Evening star., 1937-09-12
By William A. MiHen.

TN THE far East nearly 10000 of
your fellow Americans, in Navy
blue, in Marine Corps khaki, in
- Army serge-ashore and afioat-
are officially keeping the watch today
In Quaking China-guarding American
lives and property-never knowing
when the dynamite keg is going to
burst--hurling them into who
knows what?
In shattered y Shanghai 1900 Of
hcers and enlisted men in the 4th
Regiment of United States Marines
-. half a hundred warships, scat
tered along the coast and in the
mighty rivers of that giant, China, fly
ing the Stars and Stripes 1900
more Marines on their way across the
ocean from San Diego, Calf. in the
9Th Regiment. on the naval trans
port U. S. S. Chaumont and the light
cruiser U. s. s. Marblehead l.. :. 500
United States Marines in the Legation
guard at Peiping :. :. the 18th Infantry
Of the United States Army, comprising
10 officers and TOO enlisted men, sta
toned at Tientsin. Such is the might
bowling cannon of the japanese En-
paror, known to his subjects as the
Son Of Heaven.
A great many Of the officers and en-
listed men of the United States forces
In Asia are well known in Washington.
In charge of the naval and Marine
organization is that thoroughgoing
scholarly, fearless man, who served a
few years back at the Navy Depart
ment here and aided in drafting the
London naval treaty-Admiral Harry
e. Yarnell, commander in chief of the
United States Asiatic Fleet. Upon his
shoulders rests a burden tremendous
He almost carries around in his pocket
the peace of the United States. For q
misstep by him smight catapult this
Nation into war. His colleagues here
have no fear of that, relying upon the
cool judgment that has taken Admiral
Yarnen through a great many years
OF seagoing service and duty under
many foreign stars and the smoke OF
battle.
The official spearhead of the United
States in the Far East today comprises
the United States Asiatic Fleet, the
South China patrol, the Yangtze River
patrol, the 4th Regiment of United
States Marines. stationed at the peri
point-Shsnghai: the American EN-
bassy guard at Peiping and the United
States Army Infantry Regiment a.
Tientsin. There are Army. Navy ane
Marine Corps units stationed in tn
Philippines, the nearest American bas
to Shanghai.
A DMIRAL YARNELL'S flagship
the cruiser u. S. S. Augusta. Sh
Ia at Shanghai and has some 80 of
fcers and 554 enlisted men aboarc
The U. S. S. Sacramento, also at tha
endangered port, has some officer
and las enlisted men in her compile
ment. The destroyers U. S. S. Edsa,
and Parrott, both at Shanghai hav
between them grand total of l8 of
ficers and 230 enlisted men.
Altogether, in the United State
Asiatic Fleet, officials at the Navy De
partment say, there are 300 officer
and around 4200 blueiackets.
Ashore at Shanghai is Col Charlie
T. B. Price, commanding the 4th Reg
iment of Marines. Frequently, wit
Admiral Yarnell, he confers wit
United States Consul General Clarene
e. Gauss, Uncle Sans chief diplc
matte officer at that war-harried por
Brig. Gen. John c. Beaumon
United States Marine Corps. prom
nent Washingtonian who was on dut
recently at the Navy Department.
now on his way to the Orient to a.
sumo command of the ID Brigae
At Shanghai. This outfit will con
prise the 4th Regiment and the 81
Regiment, as well as the Headquarte
Company of the I'd Brigade. tt
Roosevelt administration has sent tn
supplemental force from San Diei
to aid in protecting American liv
and property. Commanding the 81
Regiment is Col. Thomas Clarke. uni
recently in command of the Maril
Barracks here.
In command of the American Leg
tion guard at Peiping is the form
Washingtonian, Col. John Marsto
United States Marine Corps, who W
on duty at the headquarters, MARI
Corps. at the Navy Department.
Many of the enlisted men now
duty in China have been drawn fro
the local barracks and from Quantit
Va. During the World War, the 6
= Regiment, United States Marines, h
An envisble record fighting in ma
Of the outstanding battles in Fran