The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-22
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

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Cabinet and other prominent OH.
Gals in Washington regarding the
oxttent aud the emphasis with
which the President, in his West
ern speeches, is dwelling upon the
Monroe Doctrine. 1t is believed
in the East that the Monroe Doc
trine is most expensive to MAIN
tain and brings with it no adequate
return. 1t has been pointed out
that whenever a European nation
secures control of a colony the
commercial status of the newly
acquired territory becomes liked,
the demand for foreign goods in
gcreases and the United States Sc
cures its share of the commerce.
In South America, however, the
integrity of numerous petty gov
ernments is preserved by the
United States and the result is
that these little countries are con-
stantly at war, that they repudiate
their commercial obligations with
out hesitation and to the serious
loss of every American business
man who attempts to deal with
them, and that even when the
United States has favor to ask,
as in the case of the Panama Canal,
it receives even less consideration
than is accorded European nations.
Under these circumstances the Off
cials referred to regard it as i'll
advised for the President to dwell
with such marked emphasis upon
the subject. The facts are, of
course, that Mr.. Roosevelt is afraid
to discuss the tariff because of the
factional differences on that sub,
iect in his own party, is unwilling
to discuss truss and monopolies
for fear of offending the Wall
street interests and finds the Mon
roe Doctrine q safe topic because
few people understand it and most
regard it as sort of patriotic
duty to uphold it. incidentally,
Mr.. Roosevelt wants larger navy
and the alleged necessity of main
tanning the Monroe Doctrine fur
nishes an excuse for his coveted
''big stick"
1t is learned on authority of
member of the Cabinet that the
President and Senator Hanna have
made trade whereby the former
will welcome as his running mate,
provided he secures the nomin-
alton, Mr.. Myron I. Herrick,
whom Mr.. Hanna is just now
booming for governor of Ohio.
The Cabinet officer alluded to was
invited into the Presidents official
family because of his political sa-
gacity. He says, ''Col Herrick
is one of the strongest possibilities
for the second place on the ticket.
1t seems now that the likelihood of
his being nominated will become
much stronger if he is triumphant
ly elected governor of Ohio next
fall. Should his majority fall far
below normal, however, his avail
ability will be seriously affected.
Secretary of State Hay is now
thoroughly convinced that there
was no foundation for the reports
forwarded here last week by Min
lister Conger at Pekin to the effect
that the Russians had occupied
Niu Chang, in Manchuria. 1t ap-
pears that United States Consul
Miller, Niu Chwang, heard that
the Russians we're to occupy the
forts at that point and immediate
ly communicated with Minister
Conger, who cabled the statement
to this country. There had been
some movement of Russian troops
in Manchuria, but nothing in vio-
Iation of the treaty stipulations.
Although it is stoutlY maintained
at the State and Navy Depart
ments that nothing has occurred
to necessitate the presence of a
stronger naval fleet in Chinese
.waters, it is regarded as somewhat
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