New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-07
THE CHINESE VOLUNTEERS
THEY CONSTITUTE THE EMPIRE
CHIEF DEFENCE AGAINST A
EMPIRES
1OKFITN E.N T. VI 7.
From The London Morning Post.

The following tltIcIt ~ Wl''tNH ~
Vat Sen who is reported to be one Oh lHe itdro
ers in the present instruction. in conjunction
with Edwin Collins. by whom II 10 SuppiiV' ~
The Morning Post 49,:
II seems to have come as 4 surprise 10 'ne
British public that at the next military eNdi'i,
nations in China the use or DOW ana ar 80
70 be discontinued. But no one III Eui i,pf S
the least conception o. the rgni force Of
china consists OF the Tartar garrisons. the ~, ~
called standing army. ana the ,ionnd
garrsons or the Eight Banners, are o'a.'"i i
at Peking. Manchuria, ana some Vi 'iio NJ an.,
! noriont cities of China proper to prevent az
revolt We'll paid in comparison WIN ,ard
standing army their duty is merely 10 su '%a
the cities where they are stal,onnu, in the
rarely take par. in any engaseE,,en,s. ~ ,o,;ve
fcLl The are at bit ,cr crmity WITH the i!''. t
Chinese and often attack them "''"o" '
least DrOVocatiOn. ..oa.d IN
Trio standing army. which is SUPPOSED ~
bear the. brunt Of the fighting for the rinpiu'
IL 50 badly rcmunerated that IL 3 .l'. ,,'ir rav
possible FOR the soldiers I" suos'S' Oh, hi.h ia
I'm point Of fact. even the sinai pay ri,atc
intended for the soldiers goes INT" the Po' n.
~ the officers and never leaves tne n, AID
army exists rather on paper IMAM III ~ 80 r
blood for the officers. who fern KIM >. ,' va,
poratIon Of contractors for the SuppN oI -
ders are granted monopoly OF '"e I'1'ne ,
enlist and they merely engage on a.. q -
AZ nor cent OF the men whose pay the! ut''.
IT, sso,,, Jis,ricts - Der cen. would be nearer
Tho mark while nowhere. under the mos no.' ,
est administrator. are more thah 90 p,l .,.
no. soldiprS whose ndItl'N Hb u'N W.
,ist ,ciually enrolled on rsyiew days odd "''''
are engaged for the day or week TO max
show. and dsbanded Immediately aI U. atr
r.cn Of the pay Of the men VINO really 49,
,hnu, three fDurths is kept by the oul''i' Wv
nr. rrctext or another. The officers also iah'
\ Iarge profit out Of providing food cloth'"S
and other requisites Of the men under tn'l'.
THE VOLUNTEERS AS BRAVES
The third arm Of the service. tne Nu," u!'' az
consists mostly OF people from ne rufli d'5
tricts led hy the local gentry. Wheh 'l I,' -
any real lighting To do. as ~ the l',e 'h...
japanese War. they are cd"eh put, " s., -,
L,yo ION, much effective cerV.Ce during t'i' 'iS'
haIf ,'er,urv II is only on the volunteers
though they ire not trained nor d'7cip.i'',i '.n
The Tar;ar garrisons. that IN" GoVcrhh'"' ''
ni,.n any reliance rs lighting power. lH', -
,h. ,nl,,utccrg form the sole fore" tDit ms
icon able t. he brought face To facc WIZ ~
rorn.n soldiers once these have been H'-
f-1;.I Il matters not how strong the garI'9'"a
may be. they are unable 10 ''ie''u 49,
,,ainsr tn. ,tta"k Of any western p""pi 4n.S
ht. boon proved pTcr ar pFcr ASd'" "''
mn rite ~ examples tn ran "i th' ',.'
"r,.., mi Shanghai taken by ia" Br.'Sn
,.fth fi.ti. trouble after the volunteers ma '.''
routed Tl. progress " many Al I"Sui
has been stopped by thr N'l"l,'rt". nS '''
.lo, ~ ih. ITS Of Ti'n-Tsln. WhIch wa 81,
,, Oh. volunteers from being captui"d 't '"'
am. of Tia. TAPPING Had the volunteer ''I.
.,t.l P.tir, would certainly have TAI '" MO
t,. a...s ~ ihr TAPPING - effective ms H.
.;9.r:ru .ut found the volunteer i'i '''.
,,,. IN ~, e,.rs..,d as 4 new branch u tn f"fd
IL -,..,tr, service under the ui.n' g..
In ' I, B.. ,ncs. men vao. desp,,. 'ae -
.....,.... n the Tartar ga.iispns and IA" stand
,,,, ,,r,. A., al field duties - tn H'N'iHiN 'i'
~. N,h,rretlu Rebellion !1r Eastern ihi"-
,stan wax = oppressed entirety ny me M"'
q fho Human PROVING" under ''rH't'' -" .'''"
I'm, tb, victory y: I.ang Shan ia the rance
Chimes, War was gained by the V'iuht '.' -
1'uuekru in IN, district Of canton ufdrr r.,' u,
wang TAX Pans who offered 30" ~ his
10 Zach # them but Of course never iu'n'ei HIS
promise" go ,.,,,..,.,.,
CHINESE AID THE MILITARY WIFI -
p,,i,,,, TN. phino-Japancsc Wa II Wa pro
-,,s.d :, summon the volunteers 10 f"Knt '''
'hc defence II the c1pi's!. but some 81 .i' ~ -"
mn authorities objected 10 the proposition. '.''
hoy should seize The place after iepuIS "f '"'
.,v,t.rs and \ man who had been recruiting
sr ,hts i.vli service WAS arrested ana pr ID
death on thr ,h1rg' Of recruiting ''i'",'
vithout a. Imperial mandate. IN" VpIuHl 'I'
~ china Ar. lrlNu from the different thlit's
,l,..'..i,,t IN, rou.trv districts Noiri ior
their nlti-i..r. endurance and Devotion I'D '-.f
fh., IIr lu every way fn1rh in'i' l'.'''''
man fh. soldiers iu th- staining "rmy '' '''
- ~, hu e9rrI- who az lli'1' '"'t'i '''"
49,. .,..rllIlus larlitii. and Nhp ~" NOR" i'i-
...I,.t. f,.. - fhc .uhabtlu's pi she ii>tr.. rs
'hrf ma. b. stationed ~ inAu ne 'N"l", -.
r,rit.,fs AMI tEc standing army maze hhn'
- ,,i o., f. thrir heels At the inst aiGht ~ an
.r.,fi,. ,.!.r.-.s the volunteers. II !ri ny l1.A
...uir. ,r ..., lars who eye not ~ ANY plil IA.
service usually stand th"r ground. sun even
'he ..Iant .rrs when led o' OH lal touEhni-
.,. are NOT q DO. depended IN. for th"y are then
IN ,,.d and naltro,ted. LORD Wols"ry mas said
The Chimes" Il.tcSS every military virtue.
7! IS is quite true. but its truth is only tAPln!'
of demonstration where III" Chimes" soldiers are
Wru train,~i wei! armed. well pad AMI well
trcntrd and THIS they have no chance Of being
under the proscn: administrator.
UNDER THE RULE OF THE MANDARiHS
AZ ordinary times the volunteers usually per
form the duties Of police for the Government