Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-22
e. II. Conger Says Failure to
Build Chinese Eastern Road
Has Hurt America
CHINESE NOW SUSPICIOUS
Business Interests of the United States
Injured by the Fact That the Prom
ises of the Projectors Was Not Kept
conser Out of PoIitics-other News
Of Interest.

Des Molnes, Sept. 22.-In an address
before the Grant club last night for
mer Minister to China Conger said that
in the failure of the Americans to build
the Chinese railway faith had been
broken with China and Americas good
standing with the Chinese seriously
impaired. This REIMBURSEMENT" he
said, will prove sad blow to our ru-
ture efforts to establish advantageous
business relations with that country.
1t will set us back many years."
Continuing, he said: when we were
granted the concession, personally
made representations to the Chinese
that the railroad would be built by the
Americans who got the concession, as
sured them on my honor that 1t was
not secured for the purpos Of ex-
ploitation, and that it would not be
sold or relinquished.
Now, however, 1t has been, and the
business men Of China feel they have
the right to look upon future business
propositions from Americans with sus-
picion.
The REIMBURSEMENT of the conces-
sion was utterly defenseless, it seems
to me, after the representations which
we made to the Chinese. 1t is vastly
more harmful to this nation than the
boycotting concern, about which SO
much has been written"
Down east said Mr.. Conger in an
Interview, Il vouched for the republi-
can party In Iowa that 1t would pull to-
gether as unit. They asked me what
we people in Iowa were quarreling
about. told them not to worry about
the republicans out here. that they
were merely talking things over and
would present solid front when the
time comes. And believe that II any
body hopes to profit by party schism In
Iowa, he will be disappointed
IF an Iowa republican convention
declares itself in favor of an Iowa
man for president, am sure that msn
will have solid body behind him.
Ordinarily state SO strongly repuh: IL
can as Iowa would not furnisI a cam
didate, but I am sure / would not ex-
press an opinion how things may come
about three years from now. Secre-
tary Shaw, for all that I know may
prove the strongest candidate and if so,
am sure he will receive solid support
from his own state"
Mr.. Congress expressed himself in ia
vor of the reciprocity conference in
Chicago but not with all its ideas.
Conser Home to Stay.
Aftar a nontinnO,1S rpSidanco ahrOq n
for fifteen years. Major and Mrs. Ed
yesterday-to stay.
Il am just going to rest awhile.
look around and get in step again with
American and Iowa affairs. said the
late Mexican ambassador in his rooms
at the Chamberlain hotel.
81 have withdrawn permanently from
the diplomatic service, ana in fact,
from public office of any kind. left
the service on my own volition. was
informed that I might remain in the
service as long as I wished. Fifteen
years, however, considered long
enough, and business interests at home
demanded by attention. / shall live In
Des Moines and expect to take resi-
dence here as soon as my affairs be-
come settled
Mr.. Conger and his wife are enjoying
the best of health, and both express
great pleasure over being back again
in Iowa. Old friends who called at
his rooms were given hearty recep-
ton, 1t has been four years since MIR.
Conger visited here. He returred rom
Mexico by the way Of New York and
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