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SENATOR ALpRIoH ON THE TREATY,

SENATOR ALDRiDH On THE lhhA''i
uE THINKS 1T Will FAIL-stSAIoh fALhb"' .
VIEWS.
Senator Aldrich, of Rhode Island VINO was ~ '"o
Fifth Avenue Hotel day or two ago, was asho" "n''
he thought of the Nlcaraguan treaty rs p"phs"ou :"
THE rRlBUNE. He laughed at the attempt to ih'aue
the secrecy of the Executive session and replied;
"Really have not read very much oil lt-or OF any
other text And of course should not feel at hoel'y
70 talk about if presume everybody understands by
this time that it involves the building OF ship canal
Il also involves the meaning of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty. if that treaty still exists.
q How about the Spanish treaty.
"Tbc general impression is that it will fail There Is
n combination of causes that will bring about this re-
suit There is n dsnclination already evident on ,he
part of the Democrats to give 1t support oecaus y
think il should be originated by Dehocra'o .i h",i
,stratiOn il II IL good measure. ne ultrd-i ro'eo'O
sts are oppo 3ed il principle They 90 not ieeru
CON mercia treaties the proper method OF
the tariff The ultra -ree-traders are against ~, DC
cause il will cut down the revenue anu pafuaiy re-
move their for entering upon ulther revision ~
the tariff There remains the moderate w.,
men who have not yet fully considered the treaty pu
who will be wholly governed by the question: Vi
whether it is good trade for the country me senelo
of opening up trade with the South ana 'ehfa hl' AN
can States is very fascinating. always mas oech anu az
WAYS will be- But IT will require something pesucs
commercial treaties TO create that trade ihee mus
be banking communication, our mere haht' mus. % n
countries to remain there and build up commercial re-
Iotons and there must be steamship connection re-
card these things even more important tDan VI
treaty itself The Government can largely P'o'no'.
this trade by encouraging the shlpping interest ~
treaty should be largely reciprocal. mere are sunny
things about this treaty that shall need to he
are in onr favor for they do not appear 80 upon 'ho
face The matter of cotton goods Is an instance ts-
land last wear sent textiles worth about 10
Crba No sent goods OF that kind worm scarceIy
- 800 Under the treaty understand the MAXIMUM
dntv on textiles would be 40 per cent ms Is ihe
maximum of any dut, in the United States. W w Itn M "a
concession i'm the sugar trade that takes ToOoooVoo
f ont annual fcce pts, IL WOuld aPpcdA
that there should be greater degree o reclpIociS
than fhcre appears he from this illustration IL was
the trouble with the Mexican treaty that Tree adsSloh
was given TO articles from this country on whlGh We
can already compete with the world. lake petioeu,
aIicultuI Al implements ami CLOCKS as cN"ulpIoS, ~
made no difference to whether duty Is chiiEeu on
these The Cubans are the ones benefited by their
admi sion free We sell there no matter "ha' 'h'
tamil However the treaty. as SAID. has not yet had
GIll consideration II will be incumbent upon It's
friends to establish clearly that il is good bargain
for The country. That is the main question: II they
can do this ii may pass in spite Of the combination
ha,c mentioned. . a.,
senator Palmer of Michigan. speaking about the
Spanish treaty, said yesterday: 81 do not thhh II
will be ratified Every protectonst III the senate Ill
stinctvely opposes it "a an opening We19e 10 & &nct
trade If il was not for the misery ana want ln'il
would he occasoncd among the people, ana the as
trcs1 of business firms it might he good thing To nave
al. lute free trade in this country for couple Oi
wears H would settle the tariff question 1or all time
and take il completely out of politics