The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-25

kind. though usually the Chinese soldier ID
an ou,-and-out rowdy and ruffian.
Possibly in the way OF discipline natives
may he able to learn something from Yuan,
who In this matter has absolute authority.
First. and OF course. OF greatest impor-
lance. there Is absolute prohibition Of liquor
drinking. gambling and opium <snoking. For
the first two named offenses the punish
ment is severe whipping; for the last the
death penalty by decapitation. These three
regulations alone make most other rules OF
discipline needless.
The ali-day review of the army by Jung
I.u was marked by the fine appearance Of
the soldiers. rapidity and precision OF mov.-
ment on drill and lack OF all confusion dur
Ing either the drill or the sham battle. The
observer forgot entirely that he was view
Ing Chinese army In his constant adnlira-
ton Of the fine training shown.
The day OF the review was bright and
still. the army was In position early, and
at 40 the review began by the passing OF
infantry. artillery and cavalry before the
reviewing stand. the Sooc infantry reform
inE I'm ten battalions about 100 yards to the
front and the artillery and cavalry taking
up positions some distance in the rear.
Just few yards TO the right of the stand
rode out a single native horsefnan. who
with uplEfted sword and clear. ringing
voice began giving orders calling for all
manner OF evolutions. to which. though
often given as rapidly as from five to
eight minute. this great body az men
responded for twenty minutes as one man.
Following this came another similar
twenty minute drlll At the sound OF the
buElc, and last. most beautiful and unique,
led by the voice OF another horseman.
came a fifteen minute symnastic exercise.
rifles being used as wands. With their
bayonets flashing and their bodies sway
ing In perfect unison and their feet strik-
Ing the sreand with the sound a. of a
hour presented NJ least proof OK the ca
paesiy az the Chinese soldier fer the finest
Of drill.
Artillery and cavalry both gave evidence
OF the same careful training The heavy
artillery especially made a fine appear
anee, Handling thirty guns. ak horses To
q gun and six guns abreast dashing across
the parade ground on the dead rsn wheel
ing. planting batteries al one point and
then at another. they Kept aImas: as per-
feet form "a when ST attention. ana to
locate a battery and he ready TO open fire
MAS but the work ef moments
The sham battle IN the afternoon over a
broken neid three miles in extent, where
half the force made an attack on the nc-
stfion held by Yuan with the other half.
he being In entire ignorance OF the enemy )
plans. was Full nf dash and heavy firing.
and at The close Of the same wild cheer
ing that has 80 often been heard on the
real battlefield when the sIetars. sweep
ing over every barrier. have poured into
the enemys works. Certainly the Chi
reese soldier is fully capable az all that
naes 60 make 10 soldier 90 Of the real
battlefield. What skill comma nders would
show isl meeting an enemy has yet 10 be
proven huf TO the conduct of Chinese
treops under ere when they have night
ing chance. the historic bravery Of the
soldiers under Chinese Gordon long aEa.
the well kDosa desperate unf,inc hing
bravery ot the Chinese VI the naval haf-
tie of yaiu. are among the things that xo
20 prove thar there are no Drawer soldiers
tran the Chinese may be.
Whatever may he the ability os this
army 10 meet foreign troops. IN it's ca
pscisy as home guard and as A pattern
ser sli tie military force OF China. moth
Ing ccpld he rsnve valuable Herbert f.,
House in So. Louis Gloha-nernacras-