Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-12
MORE MARINES sfNT
ADMIRAL KEMPFF's REQUEST COM
Piled WITH By SECRETARY LONG.
Gossip in Diplomatic Circles-No Ser
fous International COmplfca-
lions Are Expected.

| Late yesterday afternoon the Secretary OF
| the Navy received the following cablegran
| from Admiral Kempff:
TONG KU, June II, 1900.
| Secretary Navy:
| IN case all communication with Pektn
| Is cut l will not be able to go alone; II
| other nations go I will join to relieve
| Americans. pending instructions. Situation
serious. Battalion of marines from Ma
| Mia has been urgently requested. Answer
| (Signed) "KEMPFF."
| Upon receipt of the above Secretary Long
sent the following cablegram to Admiral
| Remey at Manila:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, June II, 1900.
"Remey, Manila:
Send by SoIace, Immediately. with all
| dispatch to kempff. one hundred marines.
| arranging, if practicable, that after landing
| Solace shall continue homeward voyage. as
(signed5 LONG"
No Direct Answer to Kempn.
Subsequently Secretary Long stated that
he had sent no direct answer to Admiral
| Kempff nor was such an answer necessary
| in view of the subsequent cablegram to
| Admiral Remey at Manila. The reinforce
ments in the shape of 100 additional ma
| rines, which will go to him from Manila
| in the course of a week would indicate the
departments position sufficiently. 1t will
| take the Solace a full week to make the
| trip, according to the estimate of the naval
officers, for it is about 1000 miles from
| Manila to Taku. 1t is recalled at the Navy
Department that Admiral kempff Is not en-
| tlrely dependent upon these marines from
| Manila for rainforcemeEts. for he was au-
thoriZed last week to call upon the United
| States naval vessels at Shanghai the York
| town and the Castine. for more men If he
| needed them, and it is suggested that the
| Oregon also may supply another force in
| addition to the twenty marines she has sent
already to Admiral Kempff 1t is evident
| that the Navy Department approves all
| Admiral kempf has done up to this point
| at least. as is shown by the Discrimination
| to hamper him by instructions.
| Gossip in the Legations.
| The Chinese crisis continues to be an alb
| sorbing topic at the foreign embassies and
| legations in Washington, but the prevail
| ing sentiment is that it will be confined to
| mob outbreaks and will not eventuate in a
| territorial dismemberment involving the
various powers. 1t is pointed out that up To
| this time the foreign powers have stated
| most positively that their sole purpose was
| to restore order and protect their citizens
| and property. and while there has beer
| some suspicion of an Interior motive on the
| part of some of them. this has not taken
| form. On the contrary, all the o:fcial dec
| larations have disavowed anything moIe
| than restoration of order The Spanish
| minister at Pekin is doyen of the diplomatic
| corps tneFe, out as SPAN mas practlCallE
no interests in China, Sir Claude McDon-
aid the British minister, who is second IN
point of service to the Spanish minister,
will act as doycn during this uphaaval, the
other ministers having interests to protect
cooperating with him.
Serious EntnngIements Not Expected
| That serious international entanglements
are not expected soon is indicated TO some
extent by the departure from his city of
the foreign representatives. The Russian
ambassador, Count Cassini has already
gone; Ambassador Cambon of France Will
leave on the Goth instant for Europe and
Lord Pauncefote is making arrangements
to go to Newport for the summer on July
!. AT the same time, 1t is felt that China
is in such ferment that an international
Crisis. beyond the mob uprising confined to
CHINA, may be precipitated at any moment.
The Chinese minister, Mr.. WI Ting Fang.
is naturally disturbed at the seriousness IF
the reports, but in the complete absence of
official information he believes the reports;
are magniiied, and that the underlying,
causes of the attacks the foreigners
have not been given. A knowledge of this
point, he feels. will permit a much better
judgment of the situation.
In some foreign quarters 1t has been
thought TIE Chinese government would give
some Indication through it's ministers
abroad of its views the landing of for
eign troops. and its ability. unaided, to
cope with the situation; but not IA word on
that subject has been received here