| Show lutrra ltnntlo mnd Washington Jan 7Tho cabinet meeting today was attended by all filet members except file-t tnry Alger who Is I still confined toss his louso by III II to-ss There wai some discussion of the remaining answers to be made to tho congressional resolution calling upon the heads of the various executive def partments for an expression > de-f opinIon opIn-Ion as to the workings or the civil service ser-vice regulations and ivltlni sugges tlons for theIr Improvement Tho answers an-swers 01 the secretaries of the interior nwy and war have been withheld and the subject won discussed today with the purpose or maklnlf sure tin there are no broad conflicts ot expressed ex-pressed opinion In the answers The most Important matter consld crel however wn the tastcrn situation UOII uhlch was discussed ot SOme length It appealed to be the opinion of the secretary of state and the mem hers generally that the gravity of tho situation was overestimated Oer mans action It was thought had no other puroise than the acquisition of n naval station and did not Indicate that she had l any ulterior designs upon Chinese territory other than for the purpose stated Client Urltaln And the other powers It was thought would bo granted the name con cs lolls Germany lad acquired but beyond this the iu rllpcnll nations would not BOck to go The opinion was also exprepsed that the Interests of the United States InC In-C it a uere not at present In any Pnme Involved nor were they likely to boTh bo-Th proposed 1 relief expedition to file Klondike was also touched upon It Is Liellevcd that some doubt has arisen as to the need of additional supplies In the new gold fields and It Is not likely that final relief steps will be taken I ta-ken until the necessity for the expedition expedi-tion has been duly demonstrated I |
