The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-18
BLOODTHIRSTY JAPS
Indications Still Point to Sang
uinary Conflict 10 Orient.
MIKADO MAY TACKLE CAR
Japan Insists That Chinese Ruler
Return to Pekin and Send
Troops Into Manchuria.

A cable dispatch from Pekin says:
Komours Yutaro, the Japanese minis
ter, accompanied by General Yama-
guchi, the Japanese commander, called
upon Prince Ching Sunday and notified
him that the return OF Emperor Kuang
Hsu was urgently desired. Prince
Ching was informed that the emperor's
wishes would be respected by the for
eign troops and that every courtesy
would be shown him.
It was pointed out to the Chinese
plenipotentisry that the emperor's re-
turn was of the highest possible i'm
portance as affecting the maintenance
of the integrity of the Chinese en-
pire, and that he should come accom-
panied by every available soldier, by
at least twenty thousand men if possi-
BILE.
The troops. it was further contended
by the Japanese minister, must be sent
into Manchuria, as the Russians re-
ported great disturbances there and it
was not right that the task of quelling
the trouble should be thrown upon Que
nation. Finally, Prince Ching was as
sured that if the 20, 900 Chinese troops
could not suppress the disorders in
Manchuria, other powers would send
an international force to cooperate
with China, which all the powers re-
garded as friendly power.
No reply having been received to
this communication, Ii Hung Chang
was notified to the same effect and
told that Emperor Kuang Hsu must
give an immediate answer.
The preparations which the Japan
ese are making here for an early start
indicate that they still expect war o.
tween Russia and Japan. Vessels ar.
irving at Taku from Nagasaki report
the mobilization of the Japanese fleet
and the continuance of preparations
on board ship for the anticipated
struggle.
Prince Ching says all his reports 60
to show that the missionary state
ments regarding rebellion in Mon.
golia are not supported by the facts.
Neither does he believe that the re-
bellion of General Tung Hsiang
amounts to much.
cit is the object of certain ele.
ments," he asserts, "to make it seem
that China is in a condition of con-
slant broil, rendering it unsafe for the
foreign troops to be withdrawn. Those
who have this in view will magnify
village quarrel into big rebellion.
The missionaries, naturally timid, take
these reports in good faith"
MINISTER'S ARE CRITICISED.
The conduct of the ministers of the
powers over the negotiations with the
Chinese plenipotentiaries causes much
adverse comment among the military
authorities. Their dilatory tactics have
prevented what might have been &C.
complished two months ago. Even
now the meetings of the ministers are
postponed for the most trivial causes.
For instance, the desire of one minis
ter to go on picnic to the tombs
of the Ming dynasty prevented the
holding of meeting for number OF
days. Then NJ. De Giers and other
ministers insisted upon celebrating
Easter, and thus a week was con-
sumel. In a third case an unneces-
sary visit by one minister to Tien Tsin
held up negotiations for four days.
These are fair illustrations of what has
been almost continuous from the be-
ginning.
Memorial services will be held by
order of the court in honor of the
members of the tsung-li-yamen who
were executed last summer because of
their pro-foreign sentiments-Hsu
Ching Chen, Ii Shan and Hsu Yung
vi. The staff of the United States
legation has been invited to attend.
Hsu Ching Chen, who was man of
considerable wealth, held at various
times the post of Russia, that of di-
rector of the Busso- Chinese bank and
that of president Of the Chinese Ees-
tern railway.