Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-08-08
BILL THE BLUNDERER
APPLICATION WHICH MAY BE
GIVEN M'KINLEY.

President L. Likely to Involve the
United States In China just as He
Has Done in the Philippines-Luzon
Not subjugated.
Washington correspondence:
There will be no special session of
Congress. At first 1t was rather puz-
gle to know why Mckinley was SO
afraid Of his own Congress, but can
vass of the directory showed that SO
many Of the opulent Republican Con-
gressmen are spending the summer in
Europe that the impecunious Demo
Gratis who stay at home would have
majority in the House If an extra ses-
sion were called now. The administra-
ton has no notion of having hostile
Congress on Its hands with IN election
approaching. His own Republican Con-
gross made more adverse campaign ma
terial than Mckinley likes to contem-
plate. A session now with the Demo-
Gratis In control In the House would
emphasize the issue of Imperialism in
the most startling fashion.
Mckinley hurried to Washington
from Canton at the first report of the
murder of the legations at Pekin, but
now he has gone back and resumed his
front porch campaign. Meanwhile
about $4,000 troops will be sent over to
China to get into quarrels with the
troops of the continental powers. When
they have been sacrificed Mckinley will
do the baby act just as he did in the
Philippines matter and beg for more
troops and plead that unlimited blood
and treasure should be wasted because
he drifted along and got into compllca-
tons Of his own making in the first
place.
The continental powers are quarrel
Ing with each other about their respect
I've spheres Of action in China, Russia
has the advantage in being on the
ground, and she is not the nation to
give up an advantage. England, hav-
ing no white troops to send, is trying to
form an alliance with the United States
and Japan as against the field. On &C.
count of his understanding with Great
Britain, Mckinley is hurrying all the
troops that can be mustered to China.
II the Monroe doctrine had not been
RELOCATED to the limbo Of oblivion long
ago with the Declaration Of Independ-
ence and the Constitution, the Republic
can party would not now be dragging
this nation into war whose end can
not be forcseen. There is plenty to
excite apprehension. The Chinese have
modern guns and know how to use
them. Despite internal dissensions they
have thousands of soldiers to every
hundred that European nations can fur.
nish. The Chinese are fighting for the
preservation Of their nation against for.
eign aggression.
The usual sophistries about our "ip-
terests" are being put forth in order to
furnish an excuse for getting involved
In the international quarrel which is
about to begin. 1t may be well to re-
member that the only trade interests
the United States had were given be-
cause we approached the Chinese rs
peaceful power. having no sympathy
with the imperialist designs Of foreign
powers.
The Chinese trouble has served to
STOW the exact situation in the Philip.
pines. The administration has been
sending out rose colored reports for the
last six months, stating that the Fill
pinos were subjugated, and that merely
q few "robber bands" remained to be
hunted down. Now comes General Nc
Arthur's statement that he cannot
spare any of our enormous army in the
Philippines to march on China, and
that he will have to have 100000 men
in order to complete the campaign in
the Philippines.
This gives the lie to the stories
which the administration has been
sending out for campaign purposes.
The Filipinos are no more conquered
than they were eighteen months ago.
They are fighting for independence. If
It had been given them in the first place,
along with protection against foreign
Interference for reasonable line, there
need have been no war.
1t Is noticeable that Roosevelt in his
rampant and warlike speeches neglects
to state what results have attended ap.
piled Imperialism in the Philippines.
The Republicans had the effrontery to
assume that they could choose the cam
paign issue, and they are much cha
grined to find that the people agree
with the Democrats that imperialism
Is the paramount ISSUE"
The First Fruit of Imperialism.
Sixteen insane soldiers In darkened
emigrant car passed through Council
Bluffs lately. They came from the
Philippines, and were going as fast as
steam could take them to a living death
at the U. s. hospital in the city of
Washington. Fine, stalwart fellows
they We're, ut least most of them. They
We're unshaven and begrimed with dirt
from their long journey through the
heat and dust of the Alkali deserts. A
few were gaunt, and the vacant stare
told only too plainly that Gods image
had beeu brought down to the reason
less state of the mere animal creation.
A vigilant regular watched and waited
on the poor fellows who laughed and
jibbered like apes inside the darkened
car. Very few were above 81 years
Did, and 1t wrenched the heartstrings to
see some Of the young fellows talking
to themselves, about "home." and
mother" and The boys and girls" that
once grouped themselves in the "old
nest" that they In this world should