Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-10
London Times Makes Some Peril
neDt Suggestions
COLOSSAL CHINESE ARMIES.
uorIes About Them Cause worry ID
Japan ~ wiling 20 Put an End
TO the Uprising.
rEarly Dispatched

tEaTly Dlspatcnes.l
London, July l0-The Times this
morning says: Some Chinese officials
ere evidently DESTROYS to have It be-
n,ved IN Europe that the legations In
Pekln are sim under the protection Of
one section Of the Chinese army. But
that only makes 1t more remarkable
that they should not employ the only
convincing argument by allowing direct
communication to the ministers. We
don't wish to insist too strongly upon
this aspect. but the clrcumstanual ru-
mors lack the confirmation 30 easily
supplied II they are true"
A dispatch to news agency, dated
Ten Tsln, July End, says The en-
press dowbger, so far from being dead,
is actively striving to prevent the fac
tons lighting Prince Tuan purposes
u retake Tien Tsin and Taku. outside
of PekIn, except in the Pe-Chi-Ll ana
Shan Tung country, the people are su-
premely Indifferent
However all this may be- the allies
40 Tien Tsn are having an exceedingly
unpleasant time The last engagement
of which the news has come through,
occurred ON July 9Th Tho Chinese ar
ullery opened az dawn. Their fire was
more accurate and their ammunition
better the shells exploding with preci-
sion and setting fire TO several build
ings. Her majestys steamer Terri
ble's guns again quieted the Chinese,
who. shifting their artillery reopened
the attack, but a thunderstorm break
ing. the Chinese suddenly quit. The
allies Immediately attacked and drove
the Chinese from their works, but lost
thirty killed or wounded in so doing.
The n-combatants are leaving Tien
Tsin. and the opinion Of a minority Ia
Vors the military leaving also.
Stories Of colossal Chinese armies
gathering continue 10 worry not only
the rank and file, but the commanders
who admit the uncertainty of reconnais.
fances and the complete absence OF a
complete intelligence department Chi
nese information Is received with ex-
IRENE distrust.
It Is obvious that, though there are
many thousands Of Chinese camped be-
hind the guns, nothing can be done at
present except TO wait the arrival OF re-
Inducements.
The rainy season has set In, and
NNln llahNH hNlNh lAA1 tilt lANtAAh Aith-
cult The country between Pekin and
Tian Tsin In other years has been ire
Queutly flooded. River transport Is al
most impossible, and the railway Is
practically non-existent and must be
entirely rebuilt Military opinion is
unanimous that II the legations did not
need relief 1t would be foolish To at
tempt % advance before September.
The Daily Mails Shanghai corre- |
sponient under date Of July 9th, says: |
III Us certain that II the powers make |
any movement elsewhere north OF |
Taku. they must be prepared to meet |
opposition. a Chinese official In high /
favor with Niceroy Liu Kuan VI. in the |
course of an interview. says the south /
ern Nccuys are only bound 10 neu- /
raNly as long as they are not inter- 4
fered with. They have more war ma /
tenals than they can use and the mill 1
tary forces an over the provinces are
Increasing. The Yang-tse Kiang il
mined with t0rpadoes, The garrison az
me Shanghai arsenal has been REIN
FORCED by two newIy-recruIted regl-
ments"
Baron Hayashl, being asked by a
representative OF the Daily chronicle.
do you know that japan has been al
i9Wea free hand 20 settle the trou-
PIE replied: Il do not understand so
Dui ! know that Japan Is quite willing
10 40 an IN her power 20 bring the
rising 10 an end, along with the other
powers. Japan is ready 10 mt 22 600
men into the field"
II any sort OF government existed in
Fekln, the settlement Of the trouble
would not present serious difficulties.
put II anarchy prevails. the situation
would be serious indeed
George Windham, parliamentary un.
lei secretary Of state for war. said
W Ihe house " commons Yesterday
lhat since 1875 English firms had sold
'He chinese government seventv-one
suns OF position, l23 field guns and gs7
machine guns, with ammunition for
each class. He also said that a Ger.
man firm In 1899 sold China AGO GOO
Mauser rifles.
bear-Admral Lord Charles Beres.
I'il, speaking al Malta al the Naval
ana Military society on Monday even.
ing said the trouble would be far.
I,'ehIhg ana disastrous In It's conse.
g4enges TO British trade there n
mvuIu ne "a military, not a maritime
var ana the powers that could place
vi ,he spot the greatest number OF
Goots would eventually have sub.
s'ellel advantages, The powers. not
SSol,seitIng TO the open door. particu-
lary Russia. would eventually gaip
supremacy, He said Il was a pity fbat
A.a proposals respecting the reorgan'
,1au'A Of the Chinese army had not
ogen accepted by the British. with a
4'gw 70 the possibility OF a general war
10y -'.'e heresiord advocated an imperial
tt''"titItnce, 20 which all colonies sbould
f.,. I'''ed 70 discuss scheme OF de-