La Junta tribune., 1900-09-08
IMPERIALISM IN CHINA.
President Mckinley Denounced by the
Anti-Imperialists for Rescuing
Minister Conger.

Minister COnger.
referring TO the policy OF the admin
istration In China, DIR. Habercom OF
Washington City, one OF the profession
nj "anti-imperialls;s," denounced 1t as
an act of Imperialism. We are glad to
obtain from this declarati ton an illuStra-
tion OF what men like DIR. Habercom
consider imperialism" on account OF
which they are opposing the election
| OF AR. 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 ConSer
and other Americans who were i'm
prisoned in Pekin and exposed TO death
mt 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 10
guard Americans or American inter
ests In China.
II IL il Imperialism to protect Amer
lean citizens and among them an
| American minister in n foreign land.
then Imperialism Is a proper thing.
dear to the hearts OF all patriotic
Americans. IL WIS common COM
| plant mt one time that the United
States did nothing to protect its citi-
zens exposed TO danger or insult
abroad. SO neglectful in this respect
was the government at one time that
| little or no respect was paid to the
American Nag, and Americans had
sometimes TO appeal to the official rep
| rcscntativcS 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 TO call i'm
perialism. To make the flag respected
| IL, theE. Imperialism, In the opinion of
the men who are posing as special and
self-appointed guardians of the Repub-
| lie. These men dislike TO see the Unit
| ed States taking stand as world $
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 men 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 In proud Of the
fact that II was member OF that regi-
ment who planted the first American
| flag 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 a sham battle, and
| that the surrender Of Manila was the
/ result Of an agreement entered into be.
tween the Americans and the Span
iartis.
The opponents Of the administration
/ can never make tho people Of this state
| iudorse 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 grnndest things
| this country has ever done outside Of
Its own boundaries WINS the part IL
played in the rescue Of the legations
Imprisoned in rekin. but we are told
| that Il was m act Of imperialism. =
| and that ~ such II has ENDANGERED the
| life Of the Republic. From saviors who
| proclaim 70 cowarvily doctrine let the
Repuhlic strive to be delIvefed-Den-
] yer Republican