Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-11-02
|SHINGTON NEWS.

Observation-Disclosures HcsessscsthtscsUS.-SS@i.
\ special sent 10 the Chicago Tla:cs
Herald from this city says: The
United States has deuandrd frOm.
the governments OF Russia, Gcg-
many and France assuranccs that u.
their division OF China into zones Oi
political denomination or OF sphere
OF influence. the sradc rights OF cit!
zcns OF this country shall be- fully r.
spec,cd. Thc~. demands are pretty
sure 10 h" acccdcd To. aud ~ soon ns
the necessary correspondence can H.
passed between Washington ana tie
thre, European capitals. II i no;
doubted that the. desired aSsurnnctS
will /. given 10y the governments
named. In fact. n incit understanding
to this effect already exists. and little
remains TO H. done. but To decide upon
the form in which the nssuranrcs shalt
he given. There was some little sir.
prise In diplomatic circles when ih,
demands OF this government were pre-,
-cnt.d through I'll. .ini,ass!cs here. bui
no Sign OF extreme dl-plcasurc or OF iu-
tcaiion 10 resist was manifested In any
quarter. This move for making sur.
OF our trade status In chInn and for
assuring ourselves Tint all our treaty
rights would hc respected under the
proposed arrangement Of n"tuni au.
tn' = -wuN
entered upon by the administration In
no light or casual manner. hut only
after full discussion nnd rnr-fai .on.
siicraiion OF all the possibilities.
Now that 'hcrr j. practically n certain.
| ~ of n successful isstir. il j. felt that
a grrn, stroke hn- bccn mad. for
American irndc aud influence. ..
Major General Fiix Hugh Lee. wis
/ s.ttHN..l "a, wR Las. Sae,
nigM. discussed ,h. social. political nn.i
Industrial conditions of Cuba In nn In.
. i-rvicw Sunday. General l.c~ says the
island under I'll" existing protection uf
| the thiiri States. h Improving every
hour. lie says ihcrr IL little friction
/ II pny kini In cultn. nni that the I-re-
[ ri. nrr slowly hut surely n,hnii,linI:
their wnr.wnsI,-i homes nnd rrrairinr
! their crippled Fortunes. lie thinks ilIn'
III. AMI property arr now sccur' on
the island. nni Tint ruhnns GENERALLY
arr not abusing their n-wiy-a~luir,Si
| fr--,inm. ,;~n-rui f.-c said that IhI.
I happy condition Of things WIS iuv
inrr,.iy 90 'f- srfr'nr,. p-sfrnini rxcr-
ciss-l by American military authority.
/ The native population. lie says. IL In.
| experienced in 1pu'h the theory anl
/ practic- III --if.suv-rnmcn'. Gcncrli
Is~r realizes ilai the United States GOV.
/ rrnmcni ia pledged To grant ind-i-ni
I en-~ 10 Cuha nf,cr II hH~ bCcn thor
oushly incii,,I. aud he feels strongly
iiIa, the pledge should i,r fulnilc-l ~
swiftly ne practicable. tuiil iif- Cnu
lc protected hy purely cuban govern.
mcft. hnw"vrr. iic thinks the is'nuhs
should tcninin under III" government
III the United States.
/ In view or the rurrcnt discussion Of
the military agreement br,wrru E,u.
rrnl Bates AMI the Sultan or Sulti. 'lIr
views of President Sciiurinhn II tho
Philippine commission "u this ~uhi"Cf
arr interesting. Mr.. SChurman was
nur of the iirsi Americans To visit Iulp.
the seat uf spanish government In I'll"
Suiu archipelago. nui had an extended
interview with iltc Sultan bcfuT~ the
1 arrival nT.,;rn-rul Rates The nrrau.,,-
I men, cutCrvSt Into between General
/ iIntts Hui the Sultan was considerably
Z influenced Ivy this meeting. AlihuuE i
thv text Uf til" agreement with the Sui.
tan las mort it,,rn made public Icy the
Washington authorities II can br stated
that u practically conforms iu III" pre-
/ WON. convention existing bCtw'-u the
/ Sultan AMI the Spanish government.
In this agreement Spain never claimed
any mur,' than an external PROTECTOR.
pres, piracy in its waters nnd tu pre-.
vent the Jrriuiic migruiiuns Uf oath.
| bound Muhnnn'ilnns who wont To- the
I northern islands under n vow 10 XIII
! Christians aud thus ~rCupr an entrance
into paradise. Professor SClIurrnan said
when questioned nl'nui III" probable
continuance of poly gnmy aud slavery
In the islands after they came under
the American dominion. thai this was
u subject which would have 10 hC dealt
with in the uiosi careful fashion tr
bring nm ultimately satisfactory $rlu
tiun. 'it seems to me- said he. That
wrrr II not fnr the ignorance displayed
the present hue nui cry alrut poly
my and slavery in these islands would
tr absolutely criminal. In taking over
the Sulu group We hnv" acquired ne
. rights uf amy sort there excerpt ihus,
! bcuucathcd us Ivy Spain. She WIS
| bound Icy her agreement with the SUI
tan not To- interfere with the religion
/ OF customs NJ the islands. aud II WOULD
hc most unwisC Tor us iu attempt this
by force when II ran I've ultimately nC
| cumplishrd Ivy tile slower method oi
civilization aud education. The Sulu
group proper contains nbuui luo.ON
Inhabitants. They are all MohnmmC
/ ,'ans, ms are about lin.nlb uf the resi-
dents of Miu,lnnnn. directly east. To
attempt 10 Interfere with the religion
! uf these people would rrcripitntc one
! Of the bloodiCst wars IN which this
country has ever been engaged. They
are II different face. physically aud
] mentally. from the residents nf the vi.
/ snynn islands. powerful men mud rcli.
! gio,is fanatics NJ the most pronounced
| type. who care nothing for death. nnd
| believe that the road tu heaven can bt
attained by killing christians. rolyg
amy IL n part Of their religion. nnd
| slavery. about which 80 much is being
said lust now. Is u mild typ" Of frudal
BONDAGE We have before us IN this
case The cNG-nlil" Of England In her
| various pussrssIuns anl nf the DutCh
| I'm InNn Mhrrr . rrmnrknhlr work uI