The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-07-21
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MEN TO china
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EIGHT 70 Ten THOUSAND THOUSAND sl MEN
Special Cabinet Meeting Held Yes.
terday 70 Discuss Crisis
in the Orient.
Eight 90 IEN THOUSAND MEN
ORIGINAL ATTITUDE MAINTAINED
The Administration still Holds II
ss Not at War Wlth China.
But Moro soldiers Will No
Dispatched 10 Ticn I,sin.

Washington, July 18.-The decision.
of the administration ut the end of n
most eyentful day was that the
United States government was still
not at val with the government OF,
China. The big happenings at Ten
8Tsin. coming on top of the stories of
the last struggles atFPeking, have not
affected the attitude of the admins
tration on this point. The United
States and China ar6 technically at
peace. But this does not. seem to be
accepted as meaning-a purpose on the
part of the United States government
to hold its hands in the administra-
ton OF swift and adequate punish
ment upon the Chinese, without re-
gard to station, who may be respon-
sihle for the outrages Of the past few
weeks. 1t means simply that the gov
eminent of the United States feels.
that it can bestsachieSe that purpose
by regarding the status officially rs
one Of peace. Otherwise it would se-
riously cripple the government in its
efforts to obtain satisfaction for the
outrages the Americans In China
have suffered. We should And the
ports of China, now open to us, closed,
md NIL sorts of impediments would be
encountered which are now missing.
Therefore. according to the admins
tration view, u declaration of war
would afford not even n technical
gain, while 1T would actually be a
heavy drawback.
Chairman Cannon, of the house ap-
preparation committee, is authority
for the statement that money in
plenty is ut the disposal of the presi-
dent to meet the present emergency,
and that there is no necessity for a
called session of congress on that
score.
Special Cabinet Meeting.
The dayswas the most exciting
Washington has known since the bat
tie OF Santiago. The very beginning
came Admiral Remey's cablegram un-
snouncing the defeat of the allied,
forces at Tien Tsin, and then came
the vivid Associated Press account of
the fight A special cabinet meeting
was held on receipt of this news, with
such members present us are in town.
Great reluctance VT manifested on
the part Of the participants to answer
questions as to the nature.of the de-
alterations. The best Indication Of its
nature was the departure for the
white house of Secretary Hay imme-
diately after the meeting. He sat
down and had a long talk with Presi-
dent Mckinley over the long distance
telephone, and it soon became known
that the president had decided that it
would be best for him to come back
from Canton to the national capital.
The cabinet officers talked over the
possibilities of reinforcing the troops
in China. There was no disposition.
shown to withhold these troops; the
only question wa as to the amount
of additional force available. That
was a technical question, SO 1t was left
to the war department oficials to de-
eide. The only point laid down was
that the government would send for
ward all the troops that could be
spnced at this tine. One proposition
discussed by the cabinet appeared to
have a very practical aspect about it.
Technical men had made objection to.
the further conduct Of the Chinese
campaign with an international force
without some working understanding
as to the duty Of each power repre-
sented. 1t was suggested that an in
ternational conference be called hasti-
ly at one Of the capitals-London, Ber-
lin, Paris or Westinghouse define
the part to be taken by each power
and the quota of troops to be fur
nished shd arrange for the selection
OF d Commander in chief Of the allied
force.
Troops to Go mt OHce.
This suggestion did not meet with
. favorable reception. 1t was felt by
the cabinet that the United States
should send what force it could dis
pose Of to China, as far as seemed
necessary, and should not make any
agreement with other powers as to
the number. This decision involved
the increase Of the force Of troops
destined Tor GGll,ina. The responsible
officials evaded any specific statement
as to the extent of this increase; ii
was, however, gathered that the re-
Inducements would be limited only
by the ability of the government to
spare troops from those commands
now in the United States and Cuba.
The estimates varied as to how
many could be spared, but the general
opinion was that somewhere between
1000 and 5000 men could be spared to
the east from Cuba and the United
States, in addition to the troops al