| Show 1250 U. U S. S MARINES l BOARD SHIP fOR fORI I CHINA AT AI MANilA I I American Forces Wont Won't Land Unless Lives Are Believed Imperiled BATTLE IS STARTED British Cabinet Meets to Decide Ne Next t Move MANILA ANILA 1 Feb 4 United l Press ress T Two To o hundred and fifty United States marines sailed salle for Shanghai I tOday aboard the U. U S. S S. S Pecos WASHINGTON WASHINGTO Feb 4 AP AP- Although the AmerIcan government Is moving additional naval strength In the direction of Silan Shanghai hai threatened threatened threat threat- ened by the contesting Chinese war warlords lords Chinese officials have been assured that there is is no intention of making a landing unless AmerIcan Amer- Amer Ican lives actually are ae in danger These assurances have haye been given given- to Dr Alfred Sze the Chinese se minister here in response to an Informal inquiry as to the purposes purposes' of the movement of additional American naval vessels and marines ma- ma rifles rines toward Sh Shanghai The ml minister r did l lodge dge a el I f n rma 0 r pose ot of a tc any possible protest which mIght be lodged d by Eugene Eugeno Chen the foreign minister southern forces at He was told that the activity ot of the navy department nt was entirely prec precautionary SEES NO ANIMOSITY r Dr r. r Sze feels that the ass rah es given are calculated to prevent any animosity on the part of ln- ln toward America such as that displayed at Canton toward the SHANGHAI Feb 4 Con AP-Con- metIng rep left In doubt today joday as to the military sItuation situation situ situ- louth of here where northern an I sOuthern troops have taken positions bra fora battle which is expected expected ex- ex to determine possession of thi this city control r f e valley and possibly the f fate te of the rep republic Headquarters ot of Marshal al Sun defender of the city against the Cantonese advance declare de- de clare I he was holding his own circles circles- forecast st his early eally collapseS collapse 0 t arriving from the b front area In provInce Ince reported today that of lar aI Suns Sun's wounded soldiers Han chow frUm hI hIs cho chow front hospitals and n the movement of ove x wounded the tle Southern Southern- lip hO tal at ATTL B B t ii a of the w bt ded to toof tear or of the lines of the defend defend- ij h 4 my first evidence evidence that U-J U ihle In Chekian province ha I The war theatre Is but little more than miles test southwest of h here re Suns Sun's forces were ent entrenched along th th rivet u ing headquarters The last known alv T ion of the Cantonese indicated J Continued on Page 11 U r 3 S. S r MARINES BOARD SHIP fOR CHINK CHINA A AT J MANilA C Continued from page 1 they Uley lvere centering at twentY five miles southwest of Yen Yen- chow LONDON Feb 4 United Unit cd Press Premier Baldwin met wIth his cabinet today to consider new and reportedly conciliatory Instructions h may be sent to the British a at today Owen Ol lalle in was waiting for the instructions continuing his negotiations Cantonese with th the nationalists for a preliminary pre pre- settlement of the more rise urgent problems resUlting from the of Chinese nationalism Washington the the dominions and arty arly other powers were being regu- regu Informed of every important development t In Britain's policy c LONDON Feb Feb 4 The AP-The national national na- na Joint council of the ty labor party party par par- today cabled to Eugene Chen foreign mInister or of the nationalist Or Cantonese government In China reaffirming the labor party's declaration declaration decla- decla ration of January 27 In which it Promised to do everything pOssible to prOCure Chinese national inde- inde BACKED BY LABOR Today's message added The British labor movement stands firmly for the continuance of the negotiations recently halted between be- be tween Chen Ghen and British Charge at and urges all parties concerned to make them Possible Chen Chens s reply to the original labor declaration receIved on Wednesday a settlement et lement could bed be reached Immediately if only there Is a cessation of the war atmosphere and war ne neurosis rosis created by the menacing at Shang- Shang hal thIs being no a reference to the he I British forces now en route to China RO ROME IE Feb 4 AP Italy has hassent hassent sent a note to China sUbstantially In agreement wIth the British note maintaining the rIght of the powers to protect their Interests throughout through through- out the Chinese republic While insisting upon the protection protection tion of British subjects u and property proper proper- t ty in China British government has pursued a conciliatory policy offering other things to among recognize ree- ree modern Chinese law courts as competent to try cases brought by British plaintiffs to make Bri British Brit Brit- Ish subjects liable Habe to regular ChInese Chinese ChI ChI- nese taxation and to modify the municipal administrations of t the e giving the ChInese Chinese ChI ChI- nese nese a large voice in them V V |
