The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04
Intervention Fully justified
the Conclusion Of the De.
partments in Washing.
ton.

Washington. June 27.-The devel.
opments of the day respecting China
were important and interesting. The
Chinese minister's report of tho depart.
ure Of the foreign ministers and their
guards from Pekin greatly relieved the
officials here, who took it as the first
tangible evidence that the imperial
Chinesego vernment had . foil realixa.
ton OF the euormity of permitting the
ministers to come to personal harm and
we're thus undertaking Is fer % lay 10
their power to observe the amenities of
international exchange.
The keenest interest is shown by the
officials to learn the conditions under
which the ministers left pekiu. The
Chinese minister's dispatch was omi.
nously silent on that point although the
minister himself msintaius almost obsti.
uately bis con6dense 10 the non. exist.
ence of state of war. it was generally
admitted that it would be difficult to
accept bis conclusion if it shall transpire
that the Pekin government has itself
sent the ministers away with their
passports or what may come to the
same thing with a guard as q saf
conduct. At the state department it is
said that if it shall be explained that
the imperial government did this,
not with purpose of rupturiug diplo.
matte relations but simply to insure the
safety of the ministers which they we're
unable to guarantee as long as they
remained IN Pekiu, then there is still
ground for 40 understanding. 1t is,
however, pointed out that in such case
the self.confessed inability of the
imperial governm ment to maintaio peace
and order at the capital would amount
to an admission of its utter fsilure as q
government and would leave China 10 a
worse state than that of actual war.
10 either event it now appears to the
satisfaction Of the officials that there
was absolute justification for such inter
venton as We have offered 10 China.
Notice has come to the government
that the cable companies have again
reopened communication telegraphic
ally with Taku aud Chefoo. This
arrangements has been made by means
of the Russian telegraphic system coz. l..
Meeting with the Siberian railroad
system. A European agent has man.
aged to reopen the lines through The
means of communication between
Chefoo and Taku and Tien Tsin are
tortuous and preoarioss.
The war department officials still 10.
sist that no orders have gone forward
to send more troops to China than the
Ninth regiment, now 90 it's way from
Manila and the Sixth cavalry, which
will sail from San Fran cisco next Sun.
day for Nagasaki and perhaps Taku.
Ii is said that With these two organize.
tions aud the marines now on Chinese
coil Gen. Chaffse will have the full
brigade to which bis rank entities him.
Rumors Of Withdrawals of troops
from Cuba are said to be the probable
basis for the persistent statement ts tha,
more soldiers have been ordered TO
China. 1t is admitted that two reei-
ments will soon be ordered to the
United States from Cuba. the parti .
cu'ar organizations being designated By
Gen, Wood; but they simply will take
the place 10 home garrisous CT regi-
meets of soldiers which will 90 cut 70
Maoila to relieve volunteer orgauiz,.
| toes there.