Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-01
International Force Sent to Guard
Foreign Legations There.
THREE HUNDRED IN DEFACHMENTS
"Boxer" Uprising May Have Been
Inspired by European Power.
PROMPT ACTION OF OTHERS
SHANGHAI, June 1.-The detachment OF
over 800 International marines has arrived
at Pekin.
No News From Kempn.

NO news from hempu.
Nothing has been heard here from Ad-
miral kempff. in command of the Newark
at Taku, since his short cablegram of
Wednesday announcing the landing of the
marines at Tien Tsin. AS the admiral
then stated that the marines were about
proceeding by rail to Pekin. only a three
hours trip, it is assumed that they have
arrived without hindrance at their post,
and are now guarding the American lega-
tion at Pekin. Minister Conger has not
been in communication with the State De-
partment since Monday last. and as there
is obstruction to the cable and tele-
graph lines, reported by the cable COM
panies. the State Department also assumes
that the status is unchanged at Pekin. or
certainly has not changed for the worse
1t is limited in diplomatic circles here that
this sudden increase of activity on the part
of the Boxers is nothing more than part
of a well-conceived plan by one of the great
European powers to secure permanent
lodgment in Pekin and to seize a position
giving it full control of the great Pei-Ho
river, the approach to the Chinese capital
1t is further intmated that the plan has
so far proved abortive owing to the alert
ness of the other European powers repre-
sented in Chinese waters, but particularly
on account of the readiness Of the United
States minister, Mr.. Conger, and the Amer
lean rear admiral on board the Newark,
which at once gave the movement an un-
desired international aspect, and so tended
to prevent the particular nation concerned
from aggrandizing itself at the expense of
the interests of the other nations There
fore, it is now assumed that the excitement
will rapidly abate. and the Boxers will
disperse until their services are again need
ed at an opportune moment.
Secretary Hays Callers.
Representatives of nearly all of the ma
tions interested in the Chinese situation
were among Secretary Hays callers yes
terday; but, as in the case of the Chinese
minister, none of them has received any
informa ton from his own government bear
ing upon the situation. Count Cassini, the
Russian ambassador, who is leaving the
United States for a visit to Europe, is de-
cdedly of the opinion that much unwar-
ranted anxiety has been excited as to the
actions of the boxers" He feels confident
that there is little danger to the life and
property of foreigners in China to be eX-
pected from the present uprising. There
are, of course, always disorderly elements
advantage of any public excitement, so that
it was probably a wise precaution on the
part of the foreign ministers resident in
that capital to call for marine guards for
their respective legations. The presence of
these small but splendid organizations al
ways have a wholesome effect upon the
would-be turbulent elements in Pekin.
Mr.. NabeShima, the charge of the Japan
ese legation, is likewise disposed to mini
mize the dangers of the Boxer uprising.
He pointed out that at all times in Chinese
trouble, and said that the present disturb
ance growing out of the operations of the
Boxers was not nearly SO formidable as
many preceding emeutes.