The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-07-26
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Items Of Intelligence Relating to
Affairs at the National
Capital.
EFFECT or THE PRESIDENTIAL POLICY.
Altitude Of the Administration IN the
ChtHrse AsHir-The Natural Result
OF Ibapr riaiism-Th~ DemscrRiIc
DecIaration ON issssE Empha-
stHeS.

The practical certainty that the for
eign inhabitants OF Peking have been
murdered turns the eyes Of the coun-
try on Washington. TO see what course
the administration win take. Natural
ly the indignation over the outrage
causes various expressions Of strong
feeling, but II is generally recognized
that the administration Is in peculiar
position. Almost any step that II takes
will expose 1t 20 criticism from the vast
number Of people who have been view
ing with alarm the policy Of imperial
ism.
Ii is unofiicially given out In admins
tration circles that troops will he
rushed to China and that severe punish
ment will be mcted out TO the nation
which has been guilty of allowing the
murder Of our minister and many
American citizens.
Stlll, IL is explicitly pointed out that
no war will be declared against China,
no matter how many troops II takes
10 carry out the intentions Of the ad-
minisiration, and that Cinnamon will
not be deported from this country while
hosiilities are going on.
This sounds very much like the ad-
ministration's way OF doing things.
II is now carrying on one unauthorized
war In the Philippines under another
term. II IL doing In the Philippine
what It denounced In 1898 as criminal .
aggression"
1t IL said just now that the adminis-
tration has no intention whatever Of
helping in the partition Of China. but
will only act with the other powers to
punish that nation for the attack upon
our citizens. Hut this assurance will
not 90 very far with those who have
watched McKinlcy's course In the last
two years. The administration has a
very optimistic and farilc way Of mini
MIXING its impeFialistic performance
beforehand.
On the AdmInIstrAtisR.
Ex-Congrcssman James Hamilton
Lewis puts the whole Chinese trouble
squarcly up to the administration. lie
says:
II charge the Chinese outbreak di-
rcctly upon the republican administra-
tion Il is the direct result Of the an
nouncrment made by this government
that the United States intended TO en-
ter into the division OF China. Since
these assertions China has viewed us
aE invaders. Its assaults upon us are
because Of that feeling OF our hostility
TO them.
During the last IS years wherever
missionaries have been killed II has de-
veloped that they had violated some
sacred ritual of the Chinese faith. 9th
er nations besides the Chinese visit the
offender with death for such dcsecra-
| tionS.
ut is apparent for the first time in
the present generation that the Chi
nese government has given sanction to
an assault upon Americans and for
eignrrs generally.
This is because our missionaries and
ambassadors were regarded as the ad,
vance guard of force determined to
appropriate the Chinese empire"
Mr.. Lewis goes on to point out tina,
| W iuhk ~ w ~ aAhNi iAHtN atAAAAAfH
with the continental powers the Chi
nesc government treated our people
with consideration and gave us trade
privileges.
II was only when This administration
was beguilcd by England into an uD.
dcrstanding that she would be helped
In her policy Of despoiling China that
the trouble began.
Among Others Mr.. Lewis quotes eN.
Minister DENLY. while a member Of the
Philippine commission. speaking for
the administration, as saying that the
| time had come when We should Join
other powers In aPpropriating n re-
spectacle sphere of China to ourselves. y
Senator Lodge recently said that our
government should bear its resPonsi
biliiies in China and participate with
the nations of the world in the division
of that empire from the base of the
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