The Minneapolis journal., 1906-02-16
America Prepares to Protect
Americans in Peril of
Massacre.
DIsQUIETING NEWS Is
CONCEALED BY ROOT
Troops Are Rushed to Philippines,
to Be Available in the
Emergency.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Men close to
the administration are reading with
much anxiety the threatening news
from China, and that the administra-
Gated by the dispatch of additional
troops to the Philippines and the re-
quest for an additional appropria ton
Of 100000 with which to pay for send
ing more. "A considerable naval force
is also being gathered ed, II !, Asiatie p wa,
for considerable enlargement Of the
Asiatic squadron. All in all, the stu
alton here is believed to be very threat
ening.
It is not possible to blame anybody
connected with the administration for
happen there, and the administration
will be upheld in making arrangements
for the defense Of Americans resident
in that country.
Must Protect Americans.
We have legation in Peking, tho
tn this ,s;E, is nov fortified and supposed to
tacks Of Chinese mobs against which
the Chinese government may prove to
be unable or unwilling to defend 1T.
But we have also consular representa-
tives at various Chinese ports, and we
, have missionaries at various points IN
land.
It is absolutely incumbent upon us
| to protect them against any danger
that maiy fairly be apprehended from
local uprisings, whether these be, d.
rected against foreigners In general OF
against Americans in particular; Such
! danger is reasonably to be apprehendea.
Our Position Peculiar.
We are in peculiar position with re-
spect to China. By the action of the
executive department of our govern
ment, initiated by John Hay, we are
Iher best friend. By the action of the
! Legislative department, as it has been
enforced and Interpreted, we are her
/ Every Chinese traveller returning
ffrom thesesshores has a tale of insult.
Jand outrage TO tell. Apparently every
has told It, ard i has, as
i writer puts 1t - Damage is more easily
/ borne by generous minds than dis
grace And disgrace is, what we have
been inficting, under color of our ex~
clusion law, upon class Of Cinnamon
particularly sensitive to disrespect. This
class is the class to which the Chi
} nese viceroys belong. IF these viceroys
have not been especially energetic IN
suppressing the uprisingss, g, now coming
, to head, they can hardly be blamed.
| If the shoe were upon the other foot 1T
would hurt most severely.
Disquieting News Concealed.
It is currently reported here that the
administration has not made public the
most disquieting of its dispatches re-
1ating to China. r
Secretary Root has been busy man
for several weeks. He has exchanged
cablegrams with our Representatives in
Japan, Great Britain and China, with
/ a view to seeing if something could
] not be done to avert the impending
, trouble. But his replies have not beer
! entirely satisfactory. Japan. it IS as
serted officially, is not party to thf
trouble, but on the other hand is will
ing to do what she can to remove 1t
+ Great Britain, as JApan's ally, is OF
~ similar mind. -,----~----.z-., II
China hersI'f seems unable. to cop'
with the uprising, owing to the weak
ness Of it's central government and TIN
almost unlimited strength and influence
Of the viceroys, who correspond t.
governor of states in. this country, bu
with almost supreme authority. Nelthe
japan nor Great Britain seems incline
?, to bring pressure to bear upon China
u taking the ground that she is dom
or all that she can.f
j. Meanwhile, this country is rushinni
i'd troops to the Philippines to be in read
as ness for repetition OF the Boxe
ey troubles.