 send senda a further expedition to protect Japanese lives a ar d property if it peace anti anU order in the ilie locality should be disturbed again It was emphasized that the he present present pres pres- ent troop movement did not imply unfriendly intent in regard to China or interference in the military operations operations operations oper oper- of ot eIther faction It was staled stated that troops would be withdrawn as soon as the danger to J Japanese lives and property was past SHANGHAI China April 20 0 AP APAll APAll All All reports received in Shanghai hal indicate that the the Shantung Shantung Shantung- defense deft army men under the northern northern north north- ern General Sun Chuan hang has h-as ras been wiped out in bitter fig fighting with the nationalists during the last week The nationalist occupation of in southern Shantung has cut Sun Fang Chuan off oft from th the forces of Marshal Chang Tsun Tsung- Tsung Chang chie chief northern general Inthe in inthe inthe the field who also has suffered i heavy losses CORRUPTION RIFE Advices re received elved in Shanghai ray that corruption is rite rife in n the northErn northern northern north north- ern ran ranks s a an and that the Seventh army of the nor northerners has gone over en masse to the nationalists while there have been other Japanese reports from capital of or Shantung tung suggest that the nationalist vanguards yesterday were approaching the hills overlooking which is a treaty city This s suggestion is borne out by the announcement of the British and American consuls general in n all advising their nationals to leave the pl place ce In vIew of the fact that the fighting zone is moving movin toward it Martial law has been proclaimed d dat at anal an 1 ships have have- beet bee forbidden to enter elite ente or leave the port at night The American destroyers Noa Xoa SIcard Pruitt and Preble Prellie arenow arenow are arenow now at tao but there are ara no British warships there MASSING FORCES It is reported from Peking that no northern reinforcements have been sent toward Shantung but Marshal Shang LIn Tso the northern north north- ern dictator is is said to be massing his IKS forces at T on the Shan Shari- haI tung border straddling the v railway Should I Ch Chang Tsung-Ch Tsung Tsung Chang ng collapse com corn completely W would wo bea a place at which to meet the nationalist advance Peking is reported calm and official cial circles say there is no evidence of f disturbance TOKIO April 20 20 AP The AP The governments government's gov ov- ov drive against communIsts and the sending of M additional troops to China today threaten threatened threatened-a cd a a pout pout- pal fal al crisis with the the opening open opening In of or tire the diet i In Independent members with the support of or the or opposItion opposition opposition tion party announced they would introduce a motion of ot ce against Suzuki home minister minister min min- ister and the government In general general general gen gen- eral because e o of the wholesale rails raids on n communists which followed the tho general election The decision of or the government to send troops from flom Japan to China although apparently approved by byre tire re upper house was to be atla attacked kerl by the members and others on the ground of ot the expenses which the tho expedition will entail The vernacular papers today censured censured censured cen cen- the government for sending the tho he troops contended the was made against the wI wishes hes of the nation The troops will not leave Japan Tapan for until China Monday because certain certain certain tain preparations are necessary for their departure |
