Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-19
AN EXTRA SESSION
is NOT NECESSARY
Will Not Be Called blythe President
Unless Situation Grows
Much Worse.
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY HAY

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY HAY
Available for Present Needs
Without Congressional
Washington, July 1o.-A decidedly
more hopeful feeling with regard TO
the Chinese situation was apparent in
all administration circles last evening.
The tide of sentiment, which had
been markedly pessimistic, turned
With the announcement OF the VIC
tory of the allies at Ten Tsin and the
capture of the forts and native city,
and gathered further strength from
Minister Wu's cablegram declaring
that the foreign ministers at Picking
We're safe July 8.
Aside from these dispatches the ar
rival of the presitlenl and the spe
elal cabinet meeting called to consld-
en- the situation We're the features OF
the day. The cabinet met at $50
o'clock, less than an hour alter the
president reached the white house.
over 100 newspaper men thronged the
corridors while the cabinet was Sit
ting behind closed doors. The scene
restmbled the hottest days OF the
Spanish war.
There We're present Secretary Hay,
Secretary Root, Secretary Long, Sec
rotary Gage and Postmaster General
Smith.
No Extra, Session.
At the conclusion of the session,
which lasted two and one-half hours,
Secretary Root gave out the following
formal statement of the action OF the
cabinet:
The president has determined that
the facts now known to us do not re-
quire or justify the calling OF an ex-
ira session OF congress. Should fu-
ture developments indicate that no is
unable to do what is required with
the means now at his command, and
the action of congress is necessary to
furnish either men, money or author
ity, he will not hesitate to call it to-
gether."
While only this meager formal
statement was given out, it was ascer-
tanned that the whole Chinese situa-
ton was thoroughly discussed by tn,
cabinet. The decision that an extra
session OF congress was not demanded
by existing conditions was the out.
come of the showing which both Sec
Rotary Root and Secretary Long were
able to make as to the force that car
be thrown into China without the au
thor;zation of additional troops by
congress, and also the decidedly more
hopeful feeling entertained by TIL.
president and tl.a members OF his cab
met as to the safety of Minister Con
ger and the other foreigners in Pc
| king, due to the cable OF Minister WI
reporting the safety OF the minister.
| July 8, two days after their reported
massacre While this cable is not re
/ gnrded as conclusive, it is accepted il
good faith for The present. But tn,
administrations, it can be detnitel,
| stated, has set in motion some ina
chinery by which 1t is confdentl,
predicted absolutely authentic new
as to the fate of our minister and tn
other foreigners at Picking will be as
certained. Through what channel tn
administration expects to receive thi
all important news is not known, blu
4 that "a definite statement OF the situa
ton in Picking is daily, il not hourly
expected can be stated with the ut
most positiveness. The advices re
ceived from Picking probably will b
the determining fnctor i'll blazing tn
future course OF this government l
Minister Conger has been murdered
an extra session OF congress seems in
evitable. Admiral Remey's messag
of the success following the Garlic
hard fighting at lien lsin helped L
relieve the anxiety OF the presiden
and his advisers, but Minister WI
message was responsible for tho reall
hopeful feeling that prevailed
Avniiabie Troops.
Secretary Root furnished to tn
cabinet summary of the troop
available, not only in this countr,
but in Cuba, and gave it as his opil
ion that between 10000 and 1900
troops i'll all could be spared for ser,
ice in China. These reinforcement
are to be rushed through at the earl
est possible moment. Most, il not a
OF them, it is believed, can be lnnde
by the end of August or early in Sci
TENDER One cabinet officer said tina
beyond those soldiers already dies
tined for China from the Philippine
no further troops from the islant,
would be withdrawn unless the sill
nation became more ominous. ] n III
4 uring upon the number of addition;
marines available Secretary Lon
summoned to the cabinet Ineetin
General Haywood, who commands th
marine corps, and who is fanilia
with every detail of that branch Z
the service. He explained that undo
existing law the full strength Of I'll,
marine corps is G,CUD, but the enlis
nents at the present time aggregat
only about 5000. This makes an az
tlitional 1000 marines who can /
brought into service without conrre
sional action No order for rtc.;ui
ing these men is necessary, as the r,
cr,iiting stations are now in ortle
but the president and Secretary Lon
directed General Haywood to use III
utmost endeavors to complete the l.,
/ criliting OF he additional 1000 III:
rines.
1t was decided that the battalio
OF marines, 500 in number, which wa
to have left for the far east at tn
end of the month, should go forwar
on next Sunday in command of Mnic
Randolph Dickens.
A cablegram to Admiral Rene
calling for some additional inform;
ton upon which to act was formula
ed at che cabinet meeting and di
patched at once.
Another meeting Of the cabint
may be held today. 1t is the pre-
ent purpose of the president to r.
.iIrn to Canton on Thursday eycnin