The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-26
WASHINGTON T

Those senators who asserted while
the debate was under way which re-
suited in the rejection OF the arbitra.
ton treaty, negotiated by the Cleveland
administration, and endorsed by the
present administration, with great Bri-
tain, that they favored arbitration, but
opposed that particular treaty because
VI objections they specified, will shortly
be given an opportunity show whether
they meant what they said OF were
merely talking for its effect upon their
influential constituents who favored
arbitration aud opposed their votes
against the ratification IF the Treaty.
Another arbitration treaty has been
negotiated, and especial pains have
been taken in drawing its provisions to
meet the objections raised by senators,
in executive session, to the old one. 1t
will be sent TO the senate rs early in
the session rs may be deemed advisable
by President Mckinley, probably AS
seon as the treaty for the annexation
OF haWal Is oi.
There is much doubt about what H.
nancial recommendations will be made
in the president'e message TO congress.
1t will probably depend largely upon
he advice given the president by
prominent members Of his party in
congress-. This doubt does not arise
from any clsshing Of financial views
between the president and members Of
the cabinet. They are all practically
Of one Mad rs To what financial legis
lation they would like to see put
through congress, but there are grave
differences Of opinion among them as
to the advisability If making com
mcndations which haven't even n re.
mote chance of being enacted. The
weight of sentiment among republican
senators a,d Representatives will pro.
baby determine just how far presldcn-
til recommendations will go.
Although a stro"g supporter ii he
administration and of the 81. LnuI,
platform, Representative Deliver, oi
Iowa, il not n supporter of Secretary
Cages scheme Of issuing gold bond, To
retire the greeuback.. He doesn't ut.
tack the bond scheme directly, bUt
when "A mtn uses Language iiH" the
following, which is his,,,there is nc
doubt about where he stands; There
is throughout the country u consider.
able fear that An attempt to introduce
"A new system of finance in the present
state of politics in congress might re.
silt in the mere exhibition of the In,
tirmities of orr present system, grossly
exaggerated by the zeal cf the refor,
mers, without attaining any substan,
tial result. l find :.very!.many people
wuo are an xious to see the defects oi
our present system corrected, but who
feel that we ought to avoid exposing
our monetary system to II scheme OF
unfinished surgery. II would seen
reasonable hat u coherent plan ,oulC
oe diyised to relieve the country of de
fscts ia finance which everybody ad
mits, without bringing in troublesome
questions ~ TO which no possible agree
ment Is at present in sight"
The new Spanish ministry may no
succeed in whipping the Cnbaus int
submission any better n The ol'
ministry did, aud il may not really b
any more friendly to the U, 5. hut |
has become apparent in Washington
that its repeated concessions to the L
:. are having "a very decided effect i
~les,ening the sentinel for interferenc
nv this government. Men may que'
lion the sincerity Of the concessions a
much AS they please, but so long 4