The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-31
SHANGHAI IN DANGER.

NEW YORK, August 22.-The executive
committee of the American Asiatic Com
mittee has received the following cable
gram from the American Association OF
China at Shanghai. and have forwarded
it to the Secretary OF State:
Situation Yang Use valley increasingly
critical: military estimate 1900 troops
needed to effectively protect Shanghai
urge Government Immediately to send
quota"
ENGLISH PESSIMISM.
NEW YORK. August GA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
There Is again q revival of something
like pessimism in official and political
Gil cles here or in the scanty remnants of
them LETT in London by the rayages of
the holiday season. After the exhilara-
ton caused by the first news of the entry
OF the allies into Picking there has come a
rebound. The cessation of direct commu-
nicationr with the allied commanders at
tho front is not at all liked. nor does Ad-
miral BEuee's telegram stating that the
forbidden city was entered on the 18th
do much to, console the doubters. In the
iii st place, 1t is pointed out that the Ad-
miraI does not profess TO have heard his
news officially from Gen. Gaselee, but
only gives 1t on the authority Of reports
current at Taku and We know by this
time what reports in Chinese towns are
worth; secondly, even II the authentic
news Is four days old-and much may
have happened since then-the silence of
the Generals lends color to a Shanghai
statement that the wires to Tien-Tsin are
cut and may also help to explain the
hurried march of the German and Ital-
ian reinforcements to Peking.
Assuming that even the sacred city and
the palace are captured, the difficulties
OF the allies are by no means at an end.
Their force Is, of course, more than snffi-
cicnt to repel any attack which might be
made on them, whether by Boxers or by
Imperial troops, but when 1t Is remem-
bered that they have to police the great
struggling city of Picking, with its mil
lion inhabitants and to keep open the line
of communication to the coast, their
strength Is by no means excessive, even
IL 1t Is sufficient for the work in hand.
Besides, the allied Generals, like Lord
Roberts in South Africa, may have ad-
vanced too fast to effectively occupy the
country behind them. The speed of their
march was rendered necessary by the po-
sition of the Legations, for IL the relief
column had taken three or four days lon
ger 1t might have come too late. Still, II
the Chinese troops defeated at Peitsang
and Yang Tsun should form up again be-
tween the capital and Tien-Tsin, the al
lies will either have to march back to dis
perse them or to wait till that task Is
performed by reinforcements from the
N N ffnax ina tIAY,. alxras,
virtually besieged in Picking.
The pessimists. too. are additionally de-
pressed by Minister Conger's testimony
as to the conduct of the Chinese Govern
ment. and his opinion that the whole
movement was got UP by the Imperial au-
thorities. and that the Boxers We're n
mere preteAce. On the other hand, Il Is
admitted that II the Empress and the
Manchu Princes, and particularly Tuan.
have been captured the outlook Is much
more hopeful. since II will be possible to
ind responsible Chinese authorities on
whom new arrangements can be imposed
fhe action of the Southern viceroys. too.
shows that the campaign in the north has
had an excellent effect In checking tho
further spread of anu-forelgn agitation
THE Chinese Minister here has handsd
10 tho Foreign Office for transmission to
Lord Salisbury. Ii Hung Changes note
suggesting that a Plenipotentiary should
be appointed To negotiate with him. His
communication Is couched In q tone OF
cool assumption. which excites a certain
amount of Indignation. The Times and
other papers had articles angrily depounc-
ing Ii and suggesting that, no notice
should be taken OF him. The aged vice-
roy Is profoundly distrusted by what niAy
Do called the Anglo Chinese colony here.
which Ia not without influence on the
Foreign Office. II Is urged that there IL
hot 4 IA Aa nlax IL. H.
own hand. rather than genuinely endeav-
oring To extricate China from her difi-
eulties. His influence has for some time
past been overshadowed by the violent re-
dictionary Manehu party, and he may now
be trying Ia get even with his enemies.
or, again, IL he Is volunteering his ser
Woes. the Powers may ind that az 5000
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