Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-29
PAUNC[FO|E PRAISED
His Work In Connection With
the Canal Treaty a Diplo.
matte Victory.
Firm Belief That the Agreement
Will Be Accepted by
Senate.
II Is Also Said to Be satisfac.
tory to the English
Cabinet.

Washington, Oct. 29.-Early next month
the British cabinet will meet in London
and take up the new treaty with the
United States. There IL a firm belief at
the state department that the treaty
will be ratified without question. While
Senator Lodge was abroad he saw some
of the most prominent men in England.
He was also consulted by some of the
British ministers as to the form of
treaty expected by the United States
senate. The senator was one of those
who was foremost in opposing the
treaty sent to the senate at the last
session, and was among the coterie OF
senator's who stood out for an unquali-
fled abrogation of the Ciayton-Bulwer
treaty without the consent of England
or consultation with that country.
Mr.. Lodge has found the treaty which
has just been negotiated and which will
be submitted to the British ministry en-
tirely satisfactory. He has assured the
president of this and has called upon
Secretary Hay and told him the same
thing.
Secretary Hay has been somewhat
amused by the assertions made that he
has effected quite victory in securing
direct provision in the treaty for the
ifortification of the canal. While there
will be nothing In the treaty to prevent
such action by the United States If 1t
should choose to do SO. the secretary
and those familiar with coast defense
and naval armament declare that the
canal will never be fortified. The cost
of effective Notifications along the route
OF the canal would be ten times the cost
of a fleet of big battle ships. 1t will be
thru our navy that the canal will be
defended Perhaps, II we choose to do
SO, there will be one or more heavy guns
at the ends of the canal. commanding
the entrance but it will not be the plan
of this government to erect extensive
Notifications along the canal. Secre-
tary Hay is one Of the most polished
and eyen-mannered members OF the
cabinet, but to one of his callers who
made suggestion as to the necessity Of
fortifying the canal, he blurted out:
We'll, suppose that If we should
choose to erect big Notifications along
the canal, England or no other country
would object to our making fools of our
selves in that or in any other way"
The English people, with the dogged
determination which has long charac-
terized the race have been slow; to
make the concessions to this country
which have been demanded thru the
United States senate in the handling OF
the treaty matter. They have done 80,
however, largely thru the representa-
tions Of Lord Pauncefote, who spent the
summer in London. No member of the
diplomatic corps in Washington watch
es more closely the trend Of affairs in
the United States. None is in better
position to advise his government that
the temper of the American people will
tolerate no foreign interference with af-
fairs on this continent Just now, with
the complications of the Boer war on
her hands and perplexing situations
confronting her elsewhere, England
stands as friendless nation, in meas
ure. suing for the good will of the Unit
ed States