The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-12-05

at Washington and Among the
Members of the Presidents Own
Party There VIII Be Bitter Op-
position - senator Cafery De-
c1ares Against Exhaustion.
WASHINGTON De&Se 4-There is
more than a possibility that the Span
ish peace treaty will not go to the SEN
ate at this session Of congress. The
administration no longer fears that the
imperialistic policy of expansion will
be opposed at Madrid or Paris, but the
certainty Of a bitter contest at Wash
irgton is no longer questioned. With
congress ready to begin the short ses-
sion tomorrow and the treaty certain
to be signed before Christmas, the ad-
ministration is considering whether to
submit 1t to the senate for ratification
at once or to wait until after March
and then call an extra session Of the
senate.
The open opposition OF Mr.. Hale, of
Maine, is a serious factor in the view
Of President Mckinley. 1t was hoped
that Mr.. Hoar could be whipped into
line, but with the support Of Mr.. Hale
the Massachusetts, senator is likely to
remain firm in his stand Senator Hale
expresses himself as opposed to every
thing supposed to be mentioned in the
treaty, and believes that 1t will not be
ratified by the senate. He predicts
serious evil growing out of the Phil
ippines.
Some Of Senator Hale's predictions
are as follows: THE people of the
United States will find out that the
| commerce Of the Philippines is very
limited in extent that they are inhab-
tied by a people whose habits and
wants forbid an increase of trade, and
that under the scheme Of annexation
presented to US this trade is to be
shared equally with Spain and all
! other competing nations. What is call
ed the 'open-door' policy cuts down
the interest of the United States in
| the Philippine trade to a point where
it makes no figure in our commerce.
The entire trade of the islands, if we
! had it all-not the profit derived from
1t, but the whole amount Of trade
will not, in any year. pay the expenses
of the army and navy that the United
States will be obliged to maintain there.
The people will see at once sprung
upon congress a proposition for a
| standing army Of 100, 900 men, costing
/ yearly more thon $10o, 1000, 900, and a
| naval increase Of from s15,000,000 to
| SS0,COO,0O0 year in addition, all Of
| which must come by levy of taxation.
| Not only Will no war tax be repealed,
! but the present tax must be increased.
THE people Of the Pacific coast will
find out that, if We admit 100000 or
100000 Of Malays, Tagals and Negri-
tos to become a part of our country,
and to have some or all the privileges
OF citizenship, we must necessarily
give to the Chinese who are already
in the country the same privileges.
The people Of the South will find out
that the admission of these alien races
to the United States Will be another
added intensification OF the race prom
lem, which is today a standing menace
in our own borders.
The great Irish-American element
OF our population win find out that,
Notwithstanding Lord Salisbury S
characteristic sneer, IN his Guildhall
speech, at the new policy of the Unit
ed States, the British. foreign Office is
the inspiration of our present diplo-
macy, and, although thousands of
these Irish-Americans have, Of late
| years, been voting the Republican
ticket, their protest over present con-
ditions cannot fail te be loud and
deep. Below all this. with the bust
ness men Of the country, and with all
thoughtful men. the peril of this de-
parture from the settled policy of the
government will be seen more clearly
from day to day.
Senator Cafery, of Louisiana, is
] much opposed to ths Philippines. He