The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-26
Troops NEEDED IN CHINA.
Merchants with interests There OPP
pose the ScuttIing Policy

pose the scntfIing Policy.
NEW YORK, Sept 25.-Most OF the mer-
chants and steamship agents in this city
who have established business interests in
China favor a stern policy with the Chi
nese authorities in arranging for settle
ment over the recent outrages by the Box
ers. They are for policy which will pre-
vent in the future any such outbreak as the
last, and put the business interests in and
! with China on a safe, solid foundation.
At present there is little or no business
with any Of the Chinese ports, these mer-
chants say. Little or no tea is coming
down the Yangtse River, and other in
ports have decreased OF disappeared Tea
merchants are divided as to the falling off
in shipments. Some believe that little tea
| is being prepared for the market by the
growers, while others believe the growers
IN the interior have not stopped preparing
their product, but that they Will not ship
| 1T down to the coast under present condi-
| tons, fearing their tea will be stolen or
destroyed by the Boxers If it is discovered.
| They prefer to hold it on their plantations
until the robber bands have been dis
| persed
| On the other hand. merchants and man
ufacturers in this country who have been
making large shipments to China during
| the year have practically suspended ship
ments, preferring to wait until the situa-
ton is cleared somewhat. AS a conse-
quence the steamship lines plying between
this port and China are sailing both ways
with light carsoes in their holds. None
of the firms doing business with China is
discouraged. They are looking forward to
the period after the settlement is effected
hatty tha VI
predict that when peace is finally assured
and "a treaty is ratified there will sweep
| over China industrial wave the like of
which has never been seen in the history
of that country. They hope and they ex-
pect that the United States will reap great
profits in this movement. They believe
that railroads will be built through all the
provinces of the Chinese Empire, and that
the canals will be improved and great
quantities of mining tools, agricultural
implements and machinery will be requir-
ed to meet the demands of the Chinese.
With this prospect in view they are anx-
ious for speedy settlement.
Henry W. o. Edge, OF the steamship
firm OF Funch, Edge & Co., says that it is
his opinion the withdrawal of the Ameri-
can forces from Pekin would be umwise.
we must remember he said, that the
Chinese are crafty, cunning barbarians,
and We cannot deal with them on the same
lofty plane that We might take to deal
with civilized nation. The only way to
get on with the Chinaman at this time is
to- terrorize him. to show him that unless
he behaves himself we will punish him
until he has had enough. He must be
crushed completely and shown that there
is still more power behind the screw and
that it will be applied relentlessly until
he is willing to submit and guarantee us
full protection against further outrages.
The reports of the promotion of Prince
Tuan show the utter contempt of the En-
press Dowager for the powers at this time
and, knowing the Chinaman as do. can
not help feeling that unless the authorities
that were responsible for the recent out
RACES on the foreign Ambassadors in Pc
KIN and upon the missionaries in north
China are punished reIentlessiy they will
go on in the future the same way.
The Cinnamon do not value life but il
they were convinced from the outset that
unless they deliver up the Empress or
those of her associates that are RESPONSE
BILE for the outbreak they Will be punished
they will soon surrender the Empress,
Prince Tuan, and all the others to the
powers. The screw is bound to be applied
and Germany will do it if the other pow
ers don't Germany has the men to do 1t
with, and am sure that the Emperor has
the will and the mind to exact strict pun
ishment of the guilty PARTIES
Carl Won Pustau. of C. Won Pustau &
Co., favors the withdrawal of all CT the
troops from Pekin, but he does not favor
the withdrawal of the United States
troops from China.
Personally l do not believe that the
Chinese Government will be in a position
for many years to give reliable guar
antee that the outrages inflicted upon
the foreign Ambassadors in Pekin this
year will not be repeated unless the
capital Is moved to the coast II it
should be moved to Shanghai the powers
would be able to assist whoever is
placed on the throne in carrying cut the
terms of the treaty. and at the same
time the Ambassadors and foreigners
viii bet in touch with their own Govern
ments."
Alfred H. Post. of Alfred H. Pest &
Co.. favors also the removal of the Chi
nese capital from Pekin to Shanghai.
Mr.. Post thinks that the withdrawal
of the American forces from Pekin would
be an unwise move. Up to two weeks
ago our Government had the strongest
possible position" he said. We had
risen to the top of the ladder "a China
and it looked at that time as if we were
to score a great victory, commercially
as well as in diplomacy. But we have
been wavering Of late, and 1 fear that
We have lost much of the valuable
ground gained at the outset OF the
trouble"
W. H. Stevens head of the American
Trading Company said: "At present there
is no trade with China. all Transportation
having come to an end abruptly at the
outbreaking of the war. No new orders
are coming in. and goods ordered last May
are still waiting shipment The situation
in China has become such an involved DO
litical one that we don't figure on present
calculations to any great degree. And it is
hard for us to give any definite opinion of
affairs, especially as the advices from our
own foreign merchants come SO late by the
Chinese mail Our general feeling. how
ever, is for the maintenance of the Mill
tary force by the United States in China.
The situation, from the merchants
point of view, is reduced to the poin. of
order. Nothing is possible in China until
order is restored. We cannot resume China
trade until our merchants in China are
again able to have trade among themselves
and this is impossible az long as bands of
Boxers and robbers scour the country and
the Empire remains in a generally unset
tied condition The best way of bringing
about a state of order seems to us To be
to maintain in China military and naval
force at least as large as the present
force
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