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Show WILL SUPPORT ALL PIONEERS WASHINGTON. July lfJ. Wealthy as well as poor American prisoners in hina. 8iarn and Turkey will be up-liorted up-liorted hv the United States from the $90oa annually appropriated for keep-ieff keep-ieff aad feeding American ronviett in those countries. Comptroller of the Treatnrr Downey today informed Secretary Sec-retary Bryan. The question was raited hv the American consul general at Shanghai, who inquired whether tha American government would tupnort a prisoner of ample meant refusing ta pay far hie maintenance. For twenty-one rears congress compelled wealthy prisoners ia these countriee to support them eelvee, but since IMS the law haa ma(e ao distinction between the rich and the poor tilMli 1 1 |