Referring to news lately published in these columns about several Conservative Governors of provinces such La Chuanlin of Kiangsu, Yi Yin-lin of Hupeh and Yi Lien-san of Hupeh, having decided to leave their present posts and Jead troops up North, it may interest our readers to know that with each announcement of this determination these Governors have always added their iatention "to rescue the Emperor and suppress the Boxer rebels." This declaration accordingly puts them in opposition to Prince Tuan, Kang Yi, Tung Fu-hsiang and that ilk, who have already ostentaviously announced themselves to be Boxer chiefs, and leaves no doubt but that the latter will attack the former as soon as they near Peking. On the other hand this will relieve the pressure upon Prince Ching and Jung Lu, who are opposing Prince Tuan's Boxers and rebel troops, and will further enable Prince Ching and Jung Lu to attack the Boxers in the rear.
It is evident therefore that Conservative China is now divided into two parties—the party which desires to rescue the Emperor and Empress Dowager from the in-Aluence of Prince Tuan and his Boxers who ure ruining the country, and the Boxer Party. notorious Li Ping-hong left for the North It is significant also that when the
the other day, although he also announced his intention' "to resene the Emperor" he religiously refrained from saying that he desired to suppress the Boxers, and ax if to make this evident to all he even went so far as to order the Yangchow and all North Kiangsu militia, whom he passed when en route to Tsingkiangpu, to don the Boxer rin, namely red bordered jackets with the characters "Yi Yang" (Patriot braves") on the front and' back. ally, this general exodus of Conservative Governors from 1g provinces will give 3 and Chang Chih-tung a free hand with the provineial exchequers which are under the control of the Governors.
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