The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

the first power that will give us any
trouble there Will not be Germany. or
Russia, or France. or England. but the
growing. aggressive. ambitious power
Of the Orient, the japanese empire. II
is not feeble people; il IS not small
people
Whatever we may think, whatever
may be our feelings, am not going to
discuss which nation / sympathize with.
That is not the question; but again L
say. that no declaration. without my
protest. shall be made here which while
the Senator says # does not involve an
aliance) is so strong a statement that
il would. in any emergency that might
come up, produce an alliance. I do not
believe that. Mr.. President"
Not a Shifting Position.
Mr.. Patterson OF Colorado took up
the line Of Mr.. Hales remarks. "As [
understood the attitude OF the Senator
from Maine" he said, 1T is tha., be-
ing impartial. the United States is in a
position TO take advantage for the bene-
ht Of the United States. whichever
side may win. II it Is Russia the
United States will be with Russia; if
II is Japan, the United States win be
with Japan. There Will be no antagon-
ism between the United States and
either the one nation or the other. and
following the commercial spirit the
United States viii be in a position to
secure the greatest possible benefit
whichever way the war may end?.'
Mr.. Hale replied that he did not 30 TO
that extent. 4 suppose if we main
tain the neutrality whatever the out
come may be, we shall not have an
enemy he commented. but ] do not
feel that we are maintaining that at
utude for the sake or any great benefit
70 the United States"
lie said he did not share In the faelipo,
that Oriental trade was such a thing Of
magnitude He declared that IN the last
four or five years we had lost trade
relatively.
When the Boxer rebellion came To
the surface" he continued earnestly
we were beating all the nations of the
world In the trade with China We did
not want TIE open door. we had the
preference Of the Chinese. We had let
ner alone. England had bullied her;
France had insulted her. Germany had
CCrided her: Russia had despoiled her:
and the United States kept hands or
People have not exactly reflected
upon that situation. II we had not been
bies We would have had no question Of
the open door. They were with US and
we alienated them for the time.
To Keep Hands OF.
when ] favor maintaining neutrality
1 have not got any view that when this
war is over We are going TO drive bar
gain that viii be OF any great impor-
tance 10 US with either power that
comes out ahead. But we ought 20 keep
our hands off Of these Oriental combina-
tions and intricacies and policies. II
will be an 81 day for the United States
when he takes upon herself the propo-
sition that il is her business 10 main
tain the integrity Of China. for that
ultimately means war. If It Is expected
10 enforce that proposition.
Il am not In favor Of any policy that
involves us in the least in the immense
expenditures, the stupendOus losses and
the unspeakable wiclSedness of fnVolv-
irg the American people and the United
States In war upon any issue that
arises in those seas Z, 900 miles away from
us And 80 / want neutrality and / want
nothing said anywhere that will be
quoted by either Of these powers 20 in
fame the other power"
See the sixth page, First Section.-Adv.