Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-18
THE PRESIDENT
MORE HOPEFUL
The Chinese Situation as Viewed
in Washington City.
THE TIDE OF SENTIMENT
1t Has Been Pcssmistic. But Turned with
the Commencement of tho Victory
of the Allies at Ticn Tsln- Tho
President Calls n Cabinet Meeting
to Consider the Situation No Extra Scs-
sion of Congress VIII 30 Called Cabi-
net Meeting To-day.
tBy Telegraph to virgin.an.pilot.)


(By Telegraph to Virgin!an- Pilot.)
Washington. July ia decidedly
more hopeful feeling with regard to
the Chinese situation was apparent in
all Administration circles this evening.
The tide of sentiment, which has been
remarkably pcssmistic, turned with
the announcement of the victory of the
allies at Hen Tsin, and the capture of
the forts and native city. and gathered
further strength from Minister \Vu's
caolegram declaring that the foreign
Ministers at Pekin were safe July a.
Aside from these dispatches the ar
rival OF the President and the special
Cabinet meeting called TO consider the
situation were the features of the day.
The Cabinet met at 230 O'Clock this
afternoon less than an hour after the
President reached the White House.
Over hundred newspaper men
thronged the corridors While the Cab
met was sitting behind closed doors.
OF the Spanish war. There were pres
ent Secretary Hay. Secretary Root,
Secretary Long. Secretary Gage and
Postmaster-Gcneral Smith.
At the conclusion of the session,
which lasted two and onc-half hours.
Secretary Root gave out the following
formal statement of the action of the
Cabinet:
NO EXTRA SESSION.
1.-The President has determined that
the facts now known to us do not re-
quire or justify calling an extra SEES
sion OF Congress. Should future devel-
opments indicate that he is unable to
do what is required with the means
now at his command and the action of
Congress is necessary Ia furnish either
men or money or authority. he VIII not
hesitate to call it together"
III II s. n
ment was given out. it was ascertained
that the whole Chinese situation was
thoroughly discussed by the Cabinet.
| The decision that an extra session was
not demanded by existing conditions
| was the outcome of the showing which
both Secretary Root and Secretary
Long were able to make as to the force
that can be thrown into China without
the authorization of additional troops
by Congress. and also the decidedly
more hopeful feeling entertained by the
President and the members OF his Cabi-
net as to the. safety of Minister ConCer
and the other foreigners in Pekln. due
10 the cable of Minister WI, reporting
the safety of the ministers July @ two
days after their reported massacre.
While this cable is not regarded as con
elusive 1t is accepted in good faith for
the present
ACCURATE INFORMATION
WANTED.
Hut the administration it can be de-
finitely stated, has set in motion some
machinery by which it is confidently
predicted absolutely authentic news as
to the fate OF our minister and the
other foreigners at Pekin Will be ascer-
tanned. Through what channel the adj
miniStration expects TO receive this all
important news is not known but that
n definite statement of the situation in
Pekin is daily, if not hourly, expected
can be stated with the utmost positive
ness. The adviccs received from Pekin
probably will be the determining factor
in blazing the future course of this gov
eminent. If Minister Conger has been
murdered an extra session of Congress
seems inevitable.
ADMIRAL RENIEY'S MESSAGE.
Admiral Remey's message of the sue
cess following the earlier hard fiehtinp
at Tien Tsin helped to relieve the any
iety OF the President and his advisers
| but Minister Wu's message was re
sponsiblc for the really hopeful feel
ing that prevailed. Secretary Root
furnished to the cabinet a summary
OF the troops available. not only in this
country, but in Cuba, and gave il as
his opinion that between 10000 and 10
| 600 troops in all could be SHARED for
service IN China. These reinforce
mcnts are to he rushed through Mt the
earliest possible moment. Most. ii not
all of the men. it is believed. can be
| landed by the end of August or early
| in September. One cabinet officer said
that beyond those soldiers already
| destined for China from the Philin-
pines no further troops from the
| islands would be withdrawn unless rho
situation became much more ominous.
THE MARINES.
In figuring upon the number of addi-
| tlOnal marines available
| Long summoned to the cabinet meet
| ing General Haywood who commands
| the Marine Corps. and who is familiar
| with every detail of that branch of tho
| service. He explained that under ex
| listing law the fun strength of the Ma
| rims Corps is 5000. But the enlist
ments at the present time aggregate
| only about 5000. This makes an adj
! ditional LOCO marines who can be
| brought into the service without Con-
| gressional action. No new order for
! recruiting these men is necessary 40
the recruiting stations are now in
! operation. but in the presence of the
cabinet Secretary Long directed Cen
cral Haywood 70 use his utmost en-
| beavers to complete the recruiting of
the additional 1000 marines 1t was
decided also that the battalion of ma
rines, 500 in number. who We're to have
| left for the far East at the end OF the
month should go forward on next sun
| day in command OF Major Randolph
| Dickens.
a cablegram to Admiral Remey call
ing for some additional information
| upon which to act was formulated ut
the Cabinet meeting and dispatched at
! once.