CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-09-06
IMPERIALISM IN CHINA.
President Mckinley Denounced by the
Anti-Imperialists for Rescuing
Minister conger.

Anti-Imperialists for Rescuing
Minister conger.
referring to the policy OF the admin
istration In China, DIR. Habcrcom Of
Washington City, one Of the profession
al .'anti-imperinlists." denounced 1t as
an act OF Imperialism We are glad to
obtain from this declaration an illustrn-
tion OF what men like DIR. Habercom
consider imperialism" on account OF
which they are opposing the election
OF Mr.. Mckinley and advocating THAT
OF Mr.. Bryan.
All that the government has done in
China Is TO dispatch ships and troops
there for the rescue OF Minister Conger
and other Americans who were inn
prisoned In Pekin and exposed 10 death
at the hands OF mob which the gov
ernment OF China was either unable or
unwilling to suppress. This act of the
government is denounced In other
words. nothing should have been done
to rescue Mr.. Conger and the other
members OF the American legation
Nothing should have been done to
guard Americans or American inter
ests In China.
II 1t is Imperialism to protect Amer
lean citizens and among them an
American minister in n foreign land,
then Imperialism is n proper thing.
dear to the hearts OF all patriotic
Americans II was common COM
plant at one time that the United
States did nothing to protect its citi
xens exposed to danger or insult
abroad So neglectful in this respect
was the government Mt one time that
little or no respect was paid to the
American nag. and Americans had
sometimes to appeal to the Official rep
reseniatives OF other countries for shell
ter.
1t is SO no more, and the change is
due to what certain opponents OF the
administration are pleased 10 call i'm
perialism. To make the dag respected
IL, then, Imperialism, in the opinion OF
the men who are posing as special and
self-appointcd guardians OF the Repub-
lie. These men dislike to see the Unit
ed States taking stand as a worlds
power. They are filled with dismay
lest the Republic perish, because the
great powers OF Europe are consulting
the United States and taking into con-
sideration Its wishes In dealing with
problems that affect the welfare OF the
whole world.
with such men the people OF Colo
RADIO have no sympathy. The citizens
of this state are for the protection of
American rights throughout the world
and the defense OF the flag wherever II
may float When the young hen of
the First Colorado marched away to
the Philippines the hearts Of the peo-
pie OF this state went with them, and
Colorado is proud of the record made
in the Orient Colorado is proud OF the
fact that Il was n member OF that regi-
mcnt who planted the first American
dag on the walls of Manila. Yet Mr..
r. NJ. Patterson belittled the work done
that day by saying In his speech at
Topeka that II was sham battle, and
that the surrender OF Manila was the
result of an agreement entered into be-
tween the Americans and the Span
iarsiw.
The opponents of the administration
can never make tho people OF this state
indorsc the doctrine that Americans In
China and other foreign lands should
submit To insult and outrage, and that
their own country should give them no
protection. One OF the Hrandcst things
this country has ever done outside of
It's own boundaries was the part II
played In the rescue Of the legations
Imprisoned In Pekin, but we are told
that Il was an act Of "tmperialism."
and that as such II has endangered the
life Of the Republic. From saviors who
proclaim 70 cowartily doctrine let the
Republic strive to be delivered. Den
vcr Republican.