Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-11
DISCUSSING the Treaty.

WdSuluStOl 4JCSs AAs---AAi lhS SASSASA'S
session Of the senate yesterday, during
the discussion OF the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, Senator Lodge contended that
the new treaty does away with all the
Objectionable features of the treaty OF
the last congress- and enumerated the
particulars In which the revised agree
ment conforms to the action Of the SEN
ate In the last congress, when the old
treaty was before 1t. He analyzed the
new treaty from beginning to end.
showing that in specific terms it abro-
gated the Clayton-Bulwer treaty OF
1850, which, he said, had stood constant
ly In the way Of the construction OF an
isthmian canal. The abrogation OF this
treaty, he contended, was most impor-
tant achievement, and he did not believe
that the United States should or would
lose an opportunity to make secure that
concession. Senator Lodge also called
attention to the omission in paragraph
one Of article three OF the words in
time OF war as in time Of peace" He
said that in the old treaty the para
graph read that canal shall be free and
open in time OF war as in time Of peace,
to the vessels Of commerce and Of war
OF an nations on terms Of entire equali-
ty," etc. He urged that the omission of
this phrase had the effect practically of
leaving the United States to do with
the canal In time OF war according to its
own good pleasure. He also referred to
the fact that rule in the treaty OF the
powers regulating the control of the
Suex canal, which had been embodied in
the original Hay-Pauncefote treaty, had
been omitted in the revised draft. He
quoted this rule which provided that
mo fortifications shall be erected conf
manding the canal or the water adja-
cent" etc. This, he said, was material
concession to the United States, and was
quite sufficient to meet the objections
made against that agreement that the
United States would have no power to
protect its property. 1t practically left
the United States free to fortify the
canal. in case 1t should be considered
desirable to do So and was In line with
the omission Of the restriction keeping
the canal open in time of war. The fact
that the invitation contained in the oil
treaty to the various powers to give
their adherence to the agreement ha i
been eliminated from the new conven-
tion, he said, was another compliance
with the action Of the senate on the or
iginal treaty. These concessions, ,Mr'
Lodge urged, were ample. and he con-
tended that they We're of such nature
as to render the new treaty acceptable
TO all American citizens who wanted to
see q canal constructed Practically, he
said. Great Britain had agreed to turn
the entire management of the canal
over to the United States, not only in
time Of peace. but in time OF war and
no one could doubt that in case of hos
tilfties the United Safes would be at
liberty to construe the omission of the
clause in rule one as having this effect
Senator Culbertson asked Mr.. Lodge if
It was not true that article Of the
Clayton-B Bulwer treaty establishing the
general principle of naturalization is not
retained in the new agreement, but Mr.
Lodge replied that while there was a
declaration to the effect that the gen
eral principle of naturalization estab-
lished by the article Is still to be kept
alive, the whole tenor OF the new treaty
was to neutralize and cancel the old
agreement. He did not consider that the
article would be of effect any longer.
1t is understood that the treaty will be
called up today.