The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
CHJNA'S ARMY WELL DRILLED
AND SHOIID TMBER OVER
WILTON hEN IN 1870.

nm IisnIlng Ahiiity and Its Loyalty sim
10 ne Proved On u Depends the Fate
~ the Nanchu Dynasty Railroad
PIans and Army Plans Link Ell
rpEi~ juno IA The modern army %
r,,uA has attracted tho attention Of army
,A-sr- from many foreign countries In
,tau If tho tremendous possibilities OF an
,,rrv ~ chinese foreign military men arc
r-o-,r 81 to consider tho ability Of the
Chlue-n - soldiers. their RptneSs. their
= knovledsn and appreciation Of modern
methods VI warfare and the development
cI their patriotism, on which much de-
ponds
There "a a moro immediate interest in
the e. mesa army as IL stands to-day. In
rs present state. a. opposed Co it's posi-
hhties diplomatists and statesmen arc
takirs rnnre interest than military mon
III, reason Ia that upon the loyalty Of tho
modern system Of organization inau-
xirAted hy the now disgraced Yuan 81 IN
EAi the continuance Of tho Manchu
dynasty in power IL generally though to
dep~nd
The armies Of China ara said 20 include
ali told hAtween SOO. ON and o0o OOo men
~, most of the soldiers are entirely in
, effective except for suppressing risings Of
unArrnHd people. The Hsunfang tui.
comprislng the former Manchu army Of
I'M Eight Banners. tho Chinese army OF
ne Cirr"n STANDARD and othors, is not to
. taken into account for any serious
campaign Its forces are little more than
AIMED as compared with unarmed men
and their weapons are ia most cases
obsolete and i'll kept
But therc are in China over 100 oOo
s-active soldiers. trained and armed with
MODERN rifles and rapid fire artillery
ThesA troops. unlike the others. aro
s-nonlod in tho modern methods Of war
ARE many ~ them are able TO read and
~ wri's little. and they are officorcd by
rren who have studied in military colleges
abroad W those in China where foreign
Instructors are employed
According TO the original programme
ms new army should increase 20 the num-
h~r NJ ~ On men in 1918 and to 1851 600 IN
,1,o. but that IL will be- permitted To de-
vslop is grave question To some extent
te~ause NJ rho present political situation.
I, j. tho plan OF the Chinese Govern
went TO construct in the next ten years
network ~ railways. which while de-
,alrring the country would. also enahl"
N. Government to move troops to any
frontier Al present an army 81 million
men would he largely Ineffective owing
- ~" lack " transport facilities; hut
there ara several reasons why the execu o.
,ior Z this project " uncertain.
IN. reason is the present hostility 81
~. ueople 81 several n not all Of the
provinces 10 the system ~ foreign loans.
~ which alone the Government seems
able ,o finance the vast railway pro Jects
y has in contemplation. Though the
r-apple object to the Government borrow
ins money abroad. often threatening TO
pr-vent the construction Of railways
b'nt with foreign money, the wealthy
la-,aS, nevertheless. have not sufficient
confidsnce to invest their money IN enter
rrises controlled entirely by their own
Teople
The new army has one great value for
ne existing Government as long as It re-
mans loyal. Though il may not be suf-
"ciently effective 20 defend the country
against aggression IL 10 At least we'll able
70 protect Pekin against any revolutionary
outbreak which the Chinese could bring
ahou'
. One entire division is composed OF Man
ral troops, while Manchm are scattered
'rr1ushout the other divisions Many 81
ne higher officers too are Manchus. but
,arhap- the more capable in both rank and
lie are found among the Chinese
T. IS said by the Chinese that the Man
chus nav" been ruined a. race 10y the
Government system Of giving to every
Manchu a pension according to his class
u nfa The pension u not sufficient they
srp.a,n 10 keep a man without effort on
aI- WI part. though II - enough 20 make
rr more or less indifferent to labor IN a
country where a livelihood il difficult
- ,-' Thls pension measure has done
o.ra 10 keep alive hostility ard the
rtr- & NE Conqueror and " would seem
nay .n. hostility has not been 50 rife IN
wary wears ~ Il - to-day
Reports come from the iangts' dis
trc', nat ia. modern soldiers there are
rn' - -,Ighly relied on by the Governors
W.. r..r 'h"lr confidence ia the provincial
'r,ou. T. Is said in Pekln too that many
~"n - tho new army are supporting
he demands 81 the delegates from tn"
WAGONS provinces and from chimes"
oIrr-r.lr tics overseas who are now here
I.'f'af'I lAI4E@ 'lit- llI'IiF l'N ''AI ~
nr"u,-g 4 the proposed Parliament.
Ear' al- teen promised for eight years
De
me present situation IN the modern
a-rv .s much the same as that with the
returned students. II - the Manchu
7vr.-'v hat adopted the new army
svs'"r ~ we'll as the plan ~ sending
s.G"r'- abroad 10 acquire a modern col
I"z" "iIca'I0n Now that these men
-."s a''ain.d the enlightenment which
-" r. .."rfImsnt considered necessary
- '-- Development u the country they
'.--. body ~ patriotic young men
49,. '.r'eh with the old systems and
go 90. "p"Ss - tho very Manchu Gov
eminent winch educated them
'w.r.,u Ulcers on duty in tn" Philip
go. ''"n spend summer vacation
''a and pth"rS returning - Amer