Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-05
Chinese obey Ii Hung Chang and
Make No Resistance.
SCENES D CAMPS OF THE ALLIES
RichsFiee for Comparative Mill
+ Fry Observation.
LITTLE ROOM FOR CRITICISM
Of the Associated Press.

correspondence OF the ASSOCIATED Fress-
TEN TSIN, China, October with
troops Of eight nations and every branch
of service elbow to elbow under actual
field conditions, both Pekin and Tien Tsin
at present afford a rich field of comparative
military observation, Of which the officers
of the various forces are taking keen adj
vantage. This is especially noticeable of
the continental forces. whose STATS are
| everywhere taking note Of equipments and
methods. There are now Quartered in this
big camp what are said to be representative
contingents of every military power. 1t is
military congress as complete as II de-
vised only for display, and the contrast
between the forces is very marked, both
in equipment, method and discipline, yet
observing officers find little room for crit-
| cism of any particular contingent of the
Chinese expeditionary force.
American and British.
In equipment and uniform there is APP
parently little question that the American
and British troops are superior. The sober,
busness-lke khaki is in strong contrast
to the snowy French and Italian uniforms,
while the Germans. otherwise magnificent
and picked body Of men, are handicapped
in comparison by their il-fitting clothing.
The German uniform is mustard yellow
khaki, apparently of very inferior quality.
The blouse is long and loose. without
pockets, the trousers loose and no leggings
are worn by the infantry. This is COM
pleted with a wide-brimmed straw hat,
such as is seen in the southern part of the
states, turned up at the side and fastened
with corps badge. One almost overlooks
the awkwardness of the uniform, however,
in the splendid drill and discipline of the
kaiser's Chinese army, while their field
equipment, though a bit heavy, is well
up to date and compares favoraby with
most
| picturesque troops here are the British
native regiments from India. At present
| Great Britain has no white troops here, ex-
| cept a part of the Royal Welsh Fusileers,
known in England the Duke of Con-
| naught's Own" and a battalion Of Au-
| stralian volunteer naval reserves.
| The show of Tien Tsin is the 10th Bengal
Lancers, the gentleman regiment of In
dia,' out on parade. Magnificently mounted
on countrybreds, superb riders. equipment
as perfect as care can make it. with lance
| pennons fluttering, the 18th is regiment
| any nation could feel proud of. The Indian
cavalry are probably the heaviest armed
mounted troops in the world. Each man
carries the long, heavy lance. revolver, car
bine and heavy saber. The uniform is kha-
| XII the. blouse tight at the belt, loose cord
trousers. russell leather leggings and the in
evitable turban. The Bombay Lancers are
not inferior, and the foot regiments, which
| include the Rajputs, the Punjabs and the
| BeloocAistans, make a splendid appearance,
| the men being tall and slender and carrying
| themselves superbly.
The Japanese are. however. the most in
| teresting Studies for the military men here.
One loses Sight of the rather souchy white
| canvas uniforms and Frenchy, high-crown-
ed caps in the machine-like drill and dis
| cipline of the mikado's men. In discipline
| they are easily ahead of practically all the
| other forces. The Japanese soldier works
as none other does He is always busy, he
does not drink and he is not in evidence on
the streets. Detachments of the little
white-c1ad chaps are always on the move.
| Wherever one goes in the surrounding
| country for many miles out he finds a Ian
anese outpost Their field and Topographic
cal parties are always busy, and their COM
missary and quartermaster's departments
are wonderfully active and complete. Many
officers have found much to admire In their
| transport system: there are no great bales
or boxes in the Japanese supplies. Every
| thing is put up in compact. mating bound
| bundles. none too heavy for one man to
handle. and the result is expedition It is
the general opinion of observers that the
Japanese soldier is the busiest. the ouietest
the best-dlscipined man In the Chinese
| armies.
| German Camp the Model.
| The big German camp which occupies
the ground and buildings formerly used by
the American troops, lying east of the for
| eign concession. is easily the model of all
the camps about Tien Tsn. 1t has at
| tracted much attention, and nothing but
| favorable comment is heard The Germans
! have a scheme for of the shelter tent
which is considered to be ideal for warm
weather. The pieces Of canvas of an entire
| company are dashed together and erected
| in the shape of a shed without partitions
| 1t is practically roof and rear wall, and
Is usually erected in the shape of two
| sides OF square, the walls being to the
| north and west. The German cooking
| equipment Is complete in every detail, and
| they have a wonderful number of wagons
and transport. There are new designs in
rn n orrnyr Il Nr;,,
wagonettes for general officers, field post
| wagons and nearly every sort of vehicle
an army can need. In variety and COM
pleteness Of outfit the German representa-
ton is beyond comparison with any other
| force here.
| The Question of Transport.
| The question Of transport Is naturally
the most interesting to military observers,
and in this connection the British have
come In for much praise. AS organized the
British forces in China have the most eff
fective field transport for the character of
campaigning they are called upon to per-
| FORM Each company is complete with its
| own pack train, from which it Is not separ-
| ated. Stout little Indian mules, hardly
much larger than donkeys, carry all sup
plies. and far the British troops have
not suffered for lack of supplies in any Of
| the marches the allies have made.
The same cannot be said of the other
armies. In common with the Japanese,
the BRUSH employ n large numDer Oh
coolies In fact, they have the largest
non-combatant force here, each regiment
having it's own coolie gang, who perform
all camp labor. This Is made necessary,
however, by the fact that the Indian regi-
ments are composed of high-caste men.
The ranks of the cavalry regiments are
filed with blood relatives of rajahs and
princes, and these men are never called
upon for camp labor. They are fighting
men essentially, and 1t is almost safe to
say that every enlisted man in the 18th
Bengals and the Bombays has his own
servant and groom
In size rank and file. soldierly appear
ance, and good marching there is nothing
heard but praise for the American troops
The camps are we'll policed. the men we'll
behaved and there has been an absolute
absence of rowdyism
Eject of LIS Injunction.
The diplomatic situation has been some
what complicated by Ii Hung Changes as
surances that the Chinese shall not again
resort to arms. 1t is also stated that
the old viceroy has sent edicts into all
parts Of Chi Ii province ordering the peo-
ple to offer no resistance to the allies. As
cabled to the Associated Press at the time