Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-08
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terences are being held by govern
| ment leaders, No doubt exists that
All countries regard the Chinese crisis
with great alarm. No one would be
surprised to see "a clash between Rus
sia and Japan at any moment The
| stand taken by the mikado that he will
assist China in refusing TO grant the
| Russian demands and viii go to war
| with the czai If necessary to prevent
his insistence upon the consummation
OF the Manchurian treaty is viewed
with alarm in ali quarters, and the
| seriousness OF the situation is admit
ted to be far greater than the pub
| nshed statements intimate.
According to The iates; positive ad-
vices from Pekin, the court has ac-
| cepted the offer of Japan, and viii re-
fuse to sign the treaty.
The Russians are preparing for any
impending contingency and massing
troops at points favorable for hurried
invasion OF Chinese territory Secret
information is said TO have been re-
ceived by the admiralty Office that
Japan's naval and land forces are in
superb condition for the expected CON
iiiCt.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-WhiIe
opinion IN Washington relative TO the
promotion OF General Funston to
| brigadier generalship in the regular
| army is tlnCtued a good deal by en-.
w, the DLunt OF sentiment is that the
reward is most just one. The pres.
| ident Is compiimented tpr not wait
| ing too long before making the an
nouncement. because 1t is thought If
buaston were to be promoted at all,
there was only one thing to do, and
this might us Well be done at once as
| a month later.
Criticism against the promotion cen
ters most directly upon the PROPOSE
ton that Funston is likely to be in
command OF the entire regular army
ii he lives. In other words, he
stands an excellent chance of wear
ing, at no distant day, the insignia
OF lieutenant general
The recent appointm6nt Of officers
to be brigadier generals showed that
General Leonard Wood would become
senior major general of the army
in about ten years, and thus become
eligible for appointment as lieutenant
general commanding tie army, IF
he should he appointed to the head
Of the army he would continue in that
position over ten years. during which
time General j. EranAnn Bal aad
George Jacob Smith. the officers next
preceding Funston, would retire. Their
retirement would make him the sen
ior major general commanding the
army. on General WOODS retirement.
his selection then to be the iieuten-
ant general OF the army would be
probabie.
1t is asserted by West Pointers
| that this contingency is out of the
| regular order of precedent, and there
fore is to be deplored. Regular army
officers who have fought and waited
many years after going through West
Point, do not take TO the suggestion
at all kindly, but 1t is to be presumed
| tina, this criticism viii quiet down al
ter the Funston exploit has given way
| TO some other interesting topic for
public gossip.
WASHINGTON, April IA stir has
| been raised IN Washington of late by
statements concerning the presiden-
tiai train and the number OF newspa-
Fer correspondents who viii be asked
to take The Trip about the country
with the president and his cabinet
Ii is now understood definitely that
tha, TIE president has reached Il con
clusion regarding the makeup Of the
newspaper arrangements. There had
been many requests from newspapers
to have their special correspondents
permitted to accompany the train.
New York Chicago Philadelphia, Gin
excepting san Francisco. presented
candidates tor tne privilege. To be-.
gtu making selections on political
grounds was a proposition not to be
thought oil. To select on pergo1al
grounds WIS also out Of the question.
10 meet the expectations Of one pa
per would have excited the jealousy OF
other newspapers that do not think
III OF themselves.
After much consideration of the
matter tho conclusion was reached
that only representative Of each Of
the press associations shoHld be in
vited. Possibly few Photographers
viii be allowed TO so on the train
but with the agreement on their part
that their negatives may be used by
other illustrated pare5 or magazines
that desire to have the privilege OF
sending special operators but cannot
be accommodated. The president
does not care to be constantly fol
lowed by an army OF snap shelters.
so VIII limit the number OF onicial
photographers. Everybody who
goes with the president on this six
weeks taunt will share with him In
the hosptaiities extended. The start
viii be made month hence, and
when he leaves Washington 1t will
probably be Tor the entire summer,
unless some unexpected exigency
should arise demanding his presence
at the white house.