Evening star., 1912-01-09
TROOPS FOR CHINA
Battalion of Infantry to Be
Sent Without Delay.
CONSISTS OF 500 MEN
Duty Will Be to Guard Railway
From Peking to the Sea.
DEMANDS MADE BY RUSSIA
Text Of Note Communicated by Chi
nese Foreign Office to Legations
at Imperial City.
CONSISTS OF 500 MEN
DEMANDS MADE BY RUSSIA

A battalion Of infantry, consisting OF
800 men. will be sent by the United States
to China at once, to be used in helping to
keep open railway communication be-
tween Peking and the sea. That force
is all that is required. In the opinion of
Minister Calhoun, after consultation with
the other diplomatic officials in Pek.ng.
A reply from Minister Calhoun to the
State Departments two messages seeking
to learn whether American troops are
needed determined the department to dis
patch the battalion.
Mr. Calhoun, since the receipt Of tht
message of inquiry from the State De.
partment, has been consulting with othel
foreign ministers at Peking. and respon
sible officials Of the Chinese government
These conferences developed the fact thai
the United States should send troops to
carry out. In conjunction with the othel
powers, the obligations of the treaty OF
1901, made following the Boxer troubles
The American troops will guard Sec
tion Of the railway between Lanchow and
Tangshan.
Part Of Fifteenth Infantry.
: At the War Department up to noon IT
was not determined just what battalion
would be sent, but probably it will be one
of the 10Th Infantry, which has been re-
cruited UP to war strength for that pur-
pose. AS it will take a day to embark
the men after the order for the forward
march is received, the troops probably
will not get away from Manila before to-
morrow or the day following. Seven days
will be consumed in the voyage to China,
and another day in disembarking, MAX
ing nine days in ALL
Should the weather be bad that time
may be heightened. Two army trans
ports, the Thomas and the Logan, are
now lying at Manila However, the
Thomas undoubtedly will make the trip
to China, as that vessel has been tied up
TO her dock at Manila, being held there
for just this purpose.
The improvement Of the situation along
the railway between Chinwangtao. the
seaport, and Peking undoubtedly was an
important factor in reducing the number
Of men to be sent. It was at first thought
that full regiment Of about LOO men
would be dispatched.
Minister Calhoun's dispatch notes an i'm
provement in the situation along the rail-
way line and says that train service has
been resumed. He continues that the
outbreak at LanchOw, the western ter
minus of the American zone, which caused
anxiety, appears to have been exaggerated
and has been suppressed. The minister
states that the reports Of the destroying
of bridges and the landing Of revolution
lists at Chfnwangtao are 'unconfirmed.
Powers Get Russia's Demand.
A dispatch from Peking confirms the
press reports Of this morning to the effect
that the Chinese foreign Office had COM
municated to the various legations at
Peking the substance Of the demand pre-
sented by Russia through it's legation
there that China recognize the independ
ence of outer Mongolia as concerns in
ternal affairs under Hu Tux Tu of Urga
The Russian note adds that Russia will
assist this high dignitary Of lamaism tt
maintain order.
China, however, is to continue to su-
pervise the external relations of Outer
Mongolia. Russia, moreover, asks that
she be allowed to construct railway
from Kiakhta, Siberia, to Urga, and last
ly that China henceforth shall neither
maintain military forces nor send colony
to Outer Mongolia. To the Russian note
China has made no reply.
Reports just received from Shanghai
are to the effect that no advance in
formation as to peace negotiations is
available, but the avoidance of hostili-
ties is considered as presenting IA
vorable outlook for a final adjustment
of the internal political situation.