The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-06-21


policy of an open door in China and sug-
gcsts the reorganization of the consular
service.
Regarding Hawaiian affairs it says:
president Mckinley has conducted
the foreign affairs of the United States
with distinguished credit to the Amer
lean people. In releasing MS from the
vcNatious conditions of Il European alli-
nnce for the government Of Samoa. his
course is especially to be commended.
by securing to our undivided control the
most important island of the Samoan
group. the best harbor in the southern
Pacific. every American interest has been
safeguardcd.
PLANK ON TRUSTS.
Speaking of trusts. the platform says:
1--WE recognize the necessity and pro-
priety of the honest cooperation of capi-
tai TO meet new business conditions and
especially to extend our rapidly increasing
foreign trade, but we condemn all con-
spiracics and combinations intended to
restrict business. to create monopulCS,
to Limit production or to control prices
| and favor such legislation as will effect
| lively restrain and prevent all such
abuses, protect and promote competition
and secure the rights Of producers. labor
ers and all who are engaged in industry
and commerce."
The platform favors the public i'm
provcmcnt of highways. the extension of
/ rural free delivery and the reclamation
Of arid lands. 1t commends the part
taken by this government in The Hague
| peace conference and says: I'VE assert
| our steadfast adherence to the policy
announced in the Monroe doctrine. The
| provisions of The Hague convention We're
| wisely regarded when President McKin-
| ley rendered his friendly offices in the
| interest of peace between Great Britain
| and the South African republics While
| the American government must continue
| the policy prescribed by Washington. af
| firmed by every succeeding president and
| imposed upon us by The Hague treaty
of nonintervcntion in European contro-
versieS. the American people earnestly
| hope that way may soon be found. hon
| orable alike to both contending parties,
| to terminate the strife between them.
| "In accepting by the treaty of Paris
| the just responsibility of our victories
| in the Spanish war. the president and
| the senate won the undouhtcd approval
| of the American people. No other course
| was possible than to destroy Spain'S SOW
| ercignty throughout the West Indies
| and in the Philippine Islands. That
| course created our responsibility before
| the world and with the unorganized pop
| ulation whom our intervention had freed
| from Spain, to provide for the mainte-
| nance of law and order, and for the estab-
| lishment of good government and for the
| performance of international obligations.
| Our authority could not be less than our
1 - 4.
i rights were extended it became the high
duty Of the government to maintain its
| authority. to put down armed insurrec-
| ton and to confer the blessings of liberty
| and civilization upon all the rescued peo-
| pies. The largest measure of self govern.
| ment consistent with their welfare and
our duties shall be secured to them by
law. To Cuba independence and self
| government were assured in the same
| voice by which war was declared. and
| to the letter this pledge shall be per-
| formed"
| TIE VICE ppESIDE\Cy
M. 49, ,,;,.',.,., .,.,,,,,
| tinues 10 be the absorbing tonic with the
leaders. the delegates and the anxious.
| eXpectant crowd While many of the
! conditions have been defined with clear
| ness, there Is far from uptnltp and nnal
| understanding which all accent by COM
mon consent. The action of the New
| York caucus late last night in unani.
mously agreeing to support Woodruff is
not accepted as permanently retiring
| Roosevelt from the field. Kansas and
| many other states are insistenr still that
he shall be named. without reference Ia
| his own wishes or the wishes of tho Nov,
York delegation. In some quarters il is
intimated thar this is but an odroit stroke
ON the pnrt of Mr.. Plutt Ia show thar il
is from without that tho demand for
Roosevelt comes. The governor himself
is concentrating Mr. WooIuff NJ
though ne were To be tho nominee
| Rut tha general imnressinn nravoi,s
that rho time has gone NV whom Nov
York can deliver the vice nresidantiol
nomination 70 any one NJ lis choice
Moreover. Mr.. Hanna and rho admins.
trotion forces continra IA Ionl, to Ion,
or Dolliver and ore NOT daanlv imnrassa5
with the New YORK indorsemsnt ~
Woodruff
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| II WAS obserNeu thut ralher slShih-
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