The Lamar register., 1899-06-21

claim for Il. however. the single merr,
OF being an honest endeayor to exam
me ana set forth the conditions under
which war will alone be avoided. and
wiz al the same time secure the trad
ing and commercial interests not only
q the British, but OF the whole Anglo
Saxon race
Lord Charles Is one of those men who
are hungry for war. A born fighter
himself he has cultivated kindred
purpose to secure an opportunity. But
MS book shows the value of the adage
mat tells how shoemaker should stick
20 MS last. II is filled with statistics
Whieh the consular reports have pub-
iished and is as little readable as the
census returns There are some com
ments upon the statecraft as practlced
IN the cas-. They are not to be taken
seriously, except In that they come
from source which is regarded as n
little eminent With those questions
we have not much interest in these re-
lsttons, With the book We have less.
Tor as literature 1t cannot be regarded
at all We will add a specimen mage
which not unfairly supports the opin-
Ion. but has local Interest because Lord
ChATles was writing of America Just
as throughout his book he wrote of
China 1t must be said. however, that
What facts the captain OF the Condor"
gathered he printed with accuracy:
Il arrived at New York Feb. %. That
night ! was entertained by the Amer
lean Asiatic Association. and l was
asked to deliver an address. The AM
erica1 Aslatic association was formed
on the same lines. and with the same
object. as the British China association,
and, like the China association, its OBJ
jeets are political II watches over the
American commercial interests In the
far east. and brings political pressure
TO bear In furtheTauce OF those inter
ests. A notable feature OF this enter
taiRment was an eloquent speech de-
llvsred by Mr.whEtelaw Reid. the great
apostle of protection in the United
States, declaring that the open door
policy was the best for American trade
In the Philippine islands and In China
and. more. that the American govern
ment intended to commit itself to this
policy In the Philippine islands.
The following day was asked to
address the Chamber OF Commerce in
New York. This meeting was quite as
crowded and enthusiastic as the other
meetings which 1 had been requested
to address in the United States At all
these meetings spoke on matters sole
~ connected with trade as It CT present
exist in China. and on questions con-
neetsd with It's future development and
security. There can be no doubt that
the subject excited a considerable
United States. This was shown not
oaly by the manner In which the press
OF the country discussed the matter.
but also by the numerous letters re-
eefved from trading and commercial
communities from all parts OF the
United States, and by many kilograms
Inviting me to address public meetings
throughout the country. Among these
latter werN several from the largest
States such as Philadelphia. Boston,
and most important cities OF the United
Milwaukee. Louisville, Kansas City.
Cincinnati. baltimore and nany more.
besides those had the pleasure Of yls-
ItIng.
Il visited the naval -ard. where was
received with the greatest kindness and
cordiality by the authorities. went on
board the Massachusetts,. most sery-
fceable and heavily armed battleship.
4 visited also the great steel cable
factory and observed the most inter
esting method OF effectually lubricating
the shaft: the shaft. with the six reels.
containing steel ~Ire strands, weighs
$50 tons. II revolyes at the rate OF l05
revolutions a minute. on be ring nine
inches in diameter. IL is l.ept lubri-
Gated by means OF an automatic hy-
draulic pump, of great power, charged
with oil was informed that hot
bearing is unknown, although the
shaft. with all its weight. rests verti-
cally on SO small a surface