The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-02-22

ply to His Friends Within n Week
or Ten Days-Thc Sugar Trust In
vesugation Another Democratic
Farce-The United States Supreme
Court and the Initiative and Refer
endum--The Chinese Republic
Hoists n New F7ag-The Caucas-
.an's Predictions Came True.
Especial TO The Caucasian.)
Washington. ID. G. Feb. 20. 1919.
On yesterday the yellow and red
dragon flag OF the Chinese monarchy
was pulled down at the legation of
that country in Washington, and In
its place there will go up the white
and blue flag of the new Chinese re-
public. At the same hour the same
Chinese flag was hauled down at ev-
cry Chinese legation and embassy ar
the capital of every country in the
world. The act symbolized the fact
OF the birth Of the newest and larg-
est republic in the world There are
over four times as many people In the
Chinese republic as In the United
States.
The Caucasian predicted when the
uprising in that country started a
few months ago against the Tartar
dynasty of China that this revolution
would not fail like the Boxer revolu-
ton and other revolutions, but that
1t was real revolution headed
straight for a Republican form of
government, and that 1t was almost
certain that the Chinese people would
never lay down arms again until the
hated Manchu Tartars who had con-
quered them three hundred years ago
were forever driven from Chinese
soil.
At that time but few papers In
the State or Nation agreed with the
view expressed by The Caucasian.
Events have proven how we'll and
carefully The Caucasian had studied
the great and complex problems that
were at work among the four hun
dred millions of Chinese citizens.
The Sugar Investigation Farce.
One of the many Democratic inves-
tigating committees has at last fin
shed its work and made its report
To Congress. This is the committee
that was appointed to investigate the
sugar trust. The committee has es-
tablished but one thing by it's inves-
and that is that there is a
sugar trust. This is something that
everybody knew before that commit
tee spent months of time and thou
sands of dollars in making a sham
The Attorney-General Of the Unit
ed States had Investigated the sugar
long before the investiga-
ton started, and had determined that
it was trust in violation of the Sher
man antitrust law and had started
prosecutions under that law to dis
solve the same.
The Democratic committee. in its
report, furnishes no new information |
and makes no recommendation TO
Congress Of any kind. It is a COM /!
report, without any infor- |
nation and without any value. In
short, it is an ordinary Democratic |
fraud.
Presidential Politics.
With the placing of Congressman /
o. Illinois, in charge Of /
the campaign OF President Taft for
there has been marked +
increased political activity on the
part OF the Presidents friends. What !!
uIay be called real fight has been .
begun in earnest for the renomina- /.
ton Of the President and it Is the /
opinion of all observers that already /
the strength Of the President has
been materially increased. /
In the meantime, there has been .
greater activity on the part of the
friends and supporters Of former /
President Roosevelt. TIE Governors /
Of nine States-kansas, Michigan. /
Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire. /
South Dakota. West Virginia, Cali
fornia, and Wyoming-have held a .
and issued a formal request ].
to Colonel Roosevelt to permit them /
and others to organize and support .
his candidacy for the Presidency. 1t
is understood that Colonel Roosevelt /
will within the next week or ten days .
publish a formal reply. It is thought /
that his answer will be that he Is
not a candidate seeking the place.
but that IL majority OF his party 1
call upon him to lead that he will
not refuse.
In the meantime. the constitution
al convention of the State OF Ohio
has invited Colonel Roosevelt to go |
to Columbus tomorrow and deliver
an address before the convention In
sunDort of the initiative and referenr