Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-07-21

\ SW6T, Lie ftfOItttiOu iutd WUuiu nave
gained weight But he appears to have
all along been confident that he could
achieve results, and he did it about as
quickly as he possibly couldin a
time of profound peace, all of which
goes to show that Minister WI is pos
sessed of more information than he
has been given credit for, and creates
the suspicion that he could throw
strong ray of pure white light upon
the complicated situation If he wished
| to do SO. This is stated without preju-
dice to Mr. WI. The facts speak for
themselves, and little study viii con-
firm in the popular mind the idea here
the case.
Minister Conger, although alive on
the 18th, according to the telegram re-
ferred to, is by no means safe at pres
ent 1t will be noticed that he wires:
QUICK RELIEF ONLY CAN tnE-
VENT GENERAL MASSACRE" He
says lllC lCSdLiOuC1S olC VII
centrated in the British legation, which
implies that the other foreign head
quarters have either been destroyed or
are untenable. The gravity Of the sit
uation is thus not noticeably relieved.
All that is good in our Minister'S mes
sage is contained in the assurance that
he was still living three days ago.
This is good as far as it goes, but it
does not go very far, and the news
makes it all the more imperative that
the international army push forward
to the Chinese capital with all possible
despatch
AS to the preparations being made,
few words will suffice. The United
States has ordered total of 1900 men
completely equipped. Japan has land
ed $4,000, and has $4,000 more ready to
go, but it deferred in sending them by
International jealousy. Russia has a
total Of $4,000 available men. France
has ordered 5000 from Tonquin, and
has sent reinforcements from home to
the East Germany has arranged for
force OF about 10000, Italy about 5000,
and England about 10000 of all arms,
including about 10000 mixed troops
from India. Arrangements are under
way to have Spain, Greece, Sweden, the
Balkan States, and other small nation
alities send contingents, and Greece has
already ordered a battalion and a war
ship to Chinese waters. The total force
will probably number $4,000 by Sep
tember There is lack of perfect ac-
cord, however, arising from interna-
tional jealousy and the reluctance of
troops of one nation to be commanded
by officers of another This is a COM
prehensive review of the land forces.
AS to the naYies the situation is
very much better. There are not less
than one hundred and twenty-five war
ships in Chinese waters, fifty of them
being Japanese. The force is entire
ly adequate to blow the Chinese feet
0ul VI blAC MdtCt anu DlONhd16 cNCl
Chinese city along the coast, if it comes
to that There need be no uneasiness
on that score, unless the powers fall
out among themselves something en-
tirely possible because of the many con-
flicting interests.
One other point remains to be con-
GidlTod nd &c hn do Of
uprising of the Chinese in the South
For some time it has been apparent that
the Southern Viceroys were struggling
to maintain some sort Of authority
against the popular sympathy with
their brethren in the north, ana the alb
sence of Ii Hung Chang will make this
was power but he has gone north in
response to what he says is an imperial
summons, thus again confirming the
b impression that there is still a rcspCA-
sible government. He surely would not
nave obeyed a mandate from revolt
tionists, and if the government has
bCCh Wv Si IAA wv Al al eulCl COulu MOI
have reached him from those lately in
authority. He may restore reason and
therefore peace in the north, or he may
lose his head. He may be be no more
able to reach Pekin than are the allied
forces. If he does get there, he may,
again referring to Minister Conger's
4pIoor-o ~, ,,.,sixra +,Do Io+o
The whole mess is so complicated as
to puzzle the best minds the closest OBJ
servers and the most experienced men.
And behind it all is a secret fear that
out of what we know or surmise may
come far greater troubles which govern
ments and diplomatists only vaguely
hint at.
This is the American programme re-
lative to China, and definitely decided
upon by the President and his official
advisors
l. The United States will under no cir
cumstances join in the partition of China
among the powers.
>, The United States will use all its in
fiuence, to the utmost extent short of war
with European nations. to prevent the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Chinese Empire