Arizona republican., 1912-01-07
SAM |S
 JUST WAITING
Government is Ready at Any Time to Send
 Troops from Manila.
MINISTER IS
 KEEPING QUIET
[ fISS0cidicd Press DiSbdfchl l

ISSOcidfCd Press Dispatch
 WASHINGTON. Jan. G-Although it was expected yesterday that within twenty-four hours the state depart
 ment would learn from Minister Cal
 houn at Peking whether American
 troops are required in China. the
 minister was silent today. IL is as-
 stunned that he k consulting freely
 with other diplomatic representatives
 in Peking. and it may be these in
 turn felt called upon to await ad-
 vices from their home governments.
 The army stands ready to meet any
 demand upon it within reason, and
 officers here are wondering why word
 does not come from Picking. Knowing
 that other powers have been dis
 patching troops into the interior of
 China along the lines Of the railroad
 from Peking to the sea There seems
 little doubt that the ultimate decision
 will be the dispatch of troops from
 Manila As the matter of prime con
 sideration k the preservation of an
 amenable and satisfactory entente
 which has governed the six powers
 in the execution of Chinese politics.
 the state department is disposed to observe with the most scrupulous re- gard the understanding that no one power shall advance troops without consulting the others. Hence it waits for word from Canton.
 \ demand has been made upon W-u Ting Fang by Yuan Shi Kai to know the purposes of the establishment of the Ranking government and the con sequent taking of the oath by Presi- | dent sun Vat Sen. in which h. pledged himself L. dethronc the Man. 1 chus. according to advices to the state | department These state that Yuen. : in d telegram to Wu. questioned the i republican minister of justice as tO l whether the republican government | be abolished should the nation decide | upon monarchy. At the same time | the premier expressed the belief that | the action of the reVolutionaries con- | travened the ar nsements made national convention was i to decide the future form of govern ment Wu, according to the dispatch, i in note to each of the six consuls- general at Shanghai. says the hope of 1 peace expressed in that communica- tion has been nullified by the Man chu government
 WASHINGTON, Jan. G.--In the ab- sence of a reply to cables sent to Calhoun at PcEing seeking further information. the state depart ment today took further steps to have the war department dispatch troops from Manila to China. The Fifteenth infantry is ready to embark from Ma nila at any moment.
 PEKING. Jan 6-Troops of the for eign powers today occupied the rail- road from Peking to Tien Tsin. ac- cording to plan recently devised !, by the foreign ministers here.
 PEKING. 5aIl. S-The treaty pow CTS have undertaken the protection pf the railroad between Peking and |, the sea. Interruption of traffic along it this line. which prevented the pas sage of mails for four days. has re- suited in this decision. Detachments |, of British, German. Japanese and |. French troops are stationed at inter- [, vals between Picking and Hin Wang Tap. according to a plan discussed i, two months ago. The Japanese gen |, eral is in command. as he k tho ranking officer The respective ma !, tions assume charge of the different :, sections The United States. how ever. has no troops in North China. except 800 legation guards. and has been unable to assume the responsi- bility of the section allotted it, but British troops are protecting that sec ton until the Americans arrive. Just when the additional American troops |. will reach China is now not known. lt although Minister Calhoun cabled seV- i'
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