Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-12-27
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WASHINGTON, Dec "a 1900
win England accept the Americanized
Hav- Pauncefote treaty which will start Tor
london this week, or Will it reject it, and
invite something even less paIatable? That
IS one Of tie most discussed questions OF
the hour ii Washington. Another Is,
will Congress wait until England signiiies'
its intentions, before passing the Nicaragua
Canal bill !? No one can answer either with
any certainty at this time, but the pre-
yailiDg opinion appears to be that the re-
fusal Of England TO accept the amended
treaty wonId arouse very bitter. anti
English sentiment, which might result IN
LEGISLATION that would be disastrous to
FnoIish interests. instead of merely defends
inr American interests, as the amended
treaty. does. The Canal question is really
nuzzIing and becoming more SO. Some OF
The Senators who talk loudest for the Canal
Bill. are under suspicion Of not being SIN
cere. and no one need be greatly surprised
if there is no canal legislation at this SEES
sion. although at the openings Of the session,
the Canal bill was considered one OF the
certainties, and it is fully known that
public sentiment of the country, regardless
Of politics, overwhelmingly Endorses the
Nicaragua Canal Bill.
The extent of the fight for reelection that
little Billy Chandler has on his hands may
be Judged from his having begged letters OF
recommendation from twenty-three OF the
Republican Senator, to be printed and
circulated in New Hampshire, as an answer
to the charge that he had lost the confidence
and sI,pport of many OF bis Republican
colleagues in the Senate This would have
been a shrewd dodge if the endorsement
of a sufficient number Of Republican Sena-
TORS had been secured, but when the num-
Der is less than one-half Of the Republican
Senators. it seems more like confirmation
than a refutation of the charge, as 1t Is
certain that Chandler got all the letters he
could
Senator Bacon, Just before leaving for his
Georgia home, where he will spend the
holidays laughingly said to fellow Sena-
tor with whom he was exchanging good
byes: Il wish you merry Christman and
a happy New Year, but l cannot wish you
a happy new century, because believe the
1ew century began on January !, 1900. !
can demonstrate to you, automatically,
that am right, but | won't take the time
to do it. because my view seems to be at
variance with that entertained by the rest
of the world.
Minister Conger is to be recalled on
account of his alleged botch work in the
negotiations at Picking, which have, at last
resulted in the signing of an agreement by
the foreign ministers on the demands that
shall be made on China, if close friends OF
the administration know what they are
talking about. Others say that if Conger
a seape goat behind which the administra-
ton may conceal its wabbling, which ended
1 in q peremptorv order to CoDger to sign an
agreements full text was made public
Saturday demands that this
government had over and over again SAID 1t
would not agree to. Semi-offieially state
ments eminating from the State Depart
ment, charge Conger with the responsibility
Of having placed this government in a false
position by his laundering construction Of
/ instructions. The members of the diP'o-
matte corps in Washington are all iadsline
at the whole business.
/ According to a newspaper guess which
may or may not be correct, but which CAR
ries not only the sign of cleyerness, but Of
painstaking observation, the United States
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