The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-04

anxiety. berlOuS SHlHeSo uie AuShho"
to take a pessimistic view Of the out
look. On the other hand some think
that It may have the result Of rallying
the southern Republicans to President
Yuan Shih Kai.
. The Nankin delegates who are still
here intend>to send four Of their num-
, Der back to report on the attitude OF the
Powers toward the new Government and
also to urge Sun Yat Sen and his col
| leagues to come to Pekin and cooperate
with Yuan Shih Kai in Fastening the
establishment Of a strong government.
The members Of the diplomatic corps,
: to whom all the leaders are inclined to
listen, favor such action.
+. Most Of Yuan's remaining troops have
gone to Pao-ting-fu to check the
mutineers there.
Prince Ching. the former Premier. is
seriously Ill at the French Hospital.
LONDON. March "A Pekin despatch
to the DAILY Telegraph says the foreign
| diplomats at q meeting on Saturday
considered the question OF the occupa-
ton Of the city by international troops.
Japan offered to garrison the capital
| completely in a few days II It received a
ma ndate TO that effect. .....
After a long discussion the susges-
ton was voted down. The occupation
of the city by the Powers is not only
desired by the Chinese merchants but
| II is believed that 1t will be indorsed by
Yuan Shih Kai.
The PLAIN fact. according to the cor
respondent. is that the whole northern
army Of China Is a magazine which
may explode at any moTent. Within
| striking distance Of the capital there
are scores Of we'll equipped regiments
| which have been excited by the ease
with which a few battalions Of mutt
neers have been able to sack tho richest
part of the city. They are ready to
emulate .he rioters at any iime,
The civil government of China. says
the correspondent. has heen at the
mercy OF the military element since the
abdication OF the imperial clan. 1t
seems clear that the Chinese Janissaries
will cont.ol the future making or un-
making of constitutions.
Nobody denies that repub,icanism
has had bad II not fatal blow and the
crisis is still unsolved. There is the
gravest anxiety everywhere. ...
NANKIN March 3.-Dr. sun Vat Sen
In statement to-day says promp, and
effective measures will be TAX IN &c sup
port Yuan Shih Kai. In " honl he has
absolute confidence. DIR. Sun ,ioes not
think that the incidents nt Pei,n rhow
Yuan's inability to control an outt reak
They were merely due TO the mob join
ls.- - L..
to Pe.jn T. help Yuan II necessary.
SHANoHAi. via London ard Glace Bay.
March 8.-The news OF tho trouble at
Pekin has not caused any excitement
among rhe republican leaders here.
They attribute the mutiny to the fear
on the part OF the troops that they were
about 70 be dismissed without any pay.
The Chinese newspapers suggest that
the trouble was due to the order COM
pelling the soldiers to cut ofY their
queues.
WASHINGTON. March 3-Upon the
status Of the Chinese situation to-mor-
row will depend whether more troops
shall be rushed from Manila TO Tientsin
for concerted action with troops of the
European powers in the protection Of
the railroad leading from Pckin to Tien-
tsin and to safeguard the lives of for
eigners In the city itself. Appro: imntely
5000 infantry and cavalry are available
in the Philippines to be sent on short
notice to China and a transport is being
held at Manila in readiness to take a
regiment on board at oncs in case the
should appear to warrant
such p course
AS 6. result Of conference ~ foreign
in Pekin yesterday thousand
troops were rushed from Tientsin to
number 200 American soldiers were re-
ported to the War Department as hav-
Ing arrived at Pekin this morning.
The action Of the ministers in reen-
the foreign guard in Pekin was
to the State Department to-
day by Mr.. Calhoun. the American Min
Ister. He said that while agreeing that j
foreigners should not actively intervene
In the domestic scene at the capital. It |
was decided In view of the prevailing
tnat the guard should be ma
strengthened, Americans, Eng
lish. French. Germans, Japanese and
Russians participating. This action
was acquiesced In by the Chinese OFF,
cials.
With the 200 additional troops the
American forces In Pekin now total 535
men, including about 800 marines, 100 |
of whom belong to the permanent lega-
lion guard. The other marines were
sent to Pekin several weeks ago from
the Asiatic naval feet now at Shanghai
awaiting Developments. 1t was Aplained
at the State Department to-day that |
owing to urgent calls on the part OF |
foreign missionaries at Pekin Mr.. CAL
houn Will be able to use The additional
troops with effect. 1t Is likely that at
further conferences Of the ministers II
Will be decided to call upoI their nome
governments for still more troops to re-
infort' the 1000 men guarding the rail-
way. which Is the only outlet for for
eigners from Pekln to the sea. BY pro-
vision OF tho protocol of the Powers
drawn uD after the Boxer upi Using
twelve years ago. the Powers are au-
thorlzed To use troops II necussary to
guarantee the neutrality Of this road
for the exodus Of their nationals, in case
Of emergency.
The hope was expressed by the WASH
ington officials to-day that the out.
breaks at Pekin. Pao-tina-fu and Feng-
tai. along the railway from Pekin To
Tlentsin. Will soon be suppressed. II
was said that arrangements by bankers
or the United States, Great Britain.
france and Germany for II sufficient
loan to pay the discontented troops are
proceeding satisfactorily.
More rioting was reported at ITEM
tsin to-day. In telegram Tonight