The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-16
YELLED WAR SAID TO
EXIST IN CHINA NOW
Imperial Troops Numbering 100000 Wait Ready
to Resist Approached international Army.
DOwagerS General Declares No Foreign Troops Shall be
Allowed to Enter Pekin.

! pared with the foreign contingents. to
the interests and duty Of the United
/ States. The newspaper statement that
! the Chinese imperial troops are oppos-
/ ing the progress Of the relief column
has given great concern. and without
] doubt has had as much to do with
/ bringing about the determination to in
I crease the United States force as the
| direct appeals of the friends Of the
missionaries in the United States.
Navy Resources Exhausted
There is reason to believe, however.
( that the navy has done all that it can
do with safety in China ast this stage
and that recourse must be had to the
army. Already Admiral Remey has in
Dictated that he cannot spare more ma
rines, and he is looking to the navy
department for another battalion to re-
place the men he has been obliged TO
withdraw from the naval station at Ca
Vite TO assist Admiral Kempff.
There is genuine need for all the
available marines at Cavite, and it isl
said here that the naval vessels in the
Philippines are fully and prohtably en-
gagged in scouting through the archi-
pelagO and preventing the landing of
hhbusteTing expeditions with supplies.
Therefore, it is admitted that the cab
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patch of troops to Tien Tsin, and it is
understood that inquiries are being
made probably directed to General
Macarthur, as TO the number of troops
that can be spared for this emergency,
and the possibility Of securing trans
portatiOn for them.
The troops could not be gotten TO
Tien Tsin in less than a week even if
the order for their employment should
go forward today.
Mobs Control Tien Tsin.
That the crisis is by no means past.
but on the contrary, is rather more
acute, is evLhced by the Cablegram re-
ceived by the state department this
morning from the United States consul
at Tien Tsin. He says that the mobs
are in control Of the native cfty OF
Tien Tsin and that the authorities do
not seem to be able to do anything
with them. He adds that the foreigners
in Iien Tsin are still safe. The surDris-
ing feature of this telegram is the an
nouncement that the Boxers are op-
Grating freely under the very guns of
the men of war, for il is understood
that several gunboats are living off Tien
Tsin, which is also the depot Of the
relief column.
Scheme Suggested For Navy.
Owing to their natural reluctance to
employ trOps save as last resort
and the disinclination of the war de-
partment TO supply such troops except
under pressure, the officials this after
noon were considering an alternative
This contemplated the put
ting out of commission of several of the
big ships attached to Admiral Remey's
fleet, notably the Oregon, and the ad-
dition OF the sailors and marines so
released to Admiral Kempn's landing
forces. The big ships carry on an av-
erage more than 300 men each.
New Expedition Likely.
There is a growing belief that It will
be necessary to organize AgIOther ex-
oediuOnary force at Tien Tsin to main
ain the communications of Admiral
Seymour's column, which, with limited
supplies, viii be in severe need shortly
Unless it can force its way through to
Pekin- The MOnacacy arrived this af-
.ernOOn at Taku and if there We're any
by pushing on up the river
ihe could have reached Tien Tsin be-
ore dark. The Monacacy on such q
short trip could easily carry fully 500
men in addition TO her own crew, so
hat the safety of the AJreigners a.
Tien Tsin is assured.
Should it be decided to send troops
rom Manila to China there Tre now
tvailable at Manila the big transports
logan and Warren, with = capacity
N about 1000 troops. and the Sherman
s due at Manila July / and the Penn
ylVania and Indiana and several other
mailer craft are available.
Hope Uncle Sam VIII Act.
Among the foreign representatives in.
Washington the information that the
United States would probably augment
is military force in China was received
With satisfaction especially in English
nd japanese circles Mr.. Nabishima.
he Japanese charge, pointed out that
he forwarding Of a large military force
" any one of the European powers
would excite suspicion and opposition.
whereas such a course by the United
states was absolutely above susnicion.
While no joint request had been made
n this government to act, yet, he said.
he other powers would speedily acqui-
see in the action and applaud its dis
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