The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %, 1899.

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policy of world conquest? AL
though the administration is at
present carefully concealing any
disposition it may have to enter
upon such a policy, the DISPOSE
ton is believed to exist, and that
question may become a leading
one in next years Presidential
campaign. In diplomatic cir
cleS it is believed that the first
steps toward such a policy have
already been taken and that the
suspension of DR.. Bedloe, as U, S.
Consul at Canton, China, at the
request of the government of
China, is one of them, although
it is stated at the State Depart
ment the suspension of DR.. Bed
loe was brought about by some
irregularity in connection with
his issuing papers to an American
vessel engaged in supplying arms
and ammunition to the FiIipinOs
and in issuing certificates to
Chinese merchants trading with
the Philippines.
The present attitude of great
ness occupied by the United
States was attained by following
from the days of Washington a
policy of strictly attending to our
own affairs and leaving the peo-
pie of other nations to do the
same. The glamour Of foreign
conquest has turned the head of
the people of other nations many
times in the past and few
months ago there appeared to be
danger that Americans would be
blinded by the same glamour,
but the common sense for which
Americans are renowned, has
come to the rescue and our people
are realizing not only the meaning
but the danger Of the adoption of
an imperialistic policy by the
United States and present indi-
cations are that that realization
will result in a restoration of the
Democratic party to power and a
resumption of the only safe for
eign policy for this government
to follow.
Men who at the beginning sup
ported the expansion policy of
the administration are now
eOvoroiy oritiuioing the results
obtained by following that policy.
For instance, the Washington
Post, which has to all intents
and purposes been an expansion
sheet, says editOrially: "Either
we have not the genius and the
temperament for successful colon.
izatiOn, or we have been grOtes-
quely unfortunate in the selection
of our agents. 1t is impossible
to see at this moment where and
i'll what respect we have accom-
plished anything important either
In Cuba or in the Philippines.
In the latter we have undertaken
to set up the regime of law and
order and civilization, and we
have failed utterly. In the case
of Cuba we have undertaken to
give the people self government,
or at least to test their capacity
in that line, and we have done
neither. In the Philippines we
have for six months or more been
engaged i'll petty and perfectly
frultless war with the natives.
In Cuba the government consists
of military autocracy, little if
any more beneticent than that
conducted By the Spanish COVER
nor-generals in times of peace.
In LuzOn it is actual war we have
upon our hands. In Cuba, it is
smouldering discomfort, turbu-
lence in various parts of the is
land and fatuous and feeble
tyranny at Havana"
Two designs for the new S.
certificate, one having upon it's
face a vignette of Washington
and the other one of Jefferson
have been submitted to Secretary
Gage. 1t is said that Republi.
can Senator heard about this and
at once hurried to see Secretary
Gage to tell him not to adopt
the Jefferson design, because. if
he did, it might become known
as a Democratic note. Be that
as it may, Treasury officials saw
that the Jefferson design is not
likely to be adopted.
The prediction that all of the
$4,000 volunteers, authorized by
Congress, would be enlisted, has
been almost verified. An order
for the enlistment of one more ad.
ditional regiment, which will
bring the number of volunteers
nearly up to the limit, has been
issued by Secretary Root and the
new regiment will be composed
OF negroes. The officers will, of
course, be white men.
Notwithstanding the statement
of Secretary Gage that the Treas.