Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-17
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent. !

WASHINGTON, July IS, 1900
| While this government is inclined
to partially accept the cabled state.
ment of tie Chinese government,
| presented by the Chinese minister,
and made public this week, that the
Chinese government was doing every
thing possible to protect the foreign
ers, it has not allowed it to cause
| any cessation Of the efforts to hurry
| American troops to China. The
statement merely confirms what has
| been assured by this government
from the first, that the trouble was
owing to the inability Of the Chinese
government to control the revolu-
| tionary mobs and was not therefore
a cause to declare war en- China. This
government does not, however, and
will not accept that portion of the
statement which charges that the
guards of the foreign legations in
Pekin brought on the attacks by
their conduct towards the Chinese.
Nothing short of an official report
from Mr.. Conger, our minister to
China, will cause that statement to
be accepted. This government would
also like to know why, when the
Chinese government was getting that
statement out of Pekin, it did net
allow the foreign ministers to send
some word to their governments.
Representative Loudenslager, of
New Jersey, who is in charge of the
Washington branch of the head
quarters of the Republican Congress
slonal committee, from which all
the eastern campaign matters will be
looked after, was asked how the con-
gresslonal campaign was progressing,
and said in reply: mo definite idea of
what is to be the chief fighting
grounds in this section of the country
can be had yet, because the nominal
tions are not all made and the charac-
ter and strength of the candidates of
both parties are In many instances
unknown quantities. [ think, how
ever, the nominations this year are
being made earlier than usual, al
though there are Il large number OF
conventions that will not meet until
August or later" 1t is not claimed
by even the widest Democrats that
the Republicans will lose any con-
gressienal strength in the East, but
the Republicans are figuring on cal
rying a number of districts now rep
resented by Democrats
Hon. Otis FL. Cutler, of n ew York.
who was delegate to the Phifadel-
phia convention, said to Washing
ton friend of the outlook in his ate:
Il believe McKinley's plurality IN
New York state will be $4,000 larger
than it was four years ago. 1t would
not surprise me to see him carry the
state by a plurality over Bryan Of
more than 100000 Every condi-
ton that contribu ed to McKinley's
great vote in New York four years
ago still exists, and hehas now many
elements of tr myth he di 4 not have
in 1896. You see materialism is
creeping more and more into our
national life each year. Americans
are coming to look at political ques-
tons through business eyes, to vote
as they think their best interests
dictate"
Senator Foraker arrived in Wash
ington this week. He says he finds
Republican enthusiasm everywhere
and feels confident that Mckinley
and Roosevelt will receive larger
electoral vote then was given to
Mckinley and Hobart. He expects,
of course, to take an active part IN
the campaign, not only 10 Ohio but
In other states.
Gov. Allen, of Porto Rico, is in
Washington to report on conditions
~, +ba ;oIo,1 o,J b;c min ION
az far as it has gone. He said he did
not care o talk for publication
about the working Of the new tariff.
further than TO say that its results
bid fair to exceed the claims OF It's
most ardent advocates. AS to
general conditions he said that the
island was slowly but surely getting
upon solid and substantial business
footing and that all the indications
pointed to an era of the greatest
pros Derity in its history.
Not since the Monroe doctrine was
enunciated has bolder Or more
plainspoken document been issued
by this government than that dehn-
ing the attitude of the United States
towards China, which was sent to
all foreign governments rem Gays ago
and was this week made public. Fol
lowing is a portion Of the last para
graph of this important document:
''The policy of the government OF the
United States is to seek a solution
which may bring about permanent
safety and peace to China, preserve
Chinese territorial and administra-
tive entity, protect all rights guaran-
teed to friendly powers by treaty
and international law, and safeguard
for the world the principle of equal
and impartial trade with all parts of
the Chinese empire" 1t means bust
ness All the way through ard Is a
notice to the world that the United
States will not allow any changes to
to be made in China that will affect
our commercial rights.