Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-11-16
WORKINCON MESSAGE
President Mckinley Has Begun His
Communication to Congress.
An AGGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICY.
II Is Said the President viii Not Only
Crafty the Feeling Of National Pride,
but VIII Point Outlthe Prospects,
Of Commercial Development.

Washington, Nov. 10. President Nc
Kinley has actively begun the pre-
paration OF his annual message to con-
gress, and from now until December 4
he will devote as much time as possible
to work on this state paper. Nearly
or quite all the material required for
the most important part OF the mes
sage, that is, the treatment OF the
Philippine question, is now in his
hands. An abstract Of the reports OF
cabinet officers will be handed to the
president very soon, in fact some of
these abstracts are already in his pos
session.
Whatever doubts the president may
have had as to the disposition Of the
American people toward an aggressive
foreign policy have been removed by
the trial Of strength just made at the
polls and it is now anticipated that
there will be succession Of rapid and
impressive moves in this new field Of
political operations. All Of Europe is
now alive to the situation and the
American public are awaking to a real
ization that things are moving for
ward with remarkable rapidity.
1t is felt that the pride of the Ameri-
can people will be aroused by the bold
declarations of policy to be made in
the presidents message and that the
review Of what has been accomplished
already and the indications of what is
in prospect in the immediate future in
the way of national ACKNOWLEDGMENT
will put a new light upon American
politics. The conlidants of the admin
istration are flushed with anticipation
of the wonderful showing that will be
made of advancement of this govern
ment in participation in the worlds
progress during the last year and a
half. The hope that the overthrow
Of Agunaldo may be included in the
long list of achievements reported to
congress is entertained This hope is
based on knowledge of the present
plan of operations in the Philippines
looking to the capture of the insurgent
forces the success Of which is still
problematical,
But aside from the measure of sue
cess that may attend the operations in
the Philippines within the next three
or four weeks it is anticipated that
the president will be able to fire the
hearts Of the American people by the
picture he can draw of the forward
movement of this government. 1t is
said that he will not only crafty the
feeling Of national pride, but will APP
peal to the practical common sense of
the great commercial element by point
Ing out the progress and brilliant
prospects of commercial develop
ment. Internal prosperity and bust
ness activity, practical settlement Of
the troublesome Alaskan boundary
question, a settlement of the Samoan
difficulty, accompanied with the ac-
QUESTION of valuable territory, salts
factory progress in Porto Rico and
Cuba and the security of the "open
door" in China will be pointed to as
achievements all tending toward the
one great Object of commercial SUI
premacy in the great struggle OF
worlds competition. 1t is said that
the president will go to the full length
in u policy of aggressive, forward
movement aud endeavor to awaken the
public to the idea of triumphs in diplo-
macy and in the eXercis, of world in
iluence, and that his message will APP
peal particularly to the commercial in
terests Of the country,