Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-13

this morning. In the absence of the full
text of the note the officials here read in
the abstract a complete reaffirmation of
the principles laid down by Secretary Hay
as guiding the policy of the United States
toward China. Some of the declarations of
the German chancellor might almost be re-
garded as paraphrases of the United States
note on the subject.
Use of Nagnsaki ms a Rase.
The State Department anticipates no diff
Guilty in effecting transshipment of troops
and animals intended for the army in China
at the Japanese port of Nagasaki. The
point raised in some quarters that the use
of Nagasah as a base in this fashion would
be a violation of international law, con-
Stituting hostile act against China in
the absence of declaration of war, is
declared by the officials here to be abso-
lutely frivolous. AS a matter of fact the
War Department has been freely availing
itself of Nagasaki as a point for trans
shipment and a port of rest ever since the
end of the war with Spain, and the Japan
eSe government having made no objection
SO far, is scarcely likely either to make a
protest itself or to entertain one from any
other nation in the present phase.
News Mt the Japanese Legation.
The Japanese legation has received a dis
patch from Toxic giving briefly the details
of the assassination of Baron Won Ketteler
at Pekin and the fighting around Tien Tsin
ne ulSpdtcn was sent from TOXIC JulV l..
but was in some way subject to great de-
lay along the Siberian route 1t states that
the German minister was killed by shot.
and that it is not known whether the mob
element or the soldiery is responsible for
the shooting. The japanese report of the
fighting around Tien TSin is similar to tina t
already conveyed in the press dispatches
Concerning the reports from Yokohama
that the government is being urged to send
5000 troops to China, Mr., Nabeshima. the
Japanese charge, says that it is little more
than press conjecture, and that there is no
present evidence that the government has
the slightest purpose of sending more than
one army corps or 1000 men, to China
While the popular sentiment in Japan might
favor the dispatch of a large army to
China, he feels that the government will
act quite conservatvely, particularly in
view of the uncertainty as to the terms
on which Japan is to undertake this mis-
sion.
1t is the understanding of the Japanese
officials here that the 9Th Army Corps is
now being put aboard transports at one of
the great naval stations near Hiroshima.
1t is expected that the transports will go
forward in groups as fast as loaded, each
group being accompanied by convoy of
warships to afford protection. But as Japan
and China have not declared war against
each other 1t is not expected that a large
convoy of war vessels will be required. The
Japanese troops will go straight to Taku
the trip taking about three and one-half
days.
Gen. Grant May Go to China.
The Secretary of War Is seriously con-
s;dering the detail of Brigadier General
Fred d. Grant to duty in China as an as
sistant to Gen. Chaffee, now on his way
to Taku to take command of the military
forces in the flowery kingdom. Gen.
Grant is now on duty in the Philippines
1t is argued that he would be valuable
China hprDnSa of ha
ton and respect in which the Chinese hold
his fathers memory.