New-York tribune., 1901-12-09
To OPPOSE CANAL TREATY.
EFFORTS TO UNITE DEMOCRATIC SEN
AToRS-BAILEY SAYS IT Is ONE
SIDED BARGAIN IN FAVOR
OF ENGLAND.
OF ENGLAND.
rzY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

washington. Dec s-Enorts are being made
tonight 10 hold Tomorrow the first Senate
democratic caucus Of the session. One Of the
main objects Of the is to align the minor
i-v soldly against ratification of the new Hay
Pauncefore Canal Treaty, which will be re-
ro-ted favorably TO the Senate the first thing to-
morrow by the Committee on Foreign Relations.
While II is virtually foregone conclusion that
the attempt thus to array the minority as d
whole against the treaty will fail still it is Ger
tain that enough opposition will be developed TO
prevent Immediate ratification nearly every
Senator opposed to il will insist upon his right
70 debate the question thoroughly
However, many Of the minority already
have expressed themselves as favorable TO rau-
fling the convention without attempting TO
amend any Of its features that the opposition,
realizing their task is a hopeless one probably
will be content merely to state their objections,
and viii not, therefore, undertake TO force ac-
ceptance Of their views by resorting 10 the old
and familiar hlibustering tactics. Besides, the
entire discussion will be carried in executive
session. that the usual obstructive means
cannot be resorted with any hope OF success
Il IS known positively that Senator Morgan, Of
Alabama, and his colleague. Senator Pettus,
would refuse 10 be bound by caucus instructions
% fight ratification. and there is good reason TO
believe that both Senators Heitfeld and Dubois,
of Idaho would also refuse 70 engage in any
effort 10 force amendments 10 the treaty or de-
lay It's ratification longer than of their col
leagues may desire TO discuss its salient feat
Ures-
In point OF fact, Messrs Heitfeld and Dubois
are about strongly committed TO the present
convention as are Messrs. Morgan and Pettus-
Hence. even if every other member Of the minor
ity should vote against ratifying the treaty on
grounds Of principle party expediency, and
the hfty-fve Republican Senators support the
measure as il is understood they will do, there
will be nc possibility of defeating il There is
no longer any doubt, however, as TO the firm and
ir4rnovab bic attitude Of the Texas Senators. Both
Messrs. Culberson and Bailey will do all they
can in the caucus and in the executive session Of
the Senate 10 force amendments or outright de-
feat Senator Bailey to-day said that he was
unhesitatingly ready TO declare his position and
gave his reasons. He said:
shall never consent 70 the construction OF an
isthnaian canal until we can build and manage
that waterway as we see ht considering the
wishes Of no other nation except the countries
through whose territory the canal will run l
regard the so-caIled treaty every whit as
objectionable as the old one, which was amended
by the Senate after II left the hands OF Secre-
tary Hay and Lord Pauncefote until Il provided
for the construction Of strictly American canal
The new treaty takes Great Britain into partner
ship with US and that is something the An1eri-
can people will not stand Il is worded httie
mere artfully than the original Hay-Paunce1ote
CT
shape but otherwise there is absolutely no dff-
ference between the two efforts TO bind Us for
ever in compact with England in the controi
Of this stupendous enterprise
I an tempted TO say that Mr. Hay or some
body Is irving to trick the Senate and the amer
lean people, but that probably is too harsh a
word TO use until get q fuller history OF the
making Of the new convention. / want TO re-
peat that, so. far as I am concerned, the treaty
shall not be ratified until ii is amended TO suit
the wishes and purposes Of the United States
II we construct the canal under the terms now
laid down It viii be American canal,
though built with money and having Its
neutrality guaranteed solely by us II that is
not e one sided bargain in favor OF England,
then must confess that do not know what a
one sided bargain is.
Hence shall insist with all the earnestness
and vigor at my command that the treaty be so
amended as 10 confer upon the right 70 fortify
the canal If desire 10 fortify il at any time,
and also that every vestige of the old Clayton
BuIwer Treaty be wiped out The treaty we
now considering is essentially as bad as the
Clayton -Bulwer Treaty. plus the added danger
of our forever getting bound up in obnoxious
and repellant partnership with Great Britain in
a work Of worldwide scope and permanent
character. The American people have made up
their minds 20 have isthnaian canal and il
10 take advantage Of this for the aggTandize-
nent and glory Of England instead of the United
States
Senator Cullonn said tonight that effort
weuId be made after the treaty was reported to
the Senate tomorrow 70 adopt rule calling
for final vote It al 3 o'clock Friday after
noon.