New-York tribune., 1900-07-13
4 SINGLE LEADER NEEDED.
LACK OF CONCERTED PLANS HANDI-
CAPS THE ALLIES.
By The Associated Press


T5eH-Tstn, July I Cvia Che-Foo July s. and
shanghzl- July 1I--A homogeneous army OF
haE -he strength OF the allied forces could do
better work than is being done by the allies
The operations are dangerously handicapped
and The safety Of the city is irnperiled by lack
q organization and the want Of one commander
70 control su the forces. The representatives
O. the several nations manage the military and
crv1l affairs OF their Governments largely with
OUT cooperation The ranking officer OF each
nationality has absolute Jurisdiction over the
operations of MS Governments troops. Ques-
lions Of policy are discussed daily at interna-
ronal conferences which have not the power TO
enforce the wishes Of the majority.
admiral SeymoUrs method Of commanding is
70 make requests. which the other commanders
generally follow. but there have been Instances
Of the ranking officers holding aloof from oper-
atoms q which they disapprOved
There Is great need of more troops. The pres
err force Of Ten thousand men is attempting TO
hold line fifteen miles long around the city.
There IS also great need Of rebuilding the rail-
road 70 TakU and getting artillery equal 70
The guns with which The Chinese are daily bonn
harding the allies position
CHINESE GAINING GROUND.
The weeks work resulted n q substantial
gain for the Chtuese, as the allies lost fifty or
ing Yesterday furnished & illustration Of
the weakness Of the present methods. a ma
.0rry Of the commanders had agreed that II
was imperative 10 attack the native city beyond
The foreign settlements and to destroy the ar
tlIery therein which menaced the settlements
The attack was fixed for four days ago but was
postponed because the Russian commander con
side-ed his men unfit for the duty after their
recent work II was again fixed for yesterday
T-r Fr7~v ed
p0r-s were IN circulation that ten thousand reg
Ulsrs from the northwest had reinforced the
Chinese. IN the mean time the Chinese had re-
moved rwo big guns on the fort near TO the
native city and had planted four n the open
near -he east arsenal, Two miles away. These
Ehelie6 the city FOR four hours, sending in more
than che hundred shells They got the range
Of the public buildings and Of the clUbhouses
used as hospitals, and dropped shells all about
them Fortunately most o1 the shells were de-
fsctsvs and failed TO burst, and the others had
small radius OF effectiveness.
ALLIES PRACTICALLY DEFEATED.
II the absence Of q concerted plan the Rus
Eals senI few companies OF Cossacks, with
two fed guns, and the japanese a battery Of
six 3-pounders and two companies Of infantry.
supporting the British 12-pounders from H N
S. Terrible, 70 Silence them The TerHble's guns
SLAMS had one gun dismounted and four men
killed early IN the engagement The Japanese
were confident that they silenced the guns in
rne open. but II appeared 70 the ORlOokers that
these guns fred the last shots as the japanese
were retiring
The Russians lost heavily. and the japanese
had Cre killed and twelve wounded. The Chi
nese threw few shells into the city this morn
Ing UC snow that they were still alive
British officer described the situation as
chaos. ard said: I'VE have wasted many days
II DoIileless and il is time we did something"
NEED OF A SINGLE COMMANDER
There Is no disagreement among the com
usnders bur n the absence Of a definite head
several q them are disposed 10 follow their own
methods and they simply abstain from opera
uoIs contrary 70 those methods. The foreign
Population is greatly aroused concerning this
apparent apathy. While the city is being bonn
barded rhey are likely 10 suffer heavily. and they
cannot understand the apparent neglect OF
he Goverumenrs 10 furnish relief and why re-
intorcerents are not coming up faster The
Americans are particularly dissatisfied, because
though they have one Of :he smallest repre-
senta-to1z. their interests are second TO none
One experienced officer said 1T is impossible
10 realize ar home that there has been more
iee- war here than Cuba or The PhIIpplneS-
The Germans nave occupied and raised their
--sg over The Imperial University OF Ilen-4sln
ne officers Of the university are Americans
me Niceroy decided the property 10 them. CON
~ Ssgsdale mas protested against the acton OF
NE Germans
NEW-CHWANG SACKED AND BURNED.
Tien-Tsin, July 4-The former Chief Of Police