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Evening star., 1898-12-06
Value of Discussion.

me thIcdSo Post trep.) says:
I've are strongly disposed to believe.
with Senator Hanna, that the discussion
of the subject will weaken much of the
present opposition and convert many SEN
ators to the treaty. Not all the demo-
Gratis who fought the admission of Hawaii
from partisan and political reasons will
deem 1t eXpefient to resist the popular
will on the Philippine question. Senator
Perkins, who, strangely enough, is so
blind to The needs ann interests of the Pa
cific coast as to doubt the wisdom IF an
nexing the eastern islands, has taken a
position which will doubtless commend
itself to many anti-anneXatiOnistS. He
says that theoretical objections must Weld
sometimes 20 urgent practical neces sites
and that the logic OF the situation l.av
imDcl him to vote for the Paris treaty
The acquisition of the Philippine Islands
j. not the result of perfectly free choice
hut Of necessity. and the rccalcitraut scna-
tors will find themselves unable to suggest
a feasible alternative. They will like
wise labor under the disadvantage of real
izing the useiessness of their opposition
Their success in defeating the treaty will
simpIy render a special session of the new
Senate necessary, and the reformed and re-
generated body will certainly ratify the de-
cision reached by the administration after
anxious deliberation.
The Louisville Courier-Journal (1em
notes the difficulties in the way of arrang-
ing pairs on a treaty proposition, which
Involves 81 tWO-tnlrGS vote and the fact
that the peace matter affects the House as
well as the Senate on account of the money
payment rendered to Spain. 1t says fur
ther: n,-
ut is assumed that neither the Senate
nor the House will take the responsibility
of defeating a treaty of peace for this
would leave the country in a very embar-
RAISING situation. 1t does not follow. as
has been said by some, that the war would
be at once renewed. Spain could hardly
go to war because we refused to take The
Philippines for example, since she pro-
fessed tc deprecate the loss of her SOW
ereignty in those islands The refusal of
the Senate to ratify a treaty does not mean
its total failure but only its failure in nat
form.
But it is clear that the rejection of the
treaty by the Senate would have very nm
pleasant consequences The delay that
has already occurred has created serious
complications in Cuba and in the PhiIin
pines. These considerations. with
others that might be named will probablv
insure the ratification of the treaty of
peace though it will be in entire accord
with experieuce,if there be considerable de-
lay about it. The want of any rule in
the Senate for closing debate permits in
definite discussion. But assuming that the
treaty is ratified in due time, there are
other questions that will arise as to the
government of the islands. = The o,es-
tions can hardly be seriously taken up until
the treaty of peace is ratified. and this is
an additional reason why there should not
Evening star., 1898-12-06
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Evening star., 1898-12-06
Railway starts Passenger Traip,
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star
HYATTSVILE, Md, December G, 1895
Trains on the Chesapeake Beach railroad
began running yesterday between this point
and Marlboro. These trains will be
run regularly. leaving Marlboro at 1.5s
a. m. and arriving at Hyattsyflle at $50
q. m In the evening train will leave Marl-
bcro' at 4s32 pm, arriving at Hyat.svrlle
at pm.
Evening star., 1898-12-06
Drift of Press Opinion is Toward
Ratification.
OPPOSITION JOURNALS WEAKENING
A Growing Belief That the Senate
Will Give Consent.
THE COUNTRY'S PRESTIGE E

The facts that the peace treaty was not
ready for submission to the Senate at the
opening of the session and that the Pres-
dent in his message specifically avoids ref
erence to its terms have only served to in
crease public interest in the probable re-
suit of the debate certain to follow it's
presentation. The newspaper discussion of
the annexation question continues to CEN
ter upon this one issue-ratification or re-
lection. The forecasts of judgment are in
many cases based upon the interview which
the New York World printed with an un-
named democratic senator who asserted
that the treaty would be rejected. Refer
ring to this statement, the st. Paul Pioneer
Press Tep) says:
The acquisition of the Philippines COM
mands much stronger support throughout
the country than that of Hawaii 1t may
even be said that a great revolution has
taken place in the sentiment of the Ameri-
can people since that time. So that if that
question stood alone it would no doubt re-
celVe the concurrence of two-thirdS of the
present Senate. But the question it
will be presented to the Senate will be Il
very different thing from the simple propo-
sition to annex Hawaii. 1t forms a part
of and is ineXtrcably bound up with the
treaty of peace with Spain. The senator
some difficulty in explaining or justifying
his vote, be he ever so fierce an anti-expan-
sionist. For the ratification of the treaty
by which Spain, among other things, cedes
the Philippines to the United States, does
not by any means commit our government
irrevocably TO their retention. and the ques-
tion, what to do with them, remains still
an open question as much as ever. \ vote,
therefore. to reject the treaty would be a
vote to humiiiate our government before
the world and make our country a laugh
ing stock among the nations. There are
probably but few senators who would be
bold enough to incur the whirlwind of pOpu-
lar wrath and condemnation which would
Ee aroused by the rejection of the treaty.
But it Will never be rejected hy the Senate.
II there should be any SUch opposition to 1t
as to threaten that result it would doubt
less be Withdrawn from the consideration
of the Senate until after the 4th of Marcn
next when a rejuvenated and rcgenerated
Senate will take the place Of the one which
l.; about closing its factiuus career
Evening star., 1898-12-06
Party Spirit VIII Avail.

The New York World demD assumes that
the American possession of the Philippines
Is inevitable because party spirit may
whip the Senate into ratification" 1t thinks
perhaps then the best course is to try the
experiment Of holding ON to the islands
and learning by expensive experience the
lesson that they are d burden. The World
goes on:
BY the tim" We have had enough of the
experiment We shall have established in
the Philippines good order and some politi-
cal system. and a noble course will then
he open to us. This is to hand the islands
over to the people themselves and give
them the independence they desire. De
pendent peoples are compelled generally to
fight for independence, as the FiHpinos have
fought. 1t would be q new thing in the
world ana a grand one if We. having paid
Spain her $2o,ooo,0u0 and thus ended her
sovereignty. should give to the Flipinos the
freedom they have fought for and thus
prove our faith in our own theories. Ac-
tual experience is a dear but effective teach
err The ratification, not the rejection. of
the treaty may be the best road to a re-
action Of public sentiment in the Presi-
Dental election. when the question will he
submitted to the people whether we shall
really keep the Philippines permanently
Evening star., 1898-12-06

Rowneys Famous English Water Colors have
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Evening star., 1898-12-06
Not Il Party Question.

The Birm ngham (AlaD Age Herald tdem.)
believes that ratification will not be made
a party matter. and that the tendency to
terminate the war and to reduce expenses
will lead to ratification. ''even by the pres
ent Congress" Continuing, il says:
Senator Hale vi not make much head
way in opposing a peace treaty negotiated
by his own party. although Senator Hoar
may Keep him company. No other republic
can senator can be depended upon to Vote
against the treaty. Numbers of democrats,
doubtless Will support the treaty. especial
ly if the future disposition and government
of the islands be left Oprn-for example,
Senator's Smith. Murphy. Lindsay. Mitchell.
CoCkrel and Faulkner. The treaty cannot
hs ratified by republican votes alone. either
before or after March l. At least a dozen
non-rcpublican votes viii bc needed if the
ratification he sought before March 4.
The New York Tribune trepD Indignantly
rejects the theory that the Senate will de
cline to ratify the treaty. tor it Conceives
that the national crcGlt aud prestige are too
clearly involved in The case to permit such
an outcome. 1t says:
THE very grounds given for the rejection
of the treaty demonstrate their own weak
ness and ahsurdity. Some plausible excuse
for refusing the terms secured by the peace
commission and continuing hostiitieS might
be found in the contention that the eXeCu-
tive had not Wrcstcd from defeated foe
the fun measure of indemniication for the
losses of the conflict to which the country is
entitled. No complaint is made by the Op-
pOnents Of The treaty. however. of the in
SUfticicncy of the return demanded from
Spain: the whole campaign against ratiii-
cation hinges. on the contrary. the as
ScrtiOn that tAG treaty negotiated trans
fors to the United States possessions ac-
tualiy in excess Of national needs ana
wants. Such a plea saVors too strongly of
the paraduxrs OF opera bOuffe to be accent
ed by any body ui practical lawmakers.
How. TOO. can palpahlc effort to minimize
the results OF the war. aS embodied in the
Paris treaty. hope to enlist the sympathy
of a Legislative body which iahureu and
clamored as persstently did the Senate
up to the final breach Of relations for the
chastiSem"nt ana humiliation of Spain?
Two classes OF senators are relied upon to
prevent the ratification of the Spanish con-
VcHtion. In the first are the few republi-
cans who have opposed and still oppose in
theory the acquisition of additional inSular
territory by the nited StaIes-a erOup
whose membership has now dwindled to
only three four. In the second class are
those democrats who think that opposition
to territorial expansion can be made a po-
Gtical issue for 1!#H', and are eager to re-
store party unity by raising d new cam
paign cry.
Evening star., 1898-12-06

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Evening star., 1898-12-06

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Evening star., 1898-12-06

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Evening star., 1898-12-06
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Evening star., 1898-12-06
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Evening star., 1898-12-06
An Opposition View.

The Boston Post (dem) conceivcS that the
sentiment against ratification is growing.
Quoting the Constitution as TO the treaty
| making power it argues that the Senate Is
placed on an equality with the executive.
the latter having the initiative alone. 1t
says further:
The responsibility as we'll as the power
is shared by the Senate. and if the Presi-
dent is deaf to the voice of the people
as well as blinded by his glittering visions
of destiny to the dangers of the course
on which he has entered. we may hope that
the Senate will not hesitate to use its con-
Stltutlonal authority and refuse to ratify
the treaty.
THE argument that the rejection of this
treaty with Snan would throw the coun-
try back INTO a condition of war, has no
force or significance. If the treaty, is
rejected, the protocol. which is itself d
treaty, remains still binding unon the two
nations. The work of conference would
have I" begin over again. on the same
BASIS as before. namely, the agreed con
ditions of the protocol. 1t is idle to talk
OF more war with Spain, for Spain cannot
fight: she is crippled, prone, conquered.
But even if there We're the ability and the
disposition to begin fighting again, the
pledges of the protocol would forbid it.
There would be AN awkward delay, Of
course. in arranging "A permanent peace
if the Senate We're to refuse to ratfy tie
treaty. But a delay that would prevent
such radical and pcriIous departure from
our national policy as this treaty proposes
will be welcomed.
There is no reason why this treaty of
peace with Spain should be made an cX-
ception in the manner Of its treatment by
the Senate. It can be rejected without
harm to the interests of the country Its
objectionable provisions can he struck out
by amendment, and it can then be returned
to the President with the request that in
its amended form it shall be presented to
Spain. In short. ii can be treated and
should be treated like any other important
matter of public business in which the
Senate has authority and responSibi}itv
"Whil" We have an apprehension that in
some way the treaty, once signed may be
ratified yet believing the imperial policy
to be wrong and detrimental and danger
Gus to the future of the republic. We think
the people should not assent to it as an
accomplished fact until the Senate has def
nitely approved it and the House has mad.
the appropriation of money which il calls
Tor. At one of these points we nope it
may be stopped"
Evening star., 1898-12-06
be protracted delay in passing upon it,"
Probe ms for the Future,

The New York Mail and Express (rep)
asserts that canvass of the Senate on the
ratification question would be premature,
FOR the precise terms of the treaty are not
yet written But it believes it to be ap-
parent that whatever its terms the treaty
will naturally win the support of the friends;
OF peace. Nor will 1t afford ground for op-
position because of the government of the
philippines. That is a problem to be solved
by Congress by legislation after the treaty
mas been ratified. IT is proper that the
treaty and the resultant issues should be
kept distinct
The Hartford Times (dem.) noting the at
titude of Senator Hoar, and the forecast
OF the New York World says:
I'VE think the President will carry his
point. and secure ratincation. But there
are many prominent people who agree with
senator Hoar, that the treaty ought not to
De rauhed, for the reason that the control
OF those South Sea Islands would bring
great expense and many troubles to the
United States, and that the payment of
S2o,Dooo0 for the privilege of controlling
them would be great wrong to the people
an: tile Senate should reject and rebuke
such an unwarranted act. STILL We think
the result will be ratification. although
there is very strong opposition to it in the
PresidentS own party"
The Providence Journal Gnd) notes the
New York Evening Posts summary of the
policy of the anti-anneXationists,w which sets
forth that they may either fight the treaty
III tile senate or accept II ana use tnelr in
fluence to defeat any scheme for retaining
the Philippines permanently. The Journal
comments:
The suggestion of an alterns tive may
h""H"ns he taken TO mean that they do not
really expect to succeed in an attempt to
force the rejection of the treaty Only those
whose preiudces have blinded them to all
reason Will be foolish enough to say that
the refusal of the Senate to confirm the
action of the administration would not cause
the country the greatest embarra ssment. L
Is not party matter. Both parties have an
equal interest in establishing the principle
that in foreign affairs the executive and
legislative departments must act as a unit.
me Post correspondent admits that in ia
Vor OF this view there is certainly much to
be said The Senate has the legal power to
discredit the President in the eyes of the
world. but its moral right 10 do may be
questioned
Evening star., 1898-12-06
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Evening star., 1898-12-06

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-31
Bdmin,on Magazine.

The largest private yacht il Mr. w K
Nanderhiit's Valiant. e a.iss tons. To the
builders. Laird Bros. the Valiant c1,s. s~,n-
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sides which very large sums were spent on
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keep the boat in full commission for twelvs
months takes something between slOa an
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Valhalla l.49A tonsl. the LARGEST Of our aux.
HAIRY yachts Bark rsg~ed. after the ola
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eumstances do not permit her 10 set MAJ
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knots, The crew II the Ns.Aalla numb
100 all told. and her building price NAV
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zoe The price OF a ;A-tou steamer az ia
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respect should not exceed si16,sa or Nm
go. AS a rule. however. the rlrlc,s az
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$3.50 and $40 ton. When We bear In mira
the fact that yaChtsTuan desire 10 san ara
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cry thing they come across. We are not s,r,.s
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between 10 and II knots. 4 notable exeers
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-31
MA F1OWHIo MEET
OF THE
L,o n w. lis TO BE
HELD HT
INDIANAPOLIS

decided then Three CHAMPIONSHIPS the
nAif mile, mile ard tao miie will 10 rEzn
at indianapolis. and TIE winners wsll t@
credited Wits % points just taf tines the
number they seeeive Tor w3rusng a cham
pl0asafr ga Tire circuit. II any rider be SO
fortunate - 20 carry off two Of the tlarea
Dig events &c - decided a. Ind Annapolis lie
viii h~s atusoss certain to wan tbs champion
salp table a. least. AL 4Ae riders. circuit
cns2ers. pot hunters. men employed by the
big associations and Others will be present.
and there viii be races suited to t1e styles
peculiar to a. 81 them.
On the Friday d race will be contested
Which VIII be an innovation at national
meets. Two OF the fastest middle distance
men la the country will compete IN a paced
contest for large pure. II is probable
That either Michael or Linton will ride
against the fastest man TT middle dis
taaees 'n the ranks Of the Americans
Several have already applied for the honor
OF contesting In the race. with the chance
OF winning big pot % money TO boot.
Another interesting feature Of the meet
VIII be- the fn0ltipIet handicap race, whlca
Ii 10 take place on Wednesday, august 10
Aany suggestions have been made regard
Ing this event, and if ID is properly hanGl-
tapped IL Should prove ore of the graa test
contests OF the kind ever held. The inter
state pursuit race should also provide
otAt+s<sS anu amusement Tor ff4S spec
tators. The great American handicap
which takes plae. on the second day Of
the meet. has attracted much attention
among the riders. and the indications are
that there wlil be over 10 entries in this
One race
The amateur national championship on
the third day is practically new event
the entries being restricted 10 the winners
OF the mile championships III the different
states. This will cut down the field. bat
Will result In bringing together the fastest
amateurs la the country. II ought to prove
one OF the most interesting events The
winner will be the champion amateur of
the season. Tie inter9fban team pursuit..
race is another OF the many attractive
features provided II Will take place on
Saturday. August Is
That the citizens % Indiana polls are TAX
Ing great interest in the meet is evidenced
By the fact that several hundred have Of
ffred 10 open their homes 10 entertain the
visitors. While every one believes that
there will be sufficient hotel accommoaa-
ton in the city for all who Will attend the
meet, intending visitors Will feel more
comfortable tn the knowledge that there
IL a reserve accommodation on hand that
IL far in excess OF all possible calls that
may be made on IL.
The Wheelway League has built many
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-31
New Rubber Substitute.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.


Rubber. which has long been Of service
in many industries. has assumed greatly
increased commercial Importance since "a.
general introduction of the bicycle. An
attempt has been made to produce a rub.
Der substitute with the oil derived from
corn. Il is claimed that by vulcanixing tia
oil with an equal quantity of crude rub
Der, a substance is produced equal for GER
tain purposes 10 the best native gum At
a greatly lessened cost. II is said that the
new corn rubber possesses ali the essen-
tiai qualities OF Para rubber, including
resiliency, and the discoveries of the newt
product are hopeful of being able 70 utilias
il for bicycle tires. A sample OF corn rub
Der, OF which a partial test has been maas
by an expert, appeared TO he similar In
many respects TO the substitutes made
from rape seed and cotton OTIS. This an-
thority points olit that the claim made by
the manufacturers that 80 per cent. az
their substitute with pure rubber will pro-
duco as good. and in some respects better.
results itself" does not mean much TO the
practical rubber coInpounder, for the SANS
thing is true of a host Of materials. For
example: Fifty per cent. of whiting mixed
with pure rlIbaer will do better for many
purposes than pure rubber itself. III. how.
ever, this corn-oil substance can be added
TO reclaimed rubber TO good purposes u
will prove very interesting TO the trade
Toothed wheels We're first applied
clocks by Ctesbius about 40 Il. {.