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Show TAKE NO CHAHCES 1 WITHJHINESE Various (lovprnments (ipttiu Ready for Thrvatpned I prisins. EXPLAINS BENDING OF tROOPS TO PHILIPPINES Gel. Wood Notified He ill Be Reinforced lor An) Bmergeicy. WASHINGTON. Jan. I The attitude atti-tude the Chinese toward foreigners and foreign Interests generally has become be-come sufficiently hostile to warrant pre- paratlons on the part of the various Governments for the suppression of another demonstration such us thnt which occurred in 1900. The Navy department de-partment had Intended to order the battleship Oregon ba. k to the I'nlted Bt ies. but In view Of the threatening situation which has developed Instruc-I Instruc-I Hons have been cabled to leave this i i vessel in the Orient. There Is no change In the purpose of the President to In- , crease the battleship squadron In , Asiatic waters by two vessels during the coming spring Discussed by Cabinet. The Chinese situation was discussed ; at the Cabinet meeting yesterday and latep Secretar Tift cabled lien. Wood, ommandlng the military division In the Philippines, that he was to be rein- ' I forced In order that he might always I have a strong detachment In readiness I to proceed without delay to China In case American Interests should be j menaced. Two regiments of Infantry and two batteries of field artillery are going from the I'nlted States at once , and should reach Manila by March 1. Outbreak May Come The administration does not anticipate antici-pate any uprising before that date. but. as an official said, it Is utterly Impossible Impos-sible to predict when the Chinese may attack the foreigners The only thing to do. he said, was to be ready, and this is the view of the President and : the entire Cabinet Troops in Easy Reach. The troops at Manila will be within fifty hours of i hlnese territory and If It should prove necessary to land a foree 111 the southern part of the empire em-pire there will not be the long delay whli ii would enable the Chinese to pre-, pre-, pare for desperate resistance |