The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-10-05
Washington Letter.


Al any ssa iLS European lald% Aat
greedy FOR Chinese Territory figured ON
having The T. s help them TO get ii,
they know better now They also
know that President McKinley's idea
nf how 40 DO thing is to do ii. This
Information Was giren them in the
latest diplomatic notes from this gov
ernmeht, which informed them that
the American minister had been in
stracsec TO maze the preliminary. ar
rangements for negotiating with The
peaee envoys OF the Chinese Govern
naent- 1t was at the same time made
| public shat the American troops In
China, excepting a strong guard for
the legation, would at onee he with
| drawn. This government has given
It's whiiom allies hins serersl weeks
age that although il would prefer to
act IN concert with the other govern
menis IN "a settlement with China, is
was prepared 10 q Il alone if necessary.
The differences between the powers,
as represented isg Russia, which wish
es 10 witbd aw from China, end Ger
many which wishes To stay and i'm
pose conditions which VIII bring on a
war, satisfied this government that it
Was time t@ aet, a,d it has done so,
and there is not the slightest doubt
that lis action VIII be cnmmende6 by
pTll5lie sentiment in this country.
| Chairman Babcock and Vice Chair
man Hull, OF the republican congres-
sional Campaign Committee, are in
Washington ior the purpose OF confer
ring with Representative LondeDsla-
ger, who has charge of the Eastern
work OF tie committee. Mr.. Bah
cock, who has a record of having new
er made a mistake, II PREDICTING the
result OF Congressional campaign,
says the republican voters have it IN
their power 10 retain control of the
House; that there Is no need for their
making converts, If they viii only get
out their own full vote He SAYS The
l0Dly danger Hes In The belief of re-
pnblieans that the party Is SO sure to
win that there is no need for them 10
work and TO voie-a belief that every
republican who holds should at once
iget nd Of
Ex-Represenfafise DUNCAN, of Ohio,
who was on the stump for Bryan in
1885, is now going over the same
lgrouId, making Mckinley and Roose-
velt speeches He began stumping
iiour OF West Virginia, Saturday night
Postmaster General Smith, who
went 10 West Virginia last week TO
lmake couple OF speeches, says he
fouzd nothing approaching apathy
among The republicans Of the state
On the contrary. he says they are con-
ldueting an aggressive and active cam
lpaign, and expressing absolute conf
lience that the state will give McKin-
ley and Roosevelt 2 larger majority
than it gave Mckinley and Hobart, in
1896, and that the legislature will be
Republican and Senator Elkins re-eleet-
led Mr. Smith Is speaking in OHIO
this week
i Mr.. Thomas Lowry. Minnesosa
member OF The Advisory Committee of
| the Republican National Committee
has gone carefully over the political
situation In hss section and saws that
loutside of Illinois, which the tremen-
deus foreign population OF Chicago
makes a doubtful political battle
ground, the republicans have no cause
for anxiety abcui the North West, as
1 Minnesoia viii 90 republican and
!. send solid republican delegation to
Congress, and Michigan, Wisconsin,
Iowa, and Indiana viii surely go re-
lpnbliean- Mr. Lowry says his infor-
, nation from rest OF the Aississipp1
!, is most encouraging. That CaliE0r-
ma, Oregon and Washington are GER
tain to GO heavily repnblicaa on The
] expansion Policy Of the adminisara-
ton. which Is bringing them 50 much
direct F4p7,pfsA- tgasf Montana IA arr,1.t-