The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13

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fBY C. A. EDwARDS.)
washington, August 11.--tStaff Specially
The papers OF the East have been throw
ing rocks at Joe Bailey because he re-
cantly said that an alliance offensive and
defensive existed between this country
and Great Britain. Joe Bailey is right
as he usually Is. The alliance exists. but
Il Is still secret one. The administra-
ton dare not let 1t be known. 1t fears
| the wrath OF the Irish and Germans In this
country. II will keep 1t secret as long
&c Il possibly can, but some day 1t will
come out and then we will hear some
thing drop with dull, sickening thud.'
Everything points to such an alliance
as Mr.. Bailey described, and 1t has been
formed between the men who control the
Mckinley administration and the men who
control the British empire. 1t was formed
for the purpose OF exploiting the Chinese
empire, and that these influences were
the ones that prevailed upon the COM
missioners at Paris to make treaty
whereby 500, 000,o 900 were to be paid by the
United States to Spain as the preliminary
step to a war OF subiugation and con-
quest in the Philippines that would force
the United States to maintain vast army
and navy in the orient, there Is absolute
" no doubt whatever.
II is common knowledge among all In
telligent Americans as we'll as Europeans
that the United States would not be per-
mitted to remain in the Philippines w!th-
out the support OF England. The pres
ence. then. of the United States with its
army and navy in that archipelago &C.
mepts a union of interest between the
great capitalistic classes OF the United
States and England for the purpose OF
uniting the powers of those two nations
to stand off the opposition of Russia, Ge'-
many and France while they force con-
cesslons from the Chinese government ard
build railroads and factories throughout
the Flowery Kingdom.
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It Is really O matter of surprise to me-
that the democratic papers of the country,
the labor journals, farm journals aid re-
llgious press have not taken up this mat
ter and told the people exactly what Is
going on. They may have been Ignorant
of the facts in the case, and were loath 20
believe that such gigantic conspiracy ex-
listed against the working people of this
country as this combination presents.
They can doubt no longer. The papers OF
this section have recently been fun OF the
news of the syndicate of American aGI
English capitalists, organized for the pur-
thair
pose to use the entire power of both go'-
ernments to back their schemes. The PED
pie should now arouse themselves to
realizing sense of the tremendous impoj.
of what is going on.
We are informed by the press DIS
patches that an American syndicate COM
posed of some of the largest financial in
stitutions and the leading millionaires OF
the country. representing many billions of
wealth, was organized during the past
year for the purpose of building a rail-
way in China from Hanlkow to Canton. a
distance of $50 miles. 1t is known as he
American China DEVELOPMENT company.
We are further informed that this syndi-
cate has entered into an alliance or agree
ment with similar syndicate of British
capitalists whereby each pledges the sup
port OF their respective governments to
back them up in their enterprise and force
concessions from China. 1t has also leaked
out that the department of state of this
country has instructed Minister Conger to
make demands upon the Chinese govern
ment in behalf of the American syndicate.
We now begin to see daylight anent the
Philippine question We now see the OBJ
ject and purpose OF this country in con-
Quoting war of conquest and subjugation
over there.
1t is obviously not for the purpose of
securing the Philippines because of any
advantage they would be to the United
States. 1t is that British influence is suf- |
fciently potent over here in this capital |
TO have this war pulled Off in order that |
the power of this government might be
used to second the efforts of Great Brit |
ain in securing a liberal share OF the ter
rltory of China that is now being seized
upon by and divided among the powers OF
the earth. The government of China is
being harassed by the demands made upon |
II for spheres of influence" by the Diff |
ferent nations, who are exhausting all
their resources of diplomacy, bluff and |
bullying to the end that they may secure
the largest possible concession from that
government. 1t is well known that Hong
Kong and the country adjacent thereto Is
already practically British territory and is
dominated by British interests.
The concession promised to the Ameri-
can syndicate is located inland eighty miles
from Hong Kong, and that the British
syndicate is to build a railroad connecting
Canton, the terminus of the American
line, with the seaboard. Thus 1t will be
seen that the whole enterprise is Brit
ish enterprise into which American cap
talists have been tempted by the promise
Of tremendous returns upon their invest
ment providing they could use the power
Of the American government to assist
England in the work OF exploitation.
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1t Is we'll known that the European COM