Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-01
ALL CHINA AN A FERMENT
DANGER OF 4 GENERAL UPRISING
IN EMPfRE.
Germany's Polio? Saitfto BE Responsi-
BILE for ire Bad Condi-
Tons Th@re.

| LONDON. May 'f.-Drp Morrison, wiring
to the Times from Peki,} April %, protests
that Count Won waldersae's policy of punt
tive expeditions has a"tHrown the greater
part of the province Of Chill into anarchy
and disorder.
This is so complete" he says, that the
| neighborhood of Pekin is now more unsafe
for foreigners than at any previous time
since the occupation began. The trade with
| the interior is crippled. The only armed
! Chinese are robbers and Boxers Resti-
tuition to the Chinese of territorial jurisdic
| ton has become a paramount need"
| The correspondent mentions incidentally
that neither the British legation nor Gen
eral Gaselee was notified of the expedition
into Shan-Si. So
at is reported that the Japanese govern
ment has reserved subsidized mail steam
er for it's own use. ''isays the Shanghai cor
respondent of the Morning Post This
suggests that Japan Is preparing for emer
gencieS. = .-'-+
1.-The desperate state of the private
finances of Japan is said to be making the
war propaganda popular According to
opinion in Shanghai an outbreak of hostil-
ties would be the signal for rising
throughout China .:
Everywhere among the Chinese there is
feeling of unrest, says u dispatch to
the Standard from Tien Tsin. There Is
no doubt that petty attacks upon foreign
that bodies of well-armed Chinese are Sc
cfetly drilling. Chinese picked troops are
reported in strength in the vicinity of Pao-
Ting-Fu. The situation demands the reten-
ton of the foreign troops for the pres
ent.'
A dispatch from Pekin, dated April 30,
says: General Foyron, commander of the
French forces, is about leaving Pekin for
Iien Tsin. He will make his headquarters
there and supervise the reduction of the
French troops, who will be gradually with
drawn in accordance with the wishes of
the ministers of the powers. who desire
that a partial reduction Of the foreign
troops should be begun immediately
Today Count Won Waldersee sent the re-
ply of the generals to the views Of the min
listers regarding the military questions dis
cussed yesterday by the generals in COM
ference. The reply agrees I'm the main
with the suggestions submitted by the
ministers. and names 800 as the num-
Der of troops by which each of the powers
shall be represented in the Garrisons at
Tfen Tsin and Saskatchewan
AT their meeting tomorrow the ministers
Will receive the report of the special COM
mittee that has been investigating Chi
neSe finances.
1t is stated by officials here that the main
German eXpeditionary force in China is
now withdrawing to its former position.
leaving garrison at the pass at the great
wall.
The non-participation of the French in
the battle not due to orders received
from Paris, but to their failure to arrive
in time. IL
Further expeditions are not projected, and
will only be undertaken should the Chinese
make them necessary. D.
In official circles 1T is believed that Gem
erai Il'l acted upon his own Initiative or
perhaps at the suggestion of some anti-for-
elgn mandarin. officials not believing that
the ChlneSe government ordered Iiu to re-
S1st the Germans, since such action Is
piaihlN against the governments interests