The sun., 1900-12-07
CANAL TREATY DISCUSSED.
A-g PRESIDENT WILING TO ACC6PT
THE DAVIS AMENDMENT.
pi,,is Hope Of the Ratification Of the Treaty
That tho Vote on the Canal Constrsc-
tion FIN Shall Be Taken on the
same Day az the Vote on the Treaty.

w..u.crox Dec epresidept Mckinley
a., s.c,s,arv Hay ara al greatly impressed
,,,,b H.. ,r,nortanco of carly ratification OF
o.. psun,afote ,enal treaty as n ncces-
.or,, ,,aIi,nirorv ,o th. nassave of the Canal
Cnn,,r,c,io, hin that they are said by their
f,,ands IN IA, Senate IN be willing TO have the
n,v,. amendment ndonted The President
la. aid ,o NOR, tban ono Senator that he
Ito. IT, ,,.a,v os u caue from the hands
,,,ha socr.,o,y ~, stata but that /, the Senate
80, -, ,,,,,1i,, ~ ,bat dosirs should not
-, l., ,ha ,,,,,. or ra,oco,iop
Th. ,,ct that senator Lodge in charge of
,ho t,.aty on The floor Of the senate IL sun
,or,i,, tho amendment I'm opposltion 10
A.. ,isvs NJ nil hut one Of hi, RenublIcan
,oIlso.,u.s in tho Foreign Relations Com
,,ittea j. accented as proof nostIye that tho
secretary az state is now awake to the .enti-
mon, Of the SENATE and raconclled to the in
table fate Of the convention II Il clearly
evident that much less than tNo-thirds OF
tbe Senate favor the treaty as IL stands and
that Mt least a bakers dozen OF senators must
Ie c-,nvortod If tho a,,v-.,cb, votes necessary
to ratification ara To he securad
Tb. influence. of the Administration Il
strong but not strong enough. II is thought,
Z, overcome tine general feeling that the
,rootv aa s,tbp,i,ted IN tho Sepa,s "a n very
Vood thing for England and a very bad thing
f,r the United States Hut tho question that
,s now botherinr the Senators who are not
,boroughlv conyersant win the canal sub
,ect ia how far tina admission of Senator
Lodge in his spcech yostcrday. that even
should the Davis amendment bo adouted
the United states would not have the power
a. time of war to hold and fortify the canal.
viii og,ct the votes Of those uniformed
Senators ,vho are sackinU light and unc.r-
,,iras to which side or the question to take
, Some of these Senators. Il IL thought. will
he ant 10 say: well. If the Davis amendment
doesn't mean what We have been led to thine
IL does what's the use OF adopting it?- while
others will be ant TO favor a more radical
srnerdnent. one thnt will make IL perfectly
cear. even 20 Diplomatic minds. that what
tho United States senate mean. to saw +. that
the canal Is to he at all times under the con-
troll of the United States and subject To tenn
porarv or pernsnent fortiacation by them
IN him. of nencs or war Whether sucb an
.mnhatic declaration as mi, shall be included
In the treaty. il Of course problemetical.
but tbere seems 10 he little doubt that the
treotv has little or no chance OF ratiaoation
n,lss. the Davis amendment or sonetbinp
i,Lo IL shall fr.t no adonted
senator Norgan occunied nearIv ali ths
,r,o In tho thrse hours. e,ecu,ivs sess,on
,odor In aIucid,tinS m. di,,o,oa,ic and
rtI hal ON n volyCd n q nd n
,,y,ro ths di,Iomat,c and na,li,nentarv
M.,ory - Tho carnI DurIne hi. sn.aoh ,ha
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on the tr.atv unless q. The sap,s time a data
I. sat Tor voting on tho Canal Con.truc,ion
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