Show Troops on Way to Aid A id U. U S. S Missionaries A in China Ch Communists Threaten Catholic Churchmen Located at Bishop Among 11 Believed Believed Be Be- Trapped Others Get Orders to Leave G. China March 22 2 AP APA APA A A telegram from to the Am American legation here today said that soldiers were being hurried to where eleven American Roman Catholic missionaries s are eaid to be besieged besiege b by Chin Chinese so com corn In U fl Tho The apostolic delegate hero here re received received received re- re word that the missionaries were ere In difficulties owing to communist com corn t activities but ho has no confirmation that they are trapped WASHINGTON ASHINGTON y March 22 2 AP AP- AP The state sute department today to a awaited await await- ed advices from China regarding reports leports that eleven cloven Catholic ml missionaries missionaries mis mis- were besieged in by Chinese communists In Jn response to an appeal from the Rev cv John J. J Burke general secretary secretary secre secre- tary tao of ot tho national Catholic welfare welfare welfare wel wel- fare c conference the department advised ad nd- that all missionaries bo withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn at from f southern tho the province In which Is located and stay tay awa away restored until afe safe conditions arc are Tho mission was as established established by b the order tho the head of which Is the Rev Rc Robert A. A Lennon of St. St Josephs Joseph's college Emmetsburg Maryland Bishop J. J A A. OShea of Deep River Connecticut cut is head he-ad of or the mission BISHOP HELD IN TRAP Warning of danger came camo from Edward Young an American an missionary missionary mis- mis at sI lans who bandits bandits bandits ban ban- was as captured and released by several months ago He said that Bishop OShea and ten others were trapped and in ver very grave gravo danger 1 anger The Tho state department revealed that Bishop OShea had sent three appeals for help since December 1 In addition it made mado known that the consul general at Canton had taken up Ip the ca case e with local authorities and ond had been promised that relief troops would be dispatched Further Further Further Fur Fur- ther word came camo from Pel ping through the American legation that the Chinese ministry of ot foreign af affaIrs affairs af- af fairs had requested an order for General Chin to suppress communistic communistic Mr tr Jenkins reported to the state department that tho the Chinese au- au have ha had no reply from General Liu at who was ordered a few days das ago ago to protect I the Am Americans ricans Consequently Mr Jenkins has repeated his request for protection SOLDIERS ORDERED TO PLACE A telegram from to the American legation at however however how how- ever er said that soldiers were being sent ent to The department yesterday esterday in informed Informed In- In formed Father John J. J Burke general general general gen gen- eral secretary of or the national Catholic Cath Cath- chic olic welfare conference of ot the re report report re- re port ort received from the danger area and nd advised him that all missionaries missionaries missionaries mission mission- aries should be withdrawn as soon soona a ag as possible from southern province where Is beat beat- ed cd Tho The department added that while there was no apparent possibility pos pos- of such a withdrawal at the present time steps stepa should be taken taken taken tak tak- en as soon as a a. wa way was cleared for lor the missionaries and that those religious workers should then stay out of the area until order had been restored by bj the the- Chinese govern govern- m ment en t. t |