Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-07
THE TANGLED WEB.
SOME RESULTS OF ENTANGLiNG
ALLIANCES NOW APPEAR.


SOME RESULTS OF ENTANCuNG
ALLIANCES NOW APPEAR.
Diplomatic Utterances Do Not Seem to Indicate
the Intent of the Allied Powers Political
Drift IN Louisiana Democratic Campaign
Book Ready for DsIivery-Miltarism will
Sap the True Spirit of Soldiery from the
People -McKinley's Inconsistency on the
Trust Issue is as Marked as on the Silver
Question.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Aug 81, 1900.
Mr.. Mckinley and his Cabinet, or
rather the five members of it who are
in Washington, have been giving a
continuous diplomatic performance
this week. They nave been holding
daily sessions-one day they held two
sessiOns-to wrestle with communira-
tons from the imperial partners with
whom Mr.. Mckinley has been doing
business in China. The contents OF
made public, but the semi-o fficial
news disseminators say they relate to
united agreement for settlement of
questions relating to China, and that
the Emperor of Germany now stands
obstinately in the way of an immedi-
ate settlement. That may or may
not be true, but there are reasons for
the belief that the Emperor OF Ger
many, or anybody else, who prevents
an agreement that would necessitate a
showdown OF the administration
Chinese hand until after the Presiden-
tial election would be regarded by Mr.
Mckinley rs an almighty good find.
History teaches that it is the usual
thing for nations 10 do what their
rulers had declared they would not do.
Perhaps that is why so little attention
has been given to the declarations of
the diplomats of the allied nations as
to the intentions Of their respective
governments in China. This govern
ment was first to declare that it want.
ed no Chinese territory and that it
was opposed to any other nation tax.
ing any; that was followed by similar
declarations from Germany and Ja-
pan, and now Russia has come forward |
to say that it wants nothing but peace |
and the preservation of the Chinese
Empire, and that it stands ready to
give up the Chinese territory it re-
Gently seized to restore order. These
have been official statements publicly |
made. England is said to agree with |
them, although no official statement
to that effect has been made public |
and there are some rumors to tae |
contrary. 1t must be apparent to the |
observant that il those five govern
ments really held the sentiments ex.
pressed by them, there would be no
further talk about a general land grab |
in China; they have the power to COM
pei settlement on the lines they |
wish. That there is continued talk is |
why it is believed that these official |
utterances have merely been made for
effect-to keep the world in the dark |
while the plans for cutting up China
are perfected.
Representative Davsy. of Louisiana,
was at Democratic Congressional |
headquarters this week. He said of |
the Republican claim OF Louisiana
Congressional districts: "The Repub
licsn National Committee were told |
some time ago that the second and |
third districts would be Republican
also the sixth. do not understand |
why all the Louisiana districts were
not included in the claim. Personal |
ly / have no doubt about all Elk of the |
Louisiana Democrats being re elected. |
The Republicans in Louisiana are
united this year, but that will not win |
them any Congressional seats"
The Democratic Campaign Text
Book is ready for distribution. 1t 10
very warm book Of fifty chapters,
seventeen OF which are devoted to i'm.
perialism. One chapter is devoted to
evidence showing the existence OF
secret alliance between the Mckinley
administration and Great Britain the
Porto Rican legislation. which is de-
scribed as imperialism applied" gets
several chapters, and one of the lon
gest chapters is given up to Republic |
can stealing in Cuba. Other chapters
show the attitude OF the Republican
party toward trusts; railroad discrimi-
nations in favor OF trusts, the proposed
ship subsidy job. etc. The book is
corker.
Representative Hay, Of Virginia,
who is recognized as one of the best
friends OF the National Guard in Con-
gress, says in signed statement on
the dangers Of militarism: 1.-THE Re- |
publican party advocates large and
permanent standing army and it will |
insist upon a large increase in the I
standing army, should it continue in
power. Apart from the immense cost
which such military establishment
would entail permanently on the gov.
eminent the effect OF its maintenance
would be to discourage the formation |
of National Guard organizations, and
to sap the military spirit OF our peo- !
pie. This large standing army is nee. |
essarily y part Of the imperial and
military system which the present ad-
ministration is seeking TO force upon
the country. It is an open secret
that the people who are advocating
this system desire to use these troops
at home as we'll as abroad, Tor the sup
preston of the liberties of the people.
The policy of the Democratic party is
to oppose militarism, and it denounces
in it's national platform the mainten.
ance of a large standing army"
Representative Gaines, of Tennes-
see. has been looking up Mr.. McKin-
ley's inconsistent record on the trust
question. He finds that Mr.. McKin-
ley declared in a speech in the House,
May Is, 1883, that Congress had the
power to crush home trusts. Mr..
Gaines also asks very pertinently why
Mr.. Mckinley has done nothing
toward crushing the trusts since he
became President, and why he should
be trust follower instead Of party
leader? Mr.. Mckinley has been in
consistent on almost every important
public question. He can't help it.
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