Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-05-01
THE CHINESE
SITUATION
Dr. Morrison Protests Against the
Policy Of Sending Out Military
Punitive Expeditions.
ONE PROVINCE IN ANARCHY
Coaditious Laid Down for the Evacuation
of Ohina-A Garrison of 5000 Men
for Tien Tsin-A German
Concession.

lPekin, April 3O.-Field Marshal vor
Waldersee, in a leltter which he sent
to the ministers today as "a reply OF
thts generals to the views of the minis
tsis regarding military questions dis
clpssed Yesterday by the generals in
conference says garrison OF 6,0Ot
1ner ssipnllltAbe left at THEN Tsir and the
adjoining district, Great Britain
FRANCE, Germany and Japan to- con-
tribute 1,400 men each and Italy 400.
70 GARRISON Shan Hail Kwan, France,
Russia, Great Britain, and Germany
are to contribute 300 men each, and It.
ally one company until the forts are
razed. So long as any forces occupy
thinese territory the foreign military
comma nders must exercise the full au-
thority of "a civil administration, ac-
cording to the principle established at
the Hague in 1899. The Chinese may
nernain i'm office as in CASE of Pao Ting
Iu and partly, at Tien Tsin. When
the troops at Tien Tsin are reduced to
1000 by granting possibly quarter con-
cessions, then the question: of am abso-
lutte Chinese administration may be
considered.
The British, Japanese, and German
commanders We're of the opinion that
am evacuation could mot commence un-
\ til Chinla accepted the prescribed CON-
ditions and paid the total Of inldemnf-
ties. The French commander would
commences by Withdrawing 5000 i'm a
fontnight, completing the withdrawal
in six wehks. General Chaffee, Ameri-
can commander, aIbstained from eX-
pressing am opnion. The question of
evacuation lis al MOST difficult ONE, ON
account of the approaching hot season
which lis injurous to the health of the
TROOPS and which, also, will increase
the costs of the war indemnity. Count
Won Waldersee and party of officers
left PelIin this morning to visit the
great wall and the Ming tombs.
A REPLY TO THE MINISTER'S.
Pel<in, May 1.-General Voynon, COM
mander of the French forces, lis about
make his headquarters there. Today
Count vcn Waldersele sent IA reply of
the genera1s tn the views of the n1inlis-
tiers regarding the ministerial question
discussed yesterday by the generals in
conference. The reply agrees i'm the
main with the suggestions submitted
by the ministers and names 300 as the
number of troops by which each power
shall be represented i'm the garrison ait
Tien Tsin and ait Shan Hal Kwan.
A PROTEST.
London, May 1.-Dr. Morrison, wiring
to the Times from Pelin ON April 29,
protests that Count Won Waldersee's
policy of punitive expeditions has
Thrown the greater part of THE prov
ince of Chi Ii into anarchy and disor-
der. Pekin lis more unsafe for foreign
ers than at amy previous time since
the occupation began."
ANOTHER CONCESSION AT CAM
TON.
Hong Kong. May lit lis reported
fhat the Germans selected a concession
at Canton. and possession will be talk
EN- soon.
A BIG INDEMNITY.
Paris, May 1.-The foreign office re-
ceHved dispatch from Pel1in annoulnc-
ling THAT M. Pichon, the French minis
ter, presented today report of the
connniltltee ON indemnity. The amount
Chinaa lis ito pay has BEEN fixed at
1856, ZOO, 900 francs.