Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-10-17
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CONGRESS TO PUSH BUILDING or
NICARAGUA CANAL.
THINKS SENATOR CULlOM
Diplomatic Prelminares do not seem
Very rmidable-Senator Believes
Secretary Hay Has Made a Treaty
and That Coming Congress VIII
Be a Busy One.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator Cui-
lorn of Illinois, member Of the commit
Zee on foreign relations, and IN line
for the craftsmanship, who mas had
several conferences with the president
recently. expressed the opinion that
the Nicaraguan canal would be com
menced during this congress-
Mr.. Cullom also expressed the
belief that Great Britain would adj
vance no objection to the abrogatlon
of the Clayton Bulwer treaty, and that
this abrogation would be unequiyocal.
" set forth in the new Hay-Pauncerote
treaty TO be submitted to the senate
during the coming session,
The senator, although disclaiming
anv official knowledge Of the contents
of the treaty now under negotiation
said that such abrogation must go as
condition precedent to the rathca-
zion Of any treaty by the senate.
He also stated that in his opinion
there would be a hard fight against
reciprocity treaties as usual, some
senators opposing them because they
interfered with the industries or their
section of the country, while others
opposed them because they believe a
modification of the tariff by treaty was
against the spirit of the constitution,
and that revision or modification
should be had through legislation, on
the initiation of the house, as provided
for by the constitution.
q am heartily in favor of canal leg
islation," said the senator last even
ing, and | believe before this congress
has adjourned the first steps LOOKING
toward the construction of the canal
will have been taken With the proper
kind of a treaty with Great Britain
there should be little time lost in rati
flying it, and getting that much Of the
work out of the way. | believe Sec
rotary Hay has negotiated
treaty that will be acceptable to II:
ana that will be agreed to by Grea
Britain
II don't know what the provisions
Of the treaty are beyond what any one
knows who has kept track of curren
events in the daily papers. But l dt
know that the amendments made Il
The treaty when it was agreed to b.
the senate during the last session
must be preserved in effect. if not il
form and that the canal must be al
American canal. | am firmly Of tn
belief that Great Britain will yielC
the objections she previously enter
tanned, and that finally the Clayton
Bulwer treaty will be abrogated il
terms, and the relationship of GrCa
Britain toward the canal will be speci1
ically declared and those whose rela
tiOns will be Of such character tina
the country will approve Of the actiO
of the senate.
With the treaty disposed of Their
should be no delay in enacting sue,
legislation as is necessary to start tn
canal project itself This subject ha
been discussed in both houses FIRE
quently bill providing for the cor
struction Of the Nicaraguan cana
passed the house during the last cor
gress, and the senate has on more tina
one occasion expressed it's favor of tn
great work by a vote so largely one
sided that there can be no doubt as
its policy.
The coming congress will be a
important one Matters of vast in
portance to the nation dealing with it
international affairs and it's relation
to other states, will be up for SETTLE
mept. 1t will be a busy congress-"