The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-12
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HORRORS
PREDICTED.
MEMBERS Of FOREIGN RELA-
noNs COMMITTEE SEES sERI-
ous DANGER AHEAD.
he THINKS We SHALL RUE OUR
FRIENDSHIP With THE
JAPANESE.


washington, FEB. 12.-The news
IRON China daily becomes more alarm
ing ~ character and members Of the
Senate are giving the matter the most
serious consideration. one Senator
menber d the committee on Tor.
elan relatioas ana eonvsrsant with
every phase II It's gravity declares:
The Jspansss are behind all this.
The japansss are the powerful, i'm.
pIaeabIs enemy Of America In China.
II is a ssfnssls Tor eomercial supren's
acS with stealth, cunning, unserupu-
lousness plttsd against US. The jap
anese are brave, strong, progressive,
not abscIutsIy eonseteneeIess. It
suits thsir purpose to Inspire anti;for-
elsu demonstrations. If lives Of
Americans should be sacrificed, Il is
nothing % them, Il Is a part Of the
pan. Thsy are urging the Chinese to
the commIssior Of these dastardIy out.
raass isIs only the beginning Of
tfinus efeatsr horrors confront Us,
and lie war and the navy depart.
ment must be financially fortified to
prepsfe fer the campaign that Is sure
to come. Great Britain and the Uni
ted states viii reap dire reward for
their frisndshIplfe Japan. We must
be prepared u protect American elti.
zsns n China. We must expect to do
it hy fcfes andWe may require this
preparsdbess II any moment
M srysn,s Speech Used.
SPOKANE, wash. Feb. l2.-sam'
uel GLASGOW, manager Of a milling
company Of Spokane and Seattle, said
That he had received from William
Bur Chinese representative Of the
conpany newspapers and letters
which say THAT the Chinese interpreta:
lion 81 speech made by William J.
BRYAN before Chinese merchants at q
dinner given BY them in his honor, has
been used by Chinese ngitators to Stir
ap renewed antipsthy to American
products
preSiods 70 this speech BY Mr. BY,
nd he letters say, at meeting held
by about fifty commercial representa-
lives and delegates from the various
cbinese guilds OF Shanghai, Canton
md HongRong the delegates had
agreed on i2 proposed notifications
Of American Chinese exclusion
law
rhe American representatives
areed b have their houses urge these
on Congress and the Chinese agreed
imnediately to call OF the boycott.
Then according to Hongkong papers,
Iii Bryan was entertained by the
chtnese merchants at dinner and
made speech
one Of thelo Chinese merchants at the
dinner reported the proceedings 70
chinese newspapers. He quoted Mr.
Bryan as declaring that the Labor par
wss 80 strong in the United States
mat Chinese Sorlmen, skilled or 'in,
skiiied; would never be permitted to
enter, and as drawing q gloomy picture
81 what would happen to American
worEmen IL the Chinese were allowed
iotake away their employment,
Thts informant said that while Mr..
Bryan had agreed to support a number
q the proposed changes, he had not
been ebieto draw from Bryan any def.
mite assuance.of support Of the policy
which the Chinese would insist on as
the only condition on which the boy.
cott would bsgwithdrawn,
After the Interpretation OF Mr..
Bryaus speech vas circulated tie
chinese merchants became convinced
mat consrs would not accept the
changes recommended ~ the amer
team merchants ana that their best poll
icy was To pin on the boycott screws
tighter than ever.