The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-07-20
FOR CHINA.
Uncle Sam Will Send All the Avail
able Troops at Once.
The President Has Plenty of Money
mt His Disposal. and an Extra
Session of Congress II Not
az All Necessary.


at All Necessary.
Washington, July 1.-THE decision
of the administration az present Is
that the United States government IS
still not at war with the government
of China. The big happenings at
Tien-Tsin. coming ON top Of the sto-
ries of the last struggles az Picking,
have not affected the attitude of the
administration on this point; the
United States and China are techni-
cally at peace. But this statement
should not be accepted as indicating
a purpose on the part of the United
States to withhold its hand from the
administration of swift and adequate
punishment upon the Chinese with
out regard TO station. who may be re-
sponsible for the outrages of the past
few weeks. IL means simply that the
government of the United States feels
that il can best achieve that purpose
by regarding the status officially as
one of peace. To hold otherwise
would seriously cripple the govern
ment in its efforts TO obtain satisfac-
ton for the outrages tine Americans
/ i'm China have suffered. We should
find the ports of thina. now open TO
us, closed and all sorts of impede
ments would be encountered which
are now missing. Therefore. accord
ing TO the administration view. dec
laration of war would afford not even
technical gain. while il would act
ually he a heavy drawback.
Chairman Cannon. OF the house APP
preparations committee. is authority
for the statement that money in plen-
" is AT the disposal of the president
10 meet the present emergency. and
that there is no necessity for called
session OF congress on that score.
The day was the most exciting
Washington has known since the bat
tie of Santiago. At the very begin
ming came Adm. Remey's cablegram
announcing the defeat of the allied
forces at Tien-Tsin. A special cabinet
meeting was held on receipt Of this
news. with such members present as
are in town. Great reluctance was
on the part of the partici-
pants 20 answer questions as to the
nature of the deliberations. The best
Indication of it's nature was the de-
parturc for the white house OF Secre-
tary Hay immediately after the meet
ing. He sat down and had a lorg talk
with President Mckinley over the
long-distance telephone. and il soon
became known that the president had
decided that IL would be best for him
10 come back from Canton TO the ma
tional capital.
The cabinet officers talked over the
possibilities of reinforcing the troops
in China.
The estimates varied as 10 how
many could be spared. but the general
opinion was that somewhere between
4. 900 and 5000 men could be shipped
to the east from Cuba and the United
States in addition 10 the troops al
ready under orders. A statement pre-
pared by Adit. Gen. Corbin shows that
there are now n grand total of 1865
officers and men i'm China. en- route 10
China, enroute TO Nagasaki or under
orders for Nagasaki. This table, OF
course, includes the Inflated 9th in
fantry, which may not be in condition
for further seHice. Gen. Woods last
reports indicate that, owing TO the
tranquility prevailing in Cuba. il will
be entirely safe TO decrease the mill
tary force there quite largely.
Washington, July 17.-Gen. Miles
had axfan1aI ,vttA IL.
secretary of war concerning the dis
patch of reinfOrcemer Is TO China. No
statement could be secured as TO the
resul, OF this conference, but j. is
understood that Gen. Miles very
strongly urged that the troops be inn
mediately withdrawn from the Phil
ippines, so that large army could DO
thrown into China within a compare
lively few days. instead Of awaiting
the slow processes of assembling AN
army in this country and Cuba, and
then getting il TO China. The troops
in the Philippines could make the
trip across TO China in about a week.
while the dispatch of troops from this
country viii take considerably more
than n month, and the men can hard
ly be on the field until September.
Notwithstanding Gen. Miles recon-
mendatiOn. the apparent policy is 10
forward the troops TO China from
this country and Cuba as fast as they
can be assembled. With the sending
of 5000 or 10000 men. provision will
doubtless be made for an officer of
high rank TO take command of this
force. Gen. Miles has recommended
that Maj. Gen. Bates, who commanded
a brigade with credit in Cuba. be
placed in command. lie is now in the
Philippines, and could readily reach
the field of action. The disposition.
however. is toward sending an officer
from this country. and. as the condi-
tons are 60 rapidly expanding. Gen.
Miles is frequently referred TO as like
~ TO assume command of the Ameri-
can forces i'm the Orient.
Trnons nrHarAA a. CHI