The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-11
EneIand's shadow neenens.


Psuncefote treaty as IL Is now ameliorat.
ed by the Davis amendment This may or
may not be true, but the fact remains
that the London semi-ofticial organs
have indicated the same thing N saying
that England has sacrificed enough in tho
matter OF the Suez Canal, snd will Yield
rothing more in the matter of the Mic
atsgua enterprise. In other words. IL Is
proposed that England assume the right
o, dictation as to a purely American af-
fair and hold over our heads the Pick
viekian menace Of her displeasure In case
pCdent pretensions.
1t is difficult 10 take a serious view of
this ridiculous situation. OF course, Eng
land would not dare 90 suggest such an
interference under normal and wholesome
conditions in this country. England
knows very well that the American peo-
pie care nothing for her approval or dis
approval in anything relating 10 their
purely domestic concerns. Nothing is
more certain than that the whole nation
not equaled or even approached since
i,7e-in the event of England's slightest
demonstration against our national In
tegrity and independence. We are bound
, to conclude, therefore, that II this exas-
perating rumor be based upon even the
slenderest foundation of probability, Eng
land must have some secret assurance
that the United States government will
support her in her intolerable arrogance.
Who has furnished this assurance we
90 not know or want TO know. There is
no one in public life to-day of whom We
should like to think so poorly.
AS we have already shown, and as the
records prove the Clayton Bulwer treaty
was deliberately violated by England in
1862 The compact was Illegal in essence,
surreptitiously and dishonesty procured
in the first place, and never entitled to
this country's recognition at any time.
It was denounced by the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations in 1Se0-a COM
m.ttee which included two of the great.
est international lawyers in the world
and every member of which, Republican
and Democrat alike, was an experienced
statesman of approved patriotism and
broad attainments. That committee, in
the Fifty-first Congress, was composed
as follows:
JOHN SHERMAN.
GEORGE F. EDMUNDs.
WILLIAM P. FRYE.
wILLIAl NJ EvARTs.
JOSEPH ". DOLPH.
! JOHN T. MORGAN.
| JOSEPH E. BROWN.
II. B. PAYNE
! JAMES b. EUSTIs.
| That committee, after summing up th'
/ indictment of Englands bad faith, an
nounced its deliberate. conclusions II
! these words:
III these proceedings on the part Of her majesty
govefnmeut in respect Of one Of the most importan
subjects Of the convention and in absolute opposi
ton to it, do not discharge the United States fron
al and every Of their declarations and engagement
stated in that convention, it is impossible to con
ceive what eorld.
..In view of all these considerations the commit
tee is Of opinion that the United States is at pres
l ent under no obligation. measured either by III
terms Of the convention. the principles of publ
law or good morals. to refrain from promoting. i
any way that it may deem best for its Just inter
ests. the construction of this canal without regar
to anything contained in the convention Of 1850"
There can be no doubt as to the facts
| still less doubt as to our duty In tn
premises. If this Hay-Pauncefote treat.
be offered us as a means of escaping from
the complications in which we became in
volved by the ClaytonBulwer convention
II of 1850, we need only reply that the com
plications in question were dissipated b
England's treachery nearly forty year
ago, and that we have ever since beel
free from even the shadow of that odiou
compact. There are in the present For
eign Relations Committee of the Senat
Messrs. Frye and Morgan. Both of ther
declared that the Clayton-BulWer treat
of 1850 had been deliberately violated b
England, and that the United States wa
no longer bound by it. II they see fl
now TO recant their solemn declaration
and confute themselves by advocating a
entirely opposite theory, that is a matte
between them and their respective con
sciences. But nothing can affect the OF
fetal record or shield from diseredit an
man who signed the report Of 1890, an
who now. in 1900. dishonors and repu
dates IL.
We call the attention OF Congress I
these facts, and invoke its prayerful cor
sideration OF them. The country, in ou
opinion, is on the brink OF a serious II No
. irreparable disaster. The question
whether there be In the Senate me
, enough OF courage, patriotism, and ir
telligence-men who remember England
/ cruelty in 1T76. Englands vandalism i
! 1872, England's villainy during the civ
war-men who will rise above the demon
alizing and suicidal tendencies of III
day and draw the line at Englands ms,
lent attempt 20 NEEDLE in our affairs an
cramp, cabin. and eonilne our destin;e
II we be threatened with her dlspleasur
are there no PATRIOTS In the Senate |
challenge and defy that threat? II Ems
land sets up the menace OF her frown.
there no champion OF the American ne,
pie TO fiatten IL with a blow?
There is a vast difference between bus
ness-like proceeding and legislative plrae,
The valued Charleston News and Co,
, rier also is IN favor of a government sui
) sidy for the exposition that city propos,
10 hold.
5 When the New York surgeons have
little spare time on their hands they pr,
ceed 10 whittle away az Actor Rolar
Reed.
England Is not worried over the tax {
0 beer. II is the arsenic in the beverae
D that hurts.
For a man whose leg is supposed 20