The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-11-03
NAsHINCToN LETTER.
(From Our Regular c Correspondent.

Washington, d. c., Oct. 3Oth, 1899.
Uncle Sam will help John Bull, if he
is attacked ly any European nation
While ne iScngaged in tnat South African
war. That is. stripped of all verbiage,
,he sum and substance of the opinion
held by about nine out of every ten men
IN Washington, including the members
pf the diplomatic corps. And the ye.y
fact that such an opinion j. General is in
itself suilic;c..: W ulke any nation think,
Eot twice, bl' several times, before de-
Gliding that the pfeSeut is an opportuoe
time to even UP any old scores with
Great liritain. 1t must not be Inferred
from this that any member of the al
ministration has been leaking as to
the Intentions of this government, in
case there should he any European at
tack or Great Britain. On the contrary.
every member of the administration has
refused even to dis.:uSS The possibilities
in that line. 1t is not lecallSe OF any
thing officially said that the opiuinn Of
the willingness OF the L.. y, u help
Great Britain, il help he nse;lsl, is SD
gcreraRY he III, but because that j. the
only l,SlSa! nJtituie for this mnt,y tn
occupy ut this time, owing To the general
feeling of gratitude to Great B.tiin. for
having slid, 'handS off, when several
European powers wished TO interfere
with our little scrap with SPUN. lf
Great britain is interfered with, it viii
not be i question of what the present AL
minStrators of this government would
like t0 do, but of their having tn obey
the will of the Amer Jean liPnl.ie.
The Philippians commission hell its
l,rSt meeting toby, with Admiral
Dewey, Col. Denby ana Professors S;hur-
man and Worcester in attendance. 1t
is understood that daily meetings Will
be held until preliminary report has
been agreed upon, and probable that y
full report will not be made until after
another visit to the islands ly the three
civil cOmmissops-iti it is hardy likely that
Admiral dewey will be asked to go there
again.
Although the Presileut is very busy
OH his annual mes nge to Congress-, he
has arranged to take ii day off, tomorrow,
and 60 to Richmod. Va, accompanied
hy six members Of hiI Cabinet to see the
| launching of the torpedo b,lt SauN:it
! Gen Fitzhrgh Lee i, in Washinginn-
en- route from Cuba, TO his home in N'lr,
g!nia. lie is on furlcngh and will TO-
turn to Cuba SHORTLY. lie Is looking
we'll, bWt plea declined all invita-
! tionS tn discuss Cuban Affairs for publ
cation, further than to say that the Gu
bans, rs a people. are batter than they
are generally credited by our people Will,
being. His son, Lieutenant George NJ.
Lee, lEis been ordered to accompany the
47th infantry from New York to the
Philippines, where he will join his own
regiment, the 39Uh Infantry.
The Census Bureau will cndravOr to
make mining and manufacturing stasis
tics TO he taken next year, more COM
plete thGn any evnr taken. Director
Merriam says the charge That these sta
tistics will be gathered for uSc in cam.
paign documents OF the Piesilenti al
Campaign could only have originated
with some one who was isnoraat; that
til" work Of taking this Census Will no;
bl IN until from the lj;h ~ III" 3O'h OF
} NJ, and Attsr the inc""ml;ion i g.vh
"r " i. vii ieIN;rr rhn"ns {, ca Sly
ai pr.nt l.. HiahiI! IL, use i t',e ,lit;
C. camn.:-G G. lr.y5 ECrr, imo 's.ott
I, )rc thni iTo thousand S."r!,., ASGn
Dc ejuioyed t. = "a / ,',!; class ni
il omat!oa in chc l,pTl cites ct IL,
L, an'ry.