Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-12-02
WASHINGTON LETTER
cFrom our Regular Correspondent

From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. est Is all
we, now, except the Spanish weep
.ng and wsiling. That ultimatum,
With time limit attachment, did the
business. Spain has accepted our
erms of peace and agreed to give up
;he Philippines and accept the mon
ey offered as a salve to its wounded
homer. There are a number OF de-
tails such asproviding for Il restora-
ton of commercial relations between
the U. S. and Spain, which will de-
Law for few days the completion
am sigiing of the treaty, but the
principal work ofthe Peace Commits
sion has been accomplished, and Spain,
and the rest of the world, has been
shown that when the U. 5. adopts i
position, 1t maintains it, regardless OF
semi-hostile attitude taken by other
nations. Neither American diplo-
macy nor American fighting are like
" to be sneered at i'll any section OF
the world for many years to come.
The L. S. has acquired prestige
among the great nations of the world
that will make unborn generations OF
Americans proud to belong to the
nation that has proved its right to he
counted among the leaders, both IN
the accomplishments of peace and OF
war.
Many of the most careful oOSer-
yers of Senatorial sentiment are pre-
dieting that the anti-cXpansionistS
will be strong enough in talk, If not
in votes, to prevent the ratification OF
the treaty of peace at the coming SEES
sion of the Senate. While more
than one-third of the Senate would
have to vote against the treaty to re-
ieet it, ten or twelve Senators can, il
50 minded, prevent a vote being tax
en- on il before the short session OF
Congress expires. 1t is to justify tins
s,rt,of thing that the anti-expanSlon
lists are trying SO hard just now to
work up a public sentiment against
the acquisition ofthe Philippines hy
the L. S. 1t will be time wasted,
even If the ants succeed III prevent
inc a vote at the short session, the
Senate can be called in extra session,
Immediately alter the expiration OF
this Congress, with the certainty that
the treaty will be ratified.
Washington is just now the scene
oe some Central American diplomacy,
in which this country's interests IN
the Nicaragua Canal is one Of the
principal factors. President Iglesias,
of COSTA Rica. is in Washington as n
guest of the U. 5. government. He
has had talks with President Mckin-
ley Secretary Hay and other promi-
nent officials, and the President has
given state dinner in his honor. He
claims that no CONGO ssion to build the
Nicaragua Canal is worth the pa
per it is written OH until 0. KID, by
by Costa Rica, and promises that
Costa Rica shall act in accordance
with the wishes of this government.
Another prominent Central Ameri-
can, who is in Washington as pri-
vate individual, paying his own hotel
bills, is Mr.. J. ID. Gamez, ex-Presi-
dent Of the Congress Of Nicaragua,
and a candidate for the Presidency |
ofthe United States of Central Amer
lea, if that combination holds togeth-
er long enough to have President.
Mr. Gamez has had talk with Pres.
dent Mckinley, in which matters re-
ating to the Nicaragua canal, were
but the object Ofthe visi-
tor was to gain, not to give informa-
ton. The idea has gone abroad that
his government is likely to under
AXE the construction of the Mic
lrayua canal in the near future, and
numerous individuals banker ter
some of Uncle Sans money. A New
York firm heads syndicate, which
claims TO have obtained a new con-
,ession, which it would probably glad
y sell; the old company that stopped
work because its money gave out,
claims that its original concession
till holds rood and representatives Z