acuation Postponed at Request of the Naoking Government: Reports of Looting Tokyo, Ape. 12
It scans that the their ability Chinese troops should be allowed to make an advance, Upon receipt of the foregoing re-
Fuarantee the safety of Japanes hart; the usients in the railway. "zone be-taken Tsun and Psingehowte the Depart After the withdrawal of the Japa foo troops la Shantung, but are of so certain of their" ability. in regard No elfer parte of the pro For this reason, it is} ment be' urged alleged, the Nationalists "are atnasurance for the. maint persuade Japan t2] pence and order when the Japanese areecither to postpone the evacua- troops are withdrawn: ard that if tion of her forces in Shantung 0: the Chinese authorities sould fal to concentrate her residents in the safety. for the time accept the transfer" ut the ale of Tsinan and the zone 1 Gs sisting that Nan 5 pledges for the lives and lance. with the ws shall uphold protection of property, veeent settlement of the mi appears military evs tion in conformance with the schedule, linet to be held later.
Itis derstood that Instructions to. the foregoing effect have been graphed to the Japanese and consular aut jes in Shantang. nable to Ensure Safety Dise jon to-day. an oficial spokesman asserted that vilians Tokio, Apr. 17. yrdance with the decision numbers apprehension alter the departure of of danger! the troops peated requests made by the were exaggerated, though he ad:
Government that the Japanese military aut the uh inst withdrawal of Japanese troops from one the time being, asking that, w the evacuation of eout= Ingents is to be ear ut, Toon stationed in the urea wert of Chang.
first bra:
Forees shoud re owing to the present inability of the ae Covernm to guarantee the safety of the lives and property of Japanese nationals there, if the Japanese troops are withdrawn—the Commander of the Japanese Garrison tung has structed, by telegraph, tw pos: the evacuation of the Japanese Forces.
Tt is understood that the Government drawing, up a statement ex-pluming the reasons neces tating the postponement.
Tu a statement to-day on the cir ent the Ju apanese rest troops be cumstances necesita reler ix completed, onement of the Japanese forces Shantung, the' on
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.