Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-18
SECRETARY HAYS PROPOSAL.
Lord Pauncefote Transmitted It to the
 United States To-day.


 United States To-day.
 | London, May 1S.-The draft of Sec retary Hays proposals for new Mi carague treaty were received from Lord Pauneefote by the last mail. It is a | voluminous document and is being printed previous to examination and discussion. It Is described as a re- draft of the Hay-Pauhcefote treaty, with what appears, from q casual pc rusal, to be extensive annotations. Sev- eral weeks are likely to elapse before the cabinet can commence its prelim- mary discussions.
 The despatches relative to the possl- bility of the substitution of Panama isthmian route are read with interest in Downing street.
 | The Associated Press learns that agents of the Panama company have not approached the British government but that if the United States should think it advisable to complete the Pan- anna canal the decision would be hailed with no little satisfaction at the for eign office as being an easy way out of the present controversy. However, the British officials are without any accurate Knowledge of the terms of fered by the Panama people, and they incline to the belief that financial and other difficulties will probably prevent the United States from adopting this solution of the affairs.
 If it is advisable to abrogate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty on account of it's being out of date" said a high of ficial, "how much more so is it neces- sary to annul the French shore agree ment which was made long before the Clay -Bulwer treaty and which has been a millstone around the neck of Newfoundland"
 Inquiries reveal the fact that nego- tiations to this latter end are progress ing, though slowly. For the first time in recent negotiations France is said to be exhibiting a genuine desire to have the matter settled, and, though perhaps at the expense of concessions in other parts of the globe, Great Britain will endeavor to meet her wishes.
 The result of the conferences be tween MT Bond, premier of Newfound- land and Sir Wired Laurier, premier of Canada, regarding reciprocity with the United States has not been com municated to the colonial office, though | Colonial Secretary Chamberlain sin cerely hopes that the reports of Cana da's assent to MT Bonds proposition l are correct.
 With regard to China, which, with the exception of the foregoing, is the only foreign matter engaging the gov ernment's attention, it Is still boned in Downing street that Great Britain and America will be able to effect g reduction of the indemnity. The As sociated Press is informed that the German objections continue to form the chief obstacle to this end.
 |. The affair of the tug Ewo, which was fired on at Tien, Tsin May 4, by some German soldiers guarding Ger l man bridge across the Pei Ho, and two of her crew wounded, and on which tht Times dilated so strongly, has not yet been reported to the foreign office anG so far remains a purely local matter no representations or inquiries hay ling passed between London and Ser lin.
 An important development in tht Ol IuG natlOhtlA ACoCh ohA0A VI employers association and trades unions occurred this week, when labol leaders, members of the house of com mons and employers met in London tc discuss the details of the organization The movement had its inception through the keenness of American commercial competition.
 Present at the meeting were two members of the house of commons Charles Bill, Conservative, and Hugl Crawford Smith, Liberal Unionist, rep resentatives of miners, boilermakers shipbuilders, Photographic and other unions, and several large shipbuilder. and factory owners. Mir John Lockie the well-known student of labor. prob lems and founder of the organization announced that 40 organized labor bod ies had notified him of their willing ness to join. 1t was suggested tha the plan bet made International anl that American cooperation be invited but it was decided that the time wa. not yet ripe, especially as defense i: one of the main features of the idea.
 A vigorous campaign in the United Kingdom will be pressed to bring tn, masters and men into federation ou of which interests of all trades will bt furthered and methods adopted to pre- serve the prosperity of the various in dustries which have been endangered