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Show .TArT ALARMED AT SITUATION IN CHINA WASHINGTON, Feb. . When Secretary Secre-tary Taft was before the Senate Committee Commit-tee on Appropriations, which was considering consid-ering the urgent deficiency bill, he requested re-quested an appropriation of $100,000, to be expended for additional barracks and quarters for the army at or near Manila. Ma-nila. " . When asked as to the necessity for this appropriation, he stated that the situation In China was such that it might be necessary nec-essary at any time to send troops there, and that it would be wise to have troops near to be used for that purpose. The committee did not think It expedient to make the appropriation at this time. I |