The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-27
WOULD LIKE TO FIGHTCHINA
A Commodore Who Thinks We Could
Easily Whip the Heather On Water.
How New Treaty with the Chinese Empire
Would Affect the Gesry Exclusion Act
Resignation of an Engineer.

China Is quoted as saying that he would
like TO send fleet to teach the Americans
Manners" remarked o commodore In the
navy. yesterday. II think 1t would be an
admirable idea. We want more ships. and
that would be cheap and easy way for rs
to get them. Suppose that Chinese
squadron should make hostile demonstra-
tions off the Pacific coast How long do
you suppose 1t would take us to gobble IL
upf A collision once arrived at. 1t would
only be matter of q few hours. or perhaps
minutes. We could easily destroy the
ships. but it would be better TO CAPTURE
them. if practicable. True the navy of
China is stronger than ours. so far as
vessels are concerned. But the finest ships
in the world do not amount to q row of
pins without good men TO fight them. The
trouble with the Chinese is that they do
not know how to tight. Furthermore, they
are no sailors. 1t would not take us long
to capture the whole Chinese navy. When
she fought with the French q few years
ago she had some excellent modern ships OF
war. They were all taken OFT hand. Our
own navy is still weak. though We are
boasting of il so much. and a fleet contrib
uted blythe Elowery kingdom would be
very acceptable gift. Ii it comes over,
there is nothing should like better than
to have command or squadron In the Ia
clhc waters"
The Chinese legation will probably be
turned over to the new minister about the
last OF July. Although the present Chinese
minister has received no information from
his government to the effect that new
treaty with the United States will be In
sisted upon, still such action is looked
upon at the legation as not improbable.
At the State Department to-day the signifi-
cant Statement: attributed to the Chinese
Viceroy to the effect that al new treaty
must be negotiated between China and the
United States to regulate the immigration
question caused the suggestion to be made
by State Department official that the
President could thus. with the aid of the
Senate. absolutely nullify the Geary law.
secure the consent of the House of Repre-
sentatives A treaty has the full power of
q statute in the United States. and, If of
later date. can replace 1t as the law OF the
q number OF cases. but nowhere more clear
ly and specifically than in the Cherokee
tobacco case. where the court adopts the
language of Judge Swayne. as follows: "a
gress and an act of Congress may super
sede prior treaty." 1t was exactly this
that happened when the Geary act was
passed. for iJ practically superseded the
most important provisions of the existing
treaty, and In the opinion OF the State De-
partment officials there 10 no reason WHY
the act itself should not yield to another
treaty if the President ana the Senate see
tit and can agree upon an instrument salts
factory to themselves and to the govern
Harvard Gets n Good Engineer.
WASHINGTON, June 26-Seoretary Her
bert to-day accepted the resignation Of
Passed Assistant Engineer ]. N. Hollis. Mr..
Hollis resigned his position in the navy to
accept the position of professor of en-.
cheering at Harvard College. He was APP
pointed to the Naval Academy, from Ken
lucky, in 1874, and graduated four years
later. first in his class. As member of
the advisory board he rendered valuable
service In connection with the construc-
ton OF the new navy. he served on the
Hartford. and when she went out of COM
mission was ordered to the Union iron
works. San Francisco. as inspector OF the
machinery of the Charleston and San
Francisco. When the Charleston WAS put
IN commission he was ordered to her. and
had charge of her machinery during the
chase of the Itata, and her officers say that
her successful run was largely due to his
efforts. When the ltata was captured he
repaired her machinery, with the aid of
mechanics from the Charleston, and ran
her back to the United States.
Not In q Hurry to Make Changes.
Special TO the Indianapolis J ournaI.
WASHINGTON, June 27-Walter f. Hulett.
of Crawfordsville. has filed an application
to be collector of internal revenue for the
Seventh district of Indiana. Here. too.
the efforts of the Indiana Democrats to
make removals are unsuccessful There
are before Mr.. Cleveland at present the
cases of seven collectors of intern al revenue
whose resiRnations have been demanded
and secured, and there are at
least ak more who have not
sent in their designations. These thirteen
cases will be all disposed of by Mr.. Cleve-
land before he takes up the Indiana cases.
The Congressman are therefore pouring
| their tales of woe into the bapless ears of
| Commissioner of Internal Revenue Miller.
| They preferring all sorts of general
| charges against the present lncumbents.
| but are carefully refraining from putting
their charges on paper.
Bynum Rebuffeo by Carlisle.