The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-04-11

annex.
President Mckinley and Secretary
Hay have received many. congratula-
tions on the attitude of this govern
ment toward the Russo Chinese treaty
concerning Manchuria, as set forth
in the diplomatic note made public
this week, and not few of them have
come from Democrats of prominence,
who recognize that this is not ques-
tion of partisanship, but one involving
American commerce at large. Russia
has assured this government in the
most positive terms that its occupa-
tion of Manchuria will be temporary,
and, while this government officially
accepts that assurance for what it is
worth, President Mckinley and his
advisers do not regard it as worth
much. In the past, Russia, like Eng
land, has temporarily" occupied
much territory and has never gotten
out of it. In expressing its disapprov-
al of that treaty this government has
gone as far as is consistent with pru-
dence at this time. What it will do
if Japan goes to war with Russia, is a
bridge that will not be crossed until
it is reached. This government has
but one object in view in China, and
that is the preservation and exten-
sion of American commerce with its
people. Whatever will in its judg-
ment do most to accomplish that end
will be done, as it has been up to this
time.
Nothing but praise is heard of the
capture of Aguinaldo by Gen. Funston.
Secretary Root and Adjutant Gen.
eral Corbin hope to be in Manila by
the first of July, when the government
of the Philippines will be formally
transferred from the present military
onicicers to the new civil officers.
Whether they can 60 will depend up
on the state of official business in the
War Department month hence. If
they 60, they will start from Wash
ington with the Presidential party
and remain with them until after the
launching of the battleship Ohio at
San Francisco, from which port they
would sail direct for Manila.
Hon. Joseph H. Walker, of Massa-
chusetts, whose record as chairman of
the House Committee on Banking and
Currency made him prominent when
he was in the House, which he volun-
tarily left at the Fifty-fifth Congress,
was in Washington this week. When
asked if he did not contemplate re-
turn to Congress, he promptly replied
"No; / have no wish to resume the
work of Representative in Congress
I prefer to live in my own house and
devote my time to my own business ,
Hon. Joseph Minley, of Maine
who declined the position of Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue last fal
because he had been chosen Speaker
of the Maine Legislature, passed
through Washington this week, on his
way South for a little rest, disposed o1
the rumors connecting his name with
various Federal offices by saying that
he was not a candidate for any office
and had no idea that one would be Of
fered him.
Gen. l. S. Catlin, retired army Of
ficer now at Manila, has written a
very interesting letter to Adjutant
General Corbin, from which the fol
lowing is extracted "While, as a
matter of course, the collisions be-
tween our forces and the retreatine
and disappearing bands of guerilla
insurectos continue to be quite fre
quent, it also is true that they were
never so relentlessly and ceaslessly
pursued as during the last two months
Every volunteer regiment has seemed
desirous of placing to it's credit addi,
tional honor and fame before return
ing to the States, and it has lost nj
opportunity to give a glorious ac
count of itself whenever possible ant
hence the enemy has literally had M
rest. And now with the positive
knowledge that the American people
have at last provided an army suffi
ciently large to confront an exigency
at home or abroad, and that it mean.
unconditional surrender or death tt
every armed foe in the Philippine Is
lands, do not think it possible that
even any organized guerilla warfare
will be carried on after the expira
tion of another twelve months" In
reference to the reported intention o.
Secretary Root to visit the islands
Gen. Catlin wrote: ga visit from the
distinguished Secretary will be OF
great service and benefit to the solu
tion of the problem here"
Representative, of Illinois, who has
been to Cuba since the adjournmen,
of Congress, thinks it unfortunate
that we should have to withdraw from
Cuba, in accordance with our pledge
which must be kept. He says the ell
ement that will control the island il
intent only upon looting it, and pre-
diets state of revolution there il
less time than three months after oul
troops leave, which will compel us tt
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