The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
r Regular Correspondents.


are willing to admit the probability OF
an extra session Of Congress having to
be called to deal with the Chinese
situation. With all his assumptions of
imperial authority, Mr. Mckinley will
not dare to declare war, and a declara-
ton of war upon China by the other
powers whose citizens have been killed
may be expected any day. 1t has been
limited that Mr. Mckinley would with
draw American troops if the other
powers declare war against China and
let the foreigners do all the fighting.
but the American people will have
something to say about that The
murder of number of American mis-
sionaries has been fully authenticated,
and the people are only waiting for
authentic news of the fate Of the Amer.
lean minister and other Americans i'm
Pekin who are believed also to have
been murdered. When they know
that the people Will let Mr. Mckinley
know their will as they did about the
war with Spain, and he aud Congress
will obey, as they did then.
The fact that an officer of the Cuban
Military Government-Maj. f. r..
Laid, Treasurer-should have given
out an interview in Washington.
against the withdrawal of the u. $.
troops from Cuba and the fitness of the
Cubans for self-gOvernment, with the
usual rot about the "better classes"
being in favor of permanent American
control of the island, strengthens the
suspicion that the announced with |
drawal of the L. ). from Cuba, was |
made for effect in the political cam
palgn in this country rather than with
the intention of being carried out i'm
good faith. Ii is not conceivable that
a subordinate army officer would have
allowed himself to be publicly quoted,
as Maj. Ladd has done, if he had not
known that his sentiments were those
held by his official superors.
The tendency of this administration
to follow the imperialistic policy Of
government without Congressional
authority, was again emphasized by
he announcement cabled from Madrid
getting news of what our govern
nent is doing from foreign capitals. is
lot pleasing to the average American.
it has become quite prominent
Inder the Mckinley regime.,-
his government had offered Spain
100000 for the two islands of the
'hlllppine group which were not
overed by the boundary line named
the treaty of peace with Spsin. 1t
the theory of this government that
he Executive branch can pay out no
honey that has not been specifically
appropriated by Congress for particu-
II purpose, but that theory has been
eparted from several times under the
resent administration, beginning with =
lie lump sum of $4,000 900 placed at -
ir. Mckinley's disposal to prepare for =
lie war with Spain. That departure Az
as Justifiable under the circumstances =
ID was authorized by the unanimous
tie OF Congress, but there have been
her departures which were neither
suitable nor authorized, and this -
Ter to purchase more islands is one of a
EN-. 1t was known last winter that IN
ain had laid claim to those two 81
ands, but instead of referring the s.
after to Congress, the administration Fl
nounced that Spain had been notified III
At It's claim would not be recognized. a
at was supposed to haye ended the III
utter, until the Spanish government n
ormed the world that this govern B
mt had offered to pay 100000 for III
islands. If Congress was not Re.
Ollcan in both branches and thor. III
'hly dominated by the imperial Hl
nlnlstration, itwould call down this IL
usurpation Of author.
and demand to know from what IL
d this 100000 is to be taken. There Iii
n Emergency fund at the disposal N
the administration, but it is certain I'll
those who voted to appropriate if HI
er contemplated the use of any III
ton of it for the purchase of islands Ill
this republic is to be preserved as iii
'bllshed, government must be put I'll
lower that will follow the precents III
down by the Constitution, which E
Democratic platform pledges BRYAN
Stevenson to do. Senator Vest e.
right when he declared that the nj,
i issue OF this campaign was re.
nc or empire, with the Democratic III
y standing for the republic and the 10
ubllcan party standing for the ELL
ire. ELt
Inc Of the results of Hanna's survey ~
be situation said one Republican ~eza
lother, has been an urgent request %
him to the trust magnates and
large employers of labor who are
II obligations to him for legislative
5, TO keep down labor troubles and ~
revent strikes at any cost, until
the election" The war taxes are RI
ping money uD i'm the Ura.c,,,,, u