The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-07-21

winch VIII De sent 10 REINFORCE the IN
ternational forces in China, the posi-.
tion of the administration is described
by prominent official as one of wait
ing. Authentic and reliable news of
the situation in Picking is expected
soon. Until it arrives nothing remains
to be done but to mobilize and push
forward the troops and marines Sc.
lected to make up our quota of the
$4,000 soldiers which the commanders
at Taku have decided are necessary to
hold Tientsin and insure the success of
the forward movement on Picking.
Chinese Minister Calls.
The Chinese minister called on Sec
rotary Hay Wednesday morning and
had a ten minutes talk with him. Mr..
WI said he had received no additional
information, but thought the situat ton
looked much brighter as result of
dispatches received Tuesday. There is
possibility that Secretary Hay re-
quested Minister WI to call owing to
the urgent desire of the administra ton
to secure news from Picking.
Interview with Cabinet Omcer.
s'There will be no further Withdrawals
of troops from the Philippines for service
in China. That is the policy determined
upon and that will be adhered to-" A cabi-
net officer Wednesday made this statement
and then added:
Gen. MacArthur's dispatches on the
necessity of retaining there all the troops
save those already under orders are clear.
1t would be unsafe to take any more
away"
ttThar, y,,,1n oir1 ocfo xr,f11 %to
forces in the Philippines be drawn on"
he was asked.
81 am not going to say that any conclu-
sion reached is an absolute fnality, but
this much is positive. No development in
the situation is apprehended. such as will
call for a change in this policy as to our
troops in the Philippines, in the present
light of events.
I'VE do not anticipate any extra session
& of congress-" he said.
p "What if Minister Conger and the other
Americans are found murdered?" he was
asked.
1--WE are proceeding at this present mo-
ment on the assumption that our people
are murdered l do not see why that
should necessitate an extra session. An
extra session is hardly necessary
"What if their murder was by or with
the connivance OF the Chinese govern
lnent?"
II do not believe an extra session Of con-
gress would necessarily follow"
"What about the decision of the COM
manders of the International forces that
$4,000 troops are necessary for the cam
paign?'
THAT is an old story" was the reply.
admiral kempff cablcd that week or
ten days ago-6O,OOO men for the forward
move on the capital and 10000 to protect
Tientsn and communication with Peking.'
May Complicnte Matters
Asked as to the possible effect of the
Chinese attack on the Russian transport
and Russian town along the Manchurian
border. the reply was:
This may complicate the situation.
cannot say whether or not it means actual
war between the Chinese government and
Russia. The matter is between those two
governments. We have nothing to do with
it. We do not know either what the actual
facts are in the case"
Wood Calls ON Root.
Gov. Gen. Wood, of Cuba, who ar
rived at Washington Tuesday night,
reached the war department at $3.50
O'Clock Wednesday morning and went
Immediately into Secretary Roots Of
flee. He said he knew very little about
conditions in China or the reason for
his having been called. to Washington.
He came here in response to a tele-
graphic request from Secretary Root.
Gen. Wood said conditions in Cuba
were quiet and favorable. In response
to question as to whether he could
spare more troops from there, he said
no request had been made on him for
troops, except for the three regiments
which had been ordered from Cuba a
month before the Chinese trouble be-
came SO serious. He believed there
would be an inquiry made as to how
many troops he could spare, but he
was not prepared to say anything until
he had discussed the question with
Secretary Root. The elections in Cuba
passed off quietly, Gen. Wood said, and
the people there were taking much in.
terest in the constitutional conven.
ton which is to be held some time this
fall.
Dispatch from Remey.
Washington, July 19.-The follow.
ing dispatch has been received at the
navy departments:
"Chefoo, July 1S.-Bureau of Navigation,
Washington: Latest reports do not indi-
cate that army officers. Maj. Lee, Capt.
= Brewster. Lieut.. Naylor, Hammond and
Waldron are wounded. Capt c. G. Long,
marine corps. wounded; Second Lieut.. F.
r. lLang. army. wounded. An aide has
gone to Tentsin to get accurate informa-
ton.
(Signed) "REMEY."
Official List OF Casualties.
Washington, July 19.-The war de.
partment Wednesday bulletined its
first official report Of the results of
the battle at Tientsin, as follows:
"Chefoo-Adjutant General, Washing
ton: Casualties In attack on Tientsin
July 10:
"Killed-Col e. H. Lscum and II enlisted
men.
"wounded-Capt. c. R. 'Noyes. not seri-
GUS; Maj. ]. Regain, serious, not dangerous;
Capt. E. ". Bookmiller, serious. not dan.
gerous; Lieut.. L. B. Lawton, not serious;
Lieut.. F. r. Lang, slight, and u enlisted
men.
COOLIDGE"
Coolidge, who signed, the dispatch,
fs lieutenant colonel of the Ninth in
fantry.