The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-07-20
SOLDIERS FOR CHINA.
Uncle Sam Will Send All the Avail
able Troops at Once.
The President Has Plenty of Money
at His Disposal, and an Extra
Session of Congress Is Not
at All Necessary.


still not at war with the government
of China. The big happenings at
Tien-Tsin, coming on top of the sto-
ries of the last struggles at Picking,
have not affected the attitude of the
administration on this point; the
United States and China are techni-
4. cally at peace. But this statement
should not be accepted as indicating
purpose on the part of the United
States to withhold its hand from the
administration of swift and adequate
punishment upon the Chinese with
out regard to station, who may be re-
sponsible for the outrages of the past
few weeks. 1t means simply that the
government of the United States feels
that it can best achieve that purpose
by regarding the status officially as
one of peace. To hold otherwise
would seriously cripple the govern
ment in it's efforts to obtain satisfac-
ton for the outrages the Americans
in China have suffered. We should
find the ports of China, now open to
us, closed, and all sorts of impede
ments would be encountered which
are now missing. Therefore, accord
ing to the administration view, a dec
laratiOn of war would afford not even
a technical gain, while it would act
ually be a heavy drawback.
Chairman Cannon, of the house APP
preparations committee, is authority
for the statement that money in plen-
ty is at the disposal of the president
to meet the present emergency, and
that there is no necessity for called
session of congress on that score.
The day was the most exciting
Washington has known since the bat
tie of Santiago. At the very begin
ming came Adm. Remey's cablegram
announcing the defeat of the allied
forces at Tien-Tsin. A special cabinet
meeting was held on receipt of this
news, with such members present as
are in town. Great reluctance was
manifested on the part of the partici-
pants 10 answer questions as to the
nature of the deliberations. The best
indication of its nature was the de-
parture for the white house of Secre-
tary Hay Immediately after the meet
ing. He sat down and had lorg talk
with President Mckinley over the
long-distance telephone, and it soon
became known that the president had
decided that it would be best for him
TO come back from Canton to the ma
tional capital.
The cabinet officers talked over the
possibilities Of reinforcing the troops
in China.
The estimates varied as to how
many could be spared, but the general
opinion was that somewhere between
1000 and 5000 men could be shipped
to the east from Cuba and the United
States in addition to the troops al
ready under orders. A statement pre-
pared by Adjt. Gen. Corbin shows that
there are now grand total of 1866
officers and men in China, en- route to
China, enroute to Nagasaki or under
orders for Nagasali. This table, of
course, includes the Inflated 9th in
fantry, which may not be in condition
for further service. Gen. Woods last
reports indicate that, owing to the
tranquility prevailing in Cuba, it will
be entirely safe to decrease the mill
tary force there quite largely.
Washington, July 17.-Gen. Miles
had an extended conference with the
secretary of war concerning the dis
patch of reinforcemer is to China. No
statement could be secured as to the
result of this conference, BUT il is
understood that Gen. Miles very
strongly urged that the troops be i'm
mediately withdrawn from the Phil
-ippines, so that 4 large army could be
thrown into China within a COMPARE
lively few days. instead of awaiting
the slow processes of assembling IN
army in this country and Cuba, and
then getting it to China. The troops
in the Philippines could make the
trip across to China in about a week,
while the dispatch of troops from this
country will take considerably more
than a month, and the men can hard
~ be on the field until September.
Notwithstanding Gen. Miles recon-
mendation, the apparent policy is to
forward the troops to China from
this country and Cuba as fast as they
can be assembled. With the sending
of 5000 or 10000 men, provision Will
be made for an officer of
high rank to take command of this
force. Gen. Miles has recommended
that Mai. Gen. Bates, who commanded
a brigade with credit in Cuba, be
placed in command. He is now in the
Philippines, and could readily reach
the field of action. The disposition,
however. is toward sending an officer
from this country, and, as the condi-
lions are so rapidly expanding, Gen.
Miles is frequently referred to as like
Iy to assume command of the Ameri-
can forces in the Orient.
TrOnnS Ordered to China.