The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-03-21
That This Country is in Leasua
with England.
WHERE STORIES COME FROM
And the Reasons Which Prompt
Them:--OtI er Items.

the Anglomanlacal Department of
State is becoming restive under the
efforts, evidently inspired by high;
sources, of the British press, to make
it appear that the United States is
tied hand and foot to British policy
in China, Not only is this untrue, so.
it is said, but the administration Isl
at last waking up to the fact that
its interests in China are not a unit
with those Of Britain, and that the
latter has betrayed it more than once
since the troubles over there began.
As matters stand to-day, it is per-;
fectly apparent that Britain does not
care how long Central China is in a
state Of unrest. Her trade interests
are almost wholly in the South,
which has been undisturbed, and
where her merchants are making
lots Of money. On the other hand,
Central China, in which the United
States had built up a great trade, oc-
cupying the field almost exclusively,
has been looted and raVished until
the purchasing power of the people
is nil and will remain so for years 10
come. Russia, on the other hand,
dominates Manchuria under a plFn
much similar to that by which Eng
land holds Egypt She has an arrly
of about $4,000 men there, who have
restored order and who police the
whole great province Since she has
been in control American trade has
increased by leaps and bounds, prac-
tically all the present American ex-
ports to China going to that part of
the Empire. Britain naturally OBJ
jects to her hereditary foe establish
ing herself, even under a pledge to
evacuate in time, in SO vast a country
and wishes the United States to join
her in driving Russia out. Hence, the
food of mis-iHfOr1nation that pours
into the United States via London.
Advices to the State Department di-
rect give reason to believe that all the
wild tales of war between Russia and
Japan, adm of Russian spoliation
and murder are concocted in London
for the benefit of the United States.
They show, too, that the Russians
have been as merciful as any power,
although Russian territory was in
vaded in the first place and hundreds
Of Russians killed. Certainly, Russia
has been far more merciful than Ger
many, whose campaign of revenge
could not have been carried cut eX-
cept with the consent of England-a
campaign, by the way, which injured
American trade a hundred times
more than it did either Germans or
British. The eyes of Secretary Hay
are reported to have at last been
opened to the way in which he has
been deluded and misled, and it is
possible that he may face squarely
about some day and astonish the
BritiShers.
Senator Platt has F1aid down. y
permitting Colonel Sanger to be in
Quoted into Office without registering
any further protest in the matter.
Naturally, Me-Too Depew has fol-
lowed suit. A few days ago Senator
Platt announced that he thought
Colonel CANCERS appointment would
not be made, and, if it we're, his con-
frmation would be opposed vigor-
ously in the Senate. Senator Depew
Joined in and expressed himself as
opposed to Colonel Sanger, who has
been out with the New York Repub-
hcan machine. Remembering, how
ever, the disaster that overlook him
years ago, when he resigned his seat
IN the Senate because Of an appoint
ment made by President Arthur dis
tasteful to himself and Mr.. Conk-
ilng, the leader of New York Repub-
hcans was unwilling to precipitate
another controversy in the Senate,
and decided to give in. Just how Nc
Alnley succeeded in placating him is
not known, but will probably appear
When some later appointments are
distributed. It may be'recalfed that
only four years ago Senator Plat
made a similar protest regarding
tne appointment Of Mr.. Roosevelt as
assistant Secretary Of the Navy.
Then he said Roosevelt would not
De appointed so long as he had life
. light his confirmation. This was
sald'one evening and the next morn
ng the Senator gave out statement
. the effect that he endorsed Mr.