Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-04-03
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent

tions on the attitude of this government
toward the Russo-C Chinese treaty con-
corning 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-
ton of partisanship, but one involving
American commerce at large. Russia
has assured this government in the
/ most positive terms that its occupa-
| ton of Manchuria will be temporary,
and, while this government officially
accepts that assurance for what it is
worth, President Mckinley and his ad-
visors do not regard it as worth much.
In the past Russia, like England, has
temporarily" occupied much terri
tory and has never gotten out OF it..
In expressing it's disapproval OF that
treaty this government has gone IS far
as is consistent with prudence at this
time What it will do of Japan goes
to war with Russia is 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 extension OF
American commerce with its people.
Whatever will in its Judgment do most
to accomplish that end will be done, as
| it has been up to this time.
Secretary Root and Adjutant Gener-
al Corbin hope to be in Manila on the
| first of July, when the government OF
the Philippines will be formally trans
ferred from the present military Of
ficers to the new civil officers.
| Whether they can GO will depend up
on the state of official business in the
| war department month hence. II
| they go, 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 Marley, of Maine, who
declined the position of commissioner
of internal revenue last fall because
he had been chosen speaker Of the Maine
legislature, and who passed through
Washington thi, 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 Fl. Walker, of Massa-
chusetts. whose record as chairman OF
the house committee on banking and
currency made him prominent when be
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. | prefer to live in my own
house and to devote my time to my
own business. 5"
General [. S. Catlin, retired army
officer now at Manila, has written a
very interesting letter to Adjutant
General Corbin, from which the follow
| ing is extracted: while, as a matter
forces and the retreating and 0isap-
pearing bands of guerrina-insErecto
continue to be quite frequent, it also
is true that they were never so relent-
lessly and ceaselessly pursued as dur
ing the last two months. Every vol
unteer regiment has seemed DESTROYS
of placing to it's credit additional
honor and fame before returning to
! the states, and it has lost no oppor-
tunity to give glorious account OF
itself whenever possible; and hence
the enemy 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 guerrilla warfare
Twill be carried on after the expiration
of another twelve months In refer
ence to the reported intention OF
Secretary Root to visit the islands,
General Catlin wrote: "a visit from
the distinguished secretary will be OF
great service and benefit to the solu-
ton of the problem here"
Representative Warner, of Illinois,
who has been to Cuba since the ad-
journment of congress, thinks it unfort-
innate that we should have to with
draw from Cuba, in accordance with
our pledge. which must be kept. He
says the element that will control the
island is intent only upon looting it,
and predicts state ofrevolution there
in less time than three months after
our troops leave, which will cOmpe
us to again take the island and KEEP
it He bases his prediction on what he
saw and learned in Cuba.
Representative Cooper, of Wiscon
sin. who was chairman of the com
mittee on insular affairs in the las
, house and who will almost certainl,
hold the same position in the presen
house, has also just returned from |
trip to Cuba. Although he believe
that Cuba will eventually be annexe
and that annexation will becom
necessary he thinks that If will b