The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-08
ana Boxers. Troops had lost 1000 men
and Boxers many leaders"
VICARIOUS PUNISHMENT.
rowers Practically Have Agreed to
Let Japan Infi1ct If

Washington. July IA cablegram was
received at the state department this
morning from Consul General Goodnow
at Shanghai, dated July 7. saving that
the legations were standing on the third
instant, and that the recent attacks Of the
boxers had been slight. They seemed
olsposed to adopt starvation methods
one certain effect of Consul General
Goodnow's dispatch will be to cause tha
ofhclels here, and without doubt, the Er
ropean governments, to redouble their
eXertions to push forward forces to Pc
kin. W
The main hope for speedy action is still
III Japan. According to the Japanese le-
cation here, which has late adyices from
TOXIC, 2,0OO Japanese soldiers are now on
Chlhese soil. If this report is true. then
'ne japanese government has accomplish-
ed hiuch more than was expected, and the
oiIlclals mere see no reason why the ad-
vance ON Pekin should not begin imme-
diately.
IL is said that Japan is not expected to
make thls campaign singlehanded. The
International forces at Taku and Tien
Isln Will cooperate to the utmost with
the Japanese army corps in the movement
on Pekin. What form that co-onera, ion
snail take is not known yet such details
are left to the commanders in The field.
IL is said Japan is to be COMPENSATED
Tor the work she is about to undertake
III the common cause. Her military pre-
parations are very extensive, and the
campaign is certain to involve heavy cost
u would be unjust to expect Japan to meet
this herself. She has no missionaries in
CHINA, and consequently, is perhaps less
interested selhshly than any of the Pow
ers in the terrible happenings in Shan
&c hot
this question of compensa ion is after all
what has caused the apparent delay in
The resumption of the campaign against
Pekin. but it is believed that this having
now been adjusted, military operations
VIII progress rapidly.
If the Powers have agreed upon the
form Japens indemnity Is to assume the
facts cannot be elected here. The impress
sion, however is that there will be
money indemnity, the belief being based
on the fact that such is the only form
of indemnity so far suggested that would
be least likely to arouse International
jealousies. Either China itself or the Pow
ers collectively would have to provide for
the payment of this indemnity though
even in the first case, it is probable that
the Powers contribution would be in the
nature of a loan. and in the end China
would be obliged to make good the ad
vance through some form OF taxation.
The state department has not yet heard
directly from the Russian government as
to Japan's proposition to supply the ma
jor portion of force required for the Pc
kin campaign. but ID has not the least
doubt that Russia makes no objection. In
fact, the department has gathered that
all of the European governments have
taken a similar view of the Japanese prop
osition, and 1t is disposed TO feel some
pride in the fact that it was through the
advances made in the first place by the
United States government that this happy
accord has been brought about.