Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-21
ALLISON ON FUTURE
Iowa Statesman Predicts That
the Nation Will Make
Rapid Progress.
Says Nicarasuan Canal Will Be
Built and the Merchant Mar
inc Encouraged.
Tariff Revision and Other Prob.
Tariff Revision and Other Prob.
lens For the Next Con-
sress Discussed.

| Chicago, Sept. 21.-Iowa's triumvirate
of statesmen-Senator Allison, Senator
Dollfver and Speaker Henderson =
stopped over in Chicago yesterday long
enough for Senator Allison to declare
that in his opinion the policies estab-
ilsfied by President Mckinley will not
lsbe affected by his death.
The senator's and Speaker Henderson
came direct from Canton, where they
were present at the. burial of the presi-
dent. All expressed the deepest sympa-
thy for Mrs. Mckinley and deplored the
tragedy which cost the nation Its exec
utive.
In forecasting the program of congress
Senator Allison expressed the opinion
that canal to connect the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans would be built, and that
the merchant marine would be encour-
aged. altho not to the extent of the sub
s.dy proposed at the last session of con-
gress. The tariff. he said. probably
would be modified. The duty on many
OF the articles of the iron and steel
schedule, said the senator. would be
subject to reduction.
MY Impression, declared Senator
Allison at the Auditorium Annex, is
that we shall be greeted on our return
to congress next December ny treaty
drawnsu up between the state department
aid Great Britain. I do not know that
such negotiations are being carried on,
but 1t is natural to suppose that they
are.
IF, the state department. and the
British foreign Office cannot come to
agreement. and no treaty Il, presented
to the senate. there probably will be an
effort to proceed with the canal without
I, treaty. Undoubtedly this fact is real
lied, and consequently 1t will be easier
for the two parties to the negotiations
to come to an agreement. 1t seems to
me likely that a convention satisfactory
TO our state department will be con-
structed. Such convention necessarily
will receive the sanction OF President
Roosevelt before it is submitted to COLI
gress.
There is not strong disposition on
the part of the senators. so far as I
the right to fortify the canal. Fortiflca-
ton would not be fraught with particu-
lar straegic advantages for us. We want
the right to police the canal, and pre-
vent the warships Of our enemies from
passing thru, but that is all believe.
that congress will demand.
president Roosevelt has declared that
he will follow out tNicKinle.f's policies,
and Mckinley said that we should. en-
courage our merchant marine. En-
courage means subsidize, but 'sibsf-
iize' has a good many meanings. We
subsidize now when we pay fast ships
high rates to carry our mtlils. Many
people would favor subsidy bill who
did not favor the subsidy bill last VIM
ter. That bill bound us for. too long a
time-thirty years--and 1t seemed to
favor certain big lines to the exclusion
of the rest.
I'VE should endeavorto encourage our
ships to open up new fields of trade.
we should help build up a sufficient line
of. steamers to South America, along
down the western coasts of the conti-
snents, as Mr.. Mckinley proposed We
should help fly the American flag over
ships in the China trade-wflere II can
not be seen now. It is the new fields
we ought to take care Of. for the old
ones will be attended to without aid
The congressman from the interior of
the country are in favor Of such a policy,
and bill to carry 1t out undoubtedly
will be presented to congress at its next
.session.
There is a disposition on the part of
the republican party to make some
changes in the present tariff schedule.
Our Iowa state platform of last summer
made the demand. The belief Is that the
iron and steel tariffs are considerably
too high now and that they will bear
lowering There are some iron and steel
products, however, that concern small
independent companies which compete
with one another, and the tariff on such
articles may not bear touching. On the
whole, however, It is the iron and steel
rates that demand the greatest reduc-
ton. We do not wish to cause or to
give excuse for the lowering Of wages,
however.
THE judiciary committee of the sem
ate has been investigating the powers
of the federal congress to deal with the
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gresham who favors great monopolistic
corporations which regulate prices. The
trust question will be gone into thor
oughly.
.At any rate" concluded Senator Al
lisons energetically, ut can be promised
that the republican party will bend
every effort to correct existing evils and
to prevent the onset OF future evils re-
sultant from the control of the nations
commerce in the hands of monopolies."
Other members of congress who were
II the city yesterday were Senator w.
A. Clark of Montana and Congressman
]. Hamilton Lewis OF Washington.
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