Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-09
Latest Intelligence Upon Matters Of
National Interest at the
Capital.
STILL TROUBLE IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Administration TRIls to secure
Any Campaign Red Fire Out OF IiS
Colonial Policy--sccrctnry of state
HAY the Laughing stock OF the
World,
(specIal CorrespondenocD :

The administration employee w Wv
war department are carefully eehsnr'
ing the reports Of the amnesty eeIepro-
ton in the Philippines, II twas q failure,
The natives were indlheronl anu
Rilky. Not corporal's guard could
be rounded up to go through the
formalities pertaining to the iS'tNo"
Extrayagant promises were maze 10
induce the Fllipnos TO celebrate a
few amigos" took the offers IN goou
faith and turned up with pictures OF
Mckinley and AguInaldo side BY slde
and banners with the word 'inde'
pendencc' on them,
Judge Taft and other members OF
the pence commission saw lhal the
whole affair was G22lc and concluded
not to lend their eloqucnce to the oc'
casion,
So the republicans are deprived OF
this particular bit of red fire for cam
paign purposes, They Ind intended to
have an alleged "Umncsty' celebration
in orderto make the people believe iha'
The war is over. II must have been q
pretty slim affair when not even the
Washington censor can lick 1t INTO
shape ryow Uncle lIonno'
Thc war Not over
The Chinese trouble forced the hand
of the administration In the Pm'lp'
pines. II hudto admit that such Wig
orous war /, on tha, 100000 troops VIII
be needed to conquer the FIlipnos It
will be remembered in lhs connection
that Secretary Root just about year
ngo was promising that the war would
he over aud the troops returning at
this time.
The Porto Rcnns too are making 1t
awkward for the administration They
neglected to celebrate the Fourth OF
July. alleging that they could not raise
any money, Vet they recently raised
several thousands Of dollars for n cclc-
bration of the festival Of their patron
saint, They nuttcred thousands of
Spanish flags and the stars and stripes
were conspicuous by their absence,
This feast day happened to be the
second anniversary Of Gen, Miles land
ing. lie came promising freedom and
was greeted with flowers and the
United States flag was flung TO the
breeez amid the greatest enthusiasm,
Since then the Porto Ricnus have had
n bitter experience with imperialism,
They have been denied the protection
OF our constitutions They have been
starved under oppressive taxes and
they are still burdcncd with the Span
ish laws and forms Of court procedure,
II is unfortunate for the adminisra-
tion that It's colonies are in such state
of open and overt rebellion, Imperial.
ism is not popular at home and Is hated
by our unwilling subjects Of alien races.
The COnccil Of Hny,
For several days Secretary Hay strut
ted about and received congratulations
on being the only real diplomat in the
civilized world. With the distin-
tinguished aid Of Minister Wa Ting
Fang he had eNtructed message from
Chinese sources announcing the safety
of Minister Congcr,
The continental powers said at once
that Hay and the administration were
being duped by the Chinese, who wished
to gain time.
Hay is vain and egotstcnl, He stuck
TO his own estimate Of his greatness for
ten days. Now, however the state de-
partment comes off its perch and eS-
cepts the common sense view which
most people have held all along,
The Chinese have gained time to rally
their own forces the delay has sown
dissension among the foreign powers
preparing to march ON Peking and the
Chinese authorities are now threaten
ing to hold the ministers MS hostages in
the interior Of the country, killing
them If war is declared by the powers,
The motive actuating this policy is
anything but an admirable one. But
public sentiment has for once COM
PEELED Mckinley TO listen to its protest
against his headlong career of impcr,
ialism, II is true that the massacre OF
our citizens will remain unnvenprd, but
war with China could only have dis
nstrous end, We never had any bust
mess in the barbaric country. OF course
Mckinley will take no steps to rid this
country Of the increasing Chinese horde
that flocks here to take the place o
American labor, but the fact that WI
are in the midst Of campaign mad,
him much less vnlorous than when h,
promoted an unauthorized and unjus
war against the Filipinos.
Democrats Harmonious.
Chairman Jones, Of the democrats
national committee, has been spending
some time in the east. lie is pleased
with the outlook. The democrats ar
harmonious and united. The peopl
like the courageous and straightfor
ward enunciation of principles in tn
platform. Men of prominence, who's
opinion carries weight, are daily flock
ing TO the democratic standard
The republicans have plenty @
money, but their party machine is cor
siderably Jared and disarranged b
the dissensions growing out Of the pa
sage of the Porto Rican bill by congros
and the lack of any restraint Of trus
power.
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