Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-04-08 | Page 8 | Looking for Arms Intended to be Shipped to China

LOOKING FOR ARMS INTENDED TO BE SHIPPED TO CHINA san 8 tho custom bouc authorities have been notified to be on alie alert to discover the shipment of arma from this country to the insurgents sur gents in china collector stratton has received a letter from 0 A spaulding acting secretary of ric treasury stating that in the protocol feigned on september 7 looi the importation of arms and munitions of war is prohibited the letter states it ii reported that insurrectionary movements are now ll agrant in the southern provinces of china and that tho insurgents arc deriving of arms and warlike materials from abroad the department directs that you do whatever may lie practicable and proper under existing laws in the way of restricting the exportation of arms and vailike materials to china for use against a nation with which the united states is at peace and to the injury of foreigners including citizens of the united states found in china should the fact eliat consignments consign ments of arms and hostile materials have been shipped from united states ports to china lo 10 ascertained by you or your officers you will report such facts without delay to this department