Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-11
Delay is Periious.

II
Delay is Perilous.
London, June 1.-THE best Informed
men are deeply concerned over the sit
uation in China and agree that the
landing of marines from European
ships is an inadequate expedient for
averting momentous crisis.
The Boxers revolt has begun in the
same way as the terrible Tae-Ping re-
,bellion, and there is no Chinese" Cor
don in sight to suppress it by craft as
subtle as the oriental wiles.
Russia is the only power prepared to
deal with the situation in an effective
way, by sending a strong military force
to Peking, but there will be grave risks
of war with Japan il this be done, and
European complications Will arise il
there has not been a pre-arranged
policy sanctioned by the powers.
The only practical proposal which
London military men now make is that
the Chinese regiment at Wei-Hai-Wei
shall be sent to Tien-Tsen and rein
forced from Hong Kong and India.
1t is also suggested that several di-
visions of regulars can be spared from
South Africa when the war ends. and
the yeomanry, militia, volunteers and
colonial forces. The war has not ended,
and the Boxers and Russians are not
likely to wait for the surrender OF
\ Kruger.
FAN. TO HEAR FROM coNGER.
| Washington oniciuls Trust the Mine
ister and Send Him War ships.
/ Washington. June 11.-Not word
! had been received by the state or navy
\ department up to Q o'clock last night
4 Regarding the situation in China. Min
lister Conger has been in almost daily
4 Communication with the state depart
ment for the last week, so that the fail-
lure to hear from him is somewhat un'
4 usual The gsrecnA interpretation pu
upon his silence is that affairs have re
& Imained practically unchanged. AT thu
same time the minister has been full,
4 advised by the officials here as to hi
4 course in dealing with the situation, s.
1ithat he would be fully prepared to ac
Y without further communication With tn
3 state department.
4 Several dispatches came to the nav,
Fl department during the day. but none
.ilthem were from Admiral Remey at Ma
II ia or rear AulIllFdlfA fAelHyl III NAlat =
| Eof the Asiatic squadron, and now a
Taku. The latters force will be in
! creased soon by the arrival of the Mon
ocacy and the Nashville. With the ad
tditionali marines thesa vessels accom-
modate the available force of men sub
ject to Minister conger's needs or de
mands Will be considerably Increased.
The Chinese minister. Mr.. w. durin
a 1.-THE evening said he had not received
,sfword from his government respectin
! the present Boxer agitation. The min
that his government, un
like European governments. did not re
sort to the use of the cable freely i
: Communicating with him. Mr.. WI in
: quired eagerly for the latest press dis
patches from China. and was told of tn
departure of l,5oO foreign troops froi
! jTien-Tsin for Pekin, and that Englis
: troops at Hong Kong We're in READINGS
: to proceed north on account of the Bos
Ter disturbances. He had no CONNER
: to make other than to express the hol
$ that the situation would become in
proved soon and that like disturbance
: which have heretofore occurred woul
X disappear entirely before long.
r France IN Accord.