The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-08-31
SHANGHAI IN DANGER.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

NEW YORK, August 22.-The executive
committee of the American Asiatic Com
mittee has received the following cable
gram from the American Association OF
China at Shanghai, and have forwarded
It to tho Secretary of State:
Situation Yang Use valley increasingly
critical: military estimate 1900 troops
needed to. effectively protect Shanghai;
urge Government Immediately to send
quota"
ENGLISH PESSIMISM.
NEW YORK. August GA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
There Is again a revival of something
cir Giles here or in the scanty remnants of
them left in London by the ravages of
the holiday season. After the exhilara-
ton caused by the first news of the entry
OF the allies into Picking there has come a
rebound. The cessation of direct commu-
nicationT with the allied commanders at
tho front Is not at all liked. nor does Ad-
miral ,BEuoe's telegram stating that the
forbidden city was entered on the 18th
do much to, console the doubters: In the
iii st: place, 1t is pointed out that the Ad-
miraI does not profess TO have heard his
news officially from Gen. Gaselee, but
only gives 1t on the authority OF reports
time what reports in Chinese towns are
worth; secondly. even II the authentic
news Is four days old-and much may
have happened since then--the silence of
the Generals lends color to Shanghai
statement that the wires to Tien-Tsin are
cut and may also help to explain the
hurried march of the German and Ital-
ian reinforcements to Picking.
Assuming that even the sacred city and
the palace are captured. the difficulties
OF the allies are by no means at an end.
Their force Is. of course, more than suffi-
Gent to repel any attack which might be
made on them, whether by Boxers or by
Imperial troops, but when 1t Is remem-
bered that they have to police the great
struggling city of Picking, with its mil
lion inhabitants and to keep open the line
of communication to the coast, their
strength Is by no means excessive, even
IL 1t Is sufficient for the work in hand.
Besides. the allied Generals. like Lord
Roberts in South Africa, may have ad-
vanced too fast to effectively occupy the
country behind them. The speed of their
march was rendered necessary by the po-
sition of the Legations, for II the relief
column had taken three or four days lon
ger 1t might have come too late. Still, If
the Chinese troops defeated at Peitsang
and Yang Tsun should form up again be-
tween the capital and Tien-Tsin, the al
lies will either have to march back to dis
perse them or to wait till that task Is
performed by reinforcements from the
It'll. N. 80
virtually besieged In Picking.
The pessimists. too. are additionally de-
pressed by Minister Conger's testimony
az to the conduct of the Chinese Govern
ment, and his opinion that the whole
movement was got UP by the Imperial au-
thorities. and that the Boxers were n
mere pretehce. On the other hand, II Is
admitted that II the Empress and the
Manchu Princes, and particularly Tuan,
have been captured the outlook is much
more hopeful. since II will be possible 10
find responsible Chinese authorities on
whom new arrangements can be imposed
fhe action of the Southern Viceroys. too,
shows that the campaign In the north has
had an excellent effect In checking tho
further spread OF anu-forelgn agitation
the Chinese Minister here has handsd
TO tho Foreign Office for transmission TO
Lord Salisbury, Ii Hung chang's note
suggesting that a Plenipotentiary should
be appointed To negotiate with him. His
communication is couched In tone or
cool assumption. which excites a certain
amount OF Indignation. The Times and
other papers had articles angrily deDounc-
ing Ii ana .suggesting that, no notice
should be taken of him. The aged vice-
roy Is profoundly distrusted by what mhy
DO called the Anglo Chinese colony here.
which Ia not without influence on the
Foreign Once. 1t Is urged that there IN
no proof that Ii is not playing for his
own hand. rather than genuinely endeav-
oring to extricate China from her diff
cultles- His influence has for some time
past been 0vershadowed by the violent re-
dictionary MAnchu party. and he may now
be- trying Ia get even with his enemies.
or, again. II he Is volunteering his SER
vices. the Powers may Ind that IA 5000