The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-11
WILL RATlFY TREATY
SENATE SURE TO FINALLY AC-
 CEPT CONVENTION.
Action Will Be Delayed by Criticism of Pact-Democrats Will Seize Opportunity to Attack MT.
 Hays Diplomacy.

Washington Special to Chicago Chronicle.
 There is no longer any doubt that the new Hay-Pauncefote treaty will be rati- fled. Discussion will begin in the Senate tomorrow, but it will not be rusheo through with an appearance or haste. its friends in the Senate are prepared to eis- cuss it as long as any Senator exnlDlts a desire to talk. about 1t. It may be rat flied before the holidays but there Is fair prospect that ratification will be de layed until after that period. RepuDE- can Senators, with possibly one excep- tion. are going to vote Tor IL nnally' anu in addition a number of Democrats nave signified their intention to do likewise These Democrats. include Senator Turner of Washington, Senators Daniel ana Mar tin of Virginia, Senator Morgan of Ala bama, Senators Mallory and Taliaferro Of Louisiana Senator McLaurin of South Carolina and Senator Teller of Colorado. The solid Republican vote would be enough to insure ratification.
 Some Senators who fought the original treaty because of its obvious imperfec- tions do not like the present treaty and will delay it's ratification. Senator Bard of California, says 1t is an Insult to the Senate; that 1t is the old treaty in new dress with one or two good features of the cid treaty eliminated. Other Republican treaty which the Unitsd States should enter into with Great Britain would be one of four lines or less setting forth that the Clayton Bulwer Convention. is tls on picking flaws in the new convention. It is their purpose to point out it's weak and undesirable provisions. Like Senator Bard, they will not vote against its rati- hcation. because they do not want to put further obstacles in the way of passing the Nicaragua canal bill Nevertheiess they do not like the treaty and are sor- ry that it has been accepted by Presi- dent Roosevelt. The debate will cover every phase of the isthmian canal situa- lion and promises to be highly interest ing, although it will be conducted behind closed doors in executive session.
 Several Democratic Senators propose to address themselves to Secretary Hays diplomatic achievements in this and oth- CT instances, and will doubtless say things about the Secretary that that ofti- cial will not like. They believe that Sec retary Hay could not, if he wanted to, conduct diplomatic negotiations with Great Britain in d manner to procure for the United States concessions which American public sentiment demands. They are certain that the Secretaryis pro-British tendencies are responsible for what they term the bad features of the new treaty.
 Cabinet Members Are Uncertain.
 It has just developed that Secretary Gage has felt constrained to call upon friends to readjust his relations with the White House. The Secretary has found in President Roosevelt man or strong opinions and prompt action. who has not hesitated not only to ignore ms suggestions as 9 Cabinet officer, but in some cases to revise them. This. has happened so frequently that Secretary Gage began to fear that he might have to cult the Cabinet. Some of his con Rdants were of the opinion that the President was engaged in an e1fort to force him out. This, however; has been denied by the President, who within xwenty-four hours has assured one of the Eecretarys most loyal friends that Gage is in no danger of being retired unless he VesignS voluntarily.
 Other members of the Cabinet ,1ave suffered in common with the Secretary of the Treasury from the President de- sire to do things his own way. As a)cons sequence there has been much trlcuon and a renewal of earlier gossip Hbout resignations and Cabinet reorganlzaton, That reorganization will come Is ineyit- able Nobody who is familiar with the situation believes that President Roose- welt can much longer continue even an appearance of harmony with his pres ent Cabinet
 Anxious to Crush Hanna.
 All indications point to the conclusion that President Roosevelt is in complete sympathy with Senator Foraker's plan to crush Senator Hanna in Ohio. Sena- tor Hanna believes that thls IS the case and believes, moreover, that he has to make the fight of his fife to save him self from defeat. If Foraker can defeat Hanna then the Presidents tasF Of dis rupting the Hanna machine in national politics will be comparatively easy. He has started out to do this in his own way by ignoring Hannas national com mltteemen and in one instance Hann4 himself. Foraker can render him Valu- able service by seizing and holding the power which Hanna now wields in Ohio. All Washington takes this view of the coming fight and 1t is more probably in- tcrested in its outcome on that account. The pretense of friendship which HannI and Foraker are maintaining is not ac- cepted by anyone who is familiar with their past relations. Ii is stated on eX- celltnt authority that Hanna has greatly weakened his own cause by giving For aker free hand in the election of m, m- bers of the Ohio Legislature and that as a result Foraker controls nearly all of the Republican members and can use them to destroy Hanna if he desires to dn GO