The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-15

I ton IN negotiating Win OJhsF govern
ments-
The Republican party Is the pro
duct OF the forces that have com.
bined for more than a century 10
show forth the power and practica.
! bility OF the constitution and exsm-
| plify republicanism. Its course is
! like that OF a subtsrranean river. ap-
/ pearing at intervals and then burst
ing out in the amplitude of its vigcr.
II is the craftsmanship OF this party
that has effected the change OF sent.
/ ment in Europe concerning US. and
particularly in England. which per
| mits the United States to dictate an
isthmian canal treaty, giving il com
/ plete control This. of course. is true.
/ for there has been no other supreme
! political force in forty years. The
I agreement between Secretary Hay
I and Sir Julian Pauneefote was reject
| ed by the Senate because It was
i thought TO come short OF the complete
/ requirements Of the Monroe doctrine.
/ And that is q matter OF opinion and
open at all times for discussion
Whether II did or not depends alto
I gether on what is implied by control
I There were certain provisions that
the Senate objected to. but the treaty
on the whole was quite above critl-
cism. The object of II was to abro-
gate the most essential feature of
the ClavtOn-Bulwer convention which
made provision fer the consent or
cooperation of Great Britain and
that object was attained The neu-
fro = ,o1
but above and beyond all minor pro-
visions we got control. That is the
one thing that Secretary Hav con-
tended for. and ii is high tribute to
his diplomacy that ne carried his
point. He certainly understood that
the control of the canal implied the
enforcement of the Monroe doctrine.
So does every level-headed man I'M
derstand il, for il admits OF no other
construction. The objection was that
it was not sufficiently comprehensive.
for there stood against it the specif-
cation that the waterway should not
be fortified. And here we strike that
ugly thing in diplomacy of some de-
tail conflicting with the whole tenor
of an agreement. Ii is not at all I'M
usual. for it is the natural result Of
concession and compromise. without
which negotiation is impossible. Dip
lomats call il the spoils of controver-
sy. and such it is. Sir Julian was
given so much for his free and full
concession But what he was given
would in time fade cut before the
splendor Of the powers secured for
the United States.
In these powers. the absolute con-
troll of the canal we see very plainly
what has been the development of
the treaty. And nothing. on the whole
viii be presented for the considera-
ton OF the Senate better than that
new treaty giving US the right
To build Notifications would simply
differ from the old one In a single
specification, but would not change
the complete meaning OF ii in the
least The construction and manage
ment of the canal. no matter what
the character of negotiation. will rest
with the United States. This gov
eminent assumes the whole burden
of responsibility. and that gives 1t
autocratic authority. Nobody knows
this better than the members of the
British cabinet, whose power began
with their responsibilities and have
grown proportionately with them.
Lord Salisbury and his ministers
knew that ii was the privilege OF the
United States. under the y-Paunce-
fote treaty. to act with perfect free
dom in the building and management |
OF the canal. and that. too. was the
understanding of President Mckinley. /
Indeed We can not conceive Of the lat /
ter's approval on any other terms. He /
had done his full share. from fighting |
in the army as youth up TO the sign !
ing of the agreement to give his eoun- !
try weight in the affairs of the great |
nations. and this treaty effected By |
his secretary of state is one of the |
most striking expressions Of IT, It !
throws light on a half century of POI /
litical history. without which we
would be in no bstter position TO /
treat with England than in 1850
So no matter what further conces-
sions Great Britain makes in a minor
way. the negotiations of John Hay 4
with Julian Psuncefote was a triumph 4
in diplomacy Ii got what was wanted.
and that was absolute control And 1
here one Of those vast combinations
that make up the entire complexion
OF the political world is manifest 1
The fight OF years gave II momen-
tum, and il embraces in its sweep
the advent OF the Republican party. 1
the election Of Lincoln, the civil war |
emancipation, enlarged franchise. SUI /
premaey Of the constitution, recon 1
struction. a bold foreign policy and /
the protective tariff This ccmbina |
ton in our politics forms the basis /
of the Hay-Pauncefote convention and 1
determines all subsequent transac-
tons for an interoceanlc canal Thus i
the field Is made clear for the great
est OF enterprises BIZ the greatest OF J.
political forces And in this way the
future OF nations IS worked out De-
velopment appears. steady ard al
times startling. along the main art
cries Of life. and this compulsive pow
or finds uttersnce in some form or
other In Russia 7; Is manifest IN
the building Of railroads for the
spread OF empire. in Germany IN the
construction Of canals fer the conso
lidation OF empire, in France In the
grandeur OF the army as a bIuf. and
with us In the building and control
ling OF q WATERWAY thar unfees the
seas and pats the world In communE