The Press., 1900-07-12

washington. July Q. 1eot

Unless the trouble In China Is long
drawn out, the U. 8. will play very
small military part in its settlement.
That was made certain when conference
of members Of the cabinet participated In
by Gen. Otis decided that Gen. Mac
Arthur was right in asking that no more
troops be taken from the Philippines, to
be sent to China, because Of the danger
that their removal might be taken ad-
vantage of by the Filipinos to renew the
would be ordered from there. AL the
advices from China indicate that very
large army will be needed to punish the
Chinese, and even If three months were to
be consumed in gathering that army, the
U. s. could not have at the outside more
than six or seven thousand soldiers In
China, IL no more are to be taken from
the Philippines. How this will strike
public sentiment in this county will be
better known when the fate of the
Americans who were in Pekin Is alb
solutely known, and not guessed at from
a thousand conflicting 1umors, as at pres
ent. II our citizens have not been harm
ed, this country may be willing that other
nations shall do most of the fighting in
China, but II our citizens have been mur-
dered, our people are likely to demand a
larger share in the duty of revenging
them. Although the war department has
Issued orders that will send all OF the
available regular troops to China, at the
earliest possible moment, it seems to be
the understanding In official circles that
Japan Is to put large army into China
at once, and proceed to try and whip the
Chinese into good behavior, and that the
other civilized nations are to pay for the
service in cash, which China will be made
to repay when normal conditions are re-
stored over there. This sort of an ar
rangement sounds more like the 10th
than the goth century.
Recent news from China seems to have
had similar effect upon the youth of the
country to the destruction of the Maine
and the firing upon American troops by
Aguinaldo's Fflipinos. 1t has stirred up
their fighting blood, and the mail of the
war and navy department is filled with
offers to enlist to fight against the Chi.
nese. Neither department can accept any
of these offers, and neither would, even
IL an actual state of war were recognized
as existing between this country and
China. But it is easy enough for a young
man to get into the army, as the tota
membership is at present several thous
and below the authorized number. but
those who enlist are not promised service
In China or In any other particular place
They must obey orders and go wher'
they are sent. .a ...., /
The resignation OF a 81 900 place In th'
treasury department by H. G. Carutl
of Kentucky, a brother of Ex-Congress
man Caruth, has been the subject of mucf
pleasant gossip because of its unusua
cause. Mr.. Caruth has just inherited
more than 800, 900, and In his own lang
uage, 81 resigned because did not think
/ should hold the position when hundreds
of deserving men without money woul(
be glad to get it. I believe government
places are for poor men," If everyone
agreed with Mr.. Caruth there would b.
quite number of vacancies, as a whole
lot of government employees In Washing
ton, both male and female are known Il
be quite wealthy.
1t the fiscal year just closed, the U. 4
patent Office has again broken all records
PThe cash receipts were s 1853 1928 IS, tn
largest In any single year, and the numbe
of patents issued, 26,54O, was also tn
largest.
Being quite busy elsewhere, has no
prevented this government pressing tn
Sultan of Turkey SO vigorously for tn
payment of those American missionar,
claims that he has made another promis
to settle up. The promise was accom-
panied by requests that he be allowe'
ninety days in which to pay the 800, 600
and that his promise be kept secret unit
after the money was paid, because Of tn
existence of so many similar claims II
Europe. This government kept the secre
SO far as the public were concerned, bu
those connected with the missionary or
ganizations which are to receive tn
money, were informed of the promise
and some of them failed to keep tn
secret. Whether the Sultan will try t,
use the publication of his promise as al
excuse for further postponement of tn
payment of these claims Is not known
but this government has officially In
formed him that II his promise was no
kept there would be trouble. -l ...s