Kansas City daily journal., 1896-05-24
UNCLE SANS FOREIGN POLICY.
SENATOR MANDERsoN ON CuBA. EN-
GLAND AND OTHER QUESTIONS.
An ARxrcssiVe forciRn Policy De-
ninnd~d-Why the United states
should nuy Cubr-Our
Western Farmers.


omaha, Nob., MAY, 2S,-f have come ifor
Chicago TO Omaha to have a talk witl
General Charles T. Manderson, the az
United states senator from Nebraska. son
ator Mantsrson voluntarily retired irou
and he Is now at the head oi the legal de-
pattment of the burlington tnilrpad sys
TEN, having charge OF all thu business
in u beautiful thtrp story brick N th'
most fashionable part ~ thc city and leSdi
than he did ~ Wshintton There Is q
large vacant lot Jsst nppo-.i" his house
In which some Of pie iasofiir i.st horse;
story OF the brick stable at the haek OF
his yard there ~ "a gnrreniers bench, a,
which he umus's h.us,t with the saw
and plane eNrry mcrgIug before gong down
to work, S-uatrr Mluderslus home u
Beautifully furnlshsl. lt is iu fact = very
museum ~ cuttuz PICKED uu hy him IN his
travels and ~ u-mgutls " bis furet gt-
recr. Among the myst interesting ~ DIS
household gods are be aItusruUh letters
Cniiei Statts with whom he has nsso-
ciatet Pnoi2srapa. y The greliest ot
our stuaiots iNlk down upon you from the
walls ~ The sitiias room. aud upon a side
table ~ his 4.u' saw hhrirfer istc
phoiocrAph ~ senators NGuIessou. Allison
Discus ing sufrr o' the great questions
heiurr y. COUNTY, ". M-"i .- l.uHt ltN'I ,
M5ui~r-on rot,r-j 10 ~ lH range. He Is
u man of Ideas. Sc hss f1s tE, iH-' twelve
years been closely assH9i1tsl VITA plh'ir
as one of tho shrcVa.-t " our political
obs,rN-rs. He Is one = The few PUBLIC
men who sfr not Grals 60 express th"ir
opinions. ard when during hi- resulrks /
T"in'ndci him ihtt styh stnt'm.uts wer"
rather radical for = presidential or vice
pres!Gcntla! CanLi date, Bee r~pli.i'
Mand-rson on the pr~,idrnry.
dilate enough 90 hurt aud hope the bee
VIII never hn1G 80 loNlN ~ my bonnet
as AT American citizen You remember
the politician who rgucluIcd his speech
BY saving; 'F.l.r citizens. them is my
suit you they can be changed Now /
don't mean TO say that ms sentiments cam
not be- changed hui they ran b. changed
only by convincing arguments. have my
own Views and | have never yet hc-itAted
so express them, nor 10 correct them when
What Is your IDEA as to the probable
II am not lmhuel With the spirit OF
as Governor Mckinley is Concerned the
question as to whether he can be noml-
the convention. II he should triumph. no
one viii rejoice. more than myself. have
hood. He viii not ' only make max q" a y strong .riii
candidate. hu, he Will make u good presi-
How abou, this 'fayorlte SON story and
the eharss that yon. are IN q combination
derson, rs absolutely false | have neither
directly nor Indirectly had any communlrs-
tion. by letter or verbally with the agents
know myself | believe ! would b. NOR.
content With the nomination of Mckinley,
with my own nominatton. T. ! would say. say,
however. that the responsibilities of the
rresdency, have never been so Rrea, as
they are likely to be within tho next four
years ana that any man sensitive to bis
own shortsominrs. and listrustful OF his
-ion.
An Aggressive Policy Demanded.
1T seems 10 me" continued Senator
Mhnderson, that W. have before Us To-day
greater problems than any WIN which
eve OF II change. The day has come when
the United States must lphugurate a Viz.
top OF. another During The alminisira.
The Hawaiian question, tho d!ricultles in
Venezuela, the Cuban situation and the
There Is to-day no European power that
is not active and aggressive IN reaching
out for more territory The nations of
the world are now striving not for glory
or renown but Tor commercial supremacy
and commercial advantage. This IT, the
II the United States would mold its own II
would be forced, out u the very nature OF
premasy, to enter upon an aggressive pol
ley. We cannot longer 1--we within our
selves. The drawing together OF the ma
absolutely prohibits u. We must from
now on keep what we can Of oar own r1ar-
share of the foreign markets."
How Asia i'll Force nim-tniii>m.
but. senator Is Il NOT question Of the
currency as well as the markets. What s.
your idea OF tn" financial question: | ind
many FIRE. silver mon IN Nebraska"
HI la fFH.. "a =
silver" said senator Mlug.rs0n. "I want
TO see more silver used. h,eaugr II ls one of
our greatest products, and because as d
silver-produsins nation We can rank the
world. To believe. however. that We can
enter upon the free and unlimited c0iuui.,
of silver single handed and without refer
ence to the other nations u thr world is IA
delusion anu n snare. The international
conditions are such, however, that / h"-
soon be forced by the united action Of COM
tinental Europe ami this country"
What makes you mink 500 said I.
II think So replied the senator "bo-
cause of the competition which We are now
having from all parts or n. wurul. not
only along agricultural lines. but In manu-
facturiNg, are We meeting with rpmpsfl-
ton such was never Thought OF before
Our cotton has now to nrnt fbr Its place
with that of India aud Egypt 10 the mar
kets OF Europe. Our wheat ielIs have 20
compete with the plains of South Russia.
the steppes OF Siberia and thr peasant
A rms OF North HiudoostHn. Dur meat
Of khe Argentine Republic and Australia.
andN there is scarcely au agrl ulfuraI urutl-
uct Af ours which has not TO u.ht f6r lbs
footing as never before
Asintic Labor vs.. American.
"As to manufacturing" Senator Maudrr-
son continued, within the pact few yclf-
a new Richmond has entered the neld. M,
japanese the Yankees OF Asia, have be-
come manufacturers 10 n startling degree.
They are already competing wirh our cot
ton and silk goods, aud the cheapest rug.
and mating now sold in our markets come
from Japan. | understand that an Amrrl-
can watch factory has lately been -stnh-
lshed there. which makes copies of Amer
lean watches with Interchangeable works
that n friend OF his had bought a silk hpf
in Yokohama of one OF our best makes 10
closely initiated that you could not tell If
from tn. original, Such a hat here costs
-. II costs in Japan the sum OF - cents.
and II was copied TO hair, even TO the
putting Of the name and trademark Of tho
American manufacturer inside It. The Jap
anes. are the most wonderful imltators OF
the world, and ] believe that they have IN
ventiye genius as well ! heard of an in
al Capron, the man whom General Grant
sent to Japan At the request Of tho nika-
do TO teach the japanese cur science Of az
ricutuTe. He was, you know at one time
at the head of our bureau Of agriculture.
Well. he made the Journey, AMI upon ma
about the Japanese. one, remember. was
as 10 some carpenters tools which he car
rted with him. Among these there was n
very fine set OF uuEurs. NOW, the japanese
had never seen any thing OF that kind They
had cut square holes Instead OF making