Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-08-13
WASHINGTON LET TER.
IsPEoiAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR.

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ger and the other foreign ministers
at Pekin are safe; but even if the
ministers are safe, the murder of
other foreigners known to have TAX
en- place in Pekin and elsewhere,
make it necessary for the allied army
now at Taku, to march to Pekin,
take possession of that city, and re-
tain it until satisfaction has been OBJ
tanned from China. The allied pow
ers are determined that China shall
be punished anyway. Tho fate of the
foreign ministers will be an impOr-
tant factor in determining how great
that punishment will be; also in de-
Gliding whether war will be formally
declared against China by the allies.
| Of course if war is declared, President
Mckinley will have to call an extra
session of Congress-; but no one
knows at this time that any or all of
the powers will decide to declare war.
Should it turn out that the foreign
ministers have been killed, the
chances would increase for dec'a-
ration of war.
The republican leaders will meet
the democrats more than half way in
making so-called imperialism the
campaign issue, although, of course,
| every person OF ordinary common
sense knows that there are no advo-
Gates of an American empire in the
republican party. The foreign poll
cy of the Mckinley administration,
which is fully endorsed by the re.
publican party, is what the demo-
Gratis pretend to see imperialism in.
They will find out before they get
through with it that about seven out
of every ten voters in the Z. S. are
supporters of the foreign policy of
President Mckinley and believers in
the era of Greater America inaugu-
rated under his administration.
The republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee has not been
figuring on the election of more than
three or four Representatives from
the entire South, for obvious reasons. |
Vice Chairman Loudenslager, of that
Committee, was therefore somewhat |
surprised when informed that one and |
possibly two Of the six representa-
tives from Louisiana, might be repub-
licans. The information first reach |
ed him by mail, and he was inclined |
to regard it as the usual rainbow adj |
vance notice of an appeal to the COM
mittee for funds, but he viewed the |
matter differently when he was visit |
ed by prominent Louisiana repub- |
lican. and assured that there were
excellent prospects for carrying one |
or two districts, and that the party in
the state would pay all the expenses
without asking the Congressional
Committee for cent. Louisiana has
not had a republican representative
since 1888.
Mai. E. T. Ladd, who is treasurer of
the Military Government of Cuba,
says there is a very strong sentiment
in Cuba, esp ecially among the prop
erty owners, against the carrying cut
of the announced programme for the
withd rawal of U. S. troops from the
island early next year. He says the
Cuban masses are in no way fitted
for self government. The finances
of Cuba are III g fourishing condition,
there being a surplus of more than
So, 900, 900 in it's treasury.
The offer of this government to
purchase from Spain the two islands
of the Philippine group which are
outside the geographical boundaries
named by the treaty, which ceded the
Philippines to us, is one of statesman
like precau ton. The islands them
selves are insignificant, but in the
hands of power hostile to the y. S.,
they might give US lot Of trouble.
It was because it was learned that d
European nation was anxious to Sc
cure these islands for the purpose of
using one of them as naval station,
that this government concluded that
it would be wiser as we'll as cheaper
to settle the controversy with Spain
over the title to them, by buying
them, and offered Spain 100000 for
them, which it will probably accept.
Of course, it is we'll known that the
omission Of those two islands from
the treaty of Paris was an error, and
that Spain has no equitable right to
claim sovereignty over them; but
technically they still belong to Spain
and the easiest and quickest method
Of dealing with the matter has been
by this government.
Internal revenue receipts for the
asst fiscal wear ag2regated 1926. 316