The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-07-27

ard Japan would prefer that The
Chinese Empire rtmalu as it is.
The situation in China at this time
go far as we know, is largely matter
OF opinion. Officials believe that the
message received from Minister Com
ger, saying that himself and other
;O~e:ga ministers in Pekin were safe,
although much in need Of assistance,
was genuine, while nearly everybody
else regards it with suspicion AMI no,
few as being a BIT Of Gilmore trick
cry. The ole bit OF absolute fac. in
sight is the disapp ,iuting cable grs m
rom Admiral Remey, saying that the
allied forces would not begin the
march to Pekin before tie middle OF
Ar:u.:, owing to lack ,f harmon,
'am"rg The allies. Ncn. CHAR c j.
. obaS.y cT:;vc TT TaEu e-r'y ngx
week, hut u can i, li;!e w;thuu. lhc
ass!%'arc' cihns, - he will have
less thaa !ur thou5 .ud men.
" len l,rvGent -pi.us-nf f-,i,o Navy
-. ptrtment are CA ripd out, there will
b. abrut 4,GUJ Marines in China to
act il cJnce.t with TIE army f es
This viii not only be he lar.es. force
ot American marines ever ss embed
at any one place The full author d
strength I the Msrihc Corps is & 600
and sp, c!ai t!lor,s are BOW Icing made
tD recruit Up t, tic limit.
Mc {. TO YER, u. 5. Ambassador to
II ssh, who il. untrrlunat4 enough to
be- away 'rDm his important Io:tut
thls particn a TIM. on vacation, ar.
rlvci j, Washington day or ,wc
'g". i!o left ST.. Petersburg brf re
t!e h:ne:e trouble had re.ul; d in
;he attacking y! tie foreign ministers
III Pek'n. ilo a,~h's the stn-ies :"
Russ!as S Intention to tec'are war OF
China and 60 it alone, and believes
hat .he powers will act together. l!e
ihiuks thet this government Will ne
csssar:ly he q sort Of umpr, in al dis
puted questions that may arise among
Tho alIes or between the allies aud
ihc Chinese government, becars, il is
the Only government whici p' s:csses
the unce s:rved Col ii fence Of all Others,
and which is regarded by al as being
absolutely without selfish motives n
lis policy towards China. Mr.. Tower
said of the Trans Siberian Railroad,
which the Russian Government will
complete in two years: "Americars
will profit much by the commercial
field it will open to them, although
Nladivostock is TO be the real end of
the road, another terminus will touch
Da!ney on the Gulf of Pe>chi.li near
Port Arthur. That will be free
port, and a stretch of territory around
it is to be set apart for the use OF
manufacturers desiring base f)r
manufacturing the products imported
there from the rest of the world. That
means great opening for American
materials" The tfflcial announce
ment that this government will get
out of Cuba just as soon as the Cubans
set up staple government of their
own and that the election for delegates
t) the Cuban Constitutional Conveu.
tiop, which will construct the frame.
work OF that government will b. held
in September, seems to efectually
dispose of all the stories about this
government encouraging the aunexa-
ton movement. That annexation
will eventually come is the opinion OF
many ,ftnose who have dr"p'y studied
the matter, but it now tpnks ~ though
it would not be un,il after the Cubaus
had full opportunity to g. it alone
long enough to determine for them
selves.
If Mr.. w. w. II .ckhi"l, who has
been given diplomatic commission
as Special Envoy, ranking something
like an Ambassador, anh or lered to
proceed to China a: the earliest pos.
sibie moment, can't gst i,f,'ml ltion
in hina, which is VIII, Ee is to go
after, probably no outs Ter can. He
is one ,f ghe f;w whi.c men who can
speak and write the Chinese language
thoroughly.
The German merica,s will not