The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-12
YIELDS WITH GRACE.
rnolsnd Realized the Old Canal Treaty
Mas Doomed.
rpv Associated Press.l

washington, D. c.. oct. li.--'ntof-
nation has reachcd washington from
tondon that Lord Pauncefote VIII san
for this country next Saturday on ths
..,.anshin ST. Louis It is understood
he brings with him the new isthmian
canal treaty for submission to secre-
torv Hav and the president
prom the tenor Of foreign dispatch
- and the editorial comment ot Eng
riah newspapers. it has been concluu'
- that the treaty which Lord Paunce.
sote beings 10 in complete acord "l'n
.,ho ideas of Secretary Hay and those
~ president Mckinley secre'srs
Nav said when he was here last ina.
4ors Pauncefot9 left for Ens'anu
len eomriete knowledge Of the
.,,,,nsr of the United states senate
ana the wishes Of President Mckinney
e,nco president Rooeevelts success
~,oa !, has been stated that he was
aoas.itea IN the formulation oil ths
traa,v and is in entire accord win
tho ,lans Of President Mckinley ana
Secretary hay.
The English ambassador hau assu
ances from Secretary Hay tnat ueioi :
the draft OF the treaty which was OF
ferea 10 him was prepared. every mem.
Eer Of the United States senate nau
- ulted. The opiaons @
shoso senate leaders had guided the
,.o~e,arv oi state and President NC
Kinley. Eis residence in Wash'us
-ton and his personal association WIZ
a., leaders in the dominant party
gave LORD Pauncefote distinct unuel'
standing that unless the treaty az Oh
.eoroa IN MIN was accepted In us eV'
nv particular by his government the
r1n,ted states senate would reject the
.rea,v and would promptly abrogate
40 c,ayton- Bulwer treaty ana ignore
england in arranging for the con
atruction Of an isthmian canal. WIN
fhis knowledge, It has been presumed
NV government officials here that Lora
pauncefote. by his personal re2resen-
tatioas. has convinced his government
Of the fruitl essness of insisting on
anything like the terms of the last
treaty.
since the succession of President
Roosevelt the sentiment against con
s,dering England in any connection IN
arranging Tor the isthmian canal mas
been strengthened. This is attribu
f.t,,. mofs to the recognized friend
shin existing between Roosevelt ana
Senator Lodge than to any direc'
statcmeats which have been credited
70 the president. 1t has long been
known here that Senator Lodge strong
1y insists that England shall not DC
consulted in any particular IN con
nection with the canal.
Thcre is reason to believe the treaty
which viii be brought to this countr!
bv the English ambassador will In
rlude the POINTS which were generally
discussed shortly after the adjourn
meat Of the last session of congress
when Secretary Hay sought the ad
vice ofo the PARTY leaders in framing
a new party 1t will include
Provision for the neutrality of the
canal during times of peace and It's
defense In time of war,
Equal rights Of passage to the ships
of ali nations, with supervisory con
troll by the United States.
The placing OF such fortihcation'
as this country may deem necessary
for It's protection against revolution
ray bands or the assaults Of a warning
nation in time of war.
The complete abrogation of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty.
The treaty is expected to have lit
tie or pothing In It in the way of con
cessio- or recognition Tor England
1t was realized that Lord Pauncefote
would have hard time convincing
mis- government that such a treaty
was the only one that would be accep
ted BY the United states senate. The
tone Of the British press, however
convinoes government officials who
are here that he has succeeded, ana
England will prefer 10 take this
course in preference to having tn,
Clayton Bulwer treaty abrogated with
out consulting her "a any particular
WAa England might have done hat
her own affairs been Ia more salts
factory state Is not no wconsidered
1t a. realized that she greatly desires
tho friendship of this country, ever
. at great cost 10 her own dignity
wha England has done in the treaty
matter is now thought TO be the ac
ceptanca of the Inevitable