Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-10
TWELVE PAGES.
TUESDAY, JULY 10. 1880.
DEPEW ON OUR POLICY IN
CHINA.


The Hon. Chaunccy Depew talks
well. lie also sometimes talks too
much for the entire peace and comfort
or the Imperial aggregation of which
he is, If not high priest, at least the
mclodious and copious cantor.
In very recent address we find Mr..
Depew voicing these sentiments:
I'm one year we have grown up
from an infant. We belong TO tho
family of nations. and any one who
docs must have the manners of those
who sit at the same table. We are no
longer hermit nation. We are par
taking In the crusade of the twentieth
century.
1T is not for blood but for human
ity and civilization. side by side Eng
fish and American sailors are march
ing unGcr common commander. not
Tor the conGucst of China no Power
wants 10 conquer China-aul not for
the partition OF China. but for tic pur-
pose OF pressing on that empire of four
hundred million n government of law
order and civilization for the benefit OF
humanity. Of civilization and of the
commerce OF the world"
Hooray for Chauncey. civilization.
humanity and commerce! Hooray for
Hon. Bill Mckinley and the tween.
ticth century crusade!" Hooray for
tommyrot and ,slobber
AT least the country should be Grntc-
full to Chaunccy for setting forth thus
clearly what ends Mr.. Mckinley pro-
poses to himself in invading China. 1t
is not to protect American lives and
property, but to shove along Il CRU
o. EadQ - nd irntD,Iv n
press on the Chinese Empire some
sort OF government that shall be cook
ed up by the harpy Powers of Europe.
In short, we are to keep aloof from
entangling alliances by sending Amer
lean soldiers to back up with bayonets
plans that do not concern in any
measurable degree the American peo-
pie and by taking the chance and
hazard of war with Russia in order to
pull England's chestnuts out OF the
fire.
BY what right. may we ask. does
Mr.. Mckinley assume to use the
American army and navy "for the
purpose Of pressing on" any people
any form of government? When was
the President OF the United States
constituted with the monarchles of
Europe joint suzerain of the Chinese
Empire? Where in our constitution
and laws, and by what precedent. Is
Mckinley authorized to engage in the
paltry, hypocritical aud infamous bus
iness of setting UP and pulling down
puppet rulers in Mongolia? How does
no n he LIZ, ~,
SADIE of the twentieth century" of
which crusade Hon. Chauncey Depcw
Is the swallow-tailed Peter the Her
nit?
The Virginian-Piot has asserted.
eince the order to General Macarthur
to send troops to the Philippines was
first promulgated. that they were not
being sent to protect American lives
and property, but in furtherancc OF
Mr.. Mckiniey's imperial policy, and
doubtless in accordance with the term;
OF secret understanding with Eng
land. Without shadow of authority
to send troops in the first place. Mr.
Mckinley proposes to put these SOL
diers to use that would not be per-
A"i9Sio'S oiiuti inc terms OF ucClQ-
ration of war against China. Fifty
years ago any President who had as
sumed to do what the present incum-
bent of that high office is doing would
have found himself confronted with
impeachment proceedings.
II the American people desire to
stand for the sort of thing set forth