Show FLEET READY TO EVACUATE U. U S. S CITIZEN Admiral Declares Navy P Pre Prepared pared to Steam to Assistance Assistance Assistance Assist Assist- ance of Nationals I l I Br Dr Associated Press WASHINGTON Jan 30 30 Addit al destroyers at and W have been requested by the Am Ame can consul general at WASHINGTON Jan 30 On 30 On t th heels of vigorous protest by the thc U Uni Un ed States and Great Britain aga again agai the thc Japanese seizure of oC Shanghai th navy today ordered its Asiatic I Ito li lito lee leeto to stand ready to protect Amen Americal lives in strife ridden China Our fleet Admiral William Pratt said will be ready to our nationals or to protect them it if crisis arises where mob rule preval Our forces will go in and t whatever steps are necessary to pro teet our people He pointed out there are a la Ian larg number of women and children jr China He lIe also said that the ships of battle force will leave leae San Diego M Mon Mo day for winter maneuvers of off Havas Haw Hav as scheduled but will not go bey beyond those islands at present Eight destroyers are now being i prepared pre pre- pared at Manila to leave at a moment notice but no specific orders hi hiyet ha hayet have yet et been issued for tor departure F Four Continued on Pace Pua Two FLEET READY I TO EVACUATE u. u s. s Continued From rase Ont On are lre now en route from there ther Shanghai t h to hIn In the strongest move since horror of battle baUle has strangled t tu tM life In Shanghai the United normal nornal S and test n J to Great Grea the Japanese Britain applied their cir pr pro pS tes occupation no of ot i native city of Chapel the le e eIt It was on the basis of ot reports n. n from the American S consul Shanghai F- F Edwin iwin S. S Cunningham t the effect that to Japan-after Japan the hj nese had agreed to Japans Japan's had taken sections of the theSS native city cHy by military ry force The rhe state department had before i ia it a n general summary of the situation it applied to the a a international Settle t to ment meat as handed to Cunningham as senIor consul by the municipal pal dl cil of Shanghai council coun- coun DECISIVE STAND The decisive stand by this coun and Great Britain went vent much further than earlier representations which were based only on the safety of ot for citizens and property In the in settlement In reply to those representations Secretary Stimson announced jester yeter day daj the Japanese gave strict asur assur ance that rights of or foreigners would be respected This assurance was repeated th thu morning to Stimson by Amba adOl of Japan but an hour or K io before announcement was made c cl ci the latest protests to Japan The summary forwarded by cut CUB to the state department rny my be the basis of further protests to tc Japan by the United States and Gr t Britain It contains a general prot protest t against the violation of the neutral ity of ot the international settlement CHINESE PROTEST In a second point the municipal council protested to the foreign con cart at Shanghai against the settle ment being used as a base of operations opera open by the Japanese against the Ue Chinese It protested against interference bj by bland and the sending of Japanese troops into parts of ot the international settlement settle etU ment set aside under the settlement defense plan for or other nations to de e e- fend tend It specifically mentioned Japanese troops being sent to sections assigned to American marines for protection and to the sections bounded by Horn road Range road and creek |