The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-19
Americas ADVANTAGES in CHINA.

America S Advantages in China.
The United States is now in posi-
ton to see the advantages which our
location in the Philippines is giving to
us in the Chinese crisis. The present
indications are that we will have to
send a considerable army to China be-
fore the existing troubles can be set
tied. The president is about to return
to Washington on account of the gravi-
ty of the situation in Asia. The ad-
vanced attachments of the American
force which is intended for operations
in China has already been landed in
that country. General Chaffee, who is
to command the force, is on the way
across the Pacific. The cabinet in
Washington has given a good deal of
time to the consideration of the Chinese
question, and is of opinion that this
country will be obliged to send about
10000 men to take part in the Pekin
campaign. This is a somewhat larger
force than anybody week or two ago
supposed would be necessary, but the
situation is changing constantly, and
the United States has to take the new
necessities into the account.
1t has been determined by the presi-
dent that the greater part of the Amer
lean troops for China will be taken
from the Philippines. According to an
official statement just made public the
army in the Philippines on June 3Oth
numbered 90, 424, almost half of whom
are volunteers The volunteers who
as we'll fitted for campaigning at the
present time as the regulars. They
have been in the field about year, and
many of their officers have been taken
from the regular army. But the vol
unteers will, under the existing law,
all have to be mustered out of the ser
vice by the beginning of next July, or
a little less than twelve months hence.
Many of the regulars, too, will have to
be discharged by that time, so that the
total military force year hence, I'M
army be had in the interval, will be
down to point not much above the
figure of the early part of 1893, before
the beginning of the Spanish war. Be
tween now and then, however, some
active work ca be done by the United
States in China from its new base in
the Philippines.
There will be no hesitation on the
part of the administration in utilizing
it's advantages on the border of the
Asiatic continent to the utmost extent.
Manila is about four or five days sail
from the mouth of the Pei Ho river, at
which the troops will be landed for the
campaign against Pekin. 1t will be
possible for the United States to trans
port an army to the seat of the trouble
in China quicker than any other coun-
tries can except Japan and Russia.
the Philippines gives us a naval
strength in Chinese waters at the pres
ent time which is greater than that of
any other nations except Japan and
| England. The policy of the admins
tration and of the Republican party in
asserting the country's authority Wig
orously in the Philippines is giving the
| United States an influence, at the pres
ent time among the powers and over
the Chinese government which is tell
| ing favorably for American citizeus in
! China and the rest of the world. The
United States is going to be a promi-
nent factor in the Chinese settlement
The determination which has been
reached by the President and his politi-
cal advisers to act promptly and vigor-
ously in China will give satisfaction
to all the American people except the
handful of po1troons and imbeci1es in
the inner circle of Bryan's party who
denounce the administration for using
its advantages in the Philippines to
save American citizens in China from
massacre. Louis Democrat.
THE general massacre of all foreign
! ers m Pekin is neither denied nor
affirmed, it is merely reported.