The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-07-28
WAsHINeToH LETTER.
errom Our Regular Correspondent.

1
errom On Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. D. c. July 30, 1900
Is there a secret understanding be
tween the administration and tn,
government OF China? The accept
ance by Secretary Hay and Other
members OF the Cabinet of every
thing said to them by the Chimes,
Minister as gospel truth, is regard
ed as suspicious. Although scoffed
at by the entire diplomatic corp.
and doubted by the public, Mr. Hay
has accepted thecablegram alleged to
be from Minister Gonger and saying
that he and other foreign ministers
in Pekin were all right, ON the 18th
inst but in need of help, as genuine
and the other members of the Cabi
net have even gone so far as to
throw bouquets at Mr.. Hay by pub.
liely saying that his getting that
message was great diplomatic
triumph. Diplomatic fddlestick
That message, whether fake OF
genuine, was secured by the Chinese
minister for purposes of his own, and
ifthere was any triumph about. The
credit is his. 1t stwhisperepfamoas
European diplomats in Washington
that the administration has under.
taken the contract of keeping the pre-,
sent Chinese government in power
regardless of any decision of the
OF the powers which are assembling
an army in China for allied action
1t is difficult to believe that Mr.. Nc.
kinley has made such agreement
His own imperial schemes are quite
enough to keep him busy, without
his tackling those of China.
Senator Wellington, who some.
time ago declared that he would not
support Mckinley for reelection, is
still throwing nuts to the administ-
ration which it cannot or will not
crack The Senator said, while in
Washington, day or two ago; III
the situation in the Philippines is as
favorable as the administration
would have us believe, there is no
reason why twelve or fifteen thous.
and men could not be sent Gom
there to service in China. | think
that would be Americas fair quota
of the International force for the re-
lief OF Pekin, and beyond the protec.
ton of American life and property,
this country has no business to in.
terfere with the affairs Of the Chinese
empire, American soldiers should
never form a part OF an army for the
conquest of China. The European
powers have sowed the wind and
are now reaping the whirlwind.
They have been looking for trouble
in China for a long time, and now
they have it. The fire theNm.lssA4
kindled is hot one, and this govern
ment should look we'll to it that
American troops are not used as a
catspaw for the pulling out of Europ-
can ches tnuts."
Secretary Root now says that the
administration hopes to hand Cuba
oyer to the Cubans within the next
eight or ten months, but there are
still men who believe that the island
will have a string to it when it is
turned over to the Cubans, and that
secret schemes for annexation are
being worked and encouraged by the
administration for the purpose OF
making 1t appear when the time is
ripe, that the demand for anuexa-
alton comes from the Cubans. Gen.
Wood had very little to say about
annexation when he was in Wesh-
ington last week, and that little not
important, although he was cor
nered by one newspaper man andac-
knowledgedthat he believed a large
maj ority of Cubans now favored an
independent governmentratherthan
annexation. The administration
knows that its attitude towards
Cuba is being closely watched by the
people, and that any act which even
seems to imply that good faith
would not be kept with the Cubans,
would make thousands of anti-Mc-
Kinley votes. Ii there is to be any
trickery, it will be carefully conceal
ed until after election.
1t seems to be little early in the
campaign for Boss Hannas heheh.-