The age-herald., 1900-07-22
FACTIONS DEVELOPING In Spite of the Earnest Endeav- ors of the Powers. CHAFFEE SOON DUE AT SAGASAKl 
 It Has Been Suggested That He Leave the Other Commanders to Pres-
 ent Devices and Proceed
 to Pekin Himself
CHAFFEE SOON DUE AT SAGASAKI

washintgon, July 1.-Two dispatches from Chinese officials and one from Ad- miral Remey at Taku represented the de- yelopments of the day so far as the Chin ese. situation was concerned. The Chinese dispatches were corroborative, or were in tended to be, of the important news Of yesterday relative to the state Of Lega- e tions. Admiral Remey's dispatch, aside from list of casualties, already treated Ill t briefer form, was important. It conveyed the disagreeable news that the international column would not begin its advance upon sPekin before the middle of August. This notice was received here with consterna- ton in view of MT. Conger's advice of the desperate position the Legationers were in on the 18th. The delay Is incomprehensible to the officials here. It is known that an army already formidable in numbers and Of !, veteran soldiers is at Tien Tsin and Taku, and with a courageous leader 1t was ex- pected that this would push on at once, cutting loose from its base if need be and forcing its way to Pekin, leaving the re- Inducements now steaming toward Taku from every quarter of the globe to re- establish the base and reopen the com- munication.
 It is possible to draw two conclusions from the failure of the foreign commanders to do this. First, the European govern ments have allowed the scepdcism as to the authenticity of MT. Conger's dispatch to carry them to the point of proceeding coolly and deliberately upon the first sup position, namely, that there are no for eigners alive in Pekin to be saved, and that I, ois ba eft
 ..a.t; Faction is Developing
 The other conclusion is that faction is de- veloping among the internationals in spite of the earnest endeavors of the powers whose motives as to China are so far inn peaehed, to prevent it.
 The text of Admiral Remey's statement relative to the movement of the interna- tional column was not made public; in fact it was intended that the news should not get out, and there was feeling of annoy anee at the publication because its possible effect upon the international negotiations under way Meanwhile, to secure an ac- curate statement of the exact conditions at Taku and Tien Tsin, and the resources which will be at the disposal of the inter- national commander, whoever he may be, Secretary Long today cabled Admiral
 
 Remey to send him a statement of the number of international troops now ashore in China, separating the different nation alities..
 General Chaffee Is due at Nagasaki in day or two and will arrive at Taku in about A week. It has been suggested here that Chaffee will, if necessary, leave the other commanders to present devices and lead the way to Pekin himself. His brother officers in the War Department say that he is quite competent to undertake this task. Others declare that with he small force of Americans at his command the attempt would be suicidal, even If Chance were supported by the British
 Details for Chaffee
 The details for Chaffee and his staff were announced today. A notable feature is the inclusion of Lieutenant Heisland, United States military attache to the Paris expo- sition.
 The troops movements organized today concerning the First Infantry were antic- pated today It Is presumed that one ef- fective battalion will be made from the two battalions of that regiment returning from Cuba excluding the short team who will re- main at Leavenworth as the home bat talions of the First regiment. This new battalion, with the battalion now at Leavenworth, will proceed to China. The consolidation into two of the original six military departments of Cuba, announced today, is nothing more than the logical result of the withdrawal of troops from that island already directed
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