Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-07-30
WASHINGTON LET TER.
Wnshinoton. July 2.3d 1900.

harding of the diplomatic emo OF the
Chinese trouble is far sighted states
mansbip of the highest order, which
will in the end pay big dividends in
dollars and cents as well as in the
goodwill of the Chinese. He has
treated the Chinese minister at Wash
ington in an open frank manner, i'm
plying confidence in him as man,
and the belief that bis government
was doing the best it could under the
circumstances, while the Chinese
ministers at all the European capitals
have been and are being treated as
though they were spies to be watched
and to even have their free use of the
telegraph in communicating with their
government curtailed. The result is
that today China regards the .. S. as
the only friend she has among the ma
tons with the possible exception of
Japan. The Chinese minister is deep
~ grateful for Secretary Hays ac-
ceptaDce of the telegram from Minis
ter Conger, as genuine, and his con-
tinued assertion of his belief in the
good faith of the Chinese govern
ment, in the face of official Euopean
doubts and sneers. The European
governments all have selfish reasons
for wishing to throw discredit on the
Chinese government, while we have
not.
Hon. Charlemagne Tower, U. S.
Ambassador to Russia, is in Washing
ton on leave of absence, and will go
to Canton, this weeks to see President
Mckinley. He says the people of this
country cannot appreciate the high
standing as world power, President
Mckinley has given the U. S. with the
great nations, and he believes that
the U. S. will necessarily play an i'm
portanu part in the final settlement
of the Chinese troubles, because it is
the only nation which has the absolute
confidence of the governments of all
the nations concerned, including that
of China. Mr.. Tower doesn't believe
the reported declaration of war against
China, by Russia, which he thinks
grew out of the declaration of state
of siege by the Russian government,
which is about equivalent to our mar
tial law-putting disorderly section
under military government to restore
order
Brigadier General Charles F.
now chief quartermaster
at Havana, who distinguished himself
as Skaters chief quartermaster in
the Santiago campaign, has been as
signed TO duty on the staff of Gen.
Chaffee, now on his way to China to
take command ofthe American troops
Gen. Chaffee will not learn of his
promotion to be maj. general of volun-
teers until he reaches Nagasaki, Japan,
where his final orders will be cabled
to him. He is due there this week.
One by one, the democrats are de-
prived of their campaign bogy men.
They will have no foundation upon
which to hang inuendoes about the
doubtfulness of the administrations
towards Cuba, now that a
definite programme, so far as such a
thing is possible, has been announced
as to the turning over of Cuba to the
Cubans by this government.
1t was impossible to set date, but
the official statement that as soon as
the Cuban government, which will be
provided for by the Constitutional
delegates to which will
be elected in September, can be got
into working order, the U. S. would
withdraw from the island, is so def
mite that it just as effectually disposes
of the matter as though a date we're
named for our retirement from the
island.
Mr.. John 7. Hartman, prominent
lawyer and active republican of the
state of Washington, who is now visit
ing the ational capital, said of the
political outlook in his state: "The
will score big victory in
Washington this year. Mckinley and !
plurality will not be far |
from 5000. Four years ago Bryan |
carried the state by $4,000. In 1898, |
Dh0 IePuoIlcdb plurality WAS o,OUU |
We are sure to add considerably to |
the 1898 figures this year, and if Bryan
talks anti imperialism to much there's |
no telling how great the victory will |
be. Every republican in the state
favors expansion, and 1 doubt if you
could find a dozen democrats in Wash
ington, who, down at the bottom of
their hearts, do not believe it is the
right policy. Not only are we going
to carry the state for MCKINLEY and |