Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-31
Wants Foreigners to Retire as
Quickly as Possible,
OBJECTS TO BIG GUARDS.
present Proposal Would Keep 1l,iOO
Foreign Troops In PekIn-P POSI-
tlon OF the United states,

New York, Dec. 3l.--A special 70 the
Herald from Washington says
China is anxious that foreign occupa-
ION Of her territory ceases promptly a.
possible, as It Is causing disorder aud
Is an obstacle to peaceful adjustment
Of Affairs,
In view Of the prospect that each
nation viii hereafter maintain a lega-
ton guard In Pekln China Is anxious
that It shall be reduced to as small a
number as the powers can be induced
70 designate, China regards the Amer
lean force constituting the American
legation guard as altogether zoo large.
II numbers 1880 men but Chinese diplo-
mats here point out that IL each ma
ton maintains a guard Of this strength,
pekin VIII be under the control OF a
force Of 1900 foreign troops There
are now In China about 100000 allied
troops. officials Of the administration
Insist that II Is absolutely necessary
e. maintain In Pekin the force now
there, declaring that the interests Of
the United States could not be protect
cd with a smaller number Gen Chat
Zee Is In control OF section Of Pekn
and few days ago sent out an eXpedi-
ton TO d point south Of the city, Adj
jutant General Corbln denied today
most emphatlcally that this column
was IN any sense punitive. There are
10 be no executions nor IL there 10 be
any Interference with Chinese officials;
the duty OF the column Is 10 rescue
some missionaries and return with
them 10 Pakin.
II Is the belief OF Chinese diplomats
IN Washington that had Minister Con-
ger communicated 10 Prince Ching and
Il Hung Chang the danger In which
the American missionaries were sup
p0sed TO be, the Chinese authorities
would Immediately have taken mea-
suIes for their rescue and protection
from injury, II Il expected that as a
result Of the American expedition, the
American troops will be COMPOUNDED
with those OF other powers which have
been guilty of atrocities, and the hat
red felt for the Germans, British and
others will extend 20 the Americans.
China feels able az this juncture, Il
Is said TO protect all foreigners, and IL
seems 20 be the belief here that the
reports Of danger 10 American mission
aries are got up 10 prevent a solu-
ton Of the Chinese question.
In view OF China's preservation OF
order outside Of Pekin, and Of her will
ingness TO protect foreigners and the
fact that the imperial court, whose
presence in Pekln Is 40 desirable, WIN
not return to the capital until the for
eign troops leave, well Informed pub
llc men here are advocating the lmme-
dlate withdrawal OF Gen. Chaffee's COM
mand TO the Philippines, where regu
larg are needed 10 take the places OF
the volunteers who viii return, Begin
ming next month, to San Francisco.
Adjutant General Corbln said last
night that the. Amer. 2an troops IN
China aye us Ninth regiment Of IN
fantry, one squadron Of the Sixth cav
airy, and Battery Y, Of the Fifth artil-
lery. Since Oct $500 neil have left
China and proceeded 10 the Philippines
There is no doubt that the admins
tation IL anxious to terminate the oc-
cupation OF China by foreign troops,
and It is stated positively that as soon
as II can be done, Gen. Chsffees COM
mand will be withdrawn, the United
States merely rsserylng the right to
maintain a legation guard In Pekln. the
privilege TO be taken advantage Of IN
case the American legation should
again be endangered. All the other
powers are retaining In Pekin and the
province OF Chi Ii an exceedingly
strong force, both TO impress each 9TH
er and reDress China. The withdrawal
81 all the American troops at this
juncture would, administration officials
fear, cause loss OF prestige by this gov
eminent and prevent Minister Conger
maintaining the commanding position
he now occupies.
As explained 10y an administration
official. the situation In the Philippines
requires that all American troops avail
able shall be stationed IN the archiDel-
ago. There are less than 10000 effect
ives In the islands Major General Mac
Arthur thinks the situation demands
that there should be at least this num-
Der Of electives.