New-York tribune., 1900-12-11
CANAL TREATY UP AGAIN.
SECRETARY HAY WILL NOT RESIGN IF
1T Is AMENDED.
RUMoRs DENIED BY SENATOR FRYE
SPEECHES FOR AND AGAINST
THE TREATY.

Washington Dec 1O.-The Senate spent almost
five hours to-day in executive session consider
ing the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty. Five six
speeches were made, some of them by Senators
who had not spoken hitherto on the treaty and
! others by members who had previously ex-
pressed their views. Among the latter was Sen
atJr Morgan. who returned TO his former speech,
celebrating his position as TO the effect of the
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. He took issue with Sen
ator Teller to the purport of the first clause
of that treaty asserting that it applied only
Great Britain's right to fortify the Nicaragua
Canal itself.
Senator Teller ,eplied at some length, declar-
ing that the provision of more general i'm
port as, ne said, any could ascertain for
| himself by reading Mr. Buchanan's views on the
subject when he was Minister to England. The
declaration then made showed plainly, he said,
that England had attempted to extend her rights
beyond the immediate vicinity Of the canal Mr..
Teller then proceeded to elaborate his views
again, repeating his declaration that the United
States should construct the canal if at all. re-
gardIess Of the English position and without
going through the formality of ratifying the
pending treaty
MR. MONEY AGAINST THE TREATY.
Speeches were also made by Senators Money,
Stewart Frye and others. Senator Stewart an
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amendment. and Senator Money that he was
against it in any form He wanted the canal
built as much as any Senator could, he said.
but he considered the pending treaty little less
than an insult 10 the intelligence Of the Ameri-
can people He had doubt that IL proper
diplomatic efforts should be made 1t would be
possible to secure complete abrogation Of the
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. and that was what he
wa nted. He did not. indeed, believe that the peo-
pie Of tlsis country would be satisfied so long as
any vestige of that instrument remained among
| existing international obligations. That conven-
! tion he said. was contrary to the wishes of the
people of the United States. and they could be
satisfied only by definitely erasing it once and
forever There also should be new conventions
between the United States and both Nicaragua
and Costa Rtca, giving absolute control Of the
waterway to this country. He wanted no part
nerships with any country in ownership man
agement of the canal when built.
SENATOR FRYE FOR RATIFICATION.
The possibility Of Secretary Hays resignation
in case the Foreign Relations Committee amend
ment to the treaty should prevail having been
alluded to, Senator Frye said he in posi-
tion to make an official denial Of that report.
The Secretary had no such intention Mr.. Frye
4 announced himself as favorable to the Hay
Pauncefote Treaty. He said that. deny the ef-
feet of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty as much as
may. IL still is on the international records
of this country and more or less recognition is
given to 1t by every Administration that has TO
deal with the question of constructing 18th
mian canal 1t had been a constant source of
vexation in connection with the canal. and he
feared that it would continue to be such until
that portion of it relating to the canal should be
disposed of. He was satisfied. for instance. that
the canal would have been constructed in the
Administration of President Arthur if the old
negotiation had not been in existence.
Senator Chandler asked Senator Frye to make
Secretary Hays position with reference to re-
signing public. but the Maine Senator declined
10 do so, saying he only authorized to make
the announcement to the Senate. Senator
Chandler retorted that this was equivalent to
giving IL to the public, and the Senate then
drifted into discussion of the ways in which
executive secrets get into the newspapers.