Peking, June 22, The State Department has shelved foe the time being the recommend tion made by Mr. Nelson T, Jokn~ son, American Minister. to China, that the Legation should be remov 4 from Peking to Shanghai, and that the Marine Guard in Peking be withdrawn from China, according to reliable information received where. Tes Department takes the view, it understood, that the present chacfic conditions in China do not warrant drastic action of the sort.
The news that the Minsister had made the recommendation, carried exclusively by the United Press in China, attracted more attention here. than any other news item in month, The news came as a complete surprise to other Legations, none of which have given any indication that they were considering such a move.
The most surprising feature of the recommendation was that the Legation be removed to Shanghai which is not and can hardly become the capital of China, since it is group of "foreign concessions," outside the jurisdiction of the Chinese government, While some Chinese newspapers here hint that Mr. Johnson intend. to support the central government, at Nanking, by taking the Legation from Peking, another view gested by Dr. Charles Jam American editor of the China Star." Dr. Fox asks editor-laily, "Will not the Nanking government resent the idea of setting up Legations in a city that never has been, and never has mad claim tobe, the capital of Chi A plausible explanation of Me. Johnson's views, made by Americanr here, is that he feels China must pass' through a period of political disturbance, in which no single g07 ernment will be predominant, that during such a period, Shanj hai will be the most " coveted Jthe capital.
The recommendation naturally was distasteful from a purely personal point of view to members of the Legation staff. In Peking they, have adequate quarters, and rents are low since the capital was removed. In Shanghai Legation members would have to find their own quarters, and rents in Shanghai are very high, and houses difficult to obtain. Of-course this phase would hardly be considered important i€ the removal was regarded as ex-
The most vigorous opposition has developed to the Minister's suygestion that the American Marine Guard in Peking be withdrawn troot China immediately. Military oft cers feel that chaos is worse la China to-day than at any time sinza the Boxer uprising, when the Legntion Guard was first, established. They feel that it would be shor'- sighted to withdraw the Guard at such atime, The argument that a great ing would be effected by withdrawal of the Guard is declared be specious. The Marines, oticers point out, must be maintained any case, either in Peking or els where, and the chief additional ex; pense of the guard here is that of transporting supplies, which is not great, The Guard lias an elaborate group of buildings here, in fine con-jon, upon which little money needs to be spent—United Press.
Iw twenty-two years I have hardly been inside a shop more than two, or three times.—The Archbishop of Canterburg.
Tue "Eastern Times" alleges that the Japanese Government has. dle to send tack to China over 600 labourers now in Tokyo be-the end of next month. The first batch of about 30 Chinese workmen were sent to Shanghai froma Tokyo Inst week, says the jours fal in question.
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