The age-herald., 1900-08-24
Encouraging Condition in China
 Caused the Decision
THE POWERS WILL BE UNITED
Practically All ot Them Have Joined the United States in Saying There Will Be No Temporizing
 Negotiations.

Washington, August 23.-The important development in the Chinese situation today was the decision of the government not to send any more troops to China. All the troops now at sea, amounting to about 4000, together with those under orders for service in the Far East, which have not sailed, amounting to about 5000 more, will be sent to Manila. These troops will sail on the same route, and upon touching at Nagasah will go on to Manila unless there are developments in China not now expect ed which would make their presence in that country necessary. Secretary Root said to- day that no more troops were being sent to China because they were not needed. With the arrival at Taku of the Hancock and the troops she carries General Chaffee will have 5000 available men, which is deemed sufficient for all present purposes. The decision of the department was not based upon any recommendation made by General Chaffee, but upon reports received by him, which made 1t apparent that no more troops were needed.
 The announcement of the diversion of the troops was made in the following of- ficial bulletin, which was posted at the War Department:
 "The government has decided that unless required by future developments no more troops are to be sent to China. Orders have accordingly been cabled to Nagasaki for the Meade, which is due there today with four troops of the Third Cavalry, four com panies of the Fifteenth Infantry, and Com pany D, Battalion of Engineers, to proceed direct to Manila. Similar orders will be given to the other troops which are now under orders for China via Nagasaki"
 They Are Not Needed
 It was stated at the department that the encouraging condition in China was the main reason why the orders of today re- garding the troops were issued. Besides the troops on the Meade, there are now at sea the Warren with two squadrons of the Ninth Cavalry and recruits, and the Sher- man with one battalion each of the Sec ond Fifth and Eighth Infantry The Lo- gan is scheduled to sail on September 1 with two battalions of the First and one battalion of the Second Infantry. It was said at the department that 6OOO or 1000 troops would be affected by the order.
 A dispatch was received from General Chaffee today dated Pekin, August 1S WhASh WdS HOl III response 10 the reQueSt sent him few days ago to report the con- dltions and requirements General Chaffee did not report further fighting In Pekin and for that reason the Washington off cials feel assured that hostile demonstra- uons in the Chinese capital have ceased
 The dispatch related largely to transpor- tation conditions, and stated that the rail- road between Taku and Pekin could not be used at the present time, as portions of it had been destroyed by the Chinese. Gen. eral Chaffee will cooperate with the other commanders in China in reconstructing the road for the of the allied forces General Chaffee also reported that the telegraph line which was constructed by the signal corps from Tien Tsin to Pekin is frequently interrupted, being cut prob- ably by hostile Chinese.
 Instructions to MT. Rockhm
 At the conference at the White House to- day, in which the President, Secretary Root and Acting Secretary Adee partici- uated, instructions were prepared for MT. Rockhill, the United States special com missioner to China, to be forwarded at once to him for his guidance. The State Department received dispatch from MT. Rockhill today dated at Yokohama, briefly announcing his arrival there This brought about the White House conferepce and the preparations of instructions. Before MT. Rockhill left he was advised very fully on the purpose of this government but since
  at Pekin as to make it desirable to supple ment the instructions he had received.
 The United States has taken the lead in replying to China that there will be no temporizing negotiations and there is every reason to believe the powers will be united in this same policy. The answer of the United States was quickly followed today by similar action by Germany, the German foreign office delivering to the Chinese min- ister a note refusing to enter into nego- tiations on the ground that there was no evidence that Ii Hung Changs credentials gave him sufficient power to act, and that nothing short of complete authority for the responsible rulers of China, the Emperor and Empress Dowager, could be regarded as sufficient Soon after this action at Ber- lin, the German charge d'affairs, Baron Speck von Sternberg, was advised by cable anS he called at the State Department to inform the authorities of Germany's course. There was an exchange of felicitatons as 1t was looked upon as another evidence of the uniformity of action between the United States and Germany. The Japanese officials ex xpressed their full conviction that Japan uas,h sale ctulseE as1ese G, taeese, sucn action already had not been taken.
 Japan Has Her Ey.s dpen
 It develops that Japan Is acting with her eyes open in this peace overture, as 1t Is sfmilar to the overtures at the close of the Japanese Chinese war, when the ses- 3ops of. the Shimonoseh peace congress came to halt, because the credentials of ha Chinesa commis sfoners gave them no