The Legations cannot of course arrest Anfu suspects in the concessions in connexion with this Lincheng episode without clear evidence against them. They cannot expel them from the concessions unless they expel all political refugees or unless the Chinese authorities ask for them on specific criminal charges. Again, there would be no point to ejecting them unless there were some assurance that when they were beyond the concession bounds the Chinese authorities would deal with them and not simply connive at their escape to some other haven. Except in the case of Chang Chin-yao, all that the Lega tions can demand is that the Chinese Government find the responsible super-bandits, if such exist, and deal with them. No such demand has yet been entered.
In Chang Chin-yao's case, fortunately, the American Legation is in a position to put the former commander of the robber band at
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