Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-03
SENATOR HAWLEY
He Gives His Views Upon Several
Important Questions.
IEPUBLICANISM IN THE SOUTH
Opposed to Any General Tariff
Reduction.
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senator HawIey of Connecticut. who is
in Washington. is manifestinS keen inter
est in thu. fight which is now in progress
t..t rcen- the two factions of the demo-
cratic party of South Carolina which has
il, li,.w OF one side the remuneration OF the
old party issues and the espousal of prin-
cinj-S inSuring more, rapid and complete
Industrial and commercial development Of
that section Of the country
II am very much gratificd over the po-
sitiun which has been taken by Senator
McI.aurin' said Gen. Hawley to Star To-
porter this afternoon. Il have no doubt
that there will be many Men i'll TIL" south
who as the racial question mtigat"s. Will
work with the republican party. The pros
pect for reconstruction is very hopeful. To
"A certain extent it is almost an absolute
certainty. | think southern people would
De quite right in joining the republican
ranks. for there is no doubt that the
furthrrance of the protective party of the
organization is OF great benefit tn the
south. | do not wish it to be und"rSt ood
however. that I am in favor of the ad"p-
tion II any measure or measures designed
- 10 sacrifice the rights of the colored voters.
Z advocate equal rights and denolmCc
murder and fraud at the polls. and know
that men like Senator McI.aUriu take an
equally firm and unequiVOCdl position on
this question. There is no telling To just
what extent this movement will succeed
In time | believe the principles as outlined
by senator McI-aurn will have great eff
feet in the south. But it will take time.
w. will be obliged wait and how
many and what men are going to take the
lead in this matter. and then to watch the
effects of their work upon the people af
the south.
Against the BabcOck Amendment.
Ia speaking of Representative Eabcocl
amendment To remove the tariff duties on
iron and steel Senator HawIey said:
Il d, not favor any measure which seeks
t" abandon the policy of protection 10
American Industries. Neither would ]
favor any piece. of tariff legislation en-
acted in Il revengeful spirit. ! would not
Tend my vote IL any measure of a pUnitiN:
mature. hut in cases where ii is perfectly
evident that protection is necessary
there can be no harm in the enactment of
a measure making Il reasonably w"ll-pr"-
p"rtinBed reduction in the tariff duties.
Such legislation would simply show that
thu policy of protection pursued by he
republican party has been Il great triumph.
That policy has done exactly what thUS"
VIII" favored it promised that ii would Ito.
1t has beyond all question established
American industry. IN my opinion II
WoHid BE- dangerous tn remove all the d,;-
ties all articles of import at this time.
although hdy. So built up trad.
al which 70 this country would formerly
have crippled our own manufacturers. are
row being sent abroad with profit. Al any
rat. am not in favor If passing 4 meas
ar designed TO attack this or that trust
h--,.ttSc il is OF "a rryougeful character OF
its rIc,-. and would b., indUituus.
In referring to the evolution that has
taken place in recent years as regards Iii"
situatioFT of the money center of the world
c,'ESt.4Oent upon the absorption of Il large
pr"P"rtion of European loans in this C"unl-
al Il 4
abroad. Senator Hawley said:
The Worlds Money Center
1t is all very we'll to say that the money
center Of the world has changed from Lon
dom, to New York. but in my opinion that
remains to be seen Vet. There are signs
of it aud possibly it is true bat 1 believe
that it is better To wait a year or two
before W. allow ourselves to be convinced
that the United States is the greatest
money handling nation on the globe. II
HlaE not he So | admit that things are
moving satisfactorily in this direction at
present. The balance Of trade in recent
wears in favor Of this nation the ST.
prriuritS of our markets which has been
proven and the superior progress which
has been made by manufacturers leads
/" the belief that the position taken by
our people will he permanent one. The
very remarkable prosperity which this
country has experienced during the past
four years has been of the most re-
ntrkstbt incidents of industrial history.
There has never been anything Xix" it.
But think il would be best to thank God
and lee a trifie modest about all this business.
There IS no actual telling whether it is
here 10 stay. London may possibly again
lac the money center Of the universe to the
dctrment of our own metropolis
Ia speaking of the talk now current re-
sartling the probability of a renewal of
n-S"-ItiOns for another NicaragItn canal
treaty between England and the United
States General Hawley said:
The Nicaraguan Canal
Z want Very much to see the United
states build that canal. and | think that
Gr~at Britain ought To join with willing
ness i'll removal Of all obstacles which
have confronted the TWO great powers in
the Past For Great Britain to stand in our
WAY in this matter would be very initiri-
aus Ia the project. The question of forti-
fyins the WATERWAY which has been So
frequently discussed. is in my opinion Il
minor consideration. comparatively speak
ing In bringing ny that issue W.. are
borrowing trouble that may be as far Off
as thu millennium There can be no uttcs-
u"n that if the United States invests A
hundred million dollars q more in the con-
Structiun of the canal she will hay-. the
right u protect IL. We shall do that
whether We hayv an understanding or not
For instance. would never allow the
brisiuds of some South American country
which happened TO be- in revolution 10 run
down I" the banks Of the canal and fire
anon the ships PLYING there. These ont
breaks In South America are occurring
from time To time. and. If for no other
reason | think II would he judicious to
Keep some SORT Uf an armed force along
Tue waterway for protection from or-
sltushts that might arise from this source
An armed police force could be maintained
there and possibly answer all requirements
III the matter of protection. The canal will
i''- our property. and certainly We will have
right to protect cur own. no matter
what sort of an International arrangement
IL entered into.
Colonial POSsesSiOns
Il think that this government is making