The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-18


70 8 "a question whefher Secretary Hay
viH remaln Do rho cabinet " TOE sena,s
rie.' tae Hay-pauneefote treaty. Ii Is
stated 100. ls has already rendered h,s
rauou to thr s.deat-thst s. he
f ai tHs president that he did rot
ei-r 81 rmharrAss him. and that 81 was
rss.s a. rr.irc 60 private lie ri ary
tme
fhe undersiandinr that ths prca-
rr' daes RIOS wish Mr. HAY 20 leave tse
ttnrt There does NOT seem O. ~ 4ny
reason vhx be- fhouid The Hay-paa-.s-
fa.r treaty does 70, FURNISH q reason.
Thar sre1'y was rot negotiated without
tne 7arscu. o. rho President ID proh-rfy
hii lhe approval ~ au 81 Che members
q tne cabinet. Tue adoption ~ the
Davis arenduaut 70 fhr freaty Wa not
contamination 81 Mr Hay. Nether
Vouaa enc refusal ~ ths senate 20 raiify
ths treaty b. condemnation ~ him-1t
isam 81 wou.A - 30 more condemnation
60 him tasa 90 the President Is BE- hardly
fas tfe~e s. auy lntsu lon 10 cons
denim tae rres.1aur. rho has Iust been
fr- tsi ~ a majority larger than thar
- watch - was elected -four Year, ago
% alrleulf matter to get any treaty
tf attracts rahIr attention ratified
satIhsatIou requires two-sh.ri. vote
aHi Z seems 'hat as least ouc-thlrl ~ tho
senate 81 prcfy nearly alRays ready 90
lrrlv Heeit against 8 treaty Tho Foreign
3 i'ions Committee appear. 20 fbiuk mot
70 treaty aucnt 10 D. ueeoftnie8 without
arft having be- approval The number o.
treaties wh.eh are alci Ia the senate
bear. OUT thl. Wow.
Senator I.o,ieo on Nsssarhusetss VINO i.
q member ~ enc Foreign Relation COM
mitiee. Deb the ngh, for the Davis amend
ment ~ does rot seem to think that
Mr Hay ga his work we'll sun. Doe
does not explain what course should he
pursued u the senate should reject the
Hay rauncofote treaty The coansry
wants the Nicaragua canal built. and the
clayton Bulwer treaty stauds IN the way
- r j. may be that Senator Lodge and
fhoHe who are acting with him believe
'hai Great Britain VII accept any amend
menfs tho senate sees NJ 90 make 70 the
Hay-Psuneefote treaty. This belief may
~ based upon the seeming Indifference OF
tho government % Great Britain o. The
Davis amendment. There IS no reason.
however why that government should
bother Itself about tbe Davis amendment
untn tho sime comes Tor 81 10 act uron
~ Tho tone ~ me British prcss. how
ever tn titles the conclusion that neither
fho Davis amendment nor any other
sands the least chance o. being aeoeptcd
by the British government u looks there
fore ~ % the Nicaragua canal project
would BE- Ia just about the sIme uusats-
factory condition when this Congress adj
jourus a. "a was when o convened.
Mr Hay resignation would not help
matters any There IS no reason for think
INK th7t DIE successor would b. any more
sucoessful Boa getting obstacles out q
the way ~ the Nicaragua canal project
chan b. has been. Tho way that would
Dr. the most successful. probably. m ect-
lng out 81 the way 81 the canal such
obstacles as must Boz removed hy treaty. "a
go 'afa sAc wosk ;hc a;s;e department;
So expected 70 do Ia such matters over
20 che Foreign Relations Committee The
senate might be willing 20 raufy a treaty
negotiated by %. Taking into account tho
number ~ treaties turned down hy the
senate BE- does seem as Il that body
looked upon the state department as of
ifile value