Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-10
TAFT URGED CONGRESS TO ACT
Germany. England and Her Ally arc
Doing al in Their Power to Hurt
United States Trade in Celestial
Kingdom and Besides These coun.
tries arc Stirring Up Trouble.
Especial to Daily Prcss.)

WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Fcb o.
The next gravcly important phase of
American foreign policy will be i'm our
Chinese relations" said an official of
the State Department today.
Speaking with Il full understanding
of the country's foreign affairs for the
last twenty years. this official pointed
ont that except for our interference in
the Cuban question, forced to an Is
sue hy tho Maine disaster. the United
states has had no complications with
another power worthy of comparison
with the threatened break with China.
President Clevcland's prcemptory
warning TO Great Britain in the matter
fthc Venezuelan border. was merely
declaration of policy on the Monroe
Doctrine. quickly accepted by the Lon.
don authorities.
Chsffee's March Relief Expedition.
General Chaffeo's march to Pekin
was merely q relief expedition in con-
junction waththe allied forces to over.
come an internal outbreak In China
over which the Chinese government
had no control.
Now. however. the United States IS
approaching a point where an election
must be made: either the arrogance Of
the great merchant classes of Eastern
China, the most influential element in
the Empire. must be endured, to the
determination of American trade I'm
That vast Oriental market. or else this
Government must pursue policy of
armed insiStcnce that will re-establisll
prestige of our country and our coun.
try'S trade on the seaboard from the
Chinese trading ccnters in the Straits
Settlements. north to Manchuria.
Only Fimsy Excuse
y combination of causes has brought
about the dilemma of American policy
In China. The boycott Is now consider.
ed as an effect and not cause. The
enforcement of the exclusion law can.
not account for the Americanophobia
uLelsua S!Q Gun pelaamIad suul nun
provinces In fact this is more of 4
f'imsy excuse than reason--in tho
opinion of many thinkers here.
Outside influence are at work on
the astutc, but none the less easily
hypnotzcd Chinese. The Chinese
germ is undoubtedly affecting the body
polite of China. German and British
agencies are tircless in the political
and trade centers OF the Empire
Triple Alliance Against America.
While bad faith has not been
charged to these Governments in as.
sisting the hatred of Americans re.
Gently begottcn in China the .Japan.
cse' German, and British subjects. liv.
ing and working in China, particularly
those engaged In trade. would hardly
despair If American trade in the
Orient was destroyed.
The United States commands won.
dcrful strategetic position ON the Paci.
fic with the Philippines as an outpost.
almost cquaiing Japan as TO geograph.
ical location in the Orient.
Time for the big Stick"
The time is fast coming when. to
make good the position the Govern.
ment's representatives have assumed.
the "big stick" or something like IT
will have to go into action.
Major General Lenard Wood, In su.
preme command of the Philippines,
will soon put his troops through great
field manoonvcrs. These will be under
taken when the additional Infantry and
artillery contngents now eD.voyagc
from this country arrive IN the Islands
Secretary Taft has gone on record 10
the effect that the real reason for adj
ditional troops in the Philippines is
10 be prepared for eventualities In
China, General Woods, manoeuvers
are for the purpose of putting the in.