The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-18
BRITISH SOLDIERS
LAND AT SHANGHAI,
Germany and France Also Will De,
bark Troops to Prevent
Coup.
POSITION OF UNITED STATES.
This Government Does Not Object
to Great Britain's Action-Con-
sui Goodnow's Course Is
Considered Proper.
POSITION OF UNITED STATES.

REPU Bl.Ic SPECIAL.
| Washington. Aug. 11-Brit!sh troops have
| landed at Shanghai. Acting Secretary of
| State Adee received a dispatch to-day from
Consul General Goodnow at that port an
nouncinG the dcbarkation of the forces or
uercd thlther by Vice Admiral SEYMOUR
MT. Goodnow has not communicated to
the department the text of the Joint rcso-
luton adopted by the consular hody at
| Shanghai. that the withdrawal of the Brit
| ish troops from Wu-Sung would constitute
menace to the peace of Shanghai end
that they should be landed on The basis of
an international understanding. He sent
the substance of the resolution. but it is
certain that the United States will not take
part In the many exchanges of views by the
Powers on the subject, at any rate not to
the extent of protesting against Great Brit-
aims action
Administration officials say that Great
Britain's policy and Mr. Goodnow's acts
have been criticised in complete misappre-
hension of the facts. Great Britain has not.
so far this Government is informed OBJ
tected to other nations landing troops in
Shanghai. Mr.. Goodnow has not protested
against Great Britain's decision to land
the protest of American merchants. 1t is
presumed that his action in forwarding the
protest and his insistence that there should
DC an international agreement resp .cting
troops landed are responsible for the criti-
cism of his conduct which has appeared
in the North China Gazette, a paper pub
lished in the interest of Great Britain and
her subjects.
While the Government of Great Britain
has never, so far as known here indicated
a purpose to prevent other Powers from
landing troops at Shanghai. it is probable
that her Consul and British subjects there
are averse to permitting any other nation
to send a military force. lest British pre-
dominance at that point be affected.
Ihe State Department understands that
the impression exists abroad that in land
ing troops at Shanghai Great Britain de-
sires TO offset the action of Russia in oc-
cupyinS NeW-ChwanS. The department has
received official information confirmatory OF
the occupancy. of NewChwang and of Its
administration by Russians. but as has
been stated. no objection will be made by
this Government
Germany and France will be the next na-
ttons to land troops and it is expected that
detachments will be disembarked at Shang-
hal. 1t may be that to Offset this action
Japan will also send a military force ashore
ut this port. All that is known, however,
is that Japan is supporting Great Britain
in upholding British interests at Shanghai
and is opposing Russia's occupation of New
Chwang.
KOREANS ALARMED.
London. Aug. IA dispatch from Yoko-
rama, under to-day's date. announces that
an official telegram from Seoul. the capital
of Korea says that the inha bitants of the
Pvcng- Yong district. adjoining the frontier.
are alarmed at the landing of 1.0O0 Russians
in that neighborhood