Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-30
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ley Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)
Washington. June 39.--The President
is quitting Washington for his Can
ton home tonight fun OF confidence
that the situation in China has inn
all the members OF his official family
do not agree with him in that conclu-
sion. Indeed. the days news, limited
though it was to single cablegram
from Admiral Kcmpff, and the prepar-
alton of instructions to General Chat
fec, set out nothing calculated to
strengthen the hopes of the friends of
the foreign ministers and the mission
aries, Who have now been silent for
fully two weeks.
Kempn'S cabegram was disan-
polntment i'll his confession that he
knew nothing of the whereabouts of
inc missing people, ana there are
many expressions oil wonder that
neither that officer, nor any of the
naval commanders at Taku have been
ingenious enough To establish some
system OF spying, so as ~ learn with
In two weeks what has taken place in
Pekln. sun, IL is said at the Navy
department that Admiral Kcmpf an
pdreiltly has done AS we'll as any OF
the other commanders in getting the
news and that IL would he manifcstly
unfair to pronounce criticism uDon him
until all the facts develop. If there
has hccn any fault OF Adnira! Rcmcy.
VINO should arrive at Taltu within n
Week. according to the short message
sent today from Hong Kong, Will
make the matter manifest.
OUR POLICY IN CHINA.
Relative to the interesting story that
an international accord has been ar
a 20 .
ment OF the Chinese trouble, state De-
partmcnt officials say that. while the
United States IL not u party TO such an
agreement, il the European Powers
and Japan have come TO an under
standing on the basis set ont. the re-
suit should be welcomed by all who
nave no selfish designs to satisfy. II
u.s. OF course, not Yet possible to pre-
diet accurately what attitude the
united states would assume officially
toward such Il combination. nor
whether the Government could be in
duced To enter into common agreement
except with some special reservations
made necessary by a desire 10 preserve
the unhrolcn traditions OF the United
states in their relations with foreign
nations.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CIIAFFEE.
Secretary Root devoted the after
noon 10 the preparation of instructions
10 adier-General Chaifce who has
pecA assigned to the command of the
troops ordered to China. and after II
conference, the President approved
thcm with only Il few verbal changes
winch VIII not change their general
CHARACTER. Although Secretary Root
would not make public the text o.
General Chaffcc'i instructions, he sand
that generally speaking General Chae-
Zee mad been ordered 10 look out for
inc United states in China, to avoid
entonSling alliances, to act concur
renuy with the other Powers where
1t was 10 the general interest TO do so
and, in word to continue the policy
that has marked the actions of the
United States government since the
beginning of the Boxer troubles in
CHINA These Instructions will he tclc-
Graph"d TO General Chaffce az San
sra rciSco In order to reach him be-
irif his departure on the TRANSPORT
Grant Sunday. Secretary Root said
that in ease the progress OF events
made 1t necessary il would be an eosv
matter to modify General Chafyees in,
structions by cable TO Nagasaki, which
vii! be the first port visited by the
Grant after her departure from san
Francisco. Secretary Root was asked
IL any more troops would be ordered to
China. and he replied mot vet" but
intimatcd that the further action of
the War Department in that matter,
would be governed entirely by the ext
gencies OF the situation.
ROUTE TO PEKIN.
To-day's instructions are supplement
tary to his original orders Ito proceed
TO Pekin by way of Nagasaki and
Taku."
The following statement is published
by the War Department:
The War Department is in daily
receipt OF letters and kilograms from
all sections OF the country tenderine,
the services of individuals and organi-
nations in the event of war between
the United States and China. 10 all
these there can be but one reply. BY
tie act Of March ., 1892 the President
was authorized to raise n force OF not
more than $1,000 volunteers, which vol
untecr force shall continue in service.
only during the necessity therefor, and
not later than June 1901. and by the
act of April %. 1899. the volunteer
army of the United States can be
maintained only during the existence
of war, and shall be raised ana organ
lied only after Congress has. or shall
have, authorized The President TO raise
such q force or to call into the actual
Yervice OF the United States the mill
tia of the several States"
1t therefore rests With Congress and