Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
DISSATISFIED AT DELAY
LATE ADvICEs FROM TEEN rsIN DE-
sCRIBING CONDITIONS THERE.
President Tenney of the University
IndulEes in Some Bitter Criti-
cfsm on the Subject.
toopyrigh,. 1900. by the Associated Press

NsTSrigns lSON. by the Associated rressl
TEN TSlN. Wednesday. July p (via
Shanghai. Thursday. August pa major
ity of the commanding officers here say
the relief expedition will start for Pekin
about August 10. Pending the order to ad-
vance fer the relief of the legationers at
Pekin the events at the Chinese capital are
seemingly but slightly regarded. High Off
GERS are entertaining nightly at elaborate
dinners, with military bands playing oper-
ATTIC airs Foreign residents and friends OF
the besieged in Pekin. who came to Tien
Tsin to await news or to accompany the
expedition, are intensely dissatisfied with
the progress of preparations. They accuse
the army of indifference and OF magn!fying
the difficulties TO be encountered in reach
ing Pekin-
President Tenney's Criticism.
President Tenney of the TEN Tsin Uni
verstty, who has volunteered to guide the
army TO Pekin. said today: This business
is not progressing in accordance with An
glo-Saxon traditions. Twenty thousand SOL
diers are staying here while women and
children of their own race are starving
and awaiting massacre eighty miles away.
Military and naval officers, meanwhile,
wasting time in pickering over petty poll
tics. is a sorry spectacle. II will be a dark
blot on the reputation of every command
ing officer here If the white people in Pekin
are allowed to perish without a desperate
effort to save them"
President Tenney and many others who
are acquainted with the conditions think
there were sufficient troops here to push
forward and pursue the Chinese after the
fall of the native city of Tien Tsin.
Apparent Lack of Harmony
That the position of the legations demand
that the army take extraordinary risks by
securing the surrounding country and COM
INA, 81,
boats sufficient for purposes of transporta-
ton might be improvised, is the prevailing
opinion of civilians and many officers.
notably japanese and Americans confirm
this view. The comment is made that Eu-
ropean officers are too attached to book
theories to utilize the resources of the coun-
try, and that they would rather stay in
Tien Tsin according to rules than start for
Pektn without perfect equipment.
General Dorward of the British forces
and other high officers take an optimistic
view of the conditions at Pekin. saying
they think the legations will manage to
hold out.
On the surface the best of feeling pre-
walls among officers and soldiers Of the sew
eral nations represented here. All are fra
terniZing. but the lack of organization and
a supreme commander handicap progress.
While people at Tien Tsn entirely ig-
norant Of diplomatic negotiations abroad
concerning Chinese affairs. the lack of har-
mony here among the Representatives of
lne powers nlnderS vigorous acton.
Japanese Organization Perfect.
The japanese are giving splendid exhi-
btion of organization. Their whole ma
chine moves like clockwork. There have
been forwarded from Japan small boats or
lighters for moving troops and stores, and
every regiment is landed quickly and with
out confusion and started for Tien Tsin
within few hours after the transport has
anchored in the harbor. The management
of the japanese army and the bravery.
spirit and intelligence of the japanese
troops are a revelation that commands the
respect and admiration Of all foreign Off
GERS.
The heat is intense. The temperature av-
eraged 100 degrees during the week, and
yesterday it was 104 degrees.
The disregard OF all sanitary regulations
by certain troops is a serious menace. The
streets are full of refuse and an insufferable
stencil pervades the town. The police and
sanitary work compares unfavoraby with
the American regime !n the Philippines