The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-14
An Overwhelming Majority
Against the hay-PaunCe-
f0te Treaty.
WILL DEFEND WATERWAY.
Senate Declares That the
United States Are to Be
Alone Supreme.

| EErTBLIr SPF"IAL.
| Westminster. Dee. Ic-The death Grappie
| between British diplomacy and American
| policy over the IiaN-i'aun""fot" treaty III
| the Senate to-day resulted in the Adoption
| of the Davis amendment hy vote of o
| to 1.-THE greatest defeat Great Britain mas
| suffered I'm many year.
This means that the Nicaragua canal Is
In he an American canal and that the
United States will closn the interoceanic
| highway to its enemies in time NJ war. or
keep il open. as may seem best. Not only
| wis the Davis amendment adopted by =
vote 50 overwhelming as 10 remove all
doubt that the Hay-P3uncsfote treaty has
become a national issue, and that Great
Britain is row dealing with nation and
not with any faction. hut abundant evi-
dence was given I'm the Senate to-day that
the treaty will be- further amended until
every trace Of British interference in the
affairs of this country have been de
stroycd.
If Great Britain refuses To accept the
terms of the United States Senate speak
ing for the undivided American people. the
Clayton-Buwer treaty will be at once
abroGated.
Outbur~tS of Patriotism.
To-day has witnessed the CREATES; out
burst of American patriotism since the
Spanish War. a demonstration all the more
cause II occurred in the stronghold of
American conservatism. The victory be-
longs To no party. II is the continental
spirit OF America confronting the spirit of
Europe. Ii is the national spirit rising
Srandly above the spirit of party.
Even the recorded vote of the Senate does
not indicate the full force of the opposi
tion TO the British plan. for at least three
of the Senators who voted against the
Davis amendment-Money. Mason and fill
nlan-did so because they were opposed 10
lie treaty in any form. Not more than
fourteen Senators are in favor of the naked
treaty as it was signed by Secretary Hay
and Lord Pauncefote
Vote on the Amendment
The struggle over tie treaty will go on
again behind closed doors in the Senate to-
morrow. 1t is now believed that the Ameri-
can spirit of the Senate is so thoroughly
aroused that every restriction regarding the
defense Of the canal by the United States
will be killed
The vote to-day was taken by yeas and
nays. ~ votes being cast In favor of the
amendment and Il against it. The negative
votes were as follows:
Baird Mcbride
BeFeridse. Morgan,
Frye. Money.
Foster. stewart
Hansbrough. rillman
Lindsay. Wellington
Mason. Wolcott
McCumber GaIlincer
McEnerny.
Text of the Treaty.
The Hay-Pauncefote treaty with the
Davis amendment included, after section
of article l, now reads:
Article !.
1t is agreed that the canal may be cor
structed under the auspices OF the Gov
ern'nent Of the United States. either direct
ly at its own cost. or by gift or loan Of
money to individuals or corporations or
through subscription TO or purchase OF
stock or shares. and that subject to the
provision to or purchase of stock or shares.
and that. subject TO the provisions Of the
present convention. the said Government
shall have and enjoy all the rights Incl
dent 70 such construction. as well as the
exclusive right of providing for the regu-
lation and management Of the canal
Article II.
The high contracting parties. desiring to
preserve and maintain the general principle
of NJ Capitalization established In article S Of
the Clayton-Bulwer convention, adopted. as
the basis OF such naturalization. the follow
Ing rules. substantially as embodied I'm
the convention between Great Britain and
certain other Powers signed at Constanti-
nople October -. 1855. for the free navfga-
ton of the Suez Maritime Canal that is
to say:
/. The canal shall be free and open. in
time Of war as in time Of peace. to the ves-