Mr. Eden Sees Chinese and American Ambassadors:
President Roosevelt Watching Situation London, July 28.
ANS over the Far Eastern situation grew to-day with the receipt of reports of heavy fighting between Japanese and Chinese soldier around Peiping.
The Secretary of State for Foreign A Mr. Anthony Eden, interviewed both the Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, and the American Ambassador, Mr Robert Bingham, this afternoon regarding developments in the Far E:
t. Subsequently, in the House of Commons, he gave the latest information in his possession concerning recent events in North China, After ing that urgent repressentations had been made in Tokyo against fight in Peiping itself, Mr. Eden added that British subjects had been advised to come into the Legation Quarters in Peiping as a precaution as a result of the resumption of hostilities in North China, declared the Secretary of State Mr, Cordell Hull, in an announcement to the press to-day. No decision, however. he added, had yet been reached Foreign Secretary then gave is of the agreement between anese and General Sung Cheh-yuan, Chairman of the Hopei-Charhar Political Council and Commander of "the 29th Army, regarding recent incidents, Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, Conservative member for Kidderminster, asked whether it was correct that the Japanese were now demanding, the right to police Peiping, and whether that was not going further than anything called for by the agreement.
If the member's information was ct Mr. Eden replied. that would a very much stronger demand than any he had yet heard.—Reuter.
Americans and other foreign representatives in Peiping, Mr. Hull said. had conferred the question of preserving the safety of all foreigners Although the Secretary of State indicated that he had made no re jest to the Navy to concentrate hips in Tientsin for the evacuation, officials here asserted thal ample facilities were available, The Black Hawk, they added, was siationed in Chefoo, and the Canopus in Tsingtao. In addition, eight destroyers in Chefoo were available, needed,
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