The age-herald., 1901-03-17
MORGAN'S ACTION
 CAUSES CONCERN Republicans Think Conservative Methods Would be Best LODGE IS ALSO CRITICISED It Is Believed That His Proposed Fight Against the Clayton Bulwer
 Treaty Is an Evidence of
 Impulsiveness.
LODGE IS ALSO CRITICISED

Age-Herald Bureau, 5O9 Fourteenth St., N. w., Washington, March 16-(Spe- cial.) .)-The evident purpose of several prominent Senators, including Senators Morgan of Alabama and Lodge of Massa- chusetts, to make a campaign for the abrogation, by legislative action, of. the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, without regard to great Britains views, necessarily cre- ates some concern among public men who are naturally conservative and be- lieve in taking the easier road to achieve result rather than by aggressive meth ods, creating irritations and antagonisms that may prove embarrassing.
 The gentlemen who are opposed to the policy of MT. Morgan and MT. Lodge are probably as anxious as they to se- cure an arrangement which will permit of the construction of an isthmian canal, and they are as disappointed that Great Britain did not accept the amended Hay Pauncefote treaty. But they believe that no good can result from premature an- nouncements of the policy of the legisla- tive branch of the government as regards the Clayton Bulwer treaty. The fact
 
 of the committee on foreign relations, announced some days ago in the Senate that no treaty providing any compensa- tion for Great Britain in the matter of the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty could get through that body, fol- lowed as it has been by the statement of Senator Lodge, acting chairman of the foreign relations committee. that he pro- poses to lead fight for the abrogation of that treaty is regarded as unfortunate as 1t will make the British angry and in- terfere with an amicable settlement The President and conservative Senators do not want to see Great Britain made any more stubborn and prefer to use dip lomatic methods rather than a club to secure a similar result.
 In this connection MT. Lodges proposed fight against the Clayton n-Bulwer treaty Is taken by some as an evidence of im- pulsiveness and aggressiveness that are not desirable in the chairman of so im- portant a committee as that on foreign relations, a chairmanship that MT. Lodge Is moving heaven and earth to secure
 No Reason But Pride.
 It Is frankly admitted that there Is really no reason but pride to justify Great Britain's refusal to ratify the amended Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Re- gardless of the question as who shall
  fest that advantageous as 1t will be to American commerce 1t will be of almost equal benefit to British commerce. And the British will have no part of the fi- nancial burden of It's construction to bear. But with the American Senate in an aggressive attitude and the House somewhat similarly disposed the British are not apt to be inclined to assent to its abrogation in brusque way, such as the proposed action of Congress would be. The only effect of the proposed &C., tion of Congress would be to delay longer the canals construction to the injury to American commerce, as well as that of the world. Of course, every one realizes that It was a grave mistake to enter into the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and there Is ground to feel that Great Britain vio- lated 1t on one occasion but the treaty was made at a time when the United States was not in financial condition to undertake such enterprise alone, and nothing was done when Great Britain Is supposed to have violated the treaty's provisions to secure it's abrogation. Later MT Blaine and Mir Frelinghuysen un- dertook to abrogate the treaty, but with out success
 It Is the opinion of the administration and of many conservative men that If Great Britain be approached In the proper spirit, if consideration be shown for her feelings, the treaty can be apro- gated without any great concession being made by the United States and without any embarrassment or injury to Amer ican pride That Is what the President and the Secretary of State hope to ac- complish and in this they have the sup port of a number of conservative Sena- tors. That they can succeed in over coming the anti-British prejudices of some Senators or curb the aggressive disposition of others and in the near fu- ture secure the ratification of treaty with Great Britain is a matter of consid- erable doubt; but efforts are certain to