Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-10
United States To b Forced Into
the Concert of Europe.
IN THE PARTITION OF CHINA.
~ "rfa' Scheme or American aud Brit
ish Financiers to Exploit China at
Expense OF Home Taxpayers.

Nai can only be declared hV the con-
gress. To declare and carry on war is
the highest prerogalive Of sovereignty.
In the United states the people are the
sovereigls. Each citizen is the equal
before the law If any other.
Yet in spite Of this express provision of
the constitution, President Mex nlev did
on December %, 1898, issue his unlawful
PROCLAMATION to the fiipinos which
made war inevitable, for that ploclama.
ton falsely alleged that the United States
had assumed sovereignty over the Fill.
pinos; that they were to have no voice in
determining their form OF government or
who should rule them; that they must
submit to the military power OF the
United States without question.
The Filipnos having defeated the Span
ards and driven them into Manila and
one or two oiEer fortified places, and
having read and under standing the
American Decla; alton OF Independence,
that all peoples have right to choose
their own rulers, very naturally objected
to this mnSIlent assimilation" scheme
OF Mr.. McKin4cv. \ ia,so majority OF
The American peope al, have strong OBJ
jectons to being forced into an unlawful
war, and also creed II to leng an
Asiatic power whether they Willed or no.
This is the political side OF the ques-
ton, and why Mr. Mckinley made this
fatal error, thus overthrowing all the
cherished teachings OF all tn great men
OF the republic from jefferson to Lincoln,
can only be explained by his giving way
t. the demands Of a set Of men who seem
TO control his administration for their
own purpos, S. That it is necessary TO
eXpend American blood and treasure to
carry out their programme seems to have
no restraining effect on Mr.. Mckinley,
the syndicate that controls him, and
would seem to have purchased his assist
ance whenever and for whatever they
ask, no matter at what cost to himself or
the American people.
The names composing this particular
syndicate-unfortunately there are more
OF Misunderstanding to it's official state
ment, are as follows: -.
Representative OF most OF the great
bankins-houyes # this country, including
J. p. Morgan & Co., Brown Bros, Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., Nermilye & Co. the Wander
bits and the Rockefel!ers Don Cameron,
Tom Plat, Henry Wo!cott, Thomas F.
Ryan, Anthony Brady, Marcellus Hart
ley, Levi p. Morton. Edward j. Berwind,
of the coal trust; julius Stursberg, OF the
sugar trust; Frederick 7. Olcott, OF the
Central Trust Company; James Stillman,
OF the great and powerful Standard Oil
Bank Clement Griscom, OF the lnterna-
tional Navigation COMPANY american
line), &C., &C.
There is also an English company
which are interested in the same purpose,
which will indicate further on, who are
also influential with tine British govern
ment. They are the leading bankers,
members of noble families and the great
commercial houses and leading politl-
clans.
The two syndicates, the American
China Development Company and the
British and Chinese Corporation, Limited,
appear to be after the same game ana
HINT in couples. They entered into an
agreement which contains the following
clauses;
each party hereunto shall use their
hest endeavors to obtain the support OF
the government OF their respective coun-
t,ies to the common undertaking OF the
nar,ies expressed in these presents, and
70 render all such mutual assistance to
each other in the furtherance OF their
common enterprise in the Empire OF
China as circumstances may require IL
beiny the intention OF these presents tha''
co far as practicable and possible, the
narties hereto shall act in alliance ana
tooether in all undertakings obtained or
prosecuted by either or both in the EN-
miro Of China, whether both parties sha
narticip,,te in tie business or not
This agreement was concluded on Feb
ruary last, about one month after Mr.
Mckinley issued his proclamation to the
Filipinos. They then knew it was safe
70 90 ahead, and that they would be
backed by the two great governments OF
the world; and it is well to remember
that ,hc Philippine Islands contain the