New-York tribune., 1912-01-05
TROOPS MAY GO TO CHINA
State Department Takes Up
Question of Sending More.
LFrom The Tribune Rnreau.

| Washington, Jan. 4-The prospect Of the
resumption OF hostiltlcs between the I'm
perials and the revolutionary forces in
| China revived to-day the question of send
| ing a regiment Of American troops from
Manila 20 guard the railroad from Pcking
to Tientsin and keep open the way from
| the capital to the sea. The State Depart
| mcnt has taken up the question with War
| Department officials, who have been hold
ing troops I'm readiness for such an EN-
! eTgency.
Supplies necessary for an eXpcditionary
force OF this kind are stored at Manila,
and II a War Department transport is not
available, other vessels can he obtained
| without delay, 50 that thu troops will be
| able to embark almost as soon as the or
! dcrs are issued,
! IT was reported some time ago, when the
! Chinese situation appeared to be ominous
/ that Japan was preparing TO send troops
! I'm accordance with the agreement reached
among the diplOmati, representatives at
/ pelIing that tire foreign forces In Pclting
and along the railroad should be increased
! 20 the fdl quota provided 10y the Boxer
I protocol
! st the time the question Of sending
| troops from the Philippines was under con
] sideration by the State Department, but
( thr orders ere not issued, az the danger
! Of the situation seemed diminished 10y the
/ prospect q! q settlement between the con-
tending forces, under the direction OF
! Yuan Shih-kai. Tn" Shan$hal cohIeIrh'r,
I however. has resulted in n iailuro ana ohly
! an extension Of the armstice viii prevent
! the renewal Of nghtng
| Under the arrangement arrived al Joy
! China end the powers atter the Suppfcs
! sion = the Boxer revolt ~ was agreed ina
! tho legation guard at PeklnE should con
! sist IL 900 men furnished by the United
! States. GCrmany France, Great Britain.
! Iapan and Austria IiuuEaTN, in about equal
, numbers The force now al Peklng is onir
about ! 200 The foreign force at Ticn-TSir
and chin Wang tao ana aI2hs ne me nl
| railway was nNed at 300. II is now onlN
! ? 961 The United Safes has It's fun quota
at pskng. but much less than IT'S quota
| guarding the railway. A..
! The dispatch Of troops would not indicate
| ANYTHING in the way Ot fofclSh intervention
but f. merely a pr'oaulonntn,TH hleaIlrG - Nv
| 81 stige and 10 keep clear IN" way u
| peISiIC so that foreigners In the capital may
leave II the progress OF the hshtlnS makcs
! n necessary.
Tho IAN. 18th and gath Infantry are now
/ In the Philippines ana mort uhan sIl
| nCicni number Of troops stationed al Ma.
Mia are available for duty In china, should
! the state pcDaTtnent ind II advisable tt
| cnll for them. Tn, Philippines division II
! always prepared 10 y"nd an tNpedltl"nar\
! force TO any part OF the Islands AZ any mo
! mcut thar IL might be necessary. the equip
mont and stores being held In constant
! readiness I'm Manila.
| II IS understood that the question of IN
| creasinis the foreign forces ~ emma IL be
| ing considered hy the 0thcr Interested po"
| ers slsO In View II the ihct Ilht all ~
! them, up To the present, have acted In coz
cert through their diplomatic officers 1t
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