| Show KEEPING HIS PROMISE I Uncle Sam Takes First Step to Redeem the t Pledge Made Russia to Withdraw Troops from China Gen Chaffec Instructed that Pending Negotiations for Settlement I t a Legation Guard of 1500 Men Will Remain in Peking for L Protection of American Minister and American InterestsRe 1 I I i mainder of Force Will be Sent to Manila 1 1c c I Washington Sept 25Tha United States Government today took the first atop toward the redemption of Its promise made to the Russian Government Govern-ment August 28th last by cablegram reduce the Instructing Gen Chaffce to American forces In China to tho proportions pro-portions of a legation guard The text oc the order to Gen Chaffee Is as follows fol-lows To Gen Char Peking September DSlh No 41 Pending negotiations for 1 zth 20 settlement tho Secretary ot War directs 1 that a legation guard of n regiment of Infantry In-fantry four troops of cavalry with rapid it flro guns and light battery with comjiloto equipment and rcflorvo supply of ammunition ammu-nition adequate for any emergency bo retained ii re-tained in Peking under your command a and that you send tho remainder of your forco hv China to Manila to report to Mac Arthur Tho guard should bo amply provisioned pro-visioned etc until navigation opens next 13 spring Retain such officers for staff duty as you deem necessary All storea transportation trans-portation and materials not required for tho lgatlon l guard send to Manila Placo I yourself In Iund relations with our Minis Min-is lor acting with him on the lines that v111 boot subserve our Interests keeping II this department fully advised I Is Important of portant that you have tho confidence the Generals of other powers Geo WJ1 will remain In Peking Bon with his aides wl PeldlS for tho present Special Instructions may ho sent him Cablo MacArthur concern ing requirements to carry these instrUctions Instruc-tions reuirements Inform general commanding com-manding forces of other powers of our Intention o tention to withdraw part of our torcO Show this to Conger PROMISE IS KEPT I Nearly a month ago the Russian I Government was told through M De VolIant Its Charge here that If the I S Russian forces and Ministry were withdrawn with-drawn from Peking We shall give Instructions In-structions to the commander of the American forces In China to withdraw I our forces from Peking after due conference I con-ference with the other commanders as to the time and manner of withdrawal withdraw-al WILL LEAVE CHINA I I That time has now come and todayr action marks beginning of lhe disappearance dis-appearance of the American army from China for though some military forco f Is to remain It will not be of tho character char-acter of an army but under the conditions condi-tions laid lown In the order to Conj Con-j ChaJTce and especially under its official i doBigrmUon na n legation guard will I be ruther of tho nature of n clyll guard NOT SUI3JECT TO WALDERSEE This small force will not be Included in any military operations which maybe may-be conducted by tho allied armies and so will not fall subject to the direction di-rection of Field Marshal Count von j Wulderscc commanderinchlcf NUMBER OF MEN IN GUARD Much thought has been given to the proper number of troops to bo allotted for this purpose and It Is believed that the 1100 men selected will be quite 4 Bufilclpnl to protect the American legation I le-gation against any force that could beI I brought about It I Is noteworthy too that the most complete arrangements have been ordered or-dered for the maintenance of the men I while care has boon taken that there nhiill not be n shortage of ammunition as there was in the British legation during the siege WEEK WILL BE REQUIRED About a week will be required to I bring tho O soldiers away from Pelting S Pe-lting but nu the start cannot bo made immediately It will a least bo the end of the first week In October before the movement can be compiled I was Ktuted at the Quartermasters A J department that there arc enough transports available to bring off tho force which will come out of China Thrco or four vessels will be at Ttiku by the t time the troops arc ready to move Besides tho transports for the men a number of animal ships will I take away the horses und mules which will not bo needed In China Gen Char fee Is authorized to take from the ships now at TakU such stores as will be ne cnj in fiary to last him through the win NO L DIPLOMATIC DEVELOPMENTS There were no developments In the diplomatic situation today and although al-though Baron Stern r the Germans German-s Charge anti Minister Vu called separately sepa-rately at the Suite department they ii brought no communications which were made public The Instruction to Minister I Congor relative to oRtuhMah log relations with the Chinese envoys in S Pllll withheld presumably to allow tht President to administer some tin lahln l touch H This Inslrueilon Is regarded re-garded ns of much Importance and will nmko n pnrt of the NUI of the Jovern i PSVintnt nnd lK laid before Congress at I S5the next session I Is settled that I Minister Conger la to be 1 a member of the commission to nettle the various question temalnlnff to bo ndjustod j BRITISH ACTION PLEASING of the British The reported adhesion o BIUah Government to the position assumed by 1H United State Government regarding re-garding the proposition to make the 3 surrender of the Chinese rlnglendera d n condition precedent to negotiations has given the greatest satisfaction In j olllclal circles hero I PRINCE TITANS APPOINTMENT The report that Prince Tuan has been signally honored by Urn Chinese fJoemmcut has not yet been oMIclally connrmed although the authorities 1 Con word of Chinese rumor that urnn noii oft fin hIS been taken The I matter j was referred tnn to today In the talk between AcUng Secretary Jtm 1 and Minister Vu and the latter stated that ho did not credit the report for the reason that the pine of rand secretary secre-tary paid to have len conferred upon Than Is l one of comparative unlmpor and hi 1 not a sinecure tin P mnlnly neure I tI mnllly 4 1 eld by u Prince of the blood JU Prince Turn Is I FnmorS 1 RESULTS MAY FOLLOW ft this Information th State In 1 vlow of IntorlRton t f1 is not disposed to nttuch department II dlspCd nUuc but serious Importance to thtt report I if It should prove true that Prince the high nced to Tuan has bocn advanced I Entice It I will doublloiw be taken cog I nlam of by the State department flud may Ifad I to serious consequenceS rh r Government has 1S1I 1 down the rirmneiple that no one In any way COR Trlnclpll ll1t out outrages shall hiaC 1uett1 with the lg shRl I gHhln to do with thf forthoomln S olaton i and this applies to Prince i Tuan as well 03 any others notably connected with the disturbances TAOTAI DEGRADED ConsulGeneral Goodnow has advised I the State department that the Taotal at Shanghai has been degraded and I that this Is believed to be due to the I favorable attitude of the official toward to-ward foreigners Mr Goodnow and the other Consuls have considered the advisability of protesting but the protest has not yet been made The French Consul at Shanghai reports however that he and Mr Goodnow have Joined In a protest pro-test The State department ha also received re-ceived several dispatches from Mr Rockhlll relative to his conferences daIs with Minister Conger and the high ofil |
