The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-03
EErrBLIC SPECIAL.

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lnss or conferences were held to-day at tho
office of the Secretary Of State. the Presi-
dent at Canton having been In touch with
his Ministers by telegraph and by telephone
The subject under discussion was the ne--
| Chinese situation resulting from the varioua
combinations OF the murder at Pekin or
Baron Won Ketteler. the German Minister,
and the outrascs against the American
Legation ut Pekin.
These conclusions were arrived at by the
Cabinet officers and were approved by tina
President:
ffrst-Tt at the conditions demand III.
sending of large number of troops ts
China. at least three brigades. ten reef-
ments being the number eventually decided
upon.
Second-That China while she has not ~
yet been proved to be par;iceps crirnin,s, e.
responsible to the United States for the or.-
RACES committed since the inception of til.
Boxer revolution.
Third-That the United States welcome
the preparation made by Japan to send a
large number of troops. practically unlim-
Tied. to China. this agreement being share
In go far the State Department was aa-
visited to-day. by Great Britain France anG
Russia.
Fourth-That the United States Consuls
In China. acting as Ministers. b. instruct
=, =, I" REJECT the proposition made by tie
NNe,"!s outside OF the fekin districts.
which proposition limits the power of the
United States to correct abuses in treaty
ports. which may occur after the Consuls
have become signato-y to the agreement
In other words. the United States agree
% piop"sit'"' VI .ne 'iceroys. tnat
oe..aiii 10y ports on me east ana south
lass .. N"','a De heu'fahzed' Out the Uni
inri a
-. ~, oo' nhea' LINKS IL heces-
s"iS !" ii'ai"'aih order py the sending or
[,neiicah troops INTO any Province IN
S,I,tIa
fH'h-1he United States recognize In
me murder OF the German Minister the
i&ct that the Empress Dowager Is not the
iainS power In China. the department hav-
ing given express on TO this position by
IT'S ceallng GipfumatcilIy with the Vice
foys. Inc United States Will move aggres-
siEe'y 10 rescu' the American Minister and
other American citizens residing in Pekin
as condition precedent 10 settlement of
resultant questions OF Indemnify and d.
vision OF chinese territory.
Two Important conferences.
Two important conferences were held to-
Gay at the STATE department, One of these
was attehied by secretary OF state Hay,
Sesretary OF the Navy Long and Secretary
OF war Root Later In the day there was
,..at! i,oo' anu SECRETARY OF the Interior
,iitchcock' VINO mas had long and varied
opio"iatic eAperiehce
ne eohieiees haa peiore them the fact
ot the InuIuer OIL baron Won ketteler. as
conveyed last night In the telegram Of Con-
SUI uoouhoW from Shanghai and from the
German Embassy to-day. In addition TO
inns detail tho conference had the report
OF the burning or the American Legation at
feNh anu the irrepresrfo'e conviction from
the news that some great calamity had by
this time befallen the American Minister
ana American residents at Pekin.
The hrst thing determined was that II
was absolutely necessary. without waiting
"a e Vi o'hef nations. TO
pih.e IN me heio such force as might
make us way 10 Pekin. IL being assumed
lhan no aennite news VIII come from Pekin
hn.ii IL shaii nave oeen Drought back by a
victorious army.
, IL was decided that every soldier who had
peeh uesisha'eu ior service In the Philip
phes ana VINO IS now IN the United States
CT IN cuoa shou!d De sent TO China.
MI Root IN this connection informed the
taoinet conference that Up TO this time
there had been designated about ten regi-
ments Tor the Philippines Three OF the
regiments are cavalry. one OF them. the
slxth, ~ ALREADY under orders Tor China.
Inc TWO other cavalry regiments Will In all
PROBABILITY oe the rFs'' with headquarters
~ Foft Htaoe. . ~ anu tne Nintn, with
headquarters at Fort Grant. Ariz.
The infantry regiments are the Ninth, al
ready on the way 10 faku from Manila; the
seventh. at Fort wayne, Mich. the Fiji
teenth, with headquarters at Plattsburg. the
f1fth at santiago. the Ienth at Matanzas.
the Fou'th AT Mania ana the eighteenth at
Manila. 10 these VIII be added the whole |
or part OF the sixth CaVairy at Manila and
q suiilclsntiy large detacnment OF the United
states signai Sorps. IL is probable that the
places OF the troops sent from TINS country
VIII De suppheu Dy regiments or battaIionS
brought mere from Cuna ana Porto Rico.
MT. ROOT mas stated 'ha' ai'el the eiections
In Cuba Qf they passed on quietiy). large
proportion OK the troops there could be re- |
turned 10 this country. |
Four'een Ihousana @osng.
The army destined Tor china numbers |
about l4,0oo men OF all arms 1t Will be |
noted that while the state department Ia
aware that there has been an agreement |
that Japan shall send az many troops as /
She pleases TO China to check the disturb |
ances. that agreement does not preclude /
the sending by the United states of 14.000 |
frops to China III that number Is found to L
be necessary to maintain the position which 1
the United States now believe they will |
be called upon to assume In the settlement /
Of the Chinese question.
Russias Pre-eminence.
The United States are aware from private
sources that Russia has on the border of /
China al least a half million men and that /
Russ STA has decided to agree to Japap's re-
of her tropos In China be-
cause Russia knows that Japan's maximum,