Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-29
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

The EASTERN QUESTION.
We are glad to note that the Colum-
bia State has not seen fit to withdraw
from the discussion of the course and
policy of the United States in the East.
In its issue of last Friday, which was
not received until after Saturdays is
sue of this paper had been printed, it
contained another two. column article
on the Philippines and China trade
questions
This article, under the heading,
"Three of Kind" was directed to
remarks made by the Greenville News,
the Charleston Post and THE ENQUI.
RER. There was less facetiousness
and arrogance in it than in the previ-
GUS article; but still enough to identi-
fly it as child of its pa. 1t shows
signs of much sweating, rather than
of considerable information, and,
strange to say, while only one-half is
devoted to the two city dailies, the
entire other half is directed at the
poor, Insignificant, benighted ENoUI-
RER. Whether the last circumstance
is due to our having made a more
troublesome presentation of the case,
or to the fact that we are in greater
need of instruction, we shall not at
tempt to decide. We do not like to
think, however, that the chivalrous
editor of The State, who considers
himself equal to all three put together,
would deliberately hurl the greater
weight of his assault against the weak.
est of his adversaries.
At the outset, The State laments
that we could not reproduce its previ'
Gus article in full, in order to ''furnish
our readers with sorely needed light, u
on this Eastern question. We are
sorry, too, as we said at first, because
we would have been glad to show our
readers how little light The State is
able to furnish. But the lamentation
of The State, we think, would have
come with much better grace had ii
set the example by reproducing, fol-
the benefit of it's readers, the facts and
arguments set forth by THE ENQUI.
RER, and to combat which was the en-.
deavor of its enlightening article.
In what we have to say at this time,
Aguinaldo will not figure extensively
The State advises US that the official
preliminary report of the Philippines
commission is purely campaign doc
ument and, therefore, unquotable. 1t
would hold also that the members oil
the Philippines commission are utterly
unworthy of credence so far as Agui-
naldo is concerned, aud the presump-
ton is that no reliance whatever is to
be placed in either the official or pri.
vate utterances of our government off.
cials. The State tells us also, that
there has been more disorder in that
portion of Luzon which has been un.
der the control of the Americans, than
in that portion which has been under
the control of Aguinaldo. We have
more or less information about what
has taken place in that portion Of the
island which has heen under American
jurisdiction but have only the testimo,
ny of General Wheeler and few others
as to that portion of the island that has
been under the jurisdiction of Aguinal,
do. According to this testimony, Ag.
uinaldo's government does not com.
pare favorably; but as Of course the
witnesses are "biased," and as The
State no doubt has the actual facts in
Aguinaldo's "consular reports" we
will have to drop the matter for the
present, and take up our commercial
rights in China. After claiming that
we misstated its position when we
said it would shave us lie low and
lick the boots of those who would de.
ny us these rights" The State says
On the contrary, The State claims that
we should endeavor to preserve, by peace
eful means, the integrity of the Chinese
empire; the other nations are not now
in position to deny us our rights there /;