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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 14, 1987

AMERICAN DEMANDS ON SINKING OF PANAY Pres. Roosevelt Directly Approaches Emperor

INDEMNITY AND OTHER

FATE OF PANAY

SURVIVORS

UNCERTAIN

2

GUARANTEES

TO BE ASKED

Washington, To-day.

FRANCE AND BRITAIN TO BACK U.S.

Paris, To-day.

The Foreign Under-Secre-

It is stated at the White House that the Govtary, M. Detessan, last might ernment's policy in connection with the sinking of received the United States the Panay would be decided on a national and pa- Ambassador, Mr. William Bul- triotic basis, with complete absence of political litt, and it is understood that consideration.

the Yangtse incidents were discussed.

Fate of many of those

President Roosevelt is represented as being who were aboard the hopeful that the American people and press would U.S.S. Panay when she give him their understanding support Reuter. was sunk remains a mat- ter of doubt.

HMS Bee has only been able to find and rescue a small-per- centage of the 54 reported sur- vivors, although her search steadily continues.

MR. HULL DRAWS UP transmitted to the Japanese Ambas

PROTEST

Political circles believe that France and Britam will sup-

port the United States, but at present are waiting to see definitely what she intends to do Reuter

rand the Government's demands. were transmitted to the Japanese Ambas sador in Washington by Mr. Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State, who fold Mr. Sarto that the President was "deeply shocked and concerned. New York, To-day, The Secretary of State, Mr. Corby the news of indiscriminate bomb

ing of American and other non- According to a cable from the dell Hull, has prepared vigorous re-j Standard-Vacuum Oil Company's presentations to be presented to Ja- Chinese vessels in the Yangise, and tervention and the message to Em- office in Shanghai, survivors of pan regarding sinking of the Panay requests that the Emperor be so ad-peror Hirohito are the Panay tragedy are reported Mr.

Washington, To-day.

Hull yesterday went into to number only 54 out of an es- conference with a group of Far timated total of 150.

Eastern advisers before drafting a protest.

18 PLANES IN ATTACK The message adds that four Unit- ed States gunboats left Kiukiang at daylight for the scene, and the Ja- panese are reported to be sending gunboats and large seaplanes assist.

to

There is no indication at pre- sent whether the representations will include demand of an indem-

vised."

PRESIDENT'S PLANS

circumstances

rarely, if ever, parallelled.

“GRAVE BLUNDER” 3. The United States Government

Mr. Stephen Early, assistant seis amazed at Mr. Saito's (the Ja- cretary to the President, who made panese Ambassador) frank admis- the announcement to the press, said sion that the Japanese knew where that the President had made all his the American vessels were located, nity covering the cost of the Pan-gagements on a tentative basis, and that hence, in the Ambassador's ay and suitable compensation for so that if necessary he could give own words, "the bombing was

his entire time to the Japanese si very grave blunder” tuation. Reuter.

the casualties involved. It is reported that eighteen Ja- Before despatching the note, Mr. panese bombers and pursuit planes Hull is expected to confer with participated in the attack on the President Roosevelt Renter. Panay and oil tankers-Reuter.

BEE'S RESCUES

Shanghai, To-cay. ROOSEVELT'S

HMS. Bee has wirelessed that she has rescued seven more survi- vors from the U.S.S. Panay, all of whom are now on board the British gunboat.

They are:

John Bonkoski, gunner's mate, Raymond Browning, electri-

cians's. mate,

Thomas Coleman, seaman, John Dirhofer, seaman, Hoseph Graves, gunner's mate, James Marshall, of Collier's

Magazine,

C. C. Vines, from Roanoke, Vir-

ginia,

connected with the B.A.T. Meanwhile, Fireman John Hodges and machinist's mate William Hoyle are travelling overland in an at- tempt to reach Wuhu from Hoh- sien.

HMS. Bee has requested the Ja- panese military authorities to pro- vide a safe escort, although the whereabouts of the two men are un-f known-Renter.

54 SURVIVORS

Shanghai, To-day. It is now stated that the ori ginal figure of fifty-four survi- vors of the Panay disaster has

hitherto, been altered. The US Embassy under- stands that there were 76 aboard the Panay, comprising 54 crew, Chinese and sixteen foreign

mostly newspapermen crews of the entire So ncentration comprise al

foreigners and 151

MESSAGE TO THE EMPEROR

Washington, To-day

REMEMBER THE MAINE!

Washington, To-day

The authorities are at a loss to account for this damaging admis- sion, which, coupled with earlier un- official reports that the Japanese commander in that area had alle- gedly told Japanese planes to sink all vessels upon the Yangtse, con- Istitutes an admission of guilt

The extreme gravity with which more than one count the United States Government re This, it is felt, can lend itself only gards the Yangtse scuttlings, not-to the explanation that the Japanese withstanding the profuse apologies military. locally, if not nationally, already tendered by every appro-were prepared to undertake hostile President Roosevelt has convey-priate Japanese authority, can be acts against friendly powers whilst ed to the Emperor of Japan the ex-

gauged by the following points made scarcely bothering to conceal their pression of his deep concern at the

to Reuter by a competent authority designs. bombing of the Panay.

yesterday evening.

Simultaneously, the United States Government transmitted to de- the Japanese Government a mand for full compensation, apo logies and guarantees against re- petition of such an attack. President Roosevelt's message

Carrying doctors and loaded with medical supplies, 2 tri- motored Japanese plane hopped off for Hohsien from Shanghai this morning. Reuter.

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FIVE MORE

HMS. Bee has wirelessed that she has picked up five more sur- Ivivors of the Panay. They are:

J. Isherwood, from Mcgraw, New York, assistant manager of the Standard Oil, Nanking,

M. Blasina, Italian engineer on board one of the Standard Oil boats,

D. S. Goldie, a Briton, installa- tion superintendent of the Stan dard Oil at Wuhu,

Capt. Jorgensen, Norwegian captain of the Meihsia,

Capt. Mender, Esthonian cap tain of the Merping

HOSTILE ACTS

1. This was the first occasion! In spite of this severe provoca- been sunk in peacetime by a so-call-tion, however, the State Depart when a United States warship has ment is still proceeding slowly, and ed "friendly" power since sinking it is indicated that a formal Note of the battleship "Maine, which will not be presented until all the precipitated the Spanish American facts are ascertained, which may

not be for twenty-four hours. Beu 2. The President's personal in- ter.

War.

Those who know.

Insist on

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