, 1900-09-10
CHAFFEE To MOVE
AMERICAN TROOPS TO BE WITH,
DRAWN FROM THE CHI
NESE CAPITAL.
Soldiers Will be Sent to the Philip
pines-Preparations Made to Car
ny Out the Assurances Given in
the Recent Note to Russia-The
Situation Not Satisfactory.

Washington, Sept. S.-Orders have
been cabled to General Chaffee to pre-
pare his forces for withdrawal fro.
Picking.
Further than that. the war depart.
ment has taken steps to have at Taxi
a sufficient number of United Stat,
transports to remove these troops
the Philippines as soon as they rea
the port.
Washington, Sept. 9.-The order
tc General Chaffee are preparatory
and do not necessarily indicate that
our government has decided finally
upon an immediate withdrawal from
China. 1t is simply placing itself in
e position to carry out the pledge con.
veyed in the reply to the Russian note
in this language:
The result of these considerations
is that, unless there is such a gener.
al expression by the powers in favor
of continued occupation as to modify
the views expressed by the govern
ment of Russia and lead to a genera
agreement for continued occupation
we shall give instructions to the Amer
can forces in China to withdraw Jul
troops from Picking, after due confer
ence with the other commanders as
to the time and manner of withdraw.
al"
Up to the present moment our gov,
eminent has not changed it's policy
in this matter of Withdrawing troops
1t has given the subject much con
sideration since the original note was
written, but at all times there has
has been kept steadily in mind the
propriety of removing the American
troops from China as soon as this
could be done consistently.
1t is intimated that the prospect TO
securing these objects through con
plely harmonious action by the power
is Frightening every day. 1t is fe,
that this is a time for compromise po
sitions, al between the Russian ant
German designs in China, and such
propositions form the substance
of nearly all the diplomatic exchanges
which are in daily progress. The
continuance of quiet in Picking, tends
to reassure the Chinese officials,
believed to be rapidly fastening ne
go%tiations for a final settlement.
There is the best reason to believe
that, were the Chinese government
once assured of the personal safety of
its members. were it relieved of a feal
of a dismemberment of China and the
menace of a large foreign force in the
capital, the imperial court, including
the emperor and empress dowager
would lose no time in returning to
Picking and opening negotiations for Q
settlement.
Hencethe suggestion has been
thrown out that the allied forces in
Peking be reduced to a number suf.
ticient to ensure the immediate safety
of the legations, while the remaining
forces retire beyond the walled city
perhaps to Tien Tsin. and, if the pro.
gress of the negotiations seem to war.
rantit, perhaps be withdrawn altogeth.
ell from Chinese soil.
There are only two obstacles to the
execution of this plan. One is the diff
ficulty of framing suitable guarantees
for the continuance to a satisfactory
conclusion of the negotiations for the
final settlement. The other is the un
compromising attitude of one of the
powers. 1t is now believed that the
difficulty as to guarantees can be salts
factorily adjusted. The obstacle may
be overcome by a threatened isolation
of the refractory power, for it is be,
.lievedthat no Il power would care to
pursue a war upon China when the
other powers had deliberately express.
their judgment that further hostili
ties were u~nwarranted.