The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-23
Latest Intelligence Concerning At
fairs of National Interest
at the Capital.
EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM cROPPIRG OUT
signs of n ssssistssa Merchant Na-
rise-rhs Navy Department favoTs
Trust ArmoY rtsse--inpsriaiisii
Control ss the war Department.
aannm's Pat-FFytnR.



rine, but that IL meant encouragement
10 American sesmen. The seamfn
themselves very promptly puneiured
thls argument and predicted that own-
FRS OF vraNels would do In the future Is
they arc doing now, that Ia. employ The
cheapest asamen that cos!d be found.
The ship subsidy bill didn't paEs. but
the war department haa just received
e protest from the American seamen
OF the Pacific coast against manning
the transport Hancock With Chinese
sailors. This transport sailed few
iays ago from San Francisco for
Shanghai.
The citizens Of the coast object 10
having sailors employed who might
think u an aes Of patriotism 10 seattle
= ship when we are practically at war
with China. The Chinese sailors were
employed because they we're cheaper
than Americans.
II can easily BE- imagined that ~ the
United States army authorities make
cheapness the first consideration In
selecting crews for war vessels or those
carrying troops the masters Of sub
sidizsd merchant marine wouldn't
waste any OF their profits paying good
wages 10 American seamen unless they
we're obliged to by law.
Trust Arusr Plate.
The unsettled condition of matters
in the orient encourages those who be-
lieve in a big navy 60 urge that the
vessels now ordered be hurried 10 com
pletion.
The secretary OF the navy recently
received bids for srmor plate upon the
new vessels authorized by congress.
The Carnegie and Bethlehem com
panles bid $500 per ton for Krupp ar
nor and a little Tess for other kinds.
The bidders stipulated that the max
ing Of the Krupp nrmor should not be
subject 90 scrutiny by government on
cinls, claiming that the process Ia n
secret one and could only be procured
by an agreement that IL ihould be kept
20.
What = lot OF nonsense. There Is no
special secrecy about the Krupp meth
cd and the record Of the Carnegie and
Beihlshem companies Is not such that
they can be trusted 90 produce stan
6ard armor without watching. II viii
be remembered that at the time Of the
great Homestead strike this labor dis.
;urhsace helped Ia divert attention
from about the most defective lot OF
| armor plate ever made for eredulous
| government.
Some conhdinR people wonder
whether the secretary of the navy will
accept these bids or build a govern
ment armor plant. OF course he will
sccept them and see that perquisites
enough are allowed 70 bring the price
up to the original sStS, for which the
irmor plate trust tough, 80 hard In
congress. The democrats knew what
the republicans meant when they
talked about leaving the whole matter
10 the discretion of the secretary oi
the navy. That meant leaving II al
the mercy OF the trust. There will be
no government Armor plate factory
under a republican administration.
waE Department ImReraIiss.
The activity of the war department
shows that practical imperialism Is do
| ing Its level best to involve the eountr,
40 deeply In unauthorized wars thai
Bryan would have difiieuiiy In straight
ening out the entanglements.
We are supposed TO be on o pesc'
footing. The war department ignorei
the Philippines completely. Yet mil
lions Of dollars worth of war Supplici
are being shipped 20 Manila. Their
are all sorts Of things that our arm,
cannot possibly want during the we
season.
Secretary Root hiuts that the sup
| piles arc being sent In anticipation o
further Chinese trouble. The admin
lstration has no moral scruples sbou
helping to partition China as soon a
q has the campaign OF It's hands an'
can get all the troops II wants.
The Russian government. u is said
has set the example by advising ~
minister 10 accept an escort from Pc
king. II is said that the Russians in
tend 10 this manner 10 short circuit tn,
whole incident. This does not soun,
ike Russia. for abe iS IN better posi
tion than any other country 90 fore
China 10 give up territory.
The Chinese government maintain
a scornfui silence 10 relation 60 Nc
Kinley's demands for free commnnics
ticn with our minister and hia sat
delivery 20 our forces.
| The administration IL hoping sha
Chinese affairs win drag along untl
after election. II defeated McKinle,
can leave the consequences OF his ba,
management 10 Bryan 20 repair and !
reelected there will siili be an oppor
tunity to combine with Great Britail
In grabbing port or two. The Brit
Ish have landed freeps at Shangha
without protest from this government
This means that Mckinley and hi
friends OF the AnFlo-Amcrican sllianc
are looking 10 the future and that i'm
periaiism will have syen wider scop
than before.
Mark nssnnasr xkfisss.
/ Hanna is busy '.frying fat and sear
ing the eastern basinsxs Interests int
the belief that N Bryan 10 eiceted IN
financial policy Of the countTy win 3
reversed.
/ isrsan's assf0osed declaration iks
imperislizm ard not the anaacisI que'
sion ID the chief issus rather upset
these calculations. After BYyaa'
speech Iisnns ehsnEed his tune m
declared that the rvpuisIirsna were nc
goIaE to ka.e any psikover and shs
II would take plenty cf money 70 q
feat hsysn.
i This sdministratisn has heen hin
guardian - III sorts u speeisl intel
| ssis. There hawr lren 10 Fssiraini1
| lawn e kaunex trusts end egoa ~ N