Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-03-31
Special to the Leader.

washington, IL. u, MdTcn IeSi-
dent Mckinley and Secretary Hay have
received many congratulations on the
attitude of this government toward tie
Russo-Chinese treaty concerning Man
churia, as set forth in the diplomatic
note made public this week. and not a
few of them have come from Democrats
of prominence who recognize that this
is not question of partisanship, but
on involving American commerce at
large. Russia has assured this govern
ment in the most positive terms that its
occupation of Manchuria will be tenn
porary, and, while this government Of
fcially 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 it's disapproval OF
that treaty this government has gone
as far as is consistent with prudence at
this time What it will do If japan
goes to war with Russia, is bridge
that will not be crossed until 1t is
reached. This government has but one
object in view in China, and that is the
preservation and extension of Ameri-
can commerce with it's people. What
ever will in its judgment do most to
accomplish that end will be done, as 1t
! has been up to this time.
Nothing but praise is heard OF the
capture of Aguinaldo by General Fun
ston.
Secretary Root and Adjutant General
Corbin hope to be in Manila on the 1st
of July, when the government of the
Philippines will be formally transfer
red from the present military officers
to the new civil officers. Whether they
can go will depend upon the state of
official business in the War Department
a month hence. If they go, they will
start from Washington with the Presi-
Dental party and remain with them
until after the launching of the bat
tleship Ohio, at San Francisco, from
which port they would sail direct for
Manila.
Hon. Joseph Manley, of Maine, who
declined the position of Commissioner
of Internal Revenue last fall because
he had been chosen Speaker of the
Maine Legislature, passed through
Washington this week. on his way
South for little rest, disposed of the
rumors connecting his name with var
ious Federal offices by saying that he
was not a candidate for any office and
had no idea that one would be offered
to him.
Hon. Joseph H. Walker, of Massa-
chusetts, whose record as Chairman Of
the House committee on Banking ana
Currency made him prominent when he
was in the House. which he voluntarily
left at the close of the Fifty-fifth Con
gress, was in Washington this week
When asked if he did not contemplate
a return to Congress, he promptly re-
Piled mo; have no wish to resume
the work of a Representative in Con-
gress. I prefer to live in my own
house and to devote my time to my
! own business"
General /. S. Catlin, a retired army
officer now at Manila, has written a
very interesting letter to Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin, from which the following
is extracted: while, as matter OF
course, the collisions between our for
ces and the retreating and disappear
ing bands of guerrilla-insurrectos con-
tinue to be quite frequent, it also is
true that they were never so relentless
ly and ceaselessly pursued as during
the last two months Every volunteer
regiment has seemed desirous of plac-
ing to it's credit additional honor and
fame before returning to the United
States, and it has lost no opportunity
to give a glorious account of itself
whenever possible; and hence the en-
emy has literally had no rest. And now
with the positive knowledge that the
American people have at last provided
an army sufficiently large to confront
any exigency at home or abroad. and
that it means unconditional surrender
or death to every armed foe in the
Philippine Islands, | do not think it
possible that even any organized guer-
rilla warfare will be carried on after the
expiration of another twelve months. >"
In reference to the reported intention
of Secretary Root to visit the islands,
Gen. Catlin wrote; "a visit from the
distinguished Secretary will be of great