The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-30
A VIGOROUS POLICY.
A New Turn in American Foreign
Affairs to Be Inaugurated.
A CROW TO PICK WITH ARGENTINE.
The Republic Supplied spaniards with
Many Things in Violation of Neutrality
Laws-Our Claims against Turkey
Germany to BE Called Down.

Washington, Sept. 2S.-When Secre-
tary of State John Hay assumes office
there will be a new turn in American
diplomacy. A vigorous foreign policy
is to be inaugurated and for the next
half year the state department will
attract attention both at home and
abroad from the virility and pugnacity
of its moves upon the checker board of
foreign affairs. Three things especial
ly have been mapped out for the exec
utor of the new policy and he will be-
gin at once to carry out the programme.
II is this: First, to give several of the
South American nations, notably Chilli,
Peru and the Argentine republic, a few
object lessons of the strength of this
country; second, to make a naval dem
onstration in force before the Golden
Horn in the laudable endeavor to
brighten the su blme porte into paying
American claims for destruction of
life and property In Armenia; and
third, to bristle up against Germany's
encroachments in the Samoan pro-
tectorate and to checker mate its plans
for getting a foothold in the Philip
pine archipelago. To vigorously in
augurate these three plans will be the
first work of Secretary Hay. He can
do a great deal before election and it
is confidently predicted by those who
know what is to be done that Secretary
Hay will enter upon his task with zeal
and ability.
In the case OF the South American
countries which were VIGOROUSLY UNI
friendly to us and aggressively zeal
GUS in behalf of Spain during the war
the trip OF the Oregon and the Iowa
around the horn on their way to Ma
Mia will be utilized. They will be
instructed to call at several of these
unfriendly ports and to shatter few
panes of glass by roaring out salutes
with their l3-inch guns.
With the Argentine republic the
state department has crow to pick
which may prove serious matter.
Before. Secretary Day went out of
office he made up case against the
little republic, which he presented to
the president. In it he clearly demon
strated that Argentine had supplied
Spain in Cuba with many articles of
war, in direct violation of neutrality
laws, besides being openly hostile to
the United States. 1t is said to be
strong enough to warrant the admin
istration breaking off diplomatic rela-
tions, should Mr., Mckinley care to go
to that length.
AS to Turkey, former Minister An
CELL admits that the question is not
now one for the minister to deal with
1t is for the president and the secre.
tary of state to say how far the United
States shall go, and Col. Hay declares
that the matter is to be vigorously
pushed.
Germany has been acting in a high
handed way since the death of the
king of Samoa, regardless of the triple
protectorate exercised by England and
the United States jointly with her
self, and the settlement of this uues-
ton will have to be taken up at once
by Col Hay. lie will also call down
Germany in its mischievous endeavor
to foment trouble in the Philippines.
All of which, If set about at once, as
the president contemplates, will direct
attention to the state department for
m onths TO come.