The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1897-04-17
FROM OUR WASHINGTON
CORRESPONDENT.
WAsHrEsroN, D. c.,
April 18th, 1897.
TIE NEw FRBAFY.

TEE NEW TREATY.
Now that the Senate has ratified
the arbitration treaty with Great
Britain, those In position to know
what took place IN the executive
session during Its consideration re-
port that Senator Thurston of Ne
braska took a leading part In FORM
ulating and securing the adoption
of the principal amendment to the
treaty, without which it would have
failed of confirmation by many
votes.
Senator Thurston insisted from
the beginning that the treaty should
specifically exclude the idea of SUBJ
hitting In advance the arbitration
of any question involving the ma
tional honor, the integrity of the
territory or the foreign or domestic
policy of the United States. His
speeches on the subject are said to
have been both brief and pointed,
and were very strong In favor both
of the amendment and of the ratif-
cation of the treaty amended. He
and Senator Spooner of Wisconsin
may be said to have been leaders of
a body of conservative Republican
Senators taking the same position
and finally securing the adoption of
their amendment which was finally
presented by Senator Hoar as the
result of that conference on the
subject. 1t is believed that with
out the earnest and effective work
done by these Senators, the treaty
would have either been amended so
as to make it ridiculous or objec-
tionable so that it would have been
defeated.
1t is most gratifying to know
that the treaty as finally agreed to
il SO clear and explicit In Its terms
that it cannot be misunderstood by
the nations of the world; that it
cannot involve our country in any
arbitration which would be detri-
mental to the national honor, while
the advance step is fully and salts
factorially taken In favor of the
general principles of international
bimetallism and the settlement of
grave international questions with
out the arbitrament of arms.
NEWSPAPER TRAMP.
A newspaper tramp known as the
"Bimetallist" has found Its way to
Washington, and located here. The
old saying that "where the carcass
is, there will the buzzards come
together" holds true with this
sheet. During the last campaign,
some enterprising gentlemen visited
Colorado, Utah, Montana and
Idaho, and succeeded in raising a
fund for the publication of news
paper at Chicago, of $4,000.
These same gentlemen went to Chi
cago Immediately thereafter, organ
lied themselves into a publication
company, and at their first session
voted $4,000 of this amount to
themselves as salaries, which with
Office expenses and incidentals SUBJ
stantially absorbed the patriotic
offerings of the silver men of the
West. The paper eked out mis-
cradle existence until after the
campaign was closed, and then sus-
pended publication. Recently a
number of bimetallists of national
reputation met In Denver, and ar
ranged for the raising of money for
the propagation of the cause of free
silver. As soon as their object was
accomplished, this newspaper tramp
removed to Washington, and has
now made Its first appearance, vol.
l, No. /. In the editorial saluta-
tory of its editor, be remarks that
it may be considered as a continue
alton of the Chicago paper or it
may be considered as q new publ
cation. In other words, put your
nickel IN the slot and take your
choice" 1t is safe to say, that as
long As there is any plumber in
sight this journalistic tramp will
be omnipresent. Your correspon-
dent Is not advised as TO the amount
of money in sight at the present
time. and is unable to say whether
or not it has been divided up into
salaries.