The Winslow mail., 1900-09-13
NOTES FROM washington
Latest Intelligence Upon Matters Of
National Interest at the
Capital.
STILL TROUBLE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The Administration Fails to Secure
Any Campaign Red Fire Out of Its
Colonial POIicy-Secretary of State
Hay the Laughing Stock of the
World.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence.)
The administration employees in the
war department are carefully censur-
ing the reports of the amnesty celebra-
tion in the Philippines. 1t was failure.
The natives were Indifferent and
sulky. Not a corporaPs guard could
be rounded up to go through the
formalities pertaining to the festival.
EXtravagant promises were made to
induce the Filipinos to celebrate. A
few amigos" took the offers in good
faith and turned up with pictures OF
Mckinley and AguinaldO side by side
and banners with the word ''inde-
pendence" on them.
Judge Taft and other members of
the peace commission saw that the
whole affair was fizzle and concluded
not to lend their eloquence to the oc-
casion.
So the republicans are deprived OF
this particular bit of red fire for cam
paign purposes. They had intended to
have an alleged amnesty" celebration
in order to make the people believe that
the war is over. 1t must have been
pretty slim affair when not even the
Washington censor can lick 1T into
shape for your Uncle Hanna.
The War Not over.
The Chinese trouble forced the hand
of the administration in the Philip
pines 1t had to admit that such vig-
orous war is on that 10000 troops Will
be needed to conquer the Filipinos. 1t
will be remembered in this connection
that Secretary Root just about year
ago was promising that the war would
be over and the troops returning at
this time.
The Porto Ricans too are making it
awkward for the administration. They
neglected to celebrate the Fourth of
July, alleging that they could not raise
any money. Yet they recently raised
several thousands of dollars for cele-
bration of the festival of their patron
saint. They futtered thousands of
Spanish flags and the stars and stripes
were conspicuous by their absence.
This feast day happened to be the
second anniversary of Gen. Miles land
was greeted with flowers and the
United States flag was flung to the
breeez amid the greatest enthusiasm.
Since then the Porto Ricans have had
q bitter experience with imperialism.
They have been denied the protection
of our constitution. They have been
starved under oppressive taxes and
they are still burdened with the Span
ish laws and forms of court procedure.
1t is unfortunate for the administra-
tion that its colonies are in such a state
of open and overt rebellion. Imperial
ism is not popular at home and is hated
by our unwilling subjects of alien races.
The Conceft of Hay.
For several days Secretary Hay strut
ted about and received congratulations
on being the only real diplomat in the
civilized world. With the distin-
tinguished aid of Minister WI Ting
Fang he had extracted a message from
Chinese sources announcing the safety
of Minister Conger.
The continental powers said at once
that Hay and the administration were
being duped by the Chinese, who wished
to gain time.
Hay is vain and egotistical. He stuck
to his own estimate of his greatness for
ten days. Now, however, the state de-
partment comes off its perch and ex-
cepts the common sense view which
most people have held all along.
The Chinese have gained time to rally
has ho Io1o
dissension among the foreign powers
preparing to march on Peking and the
Chinese authorities are now threaten
ing to hold the ministers as hostages in
the interior of the country, killing
them if war is declared by the powers.
The administration, finding itself
without available troops and it's ally
England in the same plight, is disposed
to go very slow and keep out of trouble
The motive actuating this policy is
anything but an admirable one. But
public sentiment has for once COM
PEELED Mckinley to listen to its protest
| against his headlong career of imper-
ialism. 1t is true that the massacre of
our citizens will remain unavenged, but
| astrous end. We never had any busi-
ness in the barbaric country. Of course
Mckinley will take no steps to rid this
country Of the increasing Chinese horde
that focks here to take the place of
American labor, but the fact that we
are in the midst of a campaign made
him much less valorous than when he
promoted an unauthorized and unjust
war against the Filipinos.
Democrats Harmonious
Chairman Jones, of the democratic
national committee, has been spending
some time in the east. He is pleased
with the outlook. The democrats are
| harmonious and united. The people
| like the courageous and straightfor-
ward enunciation of principles in the
| platform. Men of prominence, whose
opinion carries weight, are daily flock
! ing o the democratic standard
The republicans have plenty OF
money. but their party machine is con
siderably Jared and disarranged by
the dissensions growing out of the pas
sage of the Porto Ri,an bill by congress
and the lack of any restraint of trust
power.
The republicans don't know exactly
how or where to begin the campaign
| The democratic campaign is a spon-
| taneOus one.
ADOLPH PATTERSON.
livery elector who is opposed to
imperialism-who is opposed to mil
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