New-York tribune., 1902-06-22

the terrible business and economic suaih III
Cuba. 1t is useless longer 10 a''e'i'h' -
guise this fact
TREATY WOULD NOT BE RATIFIED
IF President Roosevelt should send treaty 10
the Senate next week or the week after it would
not be ratified. Some excuse would be tound pS
the majority of the Senators of both parties 10
nostnone action on the treaty If the President
ebouId send it to the Senate at this time The
desire to adjourn in the first week OF July Is
now too strong to be overcome. 1t Is seneraliS
agreed that the treaty can be ratlfled at tIe
next session or even in November, shouId the
President decide to call an extra session Oh tle
Senate at that time. But there are no" 'o'
many Senators who want to go fishing to en-
courage the hope that ratification couid De
secured at this time. Next November there
ra, he q disnosition among Republican voters
"a 60 fishing and thus even up the score with
tho mon responsible for the shameful failure 20
carry out a national pledge 10 Cupd soieLIiIIE
made by the President of the United states anu
.ha leaders of Congress when the Cuban Con-
stitutional Convention was asked 10 adopt tiIe
Platt amendent as an integral par1 oi sI ,WisOr
earic law of the island republic MI +AIlisOi,;
Chairman of the Senate Republican caucus, " III
NOT call another meeting unless soIliethIHs "
curs 70 produce a radical change IN tne splII! oi
tba NON Who control the Senate. 1t IS farclcal
longer to speculate on tn, probaolnty oL M, nio
doing so When the caucus a11ourI@eu @ 80, &C., &C.
il was the rnatured policy OF the men who VINO sat t
+ba, favor the Presidents reciprocity policy NO.
~ brtnp the Senate Republicans together IN
conference gain al TINS session
THE RESPONSIBILITY
Some ~ them are trying TO lay the blame on
the Democrats. But persons acquainted WIN
the controlling influences that are responslole
for the ''huke" on reciprocity are aware tha'
- the governing group OF Republican Senators
would saw the word. the Presidents CUBAN
policy would be made a success at this session
Il &c .ruA that the Democrats, who are thor
ouebIv under the influence of the sugar monopo-
1ists and have been for many years. would op-
nose a straight reciprocity proposition under the
hvpocritical pretence Of wishing to force at this
rfr,a a general discussion Of tariff revision. but
II cannot be denied that If there were not so
many Republican statesmen who wanted TO go
fishing and Others who pretend to fear that the
agricultural interests would suffer from reel
procity legislation for Cuba, the Democrats
would not hold the whip hand which the ma
fority of the Republican leaders now say the
Denocrats hold One beet sugar Republican
Senator was frank enough to-day TO acknowl-
edge that there really no danger from
Democrats in spite Of all the talk 70 the con-
trary While admitting that If the Democrats
were properly led they could make valuable po-
litical capital out of the present unhappy situa-
ton, he said
The Democrats In this Congress are like
man riding on the rear seat of streetcar-he
never sees anything until he has passed II.
In other words. if the Democrats had any pa
triotism or political sense, they would gladly CO.
onerate with the administration forces in this
struggle to force vote on Cuban reciprocity at
this session. and vote soldly with the Repuoli-
can supporters of reciprocity. But II is rore-
gone conclusion that the Democrats would not
a +h,s and so II seems utterly hopeless longer
- +a,k about favorable action on the reciprocity
nrnposition at this session.