The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-10
AMERICAN TROOPS ID INVADE CHINA AFTER TEN YEARS State Department Takes no Notice of Russia's
 Action .320O MEN GUARD
 PEKING RAILROAD Situation in China Is Becoming Worse. Practically Perpetual Armistice Has Been Agreed To-Russia
 Aggressive in Mongolia

Washington, January 9.--After lapso Of more than 10 years, American troops are again to invade China. They are to aid in keeping open the railroad from Picking to the sea.
 In the course of eight or nine days 500 regular infantry will be dsembarked at
 the little Chinese port of Chin Wang Tao.
 Several days ego Minister Calhoun f--
 timated some of the other powers wers
 looking to the United States 10 contribute quota of troops to meet treaty obli- gations to keep open communications be- tween the capital and the coast It re- quired the intervening time to develop tho exact needs of the situation and 1t was able to inform the state depart ment that 800 troops would suffice. It was near the close of the official day when the state departments request | for the dispatch of troops reached the war department, but cablegram to
 Major General Bell was dispatched with l in a few minutes after it had been ap- | proved by Secretary Stimson. and signed | by Major General Wood chief of staff.
 instructng him to dispatch the force 1 thither with a hospital corps detachment. 1 It is understood the Fifteenth infantry
 will be called upon to supply the troops, who will be embarked on the transport l Thomas.
 | Reports that an armstice had been ar ranged to prevent renewal of the fight l ing between the republicans and the im- perialists In China were welcomed at the state department as indicating that there still was hope for the conclusion Of peace, though 1t Is feared that this can
 only be arranged on the basis of di-
 vision of the existing empire.
 Dismemberment Begun When attention was directed to the ac- ton of Russian in asserting an individual interest in the future of Mongolia. it was
 pointed out that the virtual dismember7 ment of China had already begun. Though no official notice has been taken of this latest development In the sltua- ! ton. 1t Is believed to mean that the course adopted lf Russia has given rise To grave | forebodings as indicating the breaking down of the agreement between the six
 powers to refrain from the pursuit Of any individual advantage which was brought about through the overtures or the state department.
 If is admitted that the suzerainty If the Manchus court had been llgh.iy maintained in Mongolia and that the throne never was able to hold hisn rein over it's subjects In that quarter Aside from Russian influence, which had much to do with this condition, the religious proclivities of the Mongols tended to distance them from their Chinese rulers.
 32O0 Men Guard Railroad
 Recent cable dispatches have shown that there are 3200 men of different natIonalities guarding the railroad from Picking to shan Haik Wan, but among them are no American troops Brit ish troops are guarding the section from Tang shan to Lanchow which
 was assigned to American protection.
 The name of foreign troops permit
 ted to be st6tioned in China to protect legations and consultates was settled by protocol in 1901, after the boxer re- volt when provision was made also for foreign guards to be stationed along the railroads and at certain ports. Tho
 legation guard in Picking was fixed at about 20OO men. of various nationauties. In December there were 2l03 officers and men stationed there. comprising 220 Americans, S6. Austrians, 21 Bel gians 33S British, 301 French, l21 Ger mans. TIT Italians, 2a2 Japanese, IS Dutch and 339 Russians.
 Under the protocol it also was ar ranged that $500 foreign troops should be stationed along the railway from Picking 10 Tin Tsin and on to shan Haik Wan. In order, therefore. to
 bring this protecting force tip to its fluff quota 2700 more men are required and these will be provided by those na tions who have not now their full pro- portion on the spot
 The points specifically mentioned in the protocol are Hwang Tsun, Lang Fang, Yang Tsun, Tien Tsin, Chung Liang Cheng. Tang ku, Lutian, Tang shan Lanchow. Chang Ii, Chin Wang Tao and shan Haik Wan.