The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-16
PUBLIC opinion FEARED
Opposition 10 the Canal Treaty
Alarms Republican Leaders.
Probable Effect of the Ratification oe
the Hay-PaunceTOte Convention ON
the Presidential Election - The
House May Refuse TO Appropriate
Money for the Isthmian Waterway.

| Money for the Isthmian Waterway.
! The lieUtenants Of the Administration at
the Capitol are disturbed They fear that
the Administration is running counter 70
| the popular current on so many PROPOSE
4 lions that it may not reach the goal this
fall for which both great political parties
! viii contend. In this connection the Gold
Standard bill, the Ship Subsidy bill. the bill
for the government Of Porto Rico, and the
! Hay-PaUncefote Treaty. are pointed out
II is the effect on the popular mind which
the ratification OF the treaty would have,
that the Republican leaders at the Capitol
most fear.
And this fear is well founded, said 4
! Democratic Senator to Times reporter
today. Il believe that should this Admin
/ istra5ion insist on forcing the Hay -Paunce-
fote Treaty through the Senate il viii cost
them every chance they now have Of win
ming at the next election. believe that IL
the treaty shall be ratified. the House OF
| Representatives viii refuse 10 appropriate
money for the Isthmian Canal, and the
charge or having defeated that great work.
/ demanded by American opinion. viii rest
upon the Republican party on the eve. too,
Of a Presidential campaign. They VIII also
have TO bear the charge OF having sur
rendered the Monroe Doctrine. They would
/ endorse the Clayton -Bulwer Treaty. which
was repudiated by the American Govern
ment soon after 1t was entered into.
! 1T VIII be confusing to the Republicans
when the deadly parallel shall be drawn
| the Hay-PauncefOte and the Clay,on-Bul-
wer treaties. and the dissimilarity between
J the Hay-PauncefOJe Treaty and the doc
] trine OF Americauism promulgated BY
Madison and Monroe.
Let me read YOU section : OF Article
IT CT the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty: 40 for
thCatl1n shall be erected commanding The
canal on the waters adjacent The United
Z States however. shall be al liberty 10
I maintain such police along the canal as
I may be necessary 10 protect IL against
lawlessuess and disorder
In Article !, IL is agreed by the United
+ States and Great Britain that the canal
may be constructed under the auspices OF
: the Government OF the United States
Mark the words may be
Now. bear with me while 1 read from
1 President Monroe's message 20 Congress
I Of December ., 1923: Our policy IN re-
I gard 10 Europe. which was adopted al an
early stage Of the wars which have so
long agita-ed that quarter Of the globe.
] nevertheless remains the same. which IS
not 10 interfere in the internal concerns
OF any OF its powers, 10 consider the Gov
erument de facto as the legitimate Cow
eTnment for u.s. 10 cultivate friendly re-
! laJiOns with it. and to preserve those re-
] lations by frank. firm, and manly policy,
meeting IL all instances the just claims
7 I Cf every power. submitting TO injuries
/ from none But in regard 10 these CONT
nents. circumstance are eminenuy and
conspicuously different
( d" II is impossible that the allied powers
should extend their political system 90 any
4 portion Of either continent without eudan-
gering our peace and happiness, nor can
I anyone believe that our southern breJh-
4 ren. II left TO themselves. would adopt ir
OF their own accord. II is equally impossi-
p ! bic. therefore. that we should behold such
, . interpUsiJiOn. I'm any form, with lndiner-
: ence- II we look 10 The comparative
new governments and their distanc1 from
. I strength AID resources Of Spain and those
! . OF each other. il must be obvious Jhat she
can never subdue them Il is still the
true policy Of the United States 10 leave
the parties 10 themselves. in the hope that
+ other powers Will pursue the same
course
Here is an observation made by John
: Quincy Adams in the claim of Russia TO
I territory on the Continent Of North
- I America in a letter 10 Mr.. Middleton on
J July 22 1923. With the exception Of the
81 / British establishments north of the United
States the remainder Of both American
continents must be left 20 the management
Of American hands
The Senator who was thus freely dis
\ cussiug the treaty and showing the weap-
OF he will use when the treaty comes be
fore The Senate. continued.
Is Mr.. Hay and Mr.. Mckinley entertain a
e very different conception Of the Clayton
C Bulwer Treaty from that held 10y Secretary
@ Marcy. in 1856, six years after the con-
- / clusion of 1te treaty.
d, In "A long letter 10 Mr. Dallas On May
"a. 1876 setting forth Great BTitliu's dis
4 regard Of the terms Of The treaty he said
b III is due in perfect iran6nezs 20 say. that
the act OF Her Majestys Government es-
"a taGlishiug so late as the year 1852. and in
\ contradiction Of ,he express letter o. the
convention Of 1880, colony at the Bay
Islands has left a disagrceable impression
on the minds cf the Government snl the
= people Of the United States
Possessing as Great Britain does nu-
Z, merous colonial establishments In all parts
u OF The world many OF them In the West
% Indies. il has not been readily seen what
- unlcrrufreuls Of interest she can have
u had TO establish q new colony under ID,
peculiar circumstances Of the time i'm the
e insignificant territory of the Bay Islands
u To q word. this Government believes ina
= the Bay Islands belong to the state o
d / Honduras. and that, therefore, he oceupa-
+ ti0n Of them. and still more their coioni-
u zation Ey Great Britain. are contrary tC
T. her treaty with the United States as
d being he occupation and colonization OF {
% part of Central America -
+ The Times reporters informant said
u Il really consider that the Administration
D. may compel the ratification of the Hay
e Pauucef0te Treaty if ii insists upon il
The Republicans may be brought into lin,
e more by threats than by promises. There
q are two. three. maybe four, Democrat
votes committed to the treaty, and euOug-
o Populis,s may be brought into lins 10 give
70 the necessary two thirds majority"
d A BLIZZARD IN SIGHT.
Y 4 Warning Issued by the Wcathel
h Bureau officials.