Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14
From our Regular Correspondent.


Tsinsln-Minister Conssr will Remain in
China.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 1900.
Mr.. Mckinley is still in Washing
ton, but instead of devoting his time
to Chinese matters-he has reason to
think that there will be no withdrawal
of allied troops from Pekin for many
months and that the settlement OF
the matter will not be until long after
the election-he is hard at work
studying up schemes to help his wan
ing political fortunes and to head off
the stampede of Republicans to
Bryan, which confidential reports
have caused him to fear. He will
send four members of the ca inet on
the stump. Postmaster General
Smith has already gone to Maine and
from there will go on an extended
speaking tour, including West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas
and any other States where there is a
demand for his services. Secretary
Wilson will stump in agricultural Sec
tons. Attorney General Griggs will
not make a long trip, but will speak
wherever Hanna desires, and Secre-
tary Root will make few speeches,
mostly in the big cities. Mr.. McKin.
ley's personal task is to try to answer
in his letter of acceptance some of the
broadsides fired at the administration
by Col. Bryan in his speeches, and he
recognizes that it is difficult one.
Secretary Gage is not speaker, but
he was ordered to write the answer to
the recent letter of Hon. Carl Schurz,
which tore up Mr.. Cages recent at
tempt to create financial scare so ef-
fectively, and as soon as he finished
the task he went away for months
vacation. The contents of Mr.. Cages
last letter may be summed up rs
"what / said first, say last"
Senator Blackburn spent several
days in Washington this week. lie
has no doubts of the result in Ken
lucky. He said OF Democratic pros
poets: "Mr. Bryan will carry the
State by a large majority. Mr.. Beck
ham will also be elected. There is al.
ready a movement on foot TO flood
Kentucky in November with United
States deputy marshals. 1t has been
talked over by the Republicans and
the plans will be carried out. We
have but one United States district in
Kentucky, and Judge Evans presides
over the court. He and l have long
been warm personal friends. We
served together in the State Legisla-
ture, and there has never been any
thing to mar the pleasant social rela-
tons between us. But in politics
Judge Evans is bitter and narrow
partisan. The law allowing deputy
marshals at the polls was repealed
eight years ago, but last year Judge
Evans claimed authority for appoint
ing them, and he will do SO again this
year."
1t is stated that the Cabinet con-
sidered the horrible stories OF looting
and murder in China by the Russian
and French sections of the allied
army, cent by the Associated Press,
and published all over the United
States this week, and decided to do
nothing, because the matter did not
concern the United States. If that
decision was actually made, Mr.. Nc
Kinley and his advisers have made an
other serious mistake. This govern
ment has made itself an equal partner
with the other powers which have
troops in China, and the improper acts
of the troops of any one of those
powers does very seriously concern the
United States, as Mr.. Mckinley will
learn when the people are heard from.
The proper thing for this government
to do is to ascertain officially whether
those stories of horrible barbaritiee,
which would disgrace an army of saw
ages, are true, and if they are, to make
a strong protest to the governments OF
Russia and France, accompanied by
demand that steps be taken TO pre-
vent their repetition while this gov
eminent is a member OF the alliance.
If such things are countenanced, the
claim OF civilization and Christianity
now made by the allied powers will
necessarily become ridiculous.
Chairman Richardson, of the DEM
ocratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee, will during the remainder OF
the campaign divide his time between
Congressional headquarters, in WASH
ington, and the New York branch OF
the National Committee headquarters.
The administration this week de-
cided that Minister Conger should re-
main in China and represent the in
terests OF this country until some sort
OF a settlement is reached. This de.
cision was largely brought about by
the published interview with special
envoy w. w. Rockhill giving views
antagonistic to those held by the al.
ministration. Rockhill has denied
the authenticity of the interview, but
it is not believed that the denial will
save him from u speedy recall. AL
though stated in the most positive
terms at the State Department that
nothing il officially known of the re-
plies of the powers to Rusaia's propos-
al for the evacuation of Pekin, there
is plenty of evidence in sight that the
administration knows the nature of
those answers, whether it knows offici-
ally or unofficislly; that it is, in fact,
acting upon that knowledge. Long
messages were received this week from
Minister Conger and Gen. Chaffee.
The latter was made public but not
the former. Den.