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Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07

lions OF people is an event that has
no parallel in history"
This a clear intimation that the
dismemberment OF the Chinese
Empire is not only calmly con-
templated but accepted as an al
most immediate possibility. Oh
the two alternatives it is the more
likely, but in either ca e the wishes
or rights of the Chinese are to have
no voice in determining the result.
Is there not a reasonable basis for
the belief Of the authorities at
Washington that "the action OF the
allied warships demanding the sur
render of the Taku forts and then
firing upon them was accepted by
~ Tsungli Yamen as declara-
tion ofwar2"
In passing a judgment on the
Chinese uprising we must con-
demn the form their protest has
taken, but in common fairness we
must also ask ourselves what
would be the result produced in
any other country if the same al
ternatives were presented to it7
How should we act if "the powers"
should notify us that "the break
up of the United States" was being
arranPed2 What would be the uni
versal declaration OF this country
or OF any other-in answer to
such a challenger
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07
1nd,A's Misfortune EnglAnd's PROM

A Rochester writer explains the sys-
tenn which is so productive of iamines:
The Government is the supreme land
owner. The native farmer must rent
the land from the Governments land
agents, and also pay a tax TOR iTrigating
il. at the Governments own terms He
is obliged to pay the money lender as
high as 100 per cent for money, and
must give the grain merchant who has
furnished him with seed for the new
crop. one half OF the crop. He cannot
afford TO hold what wheat he has left
until prices are high, but is obliged to
sell soon after it is harvested, at the
lowest price, because he must pay his
taxes and debts; and it is he and his
family who perish when there IS a small
crop. The large exports take place in
the first six months after harvest. During
the SIX months previous to harvest the
only grain that eau be purchased is
owned by the Government and eraspIne
grain merchants who ask exOrbitanr
| prices for 1t.
1t is at this opportune (opportune fol
the Government) time that the grea
Government relief works are built
During the lamines the Governmen
employs men, women and children il
building railroads, irrigating canals
wells, &c, and for a hard days worI
gives them two handsiul of wheat or it
value in money This wage is for al
able bodied man only. The oversee
weighs out the grain and often mixes
with sand, retaining a portion Of tn
wheat Tor himself, thus robbing tn
people. Ou. Of this mea ger allowanc
they must save enough to last owe
Sunday.
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07
civil Service BunoOm be.


Civil service in the colonies is
the latest despairing cry OF the
Mckinley Administration. A few
days before the expose in Cuba
Mckinley, knowing what was to
come, promoted one Frank Camp
bell, a mediocre barnacle of the
Interior Department, to be Assist
ant Secretary, and one Hackett, an
unknown attorney, who had some
80 years ago been connected with
the Navy Department, to DE AS
sistant Secretary OF that depart
ment, and heralded these appoint
ments as in the line of civil service.
The fact was that they were in
tended to soften the effect OF the
Cuban scandals on the public
mind. Indeed Popgun Beveridge
had gone so far as to say that one
OF the benefits Of colonies would be
the reflex effect at home OF their
excellent civil service. The Cuban
stealings and extTaVagances come
as a shock to the amateur states
man from Indiana. Now we hear
that the TAFT Commission will give
an excellent system Of civil service
to the colonies, mostly by natives.
What trash, in view Of the dis
graceful regime in Cuba. And ii
this was done in the green tree
what wall it be in the drY5 What
will it be if Mckinley is reelected,
with four years to run and no
catering to public opinion for re-
electionp What a harvest there
will be for the future Neeleys and
Rathbones2 Fortunately there is
not much fear OF that inhiction.
II there was any proposition to
which Mckinley was pledged it
was the cause ef Civil Service Re-
form. But with that treachery and
recreancy which has characterized
his every public act, he was no
sooner in office than he began to
sacrifice public welfare to his per-
sonal interest, and to break down
the civil service barrier. With
Machiavellian cunning he first got
his hirelings in Congress, Gros
venor, Lands and others, to attack
civil service. This was followed
up by similar attacks in the press.
Then the unctuous ana sleek Nc
Kinley pretended that in modify
ing" civil service he was but fol-
lowing "public" opinion. The
vast patronage offered by the
Spanish war was never placed
under civil service restrictions,
although the Civil Service Com
mission always stood ready to
supply certified applicants tor the
positions. In the same manner
the Census was thrown open to
the spoilsmen. In this manner
Mckinley, in violation Of the Con-
stitution, was able to control Con.
gress, and dictate his enomi7ation
1t was one huge bribery scheme
Many Senators squirmed and
WritNed, but yielded in the end
They had to provide patronage foi
their constituents, and Mckinley
controlled the patronage. To tali
therefore about a Civil Service II
the Colonies would be huge jok,
if it were not a menace to liberty
Before the Revolution George III
had made the colonies dumping
ground for broken down politica
hacks, and in that way disgustet
the colonies and controlled tn,
Houses Of Parliament at home. Il
the same way Mckinley provide,
in Cuba for the heelers Of Mari
Hanna and Perry Heath. And 5,
it will be while Mckinley is Presi
dent, which, we hope, will only b
till March 4, 1901.
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07

IN SEVENTEEN months the whole
import trade OF Manila (Philip-
pines) is S5,ooI,4s3. Oh this the
Yankee share is S567,a 400. The
public revenue to accrue TO Amer
ica from tits S777,9o4. Notcount-
ing the blood, the Philippine war
has already cost us $500, ,ooo, 900.
The conflicts present cost is over
$1,000, 600 a day. Good invest
mentl Keep it upl
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07
Texans and Expansion

"Should not the Democrats be
more consistent Is it not absurd
to see the Democrats of Texas
opposing expansion Where would
they be today if it were not for ex-
pansion7" asked a correspondent
OF the New York .T0UyHai, which
replies as follows:
If the United States had made
the effort to deal out expansion of
the Porto Rican or Philippine type
to the Texans, Davy Crockett, Jim
Bowie, Sam Houston, Travis and
other broad breasted heroes would
have turned their backs to Santa
Anna and faced us as foes, with out
a tremor.
These men fought for expansion
Of the commercial type, which no
sensible Democrat has ever yet op-
posed.
When Davy Crockett swung the
long brown barrel of his rifle
around his head for the last timl
in that blind angle of the Alamo,
there were twenty Mexicans piled
in breast high semiciTcle about
him. He died for expansion.
When lin Bowie rose from a
sick bed in this same Alamo. stag
gered to his feet, drove his terrible
knife through the heart OF Mex
lean, and then tell dead with bull
let through his brain, he died for
expansion. So with Travis, Fan
ming and the rest of them.
But this was expansion OF the
true American type. There was
nothing OF imperialism in it, no
lust OF empire for empires sake,
no militarism.
The flag that was aiterward
hoisted over the Alamo brought
the Constitution with it. The Leg
islature that was convened at
Austin was convened on the broad
platform of the Declaration OF In
dependence.
Texans therefore should know
better than most men the differ.
ence between commercial expan-
sion and the expansion OF conquest
Of militarism and imperialism
They believe in expansion OF the
Louisiana and Texas kind, but
they repudiate with one voice the
Sulu harem, Porto Rico famine
Philinnine murder variety.
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07
"rhe Break Up OF China

When Lord Charles Beresford
paid his visit to China less than
two years ago as the agent OF the
Associated Chambers OF Com
merce OF Great Britain it was the
object of his mission to insure the
permanency OF British trade inter
ests by sustaining the integrity OF
the Chinese Empire. He went as
the advocate Of the "open door"
policy, in opposition to shat policy
Of Spheres OF influence" which
mea0s the dismemberment OF
China. But when he embodied
the result OF his observations in an
instructive and valuable book he
gave it the somewhat 1lortunate
title "The Break Up OF China"
Is il not possible that a book so
widespread and much noticed,
with such a title, may have had
much to do with the movement
which has come to a head in the
"Boxer" uprising7 Lord Charles
BeresIord only tells the truth wher
he declares that "unless a definite
definite settlement of the problem
IN the Far East is thought out anC
brought into effect war is certain
and the whole civilized world MAY
be compelled to share ia the con
fiict," and he begins his preiacr
with the remark, "The break vi
oil an empire OF TOUR hundred mil
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07

q What may prove equally consequent
tial, we have frightened our neiRhbOrs
to the South by making them apprehen.
sive of being swallowed under some
similar small pretence. and so destroyed
the efficacy OF the Monroe Doctrine. -
Carl .Scharx.
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07
The Mckinley. Cham berlain
"UnderstAndIDg."

The conspiracy against liberty
entered inso between Mckinley
and Chamberlain is gradually
coming to light. What once ap
peared to be the main battles were
evidently but skirmishes. The
destruction OF the Boer republic:
in South Africa, and Of the embryo
republic OF the Philippines, were
but the precedent to the joining o.
the twin forces of England and
America in the partition of China.
It has not Of course yet developed
what was to follow But
The best laid plans O. mice and men
Gang aft astraY.
The conquest OF the Boer repub-
lies has proven tougher job than
Brummagem Joe Chamberlain an
ticipated. And the 5000 soldiers
which the English at Paris induced
Senator Frye 10 believe would be
sufficient to subdue the Filipinos
has increased to $1,000. The time
necessary to accomplish both OBJ
iects has also increased. Mean
while Russia has not been inactive.
She has taken time by the torelock
in China, and her tentacles are
enclrcling British India. Contrary
to the advice Of Washington, the
ten. penny politicians Of the Ad
ministTation have taken hand in
the Chinese troubles, ostensiblY
to succor the missionaries, but
really to act as an ally Of England
to checkmate Russia. which has
always been our friend.
The first serious result has been
almost'the destruction OF the bat
tleship Oregon on a sunken rock
in the Gulf OF PechiH. She cost
81, 100000 This is but iorerun-
ner of what we shall have to ex-
perience il we go into the Colonial
experiment. There is just God
who will not permit the massacre
Of his creatures unavenged, These
so-called "weaker nations" are as
necessary in the economy of ma
ture as the smaller animals.
He who hurts or harms them there,
Is guilty Of wrong,
DIsturbs the economy of Nature realm,
" no when she formed, designed them
an abode"
The attempt on the part OF the
Americans to govern the Filipinos
is a crime against Nature. 1t is
doomed to be failure, as the gov
ernment OF tropical colonies has
ever been. The condition OF India
is an example. And the present
predicament OF England with wars
and rumors OF wars, and increasing
taxes, and high prices ior the
necessaries of life, should be a
warning to the American people
to stop on the threshold OF this
cursed career. Who loves the
dancer, shall perish from the
danger. Whosoever sheds mans
blood, by man shall his blood be
shed. Who destroys my temple,
saith the Lord, him shall l destroy!
The temple He meant was man,
whose soul is the temple Of the
living God.
Not only are we destroying the
Filipinos, but the Americans. The
soldiers in the Philippines are be-
come physical and moral wrecks.
Many are dead or insane, others
physically debilitated. All will be
subjects for pension. Should We
continue this colonial business,
with our liberal pension sys-
tenn, the enormous amount to
which the pension appropriations
will aggregate will be staggering.
Looking at it from whatever stand.
point, physical, moral or material,
it is ruinous. For our own saIes,
and the sakes Of our children, we
must defeat the present corrupt
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07

PEKIN's portentous news sud-
denly presents the diplomatic SER
vice in new light. A place in il
is not always a soft snap.
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07
Commercial Travellers ana the
Trusts.

AEhNtAi6Es anu AhD
TrHsts.
AT the convention Of the
Commercial Travellers National
League, in a speech againsttrusts,
President Dove said:
The record oi rotten and cor
rupt methods. the sympathy for
and support of trusts by the Re-
publican party, in connection with
other important issues, leads me to
state that while do not consider
that all Republicans in official lie
are all bad, nor that all the Dem
ocrats are entirely good. am
bound to declare, in honesty, that
the Democratic party is the only
one standing today squarely upon
a platform 'oi equality for all and
special privilege for none, and for
competition as universal princi-
pie. The Republicans have gwen
evidence that they believe in only
a limited competition and in spec
ial class privileges"
This briefly outlines the political
platform Of the league, almost
every member OF which is arrayed
against the trusts, irrespective Of
party affiliations.
Every trust OF note in the coun-
try has thrown a greater or less
number OF commercial travellers
out OF employment. Where they
were numbered by tens of shou
sands formerly, their number ha
been halved by these wholesale re
ductions.
This is one of the trust "econo
mics" supposed to benefit the peo
pie.
Washington sentinel., 1900-07-07

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made for annual advertisements SPeclsI
notices as cents line.
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sArEs OF ADvER Using:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-26
ON ALL LINES.
ST. Louis Car Traffic Resuming Strikers De
clare Boycott Working Well.

81 Louis. Mo. June 25.-Cdrs werr
run without Interference. today. on all
lines Of the Transit Company Less
than the usual number of cars are run
ming. espeCialIy north and south. \
majority III the passengers usually
carried by these north ana south lines
are still patruniZing thr wagons ANA
buses W. tn. strikers through sympu-
thin l.- .r, rr.u 4, hu ar. tut. ur fy4r
VI lhn ,nns-quencrs NJ being caugh,
riding wv th. Transit Cumrauy'. ears
AS tn. d-rl .nStratiuns against those
\ INV UNA thu carS In these sections WI
WIN .irv become Irss freuuent. however,
tht. number uha ratronizcs them iu-
,rraSrS.
Euth th- Transit Cnruuauy ana The
union men seemed satisfied with tho
situation. The strikers say there are
now Nh negotiations f.r i settlement.
They declare. funds an. coming In NOR.
raI,idlv ana tina: the hnvcott i. work
iu.r Satisfactorily
2n Tho other hand official. Of the
a,,,,.,,,,- Claim, that "a. .h.. ,a,,e-.., from,
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WATERNILLE.

one lady who came 10 the city to at
tend commencement, met with an I'M
fortunate accident, Sunday. which will
deprive her Of the pleasure Of being
present at any Of the exercises 1t
was Mrs. Winslow of Saco. who was
the guest Of Mrs. Francis Wheeler.
She was walking along Pheasant street
ANA Wa about to pass from the side
walk onto one uf the cross walks. The
gutter. at that point. IL brilged by y
plank resting On cross pieces Of iron.
a lady just ahead Of Mis-. WINSTON
stepped On one end Of the plank ana
the other end. Tying Up. tripped Mrs.
WinsloW, throwing her heavily to the
ground. Her face hit unon the con
crete walk ana her nose was badly cut
and her whole face bruised and cut
one Of her teeth WAS driven into her
lip by the force Of the fail So that a
dentist had to be summoned. y ply
stefan was also called and several
stitches had 10 be taken in the cuts.
Mrs. Winslow was able to return -
her home, Monday morning.
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THE ANlI-IMPERIALiSTS
Meet in New York for Formation OF IrdeLen.
dent Ticket - Campaign Plans.

New York. June 25.-Anti-Imperial-
lists to the number Of 80. and COMING,
from the principal cities Of the country.
met, today. at the Plaza Hotel The
meeting was for the purpose Of deter
mining what action the followers Of
this line Of national policy will take i'll
the coming Presidential campaign ard
as a result Of the conference ii may be
that a new party will be formed Ihc
members Of which will vote indcpcn-
IDENTIFY Of both the Republican ara
Democratic parties. A resolution was
unanimously passed directing the eN-
ecutiVe committee Of the American
Anti-Imperalist league. under The
auspices Of which yesterdays meeting
WAS held. To can general conference
or convention Of Anti-lmpcriAiis,s Tor
the purpose Of considering n plan uf
campaign. This will not be issued until
after the National Democratic corVcl-
ton at Kansas city and when issued
viii probably be for date early in
August.
The resolution states that the cell Is
to be issued on the end that We may
carry into effect our condemnation OF
the imperialstic policy of the prcscn;
administration
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che Foo, June 25.-tNia Shanghai
United States Consul John Fowler has
received from Rear Admiral kempit
the following: only one communlca-
ton from Pekin has reached me since
communications were interrupted on
June 10. 1t was dated June II. No di-
rect ~ indirect news from the minis
tars since.
About 400 foreign troops. including
IS American marines, went to Pekin to
guard the legations. A force of loo
Americans. uniting With a total force
Of 2aGl men OF all nationalities repre-
scented here. went. on June 10, to open
the road and T. relieve Pekin. This
movement was by permission Of the
Chinese government.
The last news from the expedition
was dated June - on which date the
expedition was at Lang Fang. The
railroad has been destroyed behind it
since.
Any news that can be obtained or
effort made for the relief of the lega-
tons ana the lives and property of
foreigners should be done at any haZ-
ard. All energies and forces here must
first be directed to the relief of Tien
Tsin. particularly as it is the key to
pekiN -
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Washington. June 25.-The reported
action Of the gunboat Monocacy in
failing 10 respond after she had been
fred upon from the Taku forts. is un-
derstoOd to have been received with
surprise by the President, who re
quested an explanation of the matter
which has not Yet been furnished.
This was made known. today, in official
quarters. T. offset the published init
nations that the Monocacy would not
have failed u respond unless she had
been ordered Ia hold her fire.
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NeW York June 25.-Roh 1T X f"'S'-
yrlt tonight. issued an address ~ thr
American people ana il is being clI-
culatrd by the New York committee
to aid the South African repuhhcS-
Mr.. Roosevelt condemns Great Rntain
for making war on the South African
REPUBLICS. states that the BoerS anu
the burghers are alike To he driven out
of their homes and away from their
farms to starve with their wives anu
families and concludes by asking II
there is not some way in which Amer
leans can protest against such proceed
urcs. Concluding. he says: we may
not he able tn intervene hy force nut
at least do not let this land Of freedom
seem To side with the free hooters and
daspoilerS. nor as peopl" be struck
dumb in the presence of this mon
struus wrong against humanity, liberty
ana civilization. VIII not this country
repudiate the pretenses continually
nut forward by British leaders that ii
sympathizes with oppression and in
Justice and speak in tones which can
not he misunderstood ana with power
THAI cannot be resisted
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Honesty among foreign merchants III
China is unknown. according to the
Rev. Mr.. Kent. He charges this class
with cheating increasingly. and with
never intending tn keep faith with Il
native in business transaction.
The ships that have carried the mis-
sionaries from this country have also
carried rum. knives and guns. and the
speaker argued that our zeal for pros
elytinS and our greed for commerclal
gain have caused us to be cordially DIS
liked by the larger and better element
in the country.
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Emery Richardson of Bangor. was
caught between two ears in the Main.
Central yard. Saturday forenoon. ana
his right thigh severely crushed. Will.
he received several pl'aful fles:
wounds.
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Rome. June 25.-Thc Socialist opposi-
ton in the Chamber ur Deputies will
interrcll3tr the government concerning
its intentions as To china and will OPP
pose the dispatch Of the warships that
are now awaiting orders from thu n"a
ministry.
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New York Produce Marke..

New York. June -.
ELOl R-Receipts. 1S.lA bbls. exports.
lS.t5l hhls.: sales. 5SO0 pkgs.: unsettled and
| than ever. Winter patents. 81 35S,i q :.
winter Siraiehts. $iluIi3U; AIlnnesUts
patents, SJ.0UQ53V.
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Germany is putting a tax on i'm
ported beer to help in covering the cost
Of the new Warships.
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HAIR-HAL7H-
ROBERTS CLOSING IN.
The Meshes Of His Great Net Tightening on
the Free Staters.

London. June 26.-i.22 \. M.-Lord
X lbcrtS' six columns are conVerGlnS
apparently So as to close in upon the
Free Statcrs. although decisive results
cannot he expected for several days.
\ number of Beers who We're supposed
Ia be within the wide flung net nav
| broken. or rather stolen through Gen.
Rundlc's Ficksburg- Senekal nnes.
The Canadians We're engaged in thu
Honng Spruit fight. last Friday. Gen.
De Vets men first cut Canadian out
post of mounted rifles at dawn, two
being killed. Lieut. Trislis and four
others being wounded and three beins
captured The Free Staters then at
tackled the camp where were % cana
dians and two companies of Shrop-
shires. though without much effect. as
the men were Well rntrenchcd.
The foreign military attaches who
We're with Lord Roberts are now in
cape Town. en- route for Europe
United states Consul Hay NJ Pretoria.
" going O. Machadodprp in the inter-
rSt NJ the British prisoners ana I" -'"
President Kruger.
Eighty Iollandtrs have been lodged
in jail at Standcrton far destroying
property prior to the Eriii~h uccuph-
ton The wives ana children ~ IN"
I;oers are surprised thut tn" British ~
m. loot. bu, pay for what they get
The I;ner- dcrjiled construction
train near Stanl"r- 70. Jun u TH D.
;raiam-n Wor. killed and four badly
hurt
\ ualtv IF Erabaut's HORSE near
F.rkehulg. SAW a camp II kh1k-'tIi
mon and alk,d n only IT, find thcH-
u, Tn. T.. .. -
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London, June 25.-The Associated
Press learns that Lord Salisbury is
stun hopeful that the Chimes, crisis win