The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1900-09-13
Washington Letter.

While the ridiculous Democratic
handbook with its childish charges OF
British "alliance" was coming from
the press, events were brewing which
were to give the lie to its charges,
to prove, TO all fairminded persons,
that any apparent coincidence of &C
ton between tho United States and
Great Britain, Oh which they were
based, was due entirely to COM
munity Of interests and not to any
"alliance" or esunderstanding." AS
soon rs the ends desired by the Unit
ed States began to differ from those
of Great Britain, the parting of the
ways was reached and the United
States let its British cousins go.
This is evident today in China, where
Britain has given evidence of her in
tention to abandon the open door,
for which she has claimed to he
working so long, and to start on a
course of seizure of Chinese territory
which would lie inimica to the inter-
ests of the United States. No doubt,
misled by the fact that President Nc
Kinley has SO often agreed with her
in her action in Chinese and South
African affairs, she thought that she
could count on him to support her
there, especially as her action was
yelled beneath a skillful diplomatic
cloak, but in this she found herself to
be sadly mistaken, the United States,
without hesitation, having broken
with her and joined Russia, her he
reditary enemy, because tho latter,
most unexpectedly, it is true, but
none the less firmly, had adopted the
course in regard to China always
urged by the United States. The
President is profoundly impressed
with the idea that diplomacy and:not
war will settle the serious question
that is now agitating the powers of
tho world. The Presidents feelings
were well expressed by a member Of
his Cabinet, who said recently: 1--WE
hope and believe that war will be
averted, and we have thought so
ever since we learned that the Ameri-
cans in Pekin were safe. China took
the initiative in suing for peace, and
the United States took the anitiative
in announcing her policy to be one
of protection to American citizens
merely, with no desire for territorial
aggrandizement. That announce
ment of policy was quite generally
endorsed by the powers, and now
Russia, the Government generally
supposed to be the most determined
to divide China, comes forward dis
avowing q desire for dismemberment
and making a proposition looking to
the withdrawal of the allied troops
from Pekin as basis for peace nego-
tiations. The situation is satisfactory
to the United States, although much
diplomatic negotiation must take
place before the whole tangle is
Strengthened out. Germany and Great
Britain seem to be the most serious
stumbling blocks to an agreement in
line with the announced policy of the
United states, but they will probably
agree if the Governments Of the other
powers act in concert in behalf of
peace, as we now have reason to be-
lieve they will" Thus the idiotic
"alliance" talk, which never had any
real basis save in the fervid imagina-
tions of q few Democrats is perma-
nently laid on the shelf
There is no doubt that the Demo-
Gratis are becoming sadly discounted
by the failure of their campaign
against militaryism and imperialism,
no less than the constant losses to
their ranks of men who have gone
over to the Republicans. not to men
ton those Republicans who they
fondly hoped would come to them.
who have decided to adhere to the
party, that they consider, as Senator
Hoar put it, is wrong but once, rather
khou that which ia wrnno alwava