Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-17
SENATOR HALE
IS THE LEADER
He and Not AldFiCh Now
Regarded as Ruler
Of Senate.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
VIII Soon be Main Question
Before Both Houses
Of Congress.
MUCH OTHER TALK IN CAPITAL

remained tor senator Hale OF Maine
10 give voice 10 The alarm and resent
ilont with which congress has for
weeks viewed this county, war
like activity, going forward In the d.
rociiOn Of The orient senator Hale
diploma caliy placed the blame on
the general staff OF the army. but
that q not the way his colleagues
feel about q. They are unwilling
% believe the general staff 90 taxi
ing such on important step without
authority from higher up
The situation has boon an OK
trcmely pulling one 20 the oDluoker.
but up TO "Wednesday last congress
had kept silent lest u might touch
of q powder mine This mobilization
OF armies without apparent cause II
/ the usual thing ln Europe. but q ia a
sight 20 which American eyes are not
accustomed. n is true that there
exists IN China n boycott against
American goods. and there have been
Isolated mob attacks on missionaries.
/ but not hing has transpircd that in the
/ remotoat degree approached u cauHua
/ bolll Yet regiment after regiment
/ has been dispatched 90 tho Phillip
plnoH TO be- near China In case Of
/ iroublo;" @ o. asserted that the gem
oral staff has carefully prepared plans
Cor an invasion OF the Celestial ems
plre. ana every army post throhs and
| palpl,aies with rumora % var.
what does Il an mean9 % the ques-
ton statesmen have been asking
zach other The presldcnt IN silent;
Secretary Root, who Senator Hale
said was holding down the It'd" Ga
I nfNnUHH UanFUHnHaa Tiff cha hUnE 80
the War Department will not talk:
members OF the abused general staff
assert that they have been ordered
rot 60 discs che subject
] The late Secretary Hay placed this
nation before the world as China's
/ chief champion and friend. He
gained for bis government the ad-
mlration % the world. and there were
/ foryld expression of Chinese Frati-
tudc. Not that tho latter are 20 be
taken seriously. Il always has been
& part of the white mans burden.
,hat the orientals, whom he helped
and hofrioudct have hated and de-
splaod him. No one o. willing 90 be-
Ilpye that this country cOntompiates
a war of aggression against the yell
low hordos uf China. M traditions
were observed. America would be the
last OF the nations OF the world 20
undertake o punitive campaign %
would be- ridiculous TO suppose that
. China meant 10 attack the United
states ~ China has 80 grloyously
0ilcnCd us that the nations honor
lcrled ont for war, the public does not
know %. nor does congress.
There a. Lo solution 60 the riddle
a. u u. III d
placed see DE to admit the public in
\ to their confidence. The cracker
box philosopher az the cross roads
store knows a. much about @ as does
the most influential senator or rep-
Preventative. unless II be some iavor-
lea ones who are pledged 20 keep the
ndmlnigtmtlon's secrets.
Senator Hale iH one of the men
: who rule she United SHtoa senate
Indeed. there afe those who think
that no and not Aldrloh. Is the ac-
uai senate leader; re does NOT
speak lightly nor accuse recklessly
n Is not unreasonable 90 believe that
his speech on Wednesday outgreW
from "a serious conference of ,..e re-
r publican senate leaders Il "a cor-
I tain that he voiced the sediment oi
5 nm Overwhelming majority Of the SEN
ate. without regard 90 the political d.
= yiding line.
on this subject congress 10 stirred
d 90 "a depth that has not bee nroachot
! in years. iia silence during recent
weeks has been ominous. WhoL con
( CESS raves aud ngltatoe the aimo'
. sphere with Sos gyraiionH, no one
! need be aifnghtod. Nothing acriou'
ID the matter d o. when congress.
{ discusses vital things in an over
B voice that there ls feeling beneath
! the surface. When senator HaN
!. made his sensational speech on We'd
r ncaday ho was Outwardiy unpcriurhet
i ana calm as a morning 10 May. hil
!. 4oicc was not raised above conYer'
r. Futiun pitch. he might have beer
discussing a private pension Bin fol
, Ian the excitement be betrayed.
d Even 10 powerful d parsonage "a.
!. / the president OF the United 8taie'
\ had cause for serious thinking whei
, the senate discusses tremoudpu
1 issue az quietly as Senator Hale talk
!. ed 0n wednesday