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Vol. 19. No. 965.
CHINA FOR THE CHINESE
Will Build Her Own Railroads All
Foreign Concessions to
Be Recovered
Hong Kong There have been sev
several important changes among the
high officials in China recently. That
which most interests the people of
the United States is the appointment
of Wang Tahlsich, now minister in
London, as the head of the foreign
office in the place of Tong Shou-yi,
who has been transferred to the head
of the newly created bureau of com
munications, which has jurisdiction
over railways, telegraphs, telephones
and steamship lines. Mr. Tong, while
not anti-foreign in disposition, is the
recognized leader of the "China for
,,. the Chinese" party, and since he has
been at the head of the foreign office
has asserted his convictions as well as
his individuality in a manner that has
caused the members of the diplomatic
corps to sit up and open their eyes
He is perhaps the most aggressive,
impetuous, uncompromising and inde
pendent of all public men in China,
and loves a "scrap" as much as any
Irishman. Mr. Tong did not please
the diplomatic corps by his attitude
during the boycott Mr. Rockhill, our
minister, was very much dissatisfied
with his independence. He took the
liberty to tell the envoy of the United
States that if the Americans were not
. willing to receive the Chinese in their
country, they ought not to complain
if the Chinese refused to buy Ameri
can eroods. for what was sauce for the
goose was usually considered sauce
for the gander.
Mr. Tong does not know anything
about railroads, telegraphs or steam
ships, but that is not considered essen
tial in China. He has under him in
the bureau of communications several
transportation experts, who look after
the details while he directs the gen
eral policy of the government, which
is to grant no more concessions to
foreigners and recover as many as
possible of those that have already
, been granted. Hereafter the Chinese
will build their own railroads; they
will develop their own mines; they
. Will establish their own industries,
and will do all of their own business
as far as possible. There are several
new railway projects and they will be
; carried out by the Chinese them
selves with" local capital so far as it
! can be furnished, under their own con
trol and for their own advantage. The
, future policy is "China for the Chi
! nese." It is expected that they will
: ' ; make many mistakes, but? the experi
!. ence will be valuable and national
;!; pride and patriotism will be gratified.
. ' ! ; Count Boni Gets Job
Paris Count Boni has a job writing
for Figaro at the rate, of $100 for each
' ' - i !; article., 'The 'first' article81 'appeared
" thiV 'morning. With this money and
pill
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A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO
POLITIGS AGRICULTURE AND HOME
Lincoln, Nebraska,
his- salary of $3,000 as a member of
the chamber of deputies the - former
husband of Anna Gould thinks-he will
be able to buy, three meals a day. Sev
eral divorce suits are again threat
ened as a result of the letters read in
the Castellane divorce proceedings.
ARE JAPANESE SEEKING
A QUARREL WITH CHINA?
They Are Preparing to Back Corea's
Claim to a Disputed Island
. Province
Victoria, B. C. Extensive military
preparations are being made by the
Japanese in Northern Corea, accord
ing to advices received by the steamer
Antilochus, with the object of the en
forcing of Corea's ownership of Kan
d., the island province inclosed by the
headwaters of the Tumen and Yalu
rivers.. Advices from .Vladivostok say
that' these preparations are causing
alarm there.
. The Corean Daily News says: "The
existence of large garrisons in the
north, the frequent arrival of Japa
nese troops on the east coast and Gen
eral Hazzewa's recent tour of inspec
tion, -all offer excuses for the fears
of the Vladivostok people."
: The News believes that the opera
tions indicate a Japanese intention to
pick a quarrel with China.
1 Weale, a well known writer on East
Asia politics, telegraphs to a Shanghai
paper that the Vladivostok garrison
has been increased to twice that of
Port Arthur. Regarding Manchuria he
says that Chinese authority should be
strengthened and settlements made
internationally; otherwise the growing
rivalry and animosity of the powers
will cause Manchuria to share Poland's
fate.
MILLION ACRES FOR
THE SALVATION ARMY
Land is in South Africa and is Offered
Free for the Purposes of
Colonization
London A report was current today
that the British South African com
pany had offered to give the Salvation
Army a million acres of land in Rho
desia for colonization purposes, with
the stipulation that if the colonization
scheme failed the land should revert
back to the company.
General Booth admits that there is
a certain amount of truth in the
rumor, but says the plan has been pre
maturely disclosed, for it may fall
through.
INDORSE THE PRESIDENT'S ACT
Telegrams and Le'tters, Mostly from
North, Approve of Dismissal
of Negro Troops
Washington, D. C. Scores of tele
grams and letters have been received
by President Roosevelt commending
his course in dismissing without- hon
or the members of the three compa
nies of the Twenty-fifth infantry, some
nil . II II I j 1 1 nil
December 6, 1906
of whom were engaged in the trouble
at Brownsville, -Texas. -They, come
mostly from, the . north and include
many persons who served as officers
and privates during the civil war and
who have served with negro troops
It is expected that as a result of the
criticisms of. the president which, have
been made a resolution will be Intro
duced in congress calling for all the
information In the war department,
together with the president's action in
the case.
Meanwhile any further statement
from the . president on the subject, is
said at the White House to be un
likely.
JAPAN NOT NEEDING MONEY
Government Has Over 'Two Hundred
Million Dollars on Deposit,
in London
Tokio In spite of the pessimistic
feelings on the subject of Japan's
financial conditions which prevail in
certain quarters by reason of Mr. Ta-
kahashi's mission to London, it is
stated on the best of authority that
Japan is not at present pressed for
funds or in great need of money.
" Japan has a deposit in London of
$260,000,000, and it is confidently ex
pected - that the balance of trade at
the end of the year will be a favorable
one. Next year's budget will , be
framed so as to meet the expenditures
in excess of receipts, with - the sur
plus of the war tax, amounting, it is
believed, to $50,000,000, and with the
surplus in the general account of $10,
000.000. - Administration expenses will
also bee urtailed. Finally the sum
for prisoners' expenses due from Rus
sia will amount to at least $l7,500,ouo.
There will be necessity for a fresh
loan or for increased taxation.
MILLER ASKED TO EXPLAIN
Disclaimer Desired From the Consul
General .
Washington Henry R. Miller, Uni
ted States consul general at Yokoha
ma will be given an opportunity by
the state denartment to affirm or deny
a rmhlished interview, in which he is
quoted as saying that the Japanese
are organnng their army and navy 10
fight the United States. - "
a riinnins: of the alleged interview
has been forwarded to Mr. Miller and
the statement is made that if he de
nies it his answer will be accepted
by the state department as conclusive.
PEARY CALLS ON PRESIDENT
Exchange of Cordial Greetings at the
White House
; Washington Commander. Robert E.
Peary, the Arctic explorer called on
the president by appointment. He was
heartily congratulated by Mr. Roose
velt on the achievement he has made
in his, latest, Arctic exploring trip.
Walter Wellman, who hopes to
reach the Arctic regions by means of
an airship, was at the executive offices
when Commander Peary arrived. The
two exchanged cordial greetings."
LIFE
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IS IN : SESSION
Precedents Smashed In Senate by In
troduction of Resolutions and an
Executive Communication
Washington, D. ,C (Special) At
noon on Monday of this week both
houses of congress were called to
order and the second session of the
Fifty-seventh congress was regularly
in session. Hardly had the chaplain
of the senate littered the last word of
the opening prayer when Senator Pen-'
rose of Pennsylvania .took ' the , floor
and offered resolutions calling upon
the president for. all information avail
able as. to the discharge of three com
panies of the Twenty-seventh infan
try (colored), growing out of rioting
last August, at Brownville, Texas.
Vice President Fairbanks, taken by
surprise, mildly offered the suggestion
that it wag customary to await word
from the executive at the beginning
of a session before proceeding to any.
real business. . But Senator Penrose
insisted on having his resolution read..
Then up popped Senator Foraker, with
a long resolution on the same subject,
which he had intended to keep in his'
pocket until formal word for the
wheels to begin turning was given,
but he now proposed as a substitute
for the Penrose resolution.
The Foraker resolution directed the
secretary of war to furnish all facts,
letters, telegrams and statements bear-,
ing on the negro soldier affair for the
purpose of ascertaining if constitution
al rights had been violated through an
executive order inflicting punishment.
To cap the climax the president,
without waiting to receive the usual
joint committee notifying him that
congress was ready to receive mes
sages from him, and without official
knowledge that congress actually was
jn session, sent in a long list of vaca-.
tion and other appointments, includ
ing the cabinet changes atmbuced
shortly , before electio. It was , the
first time within th.3 memo?y of the
oldest senators that a president had .
sent nominations to congress in ad
vance of his regular annual message.
Before the surprise subsided Sena- :
tor Cullom relieved th3 tension by a.
motion to go into executive session, .
which emptied the galleries of the
crowd that had be?u holding down
seats for . hours during the forenoon.
The open session ended so quickly
that the spectators departed much like
an aggregation that had traveled hun
dreds of miles to see a championship
pugilistic contest that ended In a
knockout in the first round.
"We seem to be started in back
ward," was ,the comment of a sena
torial warhorse. . "The president has
begun' that way and so has the sen
ate." '. -'
Otitside of the White House and
possibly a few senators, the opening ;
of hostilities over the negro soldier
question was entirely unexpected. The
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