The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-08-30
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Aug. 81.

admit that the situation in China
has grown more critical since the
taking of Pekin and rescue of the
foreigners by the allied army. Re-
ports from Gen. Chaffee and Minister
Conger on the continued fighting in
and around Pekin were received last
week, but were not made public.
One reason for the suppression of
these reports is that they show that
it is the Chinese government, and
not a mob, which has been and is
making war on the foreigners, and
for some reason of his own Mr.. Nc
Kinley insists upon acting on the
theory that the Chinese Government
is friendly, although in refusing
Ii Hung Chang's request for the
appointment of commissioner to
negotiate terms of peace he ptact-
ically said that he doubted whether
China had a government. The
pretence of regret on the part of
officials that circumstances
tinucd hghting-have made it i'm
possible to withdraw the American
troops from China is farcical. The
War Department has been forward
ing supplies from the first on the
understanding that the troops would
be in China all winter.
Capt. Patrick O'Farrell, who
stumped for Mckinley in 1896 and
who is now vigorously opposing him
because of his imperial policy, made
a red-hot speech before the Central
Bryan and Stevenson Club, in
which he said of the Philippine war;
Who authorized this war? Theo-
retically and virtually, we are at
war with no one. Congress alone
has the power to declare war. Who
gave the President such authority ?
And why are ships, loaded with
volunteers, being sent to the Philip
pines to shoot the natives and in
turn to be shot by them? What
will happen if you elect Mckinley
and a Republican Congress next
November There will be call
issued for regular army of SO, 900
men backed by 100, 900 volunteers.
Every working-man will have to
hoist soldier on his back, not for
freedom, but to fight lot Of men
against whom we have no grudge. "
A letter received in Washington
from ex-senator ]. B. Henderson,
who was prevented by sickness from
attending the Liberty Congress at
Indianapolis, over which it had been
expected he would preside, contains
food for careful thought. For in
stance, the following quotation
therefrom "Our Government is
rapidly changing its form. The U.
S. is no longer a Republic. Two
wars-one against the Philippines,
the other against China--are being
waged by the President without any
constitutional sanction. The Rus
sian Emperor claims no greater
power than that which is exercised
almost without protest, by all
American President. The war with
the Philippines is worse than use
less. 1t is wholly without any pur-
pose less criminal than the pamper-
ing of army contractors and the
enrichment of hungry officials from
the toll of labor. The islands can
not be colonized or occupied by
Americans. And American law,
equally with American prejudice
already forbids American citizenship
to their inhabitants. If they are not
to be incorporated as states, they
must be governed as colonies, and
this reduces them to slavery and
ourselves to forms of despotism. In
the case of China, American troops,
without pretence of law, are to be
placed under the command of the
German Emperor, who, openly, pro
claims against the Chinese the war
of Israel against the Amalekite." "
-
Representative 7. J. Bradley, Of
New York City, was among the
visitors to the Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Committee
Headquarters last week. He said:
Both New York and New Jersey |
will give Bryan their electoral votes
this fall. In Presidential years
New Jersey generally goes as New
York does. Did you ever notice
that ? They will both go Democratic
this time.
Representative Wheeler, Of KY, |
said of the outlook in that State
Bryan and Stevenson will carry /,
( he State Of coI,rca bu on old |