The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-07-31
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.wo Presidents and Several ssP,ranss
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-woF Presidents and Several !,sPtrahts
Have Tried II and FaiIeds
washington, July 20. - For apout
three wears two presidents, a nulnoeF
Of senators. and several ANXIOUS az
pirants have been trying TO MAKE q
hange of ministers at Pek1n, emma,
but without avail. OF course u Woulu
be an easy matter to intimate 70 MI.
lister Conger that his r~esisnatlon Wouau
be acceptable, but sueh Is ny eiie M
Back in 1900 it was thought mat MIN.
lister Conger would ~relinqulsh AIS posl
at&the close of his first four years. JOAN
Barrett was anxious for the place, alu
President Mckinley had PROMISED II ~
him. The Oregon senators. being CLOSE
to Mckinley, had clinched the prom.
Use. But then came up the.
Pekin, and the conduct or munster
onc was such as to cause praise
from every quarter. 1t would have been
cruel thing to dismiss him after an
he had gone through, and
he stayed. Minister Conger then LOOK
a leave of absence and came TO the
United States. 1t Leaked out. that ne
would not return, and upon his aFraVal
here he received q collection OF news
paper paragraphs Specializing upon ms
successor. But Conger was not boIn
Yesterday, and the first thing he Clio
was to consult the Iowa delegation,
and he found that every member WAS
for him. Then he walked into the
White House, and when the greetings
were over he SAID:
Mr.. President, has my course IN
China been satisfactorily"
"Oh, most satisfactory" replied NC
Kinley.
Gaining MckinIey's Promise.
Then, Mr.. President, continued Cor.
ger, can / count on remainingt5inI my
position and make my arrangements
Iaccordinsly?'
What could the president do blu give
shis assent? And SO he told Mr.. Barret'
that the China promise would have 70
be postponed, and meanwhile I'VE Will
Try to find something equally as
good
When Roosevelt became president,
she effort to secure a change IN the
China mission was renewed. Again the
Iowa delegation made it plain that
such a change would be very disagree
able, and when your Uncle William b.
Allison takes the trouble to make
plain talks on such subjects, he is gem
orally in earnest, and it is not We'll to
disregard his views.
Soon after a vacancy occurred OPP
p%ortunely in h Japan mission. IL
Mr.. Barrett was at once selected for
b Y p4cSC ~ DdI nc dloll I Jbol LII IA
pan did not want Mr.. Barrett, and an
other mar was selected. Meanwhile
it was found that ever should a change
| occur in the China mission hat Orien-
tai country had the same objections to
Mr.. Barrett as Japan, and so 1t was ar
ranged that when a change did oc-
cur, Mr.. w. w. Rockhsll would be
sent as Conger's successor. Rockhill
knows more about China than any 9TH
! ar "A rparinpn - He. hoc frnJala1 nvfop-H
sively in that country and has kept
fully informed regarding every political
development. He is recognized as the
| very best man hat 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 1t with
entire satisfaction. First, briefly by
cable, he tells the state department.
approved. Then by mail comes his dis
patches, and ut is found he has done
even better than was expected. You
cant relieve q minister who is working
like that, especially when a great
many questions are asked. Probably
at the n 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
bassador, and then Mr.. Rockhill Will
Be mad minister to China. Meanwhile
John Barrett, who was promised the
place by two presidents, becomes minis
ter to Argentina and Will study South
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.