The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-03-20
FRCM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Our OOn Correspondent.

Even the eAngle.ssa;aoai 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 ia tiad
ss;:iia: ss:s:i: and foot to British policy in
China. Not only is this untrue, so it is
| said, bIt the Administration is at last
waking up to the fact that it's interest
in China are not unit with those of
Britain, and that the latter has betray-
ed 1t more than nnce s;a15 tho troubles
over there began. AS matters stand
to-day. 1t is perfectly apparent that
Ss1taln does not care how long Central
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 unit! the
purchasing power of the people is nil
/ and will remain so for years to come.
Russia, on the other hand, dominates
Manchuria under plan much similar
| to that by which England holds Egypt.
She has IN army of ahnnt ?E Gee men
/ there, who have restored order and
who police the whole great province.
Since sfle has been in control American
J trade. has increased by leaps and
bounds. practically all tho present
American exports to China going to
that part Of the Empire. Britain natu-
rally objects to her hereditary foe
establishing herself, even under a
pledge to evacuate in time, in so vast
to join her in driving Russia out.
Hence, the. flood of misinformation
that pours into the United States via
London. Advices to the State Depart
ment direct give reason to believe that
iii the wild tales Of war between Rus
| sia aud Japan, and of Russia spolia-
tion and murder are concocted in Lon
States. They show. too, that the Rus
| slams have been as merciful as any
power, although Russian territory was
invaded lii 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 out except
paign,, by tho way, which injured
| American trade a hundred times more
| than it did either German 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 mis-
led, and it is possible that he may face
squarely about some day and astonish
! the Britishers.
| Senator Platt has "laid down." per-
mittipg Colonel Sanger to be inducted
into Office without registering any
further protest in the matter. Natn-
rally, me Too" Depew has followed
suit. A few days ago Senator Platt
announced that he Thought Colonel
Sanger's appointment would not be
l Y1R }a- and. If IL wora hio pOnfi fso,,
wO I'D be opposed vigorously in the
/, Be ute. Senator Dcpew joined in and
expressed himself as opposed to Col
Onel Sanger, who has been out with the
New York Republican machine. Re-
membering, however, the disaster that
overlook him year,, ago, when he re-
signed his seat ~ the Senate because
Of an appointment made by President
Arthur distasteful to himself and MIR.
COnkling, the leader of New York Re-
publicans was unwilling to precipitate
another controversy in The Senate, and
decided to give in. just how McKin-
ley succeeded duplicating him is not
some later appointments are distribu-
ted. 1t may be recalled that only faar
years ago Senator, Platt made similar
protest regarding the appointment Of
MIR. Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary
of the Navy. Then he said Roosevelt
would not be appointed 80 long as he
had life to fight his confirmation. This
was said one evening and the next
morning the Senator gnre out state
ment to the effect that he endorsed Mr.
J Roosevelt and was glad Of his seiec-
/. ton.
Edward Atkinson has written a lot
ter to friend in this city. in which he
makes. among Others, tho following
caustic comments on the Philippine
| situations: 81 observe that n very large
military display in feathers and uni
forms took place at the inauguration
But, observe that when tho question
is put Who will enlist for the Philip
pine war; very few but deadbeats and
degenerates answer the call. The total;
| enlstments for the last two months
have been about 1900, 90 per cent. of
those who offered. That number will
not make mp for the depletion of the
regular troops in the Philippines dur
ing that two months. 1t does not in
crease that force and adds nothing in
place OF the volunteers. This marks
great progress in the intelligence. of
people. There are few p0nr enough
and few belonging to the RecOnd order
of foOls-not tho natural fOols-who
enlist, for this ghastly service. / OBJ
serve too, that each regimentO of vOlun-
teers returning under arms numbers
about three -tifths tho original force.
me ,,;saa.as rest are dead, wounded, diseased
| ippines. 1t may bo mentioned that the
| prevailing belief here nov ia that tho
Supreme Court will nor decide the
insnlar cases until it reassembles next
fall from it's summer vacations. it being
reported. apparently by authority, that
the questions are SO complex that it is
impossible to reach any agreement
without several months of uninter-
rupted time :or consideration.
Constantly increasing sales of dOmes-
tic vines, liquors and beers, disgniscd
as imported goods. has led Commits
sioner Yerkes of the Internal Revenue
bureau to make an important ruling.
goods is illegal. and may be punished
with u fine of $500 and cOnfiscatiUn OF
| the wares. Officers of the bureau say