Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-22

several diplomats have expressed them
serves clearly ON the subject, and they give
cteoehce TO the private and confidential re-
ports which come from Picking and other
parts or China. One In particular said that
the 6oxer movement is once more on the
ascehdancy, and 1t is being guided by its
ehiefs In manner worthy of a Machiavelli,
inasrnuch as the movement, It is alleged. is
purely diplomatic and includes the central
government
Chinese Minister Talks.
10 receive confirmation or denial of the
ABOVE Sir Chentung LANG Ching, the Chi
nese minister. seen this morning ana
asked for his opinion
flse communications received by this lie
CATION declared the minister state thar
the slight troubles In the empire have died
natural death, and that everything runs
along as smoothly ever before The dis
patches received at the State Department
am told, confirm the report that peace
reisns everywhere, and am much gratiied
over the actual conditions of affairs Fur
Their than that l not in position to
say"
still the minister was asked III ia
said by the local diplomats and officials
that China resents the attitude of the for
eignersT'
NO. do not believe it," laughed Sir Chen
tung.
In China arose about five or six weeks
ago, when Secretary Taft made formal
demand OF the American Congress for more
troops TO be sent to the Philippines for
emergency duty In China, should American
citizens and American interests be leopard
lied by anti-foreign troubles. 1t Is no secret
that Secretary Taft looks into the future at
all times and his presentiments prove to be
sinEulariy true, II past events are a cri-
terion.
A Diplomats Dispatch
The following dispatch, received by .
diplomat. was shown to Sir Chentung:
Picking Is much alarmed over the atti-
tude of the United States toward China.
and believes that the American republic IS
trying to expound miltarism at the expense
OF the far eastern empire. Another enigma
to the officials here IS why the United
States, which with word, so to speak, ut
tered at the proper time terminated one
of the most bloody conflicts of our times
after looking at the carnage with indirectly
interested eye. should make such fuss
over the local trouble happening here that
is to say, the death of a few men, which
might and might not have been deserved.
Russo-Japanese war, ask the Chinese.
why shouldn't a word be sufficient
to straighten out the tangle resulting from
the misunderstanding and death of a score
of foreigners and Chinese? The Chinese
government is ever ready to accede TO the
just requests of any power or individual ia
such case, and it views the belligerent at
ttude of the United States as a threat.
When / (the writer of the communication
asked what was meant by using the word
threat T was told that 1t meant just what
the word means. They believe that the
Secretary of War has Internationally been
misled enormously alarmed on the
hand and on the other that there must bs
some secret understan ding between two or
more powers with the United States to find
an outlet to the pledged integrity OF China.
They point TO no one power I'm particular.
They say that Japan is China's best friend,
and that America and England Japans
best friends. but refuss to believe that
by the natural process - evolution, She
latter two countries aS ST1ina's best
friends.
Control Army Board.
The central army board has been
quietly communicating with the different
viceroys for some months, that Is. since
the termination of the late war. with a
view to have the troops under the authority
of each one in readiness in case OF an emer-
gency and when word should be sent from
Picking that all be ready for a defense. so
far as could be ascertained 100000 men. in
Guiding officers, would be subject to call
In this wise force that might be of some
help against any belligerent demonstration
against China by any power. To get that
many men in readiness and TO have them
act In conjunction with advice from the .
central government Is novelty in this
country. but the awakening OF this leth
argic empire has come and unity of adj
ministration well -of the army has
been practically assured. and is in process
of perfection today These troops will. for
the time being, be left In charge OF their
respective vtceroys. who have been ordered
to be in communication with each other
regularly, and in turn will report to the
central body Should foreign agents abroad.
employed by China TO sound conditions in
Europe and In America. report that the
outlook is unstable and alarming, the troops
Will Anfa tla1 ~ talnn mo Exa
the first scenes of the trouble
"Japan's good offices are said to be tho
only reinsurance that China has. Japan,
furthermore, has known of this military ac-
tivity right along, but has passed IT by,
believing it to be only a national question,
one which concerns nobody but China
Minister Not Informed.
The Chinese minister said that on the
army question he no Informed. and
added.
s'These are things which the legation
never hears of officially, except IN rare in
stances. Therefore cannot say anything
las to the statement that I have been
transferred. 1 wish TO deny IL, as IL Is not
true II may have arisen, probably, by the
fact that a Chinese minister is usually APP
pointed for three years, and gets no vacation
during that time. He usually. TOO. Is trans
ferred after those three years. |, as yet
have not had my vacation, and I am not I
contemplating one"
STILL" the minister was asked. your
knowledge Of America and Americans might
be useful"
ut lis not needed just now" concluded
Sir Chenfung laughing. 'They have MIR.
Tong. an able man, who can suggest TO the
proper authorities anything that is wanted
on the subject OF America"
In recognition OF his services at WASH
ington. Sir Chentung Liam Cheng, the Chi
nese minister. has received cablegram
from, his government announcing his APP
monument as chancellor of the grand eoun.
ell of China The appointment gives to the
minister high Official standing in the empire.
II Is an honorary one and will not neces- =
state his leaving this capital.