Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1901 — CHINESE SHOW FIGHT. [ARTICLE]

CHINESE SHOW FIGHT.

Mass Troops in Fore* In Sphere of Allies. A clash between the Chinese troops which are massing in great strength in the province of Shan-Si, near the frontier of the province of Chee-Lee, and the Franco-German expedition is imminent. Well-informed natives prophesy serious trouble. It is impossible to ascertain whether the court is playing a double game or Its authority is insufficient to prevent the Chinese generals acting in a manner likely to provoke hostilities. The fact that for many months there has been nothing in the shape of a de facto government favors the latter hypothesis. Everything will depend upon the FrancoGerman expedition inflicting a severe defeat upon the Chinese who havetransgressed the agreement by entering into the sphere of the allies. If these offenders are thoroughly punished it is likely to produce a good effect.