Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-14
The Politician.

Foreign Relations, and will push 1t to
a vote at the earliest possible time. II
is now admitted even by those who op-
pose the treaty that it will be ratified.
Senator Foraker took up in detail
the arguments advanced by Senators
Hoar and Mason against the constitu-
tional rights of the United States to
acquire territory and easily demolish-
ed them ALL
There has been much talkin the Sen
ate about the acquisition of the Phil
ippines making this government des-
potism, but the best proof that this
government is not a despotism is
found in the fact that Senators who
have offered resolutions such as that OF
Allen, of Nebraska, that any aggres-
sive action of the United States
against the Filipinos would be exceed
ing the constitutional authority of the
government, and that of Bacon, OF
Georgia, for the recognition of the in
dependence of the so-called Filipino
republic-both closely bordering on
treason-are still at large, with the
privilege of continuing such talk. This
sort of talk is adding to the danger OF
trouble, not only with the Fllipinos
but with the nation that is secretly ad-
vising and aiding them.
Representative Tawney of Minneso-
ia, is credited with heading off a
scheme, engineered by Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, the Canadian Premier, his
Canadian colleagues on the Anglo
American Commission and the Ameri-
cans who favor reducing the tariff on
lumber from So a thousand feet to ST.
to get the Anglo-American Commits:
sion, again ins session in Washington
to provide forsthe reduction as a part
of the. reciprocity Clause, of the treaty
the Commission hopes to negotiate.
The tip was given the Canadian lum-
bermen and the Americans whose in
terests are identical to gather in
Washington. Representative Tawney
who is one of MI Dingley's right hand
men, took charge of the fight in the
absence of his sick leader the moment
ne learned what the other side was
trying to do. phe result was that when
tue Canadians and lower-duty Amer
leans got to Washington, instead of
having everything their own way they
found themselves confronted by a del
egation of the ablest lumbermen in the
country, who had been invited to
Washington by Mr. Tawney to assist
him in fighting for the retention of the
present duty on lumber.
1t looks as though the anti-expan-
sion firm of Bryan & Carnegie was
about to dissolve, on account of dis
agreement between the partners. Mr..
Bryan, knowing that the question of
of peace, and that our national honor
is has advocated the prompt ratifica-
tion of the treaty by the Senate. Mr..
Carnegie, who has been ranting around
Washington all the week has been try
ing, by wire, to get Mr.. Bryan to come
to his assistance by turning somer-
sault and advising the Democratic
senators to vote against the treaty and
Bryan has refused. Mr.. Carnegie is
using some queer arguments for an
honest man to bring to bear upon hon
est Senators. He admits in effect that
the anti4expansionists cannot hope to
secure a majority in Congress, and ad-
vocate3 that all their strength be con-
centrated in an effort to secure votes
enough to reject the treaty. The fol-
lowing language used by him in pub
lisned interview was an acknowledge
ment hat he is engaged in trying to ac-
complish something in the dark that he
knows could not be done in the light
of day: Hereafter we will not enjoy
the advantage over our opponents that
we now do, having to meet them in the
open field"
Justice Harlan, of the United States
Supreme Court, said of expansion:
There's nothing in that valuable doc
lmen.( the United States constitution
which forbids this country acquiring
new territory. either by treaty or con-
quest, as long as there is an intention
Of eventually Incorporating 1t in our
own. Alaska has been in our posses
sion for 81 years and is not a state yet,
and until the conditions improve, we
Jhall hold 1t in the same position, per-
laps indefinitely After the Philip
,ines have come into our possession
We shall govern them on the same
ootlng as territory, and when they
demonstrate that they are a fit people
o be incorporated into this Union,
hen they will be admitted. II the
curse OF time shows that they never
mi be far enough advanced to become
art Of us, then II will be time enough
Or us TO trade them for some place
nat Will"
The Senate has agreed to vote on the
Nicaragua Canal bill next Tuesday.
nd there is no doubt of its passing.
he House committee on Interstate