Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-26
FROM Washington.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette,

The note of criticism by Henri
George, in his interview on Secretary
Kuox's policy of benevolent holdup
in forcing Ohins to accept the money o
The bankers as a portion Of the railway
loan, has met with responsive echo here
1t is pointed out today by persons con
gersant with conditions 10 the Orient
that 1t has heretofore been the policy o.
the United States to regard China as 6
potential rather than sn actual govern
msnt. II, ss is the announced policy d
State Department, loans Of American
bankers interests ere to be encouraged,
it is regarded by many ss doubtful
whether the regency st Peking can bt
held accountable for the payment
OF them. The powers had to step 10
during the Boxer revolt The
oecessity of similar interference fer
the protection of the banking interests
would follow 10 case the asti.fOTeigu
sentiment in OhiDs-which is far ftom
being a negligible consideration st the
present time-should develop to the
point OF actual hostility. Whether the
imperial government at Peking is sufi
cently strong to guarantee responsible
ity for the loau for the entire empire Is a
matter of doubt. 1t is quite as doubtful
that the interested bankers would trust
their money to such fOrtuities without ss
sursnce that Americas navy and army
would protect it. Already one provincial
council has protested against the loan.
Possibility OF C Implications with Japan
which previous administrations have
persisteDily fought shy OF, is slso held
out IS 90 objection. The powers we're
all ontwitied by Jspan's coup 10 making
the Ms0cburisn agreement giving her q
srsogle hold on Onina's railroad build
ing. How soon the Uoied States would
be obliged to disagree with japan, hsv'
iug once receded from the dislDtprested
attitude of gusraDtor Of the open door,
IS consistently maintained by the late
John Hay, il a matter for cOnjec uIe
The Pacific problem might essily become
far more pOrlentous than 1t Is now
A c0mmi tee will be appointed by the
Treasury Department within q short
time to sppraiss all the government
buildings at the Seattle Exposition Pref
Greece 10 their purchase will be afforded
the state of Washington, the Exposition
Corporation and the city OF Seattle 10
the order named. II none of these de
sire to make permanent use OF these
structures, they will be offered for sale to
other institutions or the general public.
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
James B Reynolds returned today from
bis vacation. He will resign on Novem-
Der to take up bis duties 10 connection
with the general tariff board. Today
he and the other members IF that board
held a preliminary conference. The
board is engaged in collecting the data
upon which it Ia to work in preparing
for the president information to guide
him in the enforcement OF the maximum
and minimum features of the new tariff
law. Through the State Department
and consular officers it has been fuT-
uished with copies OF the tariffs Of the
countries of the world and the board IL
also endesvoring through direct COM
urnicstion to individuals aud firms
engaged 10 the export and import trade
70 ascertain which countries discriminate
against the products OF the United States
and 10 what particulars.
The jail at the natiou's capital is q
Feprosch to the national government.
So says Attorney General Wickersham
in statement issued today embodying
his conclusions after a study st first
hand. "The Jail building, constructed
forty add years ago." says the attorney
general, ''is totally without any modern
sanitary arrangements, antiqusted and
repuIsive sys,ems being employed, and
the facilities for keeping the prisoners
decently clean are of the crudent and
most elementary character.
Gold medals awarded to Robert Msl-
lon, and Fritz Wiltshire, of the Isth-
misu Canal Commission, for heroic d6r-
ing in the rescue of fellow.employes
from downing near Perico island, Psu-
anna bay, last January, were today
transmitted to them by the secretary Of
WAT
The demand for Hudson Fulton com.
nemorstive postage s'Amps has bseu so
great that upon the request of the Post
master General, the Treasury Depart
meot has authorized the Bureau Of En-.
craving and Printing to print 1900,
900 additional STAMPS.