New Ulm review., 1900-07-11

certainty being alive i've dayS ago, the
unfortunate ministers and their staffs
and guards may be still olding out. In
fact, if the only active enemy they have
now to face is starvation, as Consul
| General G Goodnow indicates. the officials
believe there is substantial ground for
the hope that they may hold out and
that the horrible stories of the last few
days from Shanghai of nameless crimes
and massacres committed upon the
legations are at least premature.
Will Redouble Their Effo~ts.
One certain effect of Consul General
Goodnow's dispatch will be to cause the
officials here, and, without doubt, the
European governments, to redouble
their eNertions to push forward a force
ito Picking. The main hope for speedy
action is still in Japan. According to
the Japanese legation here, which has
late advices from Toxic, q, 900 Japanese
soldiers are now on Chinese soil. If this
report is true, then the Japanese GOV
ernment has accomplished more than
was expected, and the officials here see
no reason why the advance on Pekine
should not begin immediately. It is
said that Japan is not expected to make
this campaign single-handed. The in
ternational forces at Taku and Tientsin
Will cooperate to the utmost with the
japanese army corps in the movement
on Peking. What form that coopera-
tlon shall take is not known yet. Such
details are left to the commanders in
the field.
f Japan to Be Compensated.
tits said that Japan is to be comnen.
sated for the work it is about to un-
dertake in the common cause. Her
military preparations are very extern
sive and the campaign is certain to in
Volve heavy cost. 1t would be unjust to
expect Japan to meet this herself. She
has no missionaries in China and con-
sequently is less interested selfshly
than any of the powers in the terrible
happenings in Shan Tung and Picking.
1t is conjectured that this question of
compensation is after all what has
caused the apparent delay in the re-
sumption of the campaign against
Peking, but it is believed that this hav-
ing now been adjusted military oper-
atlons Will progress rapidly.
Money Indemnity.
II the powers have agreed upon the
form Japan's indemnity is to assume,
the facts cannot be elected here. The
impression, 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 the least likely to arouse
international jealousies
Either China itself, OF the powers
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 advance through some form of
taxation.
Russia Not Heard From
The state department has not vet
heard directly from the Russian gov.
ernment as to Japan's proposition tc
supply the ma or portion of force re-
quired for the Peking campaign, but il
has not the least doubt that Russia
makes no objection. In fact the de.
partment has gathered that all of the
European governments have taken a
similar view of the japanese PROPOSE.
ton and it 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