Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-19
.CHOA.|E HONE again
American Ambassador to Eng.
land Arrives at New York on
the Philadelphia.
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Refuses to Discuss Reasons for
His Return or the Canal
Treaty.
Will Go to Washington to Confer
With the President...Treaty
Matters.


steamer Philadelphia, which arrived
today from Southampton.
Clloate was unwilling to discuss the
rea.uns for his resurn home or to tai.
about the isthmian canal treaty. He
said: "I can not talk about this matter
nor would 1t be right for me to discuss
pos sible treaties on the canal question.
saall remain over here until New
Years and of course shall go to Wash
ington to confer with the president and
Secretary Hay
Washington, Oct. 19.-Secretary Hay
wass at the cabinet meeting yesterday,
and after the session was over the state
meat was made on excellent authority
that the new treaty with England re-
ding the Nicaraguan canal has not
only not been negotiated but has not
even been drafted. It can be stated on
this same authority that, while an
agreement between the two countries is
believed to be in sight, the actual nego-
tiations have not been begun at ALL
They will be conducted here In Wash
ington between Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefote.
The stage at which the treaty making
tary Hay had conferences last spring
with number Of the leading members
OF the United States senate. He Sc
cured from them individual opinions.
showing exactly what they would and
would not agree to in the matter of q
Nicaraguan canal treaty. He sunmar-
lied these opinions and furnished to
Lord Pauncefote memorandum show
ing in effect about what kind of q treaty
could be passed thru the senate.
Lord Pauncefote took this memoran.
dun with him to Great Britain. The
queens death and the changes neces-
sal ry upon the coming to the throne of
King Edward prevented early action by'
he British government. During the
simmer, however. Lord Pauncefote
sounded the principal members Of his
najesty's government regarding the
memorandum prepared by Secretary
Ftay, giving the friendly uitimatum OF
tae United States senate.
The British government has not yet
formally accepted the Hay memoran-
dun as the basis Of treaty. The indt-
vidual members OF his 11hjesty's gov
ernment, however, nave agreed TO it.
The canal treaty is. therefore, In sight.
taer having been reached a common
ground between the United States gov
ernment on the one side. as individ-
uals, and the government Of King Ed
ward on the other side, hut also as in
dividuals.
The British leaders desired to intro
duce other topics. like the Alaskan
boundary, into the treaty. A PROPOSE
tion to this effect was received by the
president and submitted to Senator'S
F. We, Cullom, Lodge, Foraker. and 9th
ers, who advised strongly against it.
Thereupon Lord Pauncefote withdrew
this request entirely.
The basis Of agreement is now in ef-
feet the protocol submitted by Secre-
tary Hay summarizing the interviews
he had with leading members of the
senate. There is no treaty paper what
ever in existence, and no basis of a
treaty which has actually been agreed
to by both sides. Lord Pauncefote has
a summary of the Individual opinions of
the British, and Secretary Hay has a
similar analysis OF the personal views of
American senators, and these are sufii-
ciently alike to justify the confident be-
lief that an agreement can be put upon
paper, barring accidents, between now
and Christmas.
/ The summary of the views of the sem
| ate is extremely simple. The senators
/ declared they would vote for a treaty
| in which the United States guaranteed
\ the neutrality of the canal in all cases
| except as between this country and
some other nation with which 1t might
be at war. In that case the United
| States would close the canal against its
enemies, but permit free passage TO all
! others
| The United States expressly reserves
| the right to treat the canal as a part OF
its own coast line whenever it becomes
necessary for the actual defense OF the
| United States. There is no provision a,
all for fortifying the canal and it has
not even been suggested.
| The Nicaraguan canal bill passed by
| the house did not contain any such pro-
| vision. and the treaty which was passed
4 in an amended form by the senate die
| not even mention Qualifications. The
basis Of agreement now permitting the
| United States to treat the canal as g
means of defense of Its own coast lines
| is practically reitsration of the para,
graph in the Suez canal treaty, which
was unfortunately omitted lI the
treaty negotiated between Mr.. Hay ant
Lord Pauncefote. The senate amended
that treaty by inserting the Suez cana
paragraph.
The new treaty, it is said, will no
necessarily contain a specific abrogai
tion of the Clayton Bulwer treaty in 81
many words. but the single guarantee
of the neutrality by the United States
and the concession of the right of thu
United States to prevent the use of th'
canal by any nation by which it may b'
at war is in effect a repeal of the es
sertlal features of the Clayton Bulwe
convention.
i The foregoing statement of the status
OF the canal negotiations Is producet
from the best possible sources, and !
lshows that While the president and Mr