The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-31

discussion by the Representatives OF
the opposition and Of those who think
that the measure is ali that II should
be
There are some striking instances
oil Lue uses OI letter writing The
pure food bill, which is now on the
statute books. was before congress for
a good many years before its fnaI
passage. It has been said time and
time again that the bill never would
have gone through If the people of the
country had not made its case their
own, and. so making 1t. had taken
pen in hand" to address senators and
representatives on the subject
Letters Killed the Canteen.
The canteen was written out OF
the army and the writing was done al
most altogether by women. Congress
against the continued authorization OF
the soldiers club" at the army posts.
Congress did not want 70 vote the
canteen out of the army, but it did it
because woman, who always is q
power, demanded it 1t is nothing but
the truth to say that congress would
like to restore the canteen to the
army posts, but as long as woman
stands sentinel at the gate of the gar
rison, the canteen will not be al
lowed to pass the sentry post and
gain entrance.
When an attempt was made to abol-
ish the biological survey of the de-
partment of agriculture, letter writing
and telegraphing by the farmers, the
sportsmen and the bird protectors OF
the country saved the survey from an
Inhalation. A member of congress
who happened to be in a position Of
power found out that Theodore Roose-
velt was much interested in the work
Of the biological survey. and because
he hated Roosevelt he used his power
to cut out the appropriation for the
continuance of the scientists work.
The people got wind of it and the let
ters and kilograms began to come in.
The appropriation was restored and
the following year it was increased a
good many thousands of dollars.
Demand for Open Door.
Acting with the full consent of the
administration, Philander Chase Knox,
secretary of state, is completing a
plan for a new diplomatic campaign
in support of this governments claim
to be properly considered by Japan
and the European governments in con.
nection with trade in Manchuria. The
secretary is fully determined. appar.
emily. to get recognition for a recent
concession which was given to Ameri.
can and English capitalists for the
construction of what is called the
Chin-Chow railroad. Mr. Knox real
ICES that he has hard task in hand.
President Taft, it is said. is giving
full-hearted support to the efforts OF
the secretary OF state. 1t recently
has been brought home to the admin.
istration by a combination of circum.
stances that if this country shall sub
init, without forcible protest. to the
plan to bar it from participation in
Manchuria' development, it will be a
long while before Americans can find
an open door In the east.
Little Danger of War.
Nobody In Washington thinks that
there is any particular danger of a
war with Japan. The Washington be
lief holds even in the face of the state.
ments that have been made in many
quarters recently that the Japanese
situation is getting crucial The
! United States probably was much
nearer a war with Japan during the
last few months of the Roosevelt ad.
ministration tnan is the case now,
Then. it will be remembered. the peo-
pie of California had trouble over the
school matters and a cry was raised
on the coast against Japanese immi.
grafton.
The feeling is that Japan, England,
Russia and France Intentionally have
shut the United States out from par
ticipation in the work of railroad con.
struction in the far east, and that by
doing this they have in a large meas
ure set black mark against an open.
door policy.
Two rebuffs already have been
given the American secretary of state
by Japan and the European nations
most interested in Manchuria. The
secretary wanted the powers to join
the United States in a plan for the
naturalization of the territory under
discussion. Japan and Russia prompt
ly rejected the American proposal.
1t was not until after this the sug
gestion was made by the American
secretary that British and American
capital should be backed in a prot
.ect to construct a ro"~oad across
Manchuria Japan and Russia object
ed again and England receded from
its first affirmative position.
The state department seems to be
waiting for the American people to
show evidences that they are willing
the aggressive policy should be under
taken. The government apparently
does not have any thought that there
is danger of war, but it wants to have
what it thinks is justice. AS official
Washington views it. the United
States virtually has been kicked out
of the Orient There are likely to be
some sharp exchanges before this
country can get what it wants.
| GEORGE CLINTON.
Who seals up beer bottles has g
corlinp time.