The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-07
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

| REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
\ Washington. July 6-Washington fears
| tonight that the whole OF China resembles
| a keg OF gunpowGer which is being lighted
| by the flames of Instruction.
/ Consul General Goodnow's dispatch re-
| ceived yesterday, which caused such &C.
| tivity on the part Of the War Department.
was made public to-day after II had been
| considered by the President. This state
ment was issued by the War Department
"a dispatch has been received by the
| State Department from Mr.. Goodnow, the
| Consul General at Shanghai. dated July ..
! !: 40 D. m, In which he says the situation Is
serious and that the insuFrectionary move
! inent Is extending. II the allied forces in
| the North should meet with reverses. Mr..
Goodnow says, the disturbances VIII GER
tainly extend TO Central and Southern
China, with the result of the expulsion and
murder of foreigners In the Interior and the
ruin Of trade
"A strong force, he says. is necessary to
check the Viceroys In the North and TO
support the Niceroys Ia the South. He
adds that 1t la understood that all the
Cons,ils of the Powers in China have sent
an Identical dispatch 10 their respective
Governments.
Re-enforcements Must Go.
From Mr. Goodnows dispatch It Is evi-
10 be done Is 40 strongly to re-enforce the
allied troops that there can be no danger OF
defeat. Expedition Will be observed in dis
patching three regiments now in Cuba to
the Far East. but so far as can be learned
they will not at present go to Southern
China.
General Corbin. Secretary OF War Root
and General Otis had a conference about
the force to be sent from the Philippines to
China tonight at the Arlington Hotel In
order to escape the press the couferees
after sending message to the President
left the White House for Chevy Chase
where they resumed their discussions till
midnight.
After their return the officials declined to
make any detailed statements. This much,
however. was ascertaincd. that General Otis
is of the opinion that the Ninth, tho
Fourth. the Twentieth Infantry and the
Sixth Cavalry can Well be spared from
Manila
The result of the days conferences can
be summarized as follows:
For immediate dispatch from this conn
try, 500 troops.
In reserve in this country for China, g.
GO troops.
From Manila. including the Ninth In
fantry, 900 troops.
Total, about 1850.
General Otiss Statement.
The administration has .ndeayored TO con-
ceal the TACT Ildl General otis has been
called into conference because General
Macarthur. who is the proper authority on
matters relating to the Philippines, has not
been consulted in this instance General
Otis said tonight that he had been con-
ferring with the officials on the subject of
affairs In the Philippines and said that the
eonferees discussed the number of troops
tina, could be spared from the Philippines
for service In China
II believe he said. that a large par,
Of the troops now in the Philippines can
readily be spared for service In China Cen
eral Macarthur is at present however, the
Judge of the number. While 1 was in COM
mand 1 never needed anything like the
number of troops they furnished me- 1
have nothing to do with the Chinese stu
alton, however, and simply gave the Sec
rotary of War and the Adjutant General
my opinion"
The Ninth Infantry is now believed 10
be at Taku at this morLent. though no noti-