Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-07-19
HULL WOULD DECLARE WAR.
Believes Pektn. Government Is De-
coivtmg the Powers

Chicago, July 19.-Congressman j.
A. I. Hull, of Iowa, chairman OF the
house committee on military affairs,
, and author of the Hull military bill,
! which was defeated in the senate last
session, is at the Auditorium for the
summer, as u member of the repub-
Gcun national congressional comlnit-
tee. OF the Chimes. crisis he said:
II believe there should be an extra
session of congress. l believe the
American people will not shirk their
duty. They are strong and they are
not cowardly. They viii not permit
/ Russia, Germany, England and France
to bear the brunt of the battle and
I themselves to come in after all is over
J to claim voice in the settlement.
America has it's own citizens to pro-
/ tect; it's own minister has been MUIR
dered; its own commercial interests
in China are at stake. Perhaps as an
/ lowan, a citizen of the state in which
Conger was loved and honorcd, feel
. more intensely than do Americans in
general; but / do not believe it.
4 The adjutant general of Iowa tells
\ me Iowa can raise two regiments or
\ twenty-four in twenty-four hours.
/ General Wheeler tells me the whole
south is aflame and that they cry out
to be allowed to go TO China.
/ AN extra session of congress ms
be needed to give the nation the pow
er to exert it's force in China. Under
the present law unless there is dec
laration of war by congress the pres
iden- has not the power to raise vol
unteers. i believe myself we shout,
| declare war against China. | think
we are playing the Chinese game as
long as we do not. The astute orien-
tails have gained time by representing
to civilization that the Chinese gov
eminent had an instruction on it's
hands. | believe we are fighting the
Chinese government or an insurrec-
ton inspired by the Chinese govern
ment, which is the same thing. Min
lister WI in Washington is fine old
gentleman, but he is Chinese and
he is perfectly cnpnble of deceiving
the whole country in order to gain
three or four weeks for his govern
ment.
II believe China has deliberately
| planned the whole movement. think
she has been nrming herself against
the world ever since the Japanese war.
We know she bought 100000 German
mausers, and it appears she has also
krupps and creusots. The arms we
have been believing were sent to Hong
! Kong for secret shipment into the
4 Philippines | feel certain were des-
tined for China herself.
The present military law allows
the government anywhere from $1,000
to 100000 men. All those now enlist
ed above the regular force are to be
disbunded by july, 1901. 1t costs us
4 about $1,000 apiece to put a recruit as
an equipped regimental into the Phil
] ippincs. 1t is Il malScshift policy
fills us up with green recruits, who,
DIS soon as they become soldiers, are
discharged. No doubt the regiments
under Macarthur, by sick leave. death
etc, have been reduced at this time
much below their normal. and that is
why he is protesting now against a
diminution of his, force.
Either to declare war, or to put u
proper force into China, will require
/, my opinion. an extra session. The
democrats may protest, on so-called
imperialistic grounds, against arming
the president with such power as a
declaration of war would endow him
with, but the democrats are Ameri-
cans, and believe they would rise to
the crisis and that their action would
take the China question out of this
campaign as point Of dispute
4 Congressman Boutell concurs in Mr..
\ Hulrs views. "An extra session is al
most certain to be called. for two
y reasons he said, either to declare
war against China or to increase the
army of the United States so that
American citizens can be afforded pro-
tecfion'