Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-27

lODDy Representing the interests or fOr-
eign steamship lines known to be OPP
posed to this bin is located in Wash
ington is well known in newspaper cir
cles, but the disquieting thing is the
readiness with which responsible news
papers and their experienced CORE.
%spondents here accept as true state
ments known to have emanated from
that source.
This is all the more striking since
nothing is done by the friends of the
measure to offsetLthis propaganda. All
talk to the contrary Notwithstanding,
there is no lobby here in the interesttof
the shipping bill, and not the least pres
sur is being put upon members to IA
vor it. That the contrary is true with
respect to the opponents Of the bill
every member of congress knows. Not
alone are members approached and
sounded" as to their views on the
shipping bill, but they are daily in re-
ceipt Of documents opposing it, which
documents, %curionsly enough. all come
from.the same source. 1t would be diff
ferent IL the opposition to the shipping
bill were at all widespread or general.
On the contrary, however, it is restrict.
ed and limited, although extremely ac-
tive. For this reason people should be.
very cautious how they accept as true
stories put af1oat against the bill, and
most Of all they should remember that
its defeat is desired by every interest
opposed to the best welfare Of the
United States.
The fate5of the Hay-Pauncefote trea-
ty now hinges upon the disposition of
the British government. II the latter
is willing to accept 1t in its amended
form, as there is growing reason to be-
lieye it will. then the way will not only
be smoothed for the construction Of the
Nicaragua canal by the United States.
but the hampering restrictions of the
famous Clayton-Bulwer treaty will no
longer remain a nightmare ito disturb
the otherwise friendly relations be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain. The tact that Great Britain.
displays in its treatment of the amend
ed treaty will have d most powerful IN
fuence upon the negotiations, probably
soon to be resumed, to settle the differ
ences existing between the United
States and Canada. Great Britain a
well afford to be satisfied with the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty if she is dis.
Greet enough in her diplomacy to ac-
cept it graciously, assured that Ameri-
cans will approach a solution of the
other differences in a. spirit of liberal
ity that will go far to effecting a fnal
settlement on all OF the. questions in
dispute. .5.
Since Senator Hanna blossomed out
as an orator he is in receipt of congrat-
ulatory kilograms and letters from all
sorts of people. Many Of them OF
course come from political and person.
al friends, but the large majority OF
them come from people who are per-
feet strangers to him. They are all
anxious to procure copies of his speech,
and in some cases considerable NUM-
bers are asked for by those evincing an
enthusiasm or deep interest in the sub
ject and who are anxious to spread the
speech among their friends. The sena-
tor says that the most gratifying Of all
Of these requests is the fact that SO
many Of them come from the south
and from self confessed Democrats,
some ofswhom admit that they are ops
posed to him politically. but In sympa-
thy with him in his efforts to place our
shipping in the foreign trade upon a
position that will add to the nations
military and commercial strength.
If one were to believe the statements
put out by the opposition press, he
would be convinced that Senator Han
ma had aroused the resentment of ev-
cry one Of his colleagues in the senate.
He is pictured ais being DESTROYS of
bossing things In the senate and riding
roughshod over those who have come
to be known as sHtold timers in that
great deliberative chamber, whereas as
q matter of fact no man in the senate
is more careful than Senator Hanna to
observe the traditions and customs and
especially to defer to the experienced
Judgment of his colleagues upon all
matters OF procedure. But in the case
Of the shipping bill, which has aroused
these maliciousiy untrue statements
concerning him, he has been identified
with the subject from the day he first
crossed the threshold Of the senate, and
1T is the n great measure with which
his nanae is identified. He resents be
cause of it's utter untruth every state
ment that directly Or Indirectly charges
him with having anything 9 than q
public and patriotic interest in the
measure. His lake marine interests
are not and cannot be IN the least af-
feeted by either the passage or the de-
feat of the shipping blu, and he abso-
Iutely has no pecuniary interest what.
ever in ships Or shipping elsewhere.
.. b. NJ.