Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-17

PRESIDENT Mckinley and his cabinet
see no practical difference between the
powers taking what Chinese territory
they desire at once and making de-
mand for the payment of an amount
of ind emnity that everybody knows
China cannot pay. If $500, 900, 600
which is in the neighborhood of the
amount majority of the powers wish
to demand, or any thing approximate
ing that amount is demanded, it will
be not because the powers expect the
money to be paid, but because
they expect to make the de-
mand an excuse for Selling Chinese
territory later on. President McKin-
ley and his advisors think that
5000, 0OOO is the outside limit of the
amount that should be demanded of
/ China, and are strongly in favor
of making it half that amount,
and as an argument in favor Of
| the latter amount have offered
to reduce the demand of the United
/ States 900, O0O-one- half if the
powers would agree to limit the total
to 500 0O0, 900. Although efforts are
! being made to bring the other powers
around to our position in this matter.
it is not certain by any means that it
will be successful, but it can be set
down as certain that the United States
will not be a party to any demand that
the president considers exorbitant or
unjust, both of which the present pro-
posals of majority of the powers
are. and the powers have been so in
| formed.
| Marcus Pollasky, the prominent
Michigan lawyer and Republican. who
says he was the original Mckinley
man, and prides himself on never
having asked for federal Office, is in
| Washington, enroute to Cuba and
Porto Rico. He is making the trip
solely for health and recreation.
Mr.. Pollasky enjoys the distinc-
ton of having been the young
est man ever admitted to prac-
tlce before the United States supreme
preme court bar before he was twenty
| six
An interesting statement was this
week issued by Admiral Bowles,
chief of the naval bureau of construo-
ton. showing the condition of the
numerous warships that are under con-
tract or being constructed. OF nine
| battleships under contract the Illinois
is 80 per cent. completed. the Maine
| 46, the Ohio 80 and the Missouri 20,
and five-Virginia. Nebraska. Georgia.
| New Jersey and Rhode Island-have
| not been started. Six armOred cruis-
ers-Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
California. Colorado, Maryland and
South Dakota-are also yet to be
started. Two protected cruisers-St.
Louis and Charleston-have not been
started; the percentage Of completion
of the OF hers stands. Cleveland %,
Chattanooga 81, Denver 43, Des
Moines %, Galveston II, and Tacoma
| II. The percentage Of the monitors
under construction is, Nevada "a,
Wyoming 70, Florida 63, and Arkansas
40. OF the fourteen torpedo boats
three are SO per cent. completed and
five SO and the rest are well advanced
The submarine boats stand, Adder 40
per cent. Grampus %, Moccasin %,
Pike Is, Porpoise "a, and Shark %,
| This list gives some idea of how our
navy is being strengthened.
President Mckinley never made a
happier address than that he delivered
at the unwilling of the handsome
equestrian statue Of General John A.
Logan, this week, and Senator Depew
was at his best in his Grafton on the
same occasion. Mrs. Logan said OF
the ceremonies: ''It was all far be-
yond my expectations. was especial
ly gratifed and pleased by the remarks
made by President Mckinley; they
were sincere and apparently came
from his heart. Mr.. Depew's remarks
were beautiful" The statue is one O!
the handsomest of the many equestrian
statues in Washington. Senators
| Cullom and Mason called at the White
house to thank President Mckinley,
in the name of the people of Illinois,
for his eulogy of General Logan, which
Senator Mason declared was ga mag
nificent gem"
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
gave an informal dinner at the White
house this week, in honor of Cover
nor Allen. of Porto Rico, and Mrs.
Allen. Among the other guests were
Secretary Wilson, Adjutant General
Corbin and Major General Young.
| Secretary Root has a. RAGGED and
dirty United States flag on exhibition
in his Office that he thinks lot Of.
1t was presented to him by Lieutenant
Rice, of the TwentY-sixth Infantry.
The flag was made in Manila by ma
tive tailor, and was carried during two
years of hard service in the Philippines
by detachment of the Twenty-eighth
Volunteer Infantry.
Governor Allen says the talk about
Porto Rieans being on the point of
starvation is due largely to one man,
1 L. H.