The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-31
HARD 70 LOSE coNGER,
.wo Presidents and Several s~,spirants
Have Tried X and Failed.

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Have Tried II and Failed.
Washington, July 20. For ABOUT
three years two presidents, a nuIipel
of senator's, and several anxious :
pirants have been trying 70 mars q
Grange of ministers at Pektn, China.
but without avail. or course II Wouio
be an easy matter to intimate TO Mln,
lister Conger that his resignation Woutu.
be acceptable, but such is not the case
Back in 1900 it was thought that Alil-
lister Conger would rellnqulsh ms pose
at the close of his first four years joan
Barrett was anxious for the pace, atia
President Mckinley had promised u 70
him. The Oregon senator's. Delng closs
to Mckinley, had cltnched the PROM
Use. But then came up the siege Of
pekin. and the conduct of Minister
Conger was such as to cause praise
from every quarter. 1t would have been
a cruel thing to dismiss him after al
he had gone through, and consequently
he stayed. Minister Conger then TOOK
a leave of absence and came TO the
United States. 1t Leaked u that ne
would not return, and upon his asf1Vai
here he received a collection or news
paper paragraphs specializing upon ms,
successor. But Conger was not born
yesterday, and the first thing ne Clio
was to consult the Iowa delegation,
and he found hat every member was
! for him. Then he walked into the
White House, and When the greetings
| were over he said:
MIR. President, has my course in
| China been satisfactory"
"Oh, most satisfactory" replied Nc
Kinley.
Gaining Mckin!ey's Promise.
Then, Nh President, continued Con.
gel, c I on remaining in my
[ position and make my arrangements
raccordingly?"
What could the president do but give
his assent? And so he old Fir. Barrett
that the China promise would have 70
| be postponed, and meanwhile we Will
try to find something equally as
good" =@-
When Roosevelt became president.
! Me effort to secure u change in the
China mission was renewed. Again the
Iowa delegation made it plain that
, such a change would be very disagree
1 able, and when your Uncle William b.
Allison AXE the trouble to make
plain talks on such subjects, he is gen
| orally in earnest, n it is not we'll to
disregard his views.
Soon after a vacancy occurred OPP
%portunely in the Japan mission, and
Mr.. Barrett was at once selected for
1 SkAd p3SlNS A)Sk ~ ~ \ JdSI nv Il
| pan did not want Mr.. Barrett, and an
other man was selected. Meanwhile
it was found that even should a change
occur in the China mission that Orien-
Ftal country had the same objections to
Mr.. Barrett as Japan, n SO it was ar
ranged that when a change did oc-
cur, Nh. w. w. Rockhtll would be
sent as Conger's successor. Rockhiu
knows more about China than any 9th
4 ar ~ M nrjnn @ III hnc fvD 1%oIa1 Favtnt,-
sively in hat country nj has kept
fully informed regarding every political
development. He is recognized as the
very best man that could be found for
the important post.
Something Always Happens.
But just as it seems an opportune
time to make q change, something OF
a diplomatic nature happens In China
and Minister Conger handles it with
entire satisfaction. First, briefly by
cable, he tells the state department
what he has done, and his course is
approved. Then by mail comes his dis
patches, and it is found he has done
even better than was expected. You
can't relieve a minister who is working
like that, especially when a great
many questions are asked. Probably
at the end of eight years service a
change can be made without offense to
him or his powerful friends in Iowa.
He may be sent to Europe as an am
baseador, and then Mr.. Rockhill Will
Be made minister to China. Meanwhile
John Barrett, who was promised the
place by two presidents, becomes minis
ter to Argentina and will study South
1 American affairs.
But for real interesting diplomacy
the Orient is the place. The eastern
game" as Joe Chamberlain remarked
to Senator Hale and Tom Reed. is the
most interesting in the world today and
promises to continue to be for many
'earS to come.