Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-07
SPREAD OF LOOT|NG'
Disorder Increasing in North
ern Section of China.
TAKU AWAITS CINCINNATI
United States Protected Cruiser Ex-
pected There Tomorrow.
FOREIGN MINISTERS PROTEST
Object to Troops Within the Seven
Mile Limit of Tientsin
Concessions.
TAKU AWAITS CINCINNATI
FOREIGN MINISTERS PROTEST

PEKING, China March IA meeting
OF the foreign ministers today decided to
send protest to President-elect Yuan
Shi-Kai against the presence of Chinese
troops within the seven-mile limit of the
Tientsin concessions.
Looting is generally prevalent in the
province of Shantung, and particularly in
the city of Tsinan. 1t is also spreading
throughout northern China. where. ow-
ing to punishment not being meted out to
the mutineers, disorder is increasing and
the temerity of the robbers is growing.
The looting conta gion is typical of re-
cent movements in China. Up to the
present. however, no anti-foreign feeling
has been displayed during the outbreaks,
the soldiers evidently dreading foreign
reprisals. Should attacks on foreigners
be made and be allowed TO go unpun-
.Shed in few instances a wave OF anti
foreign feeling might be created which
the powers at present are not prepared
to combat. There is no force in China
now able to punish the mutinous soldiers
whom the Chinese government forgives,
cajoling the army into semblance of
discipline which deceives nobody.
japanese Are Hampered.
IN case VI emergency JdpdhCSC dSSiSt0
ance is the hope of the foreigners. but
the japanese are hampered by unjust
criticism and MISUNDERSTANDING and are
not making any provision for such an
eventuality.
In the city of Peking there are now
about 1000 foreign soldiers. and at Tient-
sin another 2.7OO. whereas there are 100
coo we'll armed Chinese troops in north
ern China who might attack isolated for
eigners and endanger the ports
At the foreign legations it Is believed
that a powerful demonstra ton might per-
haps precipitate anti-foreignism. but the
| unostentatious bringing In of few
thousand of foreign troops to Tientsin.
Wei-Hai-Wei and Tsingtau might pass
! unnoticed while 1t would be easy for
| Japan to place oa,O39 troops in the Lao
| tung peninsula and keep warships ready
| for their rapid transport to Chin Wang
Tao.
| Cincinnati is Expected.
TIENTSIN, China. March THE
United States protected cruiser Cincin-
natl is expected to arrive at Taku. at the
mouth of the Pei-Ho. thirty miles from
Tientsn. from Shanghai tomorrow. and
! the detachment Of 200 United States
! marines which left Shanghai Tuesday on
| board the transport Aberenda is expected
to reach here Saturday.
The police authorities and the mayor Of
Tientsin have given notice by proclama-
| tion to those persons who participated in
the recent looting that they will be grant
ed five days grace, during which those
who return their loot to it's owners will
not be asked any questions nor punished
| in any way.
A French cruiser landed detachment
| of marines this morning at Taku.
Only One Battalion Going.
MANILA. March Mai Gen. ].
Franklin Bell, commanding the Philip
pines division. has now slightly modified
i, the plans for the expedition Of additional
troops to north China. Only the Sd Bat
talon of the 18th Infantry. at normal
strength, under the command of Lieut..
Col Edwin A. Root. will now be sent.
These will all go on board one vessel. the
United States transport Warren, on which
they will embark Saturday afternoon.
sailing for Tientsn at night, with orders
to report to United States Minister CAL
houn. Additional men to increase the
strength of both battalions will follow if
it is considered necessary.
Maj. Gen. Bell. today paraded 1000
troops belonging to the garrison of Fort
William Mckinley, and held a review in
honor Of the visiting Japanese training
squadron.