The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-19
CONFIDENCE IN CHAFFEE.
American Army for China Now Estimated Will
Be lila and He Will Command.

Tienistn was disclosed. and before the fun
extent OF the uprising was appreciated. that
$1,000 men would be needed 10 force the way
to Pekin. on that basis our quota IS al
ready provided for This serves as
sument for not calling an extra session Of
Congress but grave doubt is felt whether
this takes into due considera ton the seri-
BUSINESS OF the situation
The apprehension is expressed that the
allied Powers are about to make the same
sort Of mistake in China that Great Britain
made in South Africa. OF Understanding
the strength of the resistance to be encoun-
tered and relying on too few troops at tho
outset Authorities familiar with the nafu.
raj conditions in China do not believe that
a force OF $500 men can cope with the prob
lem presented. China has almost limitless
resources Ia men. AID recent events have
shown that among the revolutionIsts there
Il strong army OF well armed and well
trsined soldiers. who have modern guns
and Know how to uss them nearly as we'll
as do our own soldiers
Though the idea of an extra session Of
Congress is now rejected. 1T Is believed that
II there is any other work than that OF res
cue 10 be performed by the allied forces
Congress will yet have to be called together
and provision be made for larger force
No AGREEMENT AMONG POWERS.
RI Public SPECIAL
hard and fast agreement AS to the policy
to De pursued by the Powers in China and
there Will be no agreement as TO the reha-
Utilization Of the Chinese Government until
the allied forces have reached Pekin and
something definite is known as TO the fate
OF the Emperor's Government and how far
the EmperoTs advisers. the Empress
Dowager or high court officials may have
IMPLICATED m .t-Sn nt,t-
break
There probably will be diplomatic tansIes
In abundance to be solved when this stage
Is reached. but meantime the Powers will
work together to put down the insurrec-
lion and save China from her own people
tentative proposition IL now under con
sidera.ioE by the various Powers for the
appointment of an international commits
sion to investigate the entire Chinese qties-
ton. and map out plan for the co-opers-
ton OF the Powers and for the future gov
eminent OF China. in such a way as 10 give
assurances Of the safety OF foreigners and
their property In the Empire.
This proposition has not yet taken any
definite shape There IL not at preSent even
an agreement as to the quota Of troops that
each Power is to furnish. Each Govern
ment is at liberty to send as many as !:
may desire Or 10 withhold military assist
snoe altogether II It 10 desires. Self intsr-
est, however, Will compel each country to
send a respectable force. each having in
tereat In China Will See TO It that its pef;t-
cipsIion in the military operations are only
ON a scale sufficient to give II a voice in the
final settlement
The danger point in the diplomatic sitia-
ton AZ recognized to be the Russian from
tier in China If 1t is true that Chimes.
forces have invaded Russian territory IL is
quite possible that that Power may claim a
certain liberty of independent action and
may insist on exactlng compensation In
some way that might not meet the entire
approval Of the otter Powers.