Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-25
TALK OF CANDIDATES
Continued from First Page.)
and uncertainty is the democratic portion
a year before convention time.
China Playing Double.


There is a growing suspicion in the minds
OF those most familiar with diplomatic af-
fairs that China and Russia together are
playing a deep game which is to result
in concessions to the former country from
both the United States and Great Britain.
The extension of the Chinese exclusion
act by tho last congress and the present
agitation of similar legislation for South
Africa threatens to curtail still further the
area open to Chinese coolie labor. On the
other hand American business men having
large commercial interests in Hawaii and
the Philippines are again urging the propo-
sition to open the doors of those two de-
tendencies of the United States to Chinese
labor in order that workmen may be se-
cured to carry on the great enterprises
In those islands which are seriously ham
pered today because of a lack of laboring
men.
The United States and Great Britain have
together insisted upon an "open door" pol
icy for the entire Chinese empire. The in
PRODUCTION OF railroads into Manchuria
promises to result in a wonderful develop
ment Of trade in that vast territory. and
1t is believed that China sees it's opportu-
nifty to force this country at least to
admit Chinese labor in return for trade
concessions which are so persistently de-
| manded. The commercial treaty between
the United States and China will expire
by limitation in about another year. AL
though Ii Hung Chang, the greatest Of
ali Chinese statesmen, has passed away,
the empire is not without diplomats COM
petent to cope with Americans and Euro
peans. Among them is WI Ting-fang, who
has a personal knowledge OF the desires
of American business men and capitalists
to secure commercial arrangements with
the Chinese empire and he knows that
| these Americans are powerful enough in
this country to force their views upon the
senate Mr.. WI carried back with him to
China an enormous amount of data upon
which to base the outline of a new treaty
to take the place of that which will cease
to be in operation within the next fifteen
\ months. If, therefore, there is an under
! standing between Russia and China by
| which the czar is helping on the Chinese
\ bluff 1t may be that the forthcoming new
| treaty will provide at least for the admis-
| sion OF coolies under certain restrictions
| into the Hawaiian and Philippine islands
in return for opening up the Chinese en-
pire including Manchuria, to American en-
| terprise.
| Interesting Work I'm ManchuFia.
Perhaps the best posted man in the
United States upon the subject of trade
possibilities in Manchuria is Mr.. Rockhtll
| formerly assistant secretary OF state and
at present chief OF the Bureau Of Amer
lean Republics. Some years ago Mr.. Rock
hill spent many months In Manchuria and
In portions of Thibet and as a result Of
his observations he published an exceed
ingly interesting volume. under the aus
pices of the Smithsonian institution, en-
titled DIARY of a Journey Through
Thibet and Manchuria." This volume
while not written with the idea OF produc
ing a commercial textbook upon the sub
ject of trade possibilities of that region
is nevertheless replete with valuable In
formation concerning the customs of tn
country, it's products and possibilities. MI
RockhilTs work has not obtained very wild
circulation for the reason that only lin
tied edition was published. But the deman
for 1t has been so great OF late that 1t
probable that congress will authorize 1t
reprinting and its general circulation wi
give American business men a far bette
opportunity TO ascertain what Manchuria
! than they are able TO do at the presen
time.
Speculation which Failed.
There are people in nearly every larg
, ! city ia lHt OlilcA oNdNtS WAc "AAA 10 -
| terested in hearing the last chapter In
} great speculation which combined bushes
; and religion and in which capital froT
every state In the union was invested
During the FIRST days of the Harrison ad
minIstration two capitalists from Phila
delphia bought a large tract Of land o
the upper Potomac, which they cut up int
building lots and which they connected t
the city By a trolley railroad. Twent
acres OF this land was set apart for
"Chautauqua." Buildings and other i'm
| provements costing nearly $4,000 wer
erected and an association was formed 10
, conducting religious services Nearly II
small cottages were erected, magnihcan
z pipe organ was installed in vast aud
\ torium building and for one season III
/ "Chautauqua" hourished. But Il never wa
! attempted again 20 hold religious meeting
on a large scale upon the property. In
/ stead the place was turned into a summe
4 resort and for a few season light oper
a was given by a syndicate of capitalist
j but owing TO the long distance from III
Y city proper these ventures were not sue
\ eessful For the past year or two Gle