Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-15
AMERICAN TROOPS
MUST GO TO CHINA
Navy Department Has Supplied All it Can
Administration DisIkeS to Take
the Step.

Washington, June i5.-NothIng has
come to the state department from
United States Minister Conger at Pc
Kim since last Tuesday evening, and
the officials have settled to the belief
that not tiIl the foreign relief column
reached the Chinese capital viii Mr.
Conger be able TO resume the use Of the
cable.
il Is ominous that nothing has been
heard from the United States consul at
Chin Kiang since his first appeal for
the sending Of a wafship to that point.
and it may be that be too has been iso-
lated. The consul at Che Foo is IN a
better position, for a cablegram re-
csiyed at the navy department today
announces the arrival of the gunboat
Yorktown at that port. The vessel
probably viii lie at Che Foo awaiting
orders She Is within a days sail OF
Iaku, and can be summoned by Admir-
al kempf II be needs reinforcements az
short notice IL Is probable, however.
that the Yorktown will serve a better
purpose by remaining In the vicinity
0f Che Foo. as the Boxers are reported
20 be active In that section Of Shan
Tung
REMEY SENDS SUPPLIES.
Admiral Remey cabled the navy de-
partment this morning as follows: Ca
Nlte, June lj.-At Kempft request, /
shall send the Iris about the twentieth
with coal and stores for nine hundred
men for three months.
lsEned) REMEY."
The Iris is a big colliery and distilling
ship Nine hundred men make up the
personnel Of the flagship Newark the
M0noCacy now on ne way 20 Taku,
and the Yorktown at Che Foo, with the
marine contingent ashore On China.
The significant feature of the mes
sage Is the indicated opinion Of Adj
miral Kempff that the disturbances in
China may be expected to last several
months at least
MUST SEND TROOPS.
Il seems probable that after all. the
United States troops In the Philippines
VIII be called upon 10 furnish a con-
tn.ent 20 assist IN the rescue OF tho
foreign missionaries In China, and in
the protection Of the foreign embassies
and legations. A change has come over
the administration In this regard, for
as late as yesterday there was a firm
determination not to 20 beyond the
employment OF marines and sailors.
There was stu such a purpose when
the cabinet met this morning, and there
Is even now a disposition 10 limit the
United States forces employed TO the
navy, II sufficient force can be secured
from that sourse. SO inquiries are be-
ing made Of the navigation bureau and
in turn Of Admiral Remey TO see TO
what extent the United states forces
in China can be augmented. II Is real
tied that the small force now engaged
is entirely disproportiOnate. when conf
pared with the foreign contingents. to
the interests and duty Of the United
States. The news that the Chinese i'm
perIal troops are opposing the prog
ress OF the relief column has given
great concern. and without doubt has
had as much 10 do with bringing about
the determination 20 Increase the
United States force as the direct ape
peals Of the friends OF the missionaries
In the United States.
NAVY HAS DONE ITS BEST.
There is reason 10 believe. however.
that the navy has done an that q can
do with safety I'm China al this stage
and that recourse must be had 90 the
army Already Admiral Remey has in
dicated that he canont spare more
marines. and he Is looking TO the navy
department Tor another battalion to
replace the men he has been obliged TO
withdraw from the naval station az Ca
wife 20 assist Admiral Kempff. There
Is genuine need for an the available
marines az Cavite. and II Is said here
that the naval vessels in the Philip
pines are fully ana probably engaged
in scouting through the archipelago
and preventing the landing OF hHbus.
tering expeditions with supplies
LOOKING TO MAC ARTHUR.
Therefore. il 90 admitted that the
cabinet Is seriously considering the dis.
patch Of troops 90 Tien Tsiu. and n IS
understood that inquiries Gre being
made, probably directed 20 General
Macarthur. as 20 the number Of troops
that can be spared Tor this emergency.
and the possibility OF securing trans
porIaton Tor them.
The troops could be got TO Tein Tsin