Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-07-19

Some hopeful politicians, with mag
nations notorious for elasticity, have
caused the circulation of story that
President Paul Il. Werner, of the Wer-
ner Company, and Editor Louis Sey'
bold, of the Germania, had called on
President Mckinley at Canton, July 4,
and gave him assurance that they
would assist I'm whatever manner pos
slble TO bring about his election this
fall The story also purported that
Messrs Werner and Seybod had ex-
plained to the President that they en-
dorsed his foreign policy, and believed
It to be honest thoroughly American.
and advantageous to all the people.
A reporter for the Democrat secured
an audience with Mr.. Werner Wednes-
day evening, and, in general conver-
sation, spoke to him of the absurd
story relative to his Canton visit.
When the story WAS mentioned, Mr..
Werner laughed heartily.
That story he said, "is too ridicu-
lous to occasion serious interest. My
position relative to the Administra-
tons foreign policy is too well known
to make necessary formal refutation
of the absurd report"
Mr.. Werner's position toward the
tendencies of foreign expansion of the
present Administration were very
forcibly expressed in an interview
published In the Democrat Octo
Der ~ 1899. Among other things,
he said: II am opposed to the
expansion or so.called imperialis.
tic tendencies of the Administra
tion, because believe that we have
an enormous task before us for many
years TO come, in expanding and de-
veloping the resources of our own vast
domain, which is. as yet very thinly
populated. If were in favor of I'm.
peralsm, | would want the genuine
nrticle-a real, true emperor aud not n
political boss"
In continuance of the conversation
yesterday, Mr., Werner said: II, In
company with my son, Frank, Editor
Seybold, and Mr.. NJ. j. Beck, went
to Canton July 4, to see how they
celebrate the nations birthday in the
Deuber city. We did not even see
President Mckinley, nor hear him
speak, We hired landau and spent
most of our time In seeing the paradcs
and driving about the city"
The conversation then drifted to
the war IN China. There is not in
Akron man who studies foreign con
d'ions more thoroughly than Mr..
Werner. He is entirely conversant
with the history and traditions oc
China, and he has thought deeply upon
| the eNlgency of the present ditiicultles
In the Flowery Kingdom. When ask
ed for his opinion upon the subject,
Mr.. Werner said:
II consider il unfortunate that this
country is Obliged 10 take n hand In
this matter, The jealousy and ,mb
tions OF the various powers interested
in the Eastern problem, all OF which.
remember. are primarily based upon
material OF commercial greed, make
the situation full of danger. Gigantic
conflicts, not only with China, bur
among the powers, or groups of pow
ers, may result from the compiled tions
The Chinese empire Is tremendously
powerful, not only IN men, but In rv
sources of nearly every kind, as well.
China could never he conquered aud
gnrisoned by the rest of the world.
While Chinese armies may he defeated.
aud hundreds OF thousands OF Chinese
killed, and portions of the coast dis
ricts taken away from China am,
occupied by the powers, II itwould he
absolutely impossible to force into sub
mission the entire Chinese empire.
"ChIna will be more strongly united