The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1900-06-22
Washington Letter.
from our regular CORRESPONDENT
Washington ID. c., June is, 1900

General E. S. Oiis, who came direct
from the Philippines to Washington,
and who will this week go TO his home
in Rochester, n Y, the citizens of
which viii give public reception in
his honor on the 10Th inst. Gen. Otis
warmly thanked the President for his
promotion, and the President quite as
warmly assured him that the promo
ton was given him because his good
work in the Philippines deserved it,
and in addition extended his personal
thanks Gen. Otis gave the President
and members Of the Cabinet many
details of his work in the Philippines
which had necessarily been left out of
official report, and the information adj
ded 10 the high esteem already ielt for
Gen. Otis, in Washington. When the
whole history of our occupation of the
Philippines is written, Gen. Otis will
be shown 20 possess wonderful cem-
biuation of military and executive
ability. both exercised undcr difficult
conditions.
President McKlnley's instructions
to oar Minister 10 China and TO Ameri-
can Naval Officers in Chinese waters
as to the policy to be pursued, during
the reyolutionin China by the "Boxers"
an anti-foreign secret organization,
are short, plain and patriotic-"act in
concert with the naval forces of Euro
pean powers for the protection of
American and European lives and
property, but form no entangling alli-
anaes" In other words, the President
is willing TO have our Naval forces
help protect lives and property, but is
fully determined that the U. S. shall
not be dragged into any European
schemes having for their object inter
ference with the internal affairs of the
Chinese government. That is a policy
which every American should be will
ling 10 endorse and stand by, but the
democrats are already TO distort it so
that they can make political capital
out of it. Their desperate need for
political capital makes them reckless
of facts.
When Secretary Long advertised for
proposals for armor plate for the bat
tleships that viii be ready for it dur
ing the coming fiscal year. he raised
the club which Congress placed over
the heads Of the two companies which
have plants to make this armor.
Whether he viii strike depends entire
ly upon those companies. If they will
submit bids for the armor needed at
what he considers fair and reasonable
prices, Secretary Long will give them
the contract. Ii they are too greedy
in their prices he will exercise the
authority conferred upon him by con-
gress,-a high compliment to his in
tegrity-and proceed at once to estab-
lish government armor-making plant
which would mean. the end OF private
armor-m making, Ifthose armor-makers
exercise good business sense, they wiz
meet Secretary Longs idea of what is
a fair price TO pay for armor.
Democrats are not doing so much
talking about the ordering of several
regiments OF the regular army to the
Philippines. since they found out
that the only object OF Secretary Root
in sending the regulars was 10 allow
some OF the volunteer regiments which
have seen he hardest services to come
home.
Secretary Root, Lieut.. Gen. Miles,
Mai. Gen Corbln and quite party of
officials have gone to West Point TO
attend the commencement exercises
at the Military Academy. Neither
Gen. Miles nor Gen. Corbin are West
Pointers
Hon. J. P. Dolliyer, Iowa's popular
member OF the House is being strong
| ly pushed for second place on the Nc
Kinley ticket, and If Iowa wasn't such
republican state, he would be almost
sure of winning, and he may do so
anyway. Personally, no better man
could be nominated.
Senator Mason, of Ill, who made
several speeches during the session of
Congress against administration poll
cies, called on President Mckinley
and assured him that he would take
the stump for the Philadelphia ticket
and assist in rolling up an old-time
republican majority, in Illinois.
Nothing more strikingly illustrate
the friendly relations of President Nc
Kinley with all the prominent mem
| bers of the party than that he has no
choice tor the Vice Presidency. He
SAYS that any man who can get the
votes OF a majority OF tbe convention
will be entirely satisfactory to him.
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