Show AMERICANS IN CHINA ARE SAFE reports of disturbances were greatly exaggerated san francisco bishop J W bash ford of the methodist episcopal church who has been tour years at shanghai arrived from the orient on friday bishop bashford Bash tord for fifteen years was president of the ohio wes leyan university he Is en route to chicago to attend the semi annual meeting of the board of episcopal bishops concerning conditions in china bishop bashford said the reports of disturbances in china have been grossly exaggerated in the united states there have been three riots in the empire since the inauguration of the american boy cott a year ago each one of these riots was due to local causes and similar causes would have produced at least two ot them in the united states the achl nese generally are friendly to ameri cans |