The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-21

National Convention. The absence Of such
an endorsement may mean Foraker's po-
litical ruin. as his constituents at home,
like Americans everywhere, jus ly resent
the part he took in the business, which,
as man learned in the law. he knew to
be in direct defiance of the Constructor.
There are other indictments agailst. th
Mckinley Administration which are 20 be
tried before the jury Of the whole people
in November. AS fragrant an instance CT
opposition to the will of the American peo-
PIE as has been shown by it in connection
with the Nicaragua Canal proposition is
not to be found in the annals OF the coun-
! try. For some reason. which neither the
press nor the public can quite understand.
the Administration has clearly demon
strated a determination 10 prevent the con-
struction of an inter-oceanic waterway
which should be owned. controlled oper-
ated. and defended by the United States.
In order to carry out this purpose. tho
Hay Pauncefote Treaty was secretly neg5-
uatec- It's terms were even withheld from
the members Of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations until after it had been
signed and was ready for transmission to
the Senate. II ratified. it would Ie-enact
the old Clayton-Bulwer Treaty OF
1850. which never has had
any legal existence as a binding engage
ment. 1t would forever prevent our ex-
elusive proprietorship Of a Nicaragua
Canal 1t would make any canal across
Central America English. as FAR as we
are concerned and it would abrogate the
Monroe Doctrine. The object of all this is
only partially disclosed in the notorious
/ fact that a syndicate OF capitalists very
close to the Admir- ration is interested
! in the Panama sch 4rne. To that extent
| the opposition Of Mr. Hanna and his satel-
/ iites to the Nicaragua bill is comprehend
! bic. But there is reason for fearing that
there are other matters concealed behind
/ the canal policy Of the Administration.
| The Hay-Pauncefote treaty WIS undoubt-
edly framed il the British For
| eign Oface. and It was passed around
/ like a round robin among the Euro
Pean chancelleries before IL became
public In this country. There is a
strong suspicion zt. Dad that it does not
represent all the undertakings and en-
gagements entered into between President
Mckinley and Lord Salisbury at the time
it was agreed upon Underneath it there
may Turk an understanding that Great
Britain is to get the port and hirter and
in Alaska dishonesty claimed by that
| Government. in the event OF Repuhii an
success next autumn. There may b otter
I features OF the allinace. which have lot
occurred 10 anyone outside Of the few per-
| sons in the deal. But all men are on TO
tice that the Administration. partly TO sat-
isfy the trans continental railway magnates
I who antagonize any inter-OcCanic canal.
partly TO favor the Panama syndicate tx-
ploiters. but more largely. it appears. ID
secure Great Britain in the oyerlcrdship Of
any waterway that may connect
the Atlantic with the Pacific. las
bitterly ard. SO far success u.Iy.
opposed the Nicaragua Canal bin
has prevented its passage in the first ses-
sion Of the Fifty-sixth Congress. and viii
try 10 kill it finally in the second session.
By forcing ratification Of tie Hay-Paunce-
fote Treaty, and by attempting to pas a
Panama Canal bill. TO which the raiIwa-
Interests viii not object. because they are
satisfied that the de Jesseps ditch can new
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ministratiOn patriotism
As the Admin isJratiOn has earned the
gratitude and gratuities OF the trusts by
violating the Constitution in the case OF
the Porto Rican oppression and N the
canal business, so it has in many other
ways. The public moneys have been az
tho free disposal o. a great financial insti-
tatiOn representing a combination Of trusts
in New York Without interest il has beea
permitted 10 lend through one year an
amount OF the Treasury surplus averaging
nearly or quite a hundred million dollars.
No sane person believes that there was
Tot a consideration Of some kind given for
this favc-
| In one important instance only have the
joint designs OF the trusts and the Ad-
ministration been fooled even temporarily
The Hanna Ship Subsidy bill. which JAILED
to pass in the recent session Of Congress,
is in principle as cold steal as was ever
attempted by means of q public law Os-
tensibly il is for the promotion Of our
merchant marine In fact it is intended
to constitute a free gift OF ninety million
dollars 70 less than dozen transporJa-
ton trust magnates. who have had all
their plans laid to capture the whole OF
it for months. AIR. Hanna is quoted as
declaring that il must ard shall pass
next winter" We shall see,
From such an Administration the people
of the country ought by this time TO know
exactly what to expect AIgeL Eagaa.
Sampson. and otis are all names to con
jure up vivid pictures of the past Hanna
with his Columbus history before us. has
grown a familiar embodiment Of "gcod
politics" OF the trust variety. Rathbone.
Nicely. and such small exponents OF Adj
ministration concepts and standards. are
incapable Of producing surprises Tney
only initiate on a small and foolish scale
the example of their betters- The whole
regime reeks with the single purpose"
to work for and obey the exploiting loot
ing trusts. and the constant prayer Tor
the ultimate subjugation OF the United
States to their unquestioned proprietary
rule