The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-06
MORE TROOPS FOR CHINA
international Force Too Small to
Open the Road to Pekin.
Hurry Orders Issued for n Battalion
OF the Fourteenth Infantry TO Go
to Observation-Disclosures Intended for
Manila to he Diverted to TnI1u-
No Hope of Saving the Legations.

beyond the ability of that force to sup
| begin action preparatory for increasing its
military force in China.
! Hurry orders were issued for a battal-
| ion of the Fourteenth Infantry to proceed
to Nagasaki and arrangements are under
consideration to send other troops TO
| that place to be directed thence to Taku
instead of Manila. The Government ad-
heres to its belief that the dethronement
of Prince Tuan and the restoration of the
| Empress Dowager and the Emperor to
power, If they be alive, is necessary for the
| future safety of the Empire. But the de-
cision TO increase the United States mill
tary force on Chinese soil is due TO great
, extent to the present demand of the sitaa-
i ton.
While no hope is held that the American
endorsements will arrive in time 10 save
the lives of the foreign ENJOYS and those in
their care at Pekin. order must he re-
stored. the safety of the foreigners guaran-
teed. and Tuan and his adherents. or who
| ever are responsible for the tragic occur
rences at the capital. must be punished.
Advices From Goodnow.
The Governments sudden activity in tie
face of it's declaration that no more troops
would be sent 20 China unless their ser
vices were urgently needed, is believed TO
be due largely to advices received yester-
day from Consul General Goodnow at
Shanghai tina: failure to restore order IN
the north will be followed by an upr' ling
among the anti-foreigner element IN the
southern provinces, who, he says, are
growing daily.
A large increase in the allied forces be-
ing deemed necessary by the foreign COM
manders at Taku, the Government hopes
that its decision to augment its military
contingent in China will cause other ma
lions interested to increase their quota IN
proportion TO their interests in the En-
pire.
This idea specially commends itself to
the American officials because the restora-
ton of the Empress party will probably
mean the preservation of the integrity OF
the Empire. It is believed that the allied
powers will then be in a better position
to demand of the Empress indemnity for
the massacre of their citizens and sub
iects.
The increase in the American military
force will be made without any formal
declaration OF such intention. The Govern
ment does not intend to order any troops
direct from the United States to China.
but there is no doubt that many regiments
to be ordered TO the Philippines and which
would have gone there had there been no
10 In will ba cd a
saki and sent-on to Taku. Army trans
ports that heretofore did not stop at Maya
saki On the voyage to Manila will now
touch at that port until further orders.
The War Department officials admit that
all troopships from this country to the
Philippines will stop at Nagasaki all
through the summer months, and probably
until the LIST of October.
1t is not purposed to send troops from
Manila to China unless a sudden emer'
sency should arise necessitating such ac
tion. On the other hand, there will be
transports sailing from San Francisco
twice a month with troops for the Philip
pines TO relieve the volunteers that Will
have to come home by the first of next
July With the present force in the Phil
ippines this Government can spare several
thousand soldiers from this country to
China without interfering with the work
airy has already been ordered to touch at
Nagasaki. and there will unquestionably
receive orders TO proceed at once to China.
Hurry-Orders for Troops.
Orders were issued some time ago FOR
the Fifteenth Infantry to go to Manila.
Yesterday telegram was sent to the COM
manding general Of the Department of the
East. saying that it was of the utmost i'm
portance that one battalion of this reg--
ment be gotten ready TO sail from San
Francisco July 10. This battalion will be
composed of the headquarters of the regi-
ment and Companies A, c, d. at Platts-
burg. and Company B, at Fort Ethan Allen
II will go on the transport Sumner, which
has orders to stop at Nagasaki. and it is
almost certain that the regiment viii re-
ceive orders there to proceed 10 China.
The Second Battalion of the regiment is
under orders 10 get ready TO leave San
Francisco by August l. and will go on The
sailing on that date. 1t will also
20 to Nagasaki, and undoubtedly be d.
verted to China.
This is as far as the War Department
has gone in the plans, but other arrange
ments are under consideration that may
mean the diversion of other troops to
China. There has been a delay in the /
adoption of q schedule of troops to go TO !
the Philippines owing to the Department |
having changed the original plan of Cen |
eral Miles TO bring troops away from Cuba |
and Porto Rico Orders were issued yes
terday for the return of the Second, Fifth. |
and Eighth regiments of infantry from |
Cuba, and squadron of the Fifth Cav
airy and battalion of the Eleventh Infan-
try from Porto Rico.
II is purposed to use these troops as
far as possible to garrison the posts made |
vacant by the transfer of troops from the |
United States to the Philippines and until |
the assignment of the Cuban troops is
made IT is not known what other reei-
ments will be ordered to Manila 1t is
intended that one OF the battalons from
Porto Rico shall go to Plattsburg and |
Fort Ethan Allen to replace the battalion
of the Fifteenth Infantry ordered to San
Francisco yesterday.
The despatch from Consul General Good |
now contained what the State Department |
as opinions and not news, and |
was therefore not made public. Mr. |
Goodnow said that unless the allied |
forces in the north were increased suffi-
GENTLY to guarantee the preservation of
e-der there would probably be an out
break in the southern provinces. The Box |
ers. he said, were growing stronger daily. |
Mr. Goodnow did not add word of the |
Pekin news and from no other source did |
the Department get any advices about the |
there The opinion of hr Good |
now causes much concern in Government |
circles
Promises of riccroys.
The feeling heretofore has been that the |
of the southern provinces would
succeed In maintaining order and protect
ing foreigners in the territory within
their jurisdiction. Promises TO that effect