Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-01-07

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was expedited after it reached the
department of stat. md by steamer
leaving New Yorh tomorrow, an OFF,
CT i copy vii 20 20 the British gov
eminent. Alter delivering copy OF
the treaty TO the British government,
there is nothing further for this gov
eminent to do except to wait a rea-
sonable time for the English to say
what they intend doing. 1t took us
! from last February to act on the
treaty and we would have no just
right TO complain if the British gov
eminent took as long, although there
is no expectation that it will.
Washington is full of the sort of ru-
mors that are always heard after an
important argument before the United
States Supreme Court, and man gull
lible enough might believe that the
| Justices Of the court had taken whole
lot OF newspaper men into their conf
| dence and told them just what the de-
cision of the court, which is not
| expected to be handed down for weeks,
will be in the cases involving the con-
stitutional status of Porto Rico and
! the Philippines. While no one knows
what the decision will be, the very
able argument Of Attorney General
Griggs has Increased the number of
those who believe that the decision
will put the same construction upon
the constitution that President McKin-
ley's administration has done.
Chairman Burton said Of the river
and harbor bill, which is ready to be
reported to the house as soon as con-
gressre assemblies: CIT is not unusu-
ally heavy. 1t carries 1913, 900, 900
Immediately available. and $37 ,OO0,-
900 under continuing contracts. 1t
is certainly not large in view Of the
great needs and wealth Of the country.
Most of the money is spent at imp port
ant points in the country, where the
shipping interests are great and the
demands urgent"
Washington wants to entertain the
G. A. r. again, ard if the railroads do
not offer better terms than they have
yet done, to Denver, where next years
encampment had been booked to be
held, it will endeavor to get it when
the executive committee Of the &. a.
r. meets in St. Louis 'ext month, to
settle the matter definitely.
Senator Lodge, who had charge Of
the Hay Pauncefote treaty which was
amended aud ratified 10y the senate,
the day before adjournment for the
Christmas recess, has made public a
statement concerning the treaty as
ratified. in which he said: 1.-THE
amendments were not dictated by
hostility toward England, and stillless
were they in any way reflection up
on the secretary of state, whose patri-
otism, purity of purpose, knowledge,
plishments, and high achieve
ments in dealing with our foreign
relations, especially in China, are
fully and cordially recognized by men
of all parties and all shades Of opinion
in the senate. The amendments
were made by the senate, solely be-
cause, in its opinion, they We're neces-
sary for the interests Of the United
States. The senate is part Of the
treaty making power, and treaties
sent to it for ratification are not strict
ly ire aties, hut projects for treaties.
They are still inchoate. in the eXer-
else Of its undoubted rights, without
the slightest ref 7ction upon anyone,
and without a shadow of hostility to
friendly nation, the senate, continu-
ing the negotiation begun by Mr.. Hay,
offers three new propositions to Eng
land. They ask her to omit the clause
inviting other nations to adhere,
which does not touch her at all. They
ask her to conform to our desires by
agreeing in unmistakable language to
the suppression of the Clayton Bulwer
treaty by the Hay Pauncetote treaty, |
which is the whole purpose OF the nego-
tiation. They ask her, finally TO accept, |
in this treaty, the reservation Of rights
in time Of war, which she granted to |
Turkey in the Suez convention, and of |
which as the present possessor of |
Egypt, she is now herself the benet- |
ciary. 1t is as much for England's |
interests as ours to accept the new |
propositions in the friendly spirit in |
which they are offered, and thus end |
a controversy over an outWorn treaty !
which is only stumbling block to
both nations" Mr.. Lodge is confident
that the amended treaty will be ac- /
cepted by England.
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