The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-26
ALLIES ON 70 SNGN5HB IN THE HOMAA CO 70 MQMMA ROW IN TIE SENATE
wALDERsEE PROJECTS A NEW
EXPEDITION.
All the Powers Will Join 1t Except
America and Russia-Position OF
President Mckinley.

IIGSldSLb hSNllilSS'
PEKING, February ia few days
ago Count Won Waldersee wrote to the
Generals under his supervision notify
ing them to have all their available
troops ready in two weeks for an ex-
| pedition lasting eighty days. Today
| General Chaffee and General Voyron,
the French commander, received letters
asking for their cooperation and ex-
pressing a desire to know what forces
they can spare. In commencing his let
ter to General Chaffee, Count Won Wal
dersee says: owing to the unsatisfac-
tory nature of the negotiations for
peace and also to circumstances render
ing such a course desirable, it will prob
ably be necessary to resume military
| operations on a large scale, especially
toward the west"
1t is not thought likely that General
Chaffee will agree to such a plan with
| out instructions from Washington. The
French commander, however, is expect
| ed to do so. Count Won Waldersee's
! plans contemplate Offering the COM
! mand of the expedition in the first in
| stance to Sir Alfred Gaselee, the Brit
| ish commander, but ii is believed that
! in view of his recent illness General
| Gaselee will inform Count Won Walder-
see that he is unable to accept the COM
| mand. In that event ii will be offered
! to General NOyrOn, provided the French
! fan in with the arrangement which
! Count Won Waldersee Believes will be
! the case. Such an offer to General
! Noyron would have the effect, it is
| thought, of overcoming the differences
! which have existed between the French
! and Germans, because it would be a
! demonstration of Count Won Walder-
/ secs confidence in the military ability
! of the French contingent.
INYa 1gfnt L..
! ed that the destination of the proposed
! expedition is Singan-fu. The foreign
! ENJOYS believe it's object to be to COM
| pei the Chinese to accept the terms of
! the powers. 1t is thought that when
| it becomes known that the expedition
| has started the imperial court will has
| ten to comply Immediately with all the
! demands of the joint note.
| The military are much elated at the
| prospect of active service. Many be-
| lieVe the Chinese army will strive to the
utmost to protect the province of Shen-
| si against invasion.
u LONDON, February 19--"Count Won
Waldersee has prepared his plans for
1.-The new expedition says the Picking
Il correspondent of the Morning Post
wiring yesterday. land it Will start
next Saturday. All the powers except
Russia and the United States have
4 agreed to allow their forces to ioin ="
NEW YORK. February 1S.-A spe-
cial to the Sun from Washington says:
4 The President has decided to take a de-
termined stand against the expedition
which Field Marshal Won Waldersee is
organizing to clear out the Chinese i'm
perial troops in Chill province. in
I which Peking is situated. In the opin-
ion of this Government the plans OF
| Count Won Waldersee, if carried out
Will cause another crisis in the rela-
tions of China and the powers and per
haps bring on a general war, which
will result in the dissolution of the en-
pire and its division anon the nations
that favor that course.
SO far this Government has taken nc
steps other than to make representa-
tions to the several powers to secure
: their support in opposition to Walder.
sees scheme, but the subject is to be
discussed at the regular Cabinet meet.
| ing tomorrow and then a line of ac-
: tion to carry out the ideas of the Pres.
ident will doubtless be arranged II
! is understood that the character of the
opposition which the United States viii
make to the expedition will depend
somewhat on the attitude of some o1
the powers. Should Great Britain
Japan and Russia, for example, coin.
eide with the United States, it is likely
that formal protest against the hos
tile movement in China at this ime will
, be addressed to Germany.
. Inc position or TINS Government |!
that while peace negotiations are il
. progress it is inconsistent and unfair t,
: engage in hostile operations against tn
Chinese. Chaffee commanding tn
American forces in Peking was in
structed by telegraph today not to par
ticipate in the expedition and addition
Y al instructions will be sent to him whel
= the policy of the Government has beel
i fully determined. He has been directe
s also to use his influence against the eX
= pedition.
1 An adviser of the President said thi
$ afternoon that while the subject wa
too delicate to permit a detailed expires
sion of views he would say that tn
Administration adhered to the Iettc
and spirit of the Presidents communi
cation to the Emperor of China's' ap
: peal for the good offices of this Govern
, ment to bring about peace and - il
:, declaration to the powers and Cb!n
y that the American forces would be use
= merely to guard the United States lie
{ cation and American interests in tn
! empire.
WASHINGTON, February 1S.-A Wis
: it from the Japanese Minister t. Tn
r State Department served 70 give colo
It to the story that our Government
casting about to ascertain how far tn
= other powers party TO the Chinese ques
tion will indorse this proposed cam
paign. 1t was Impossible to secure G.,
act information on the subject.