The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-02
No TWENYI-YTtR CONFUSION.
An ODinion From New jersey Corcerr'ng
Congressman Eowicr's Great Scbcrc.

To TINE ENRON op TuF SIS sir. Mouse
~ Representations Ril 70 . Is ,rr;ri-i.ie
radical, dan ,erous and revolutionary l's
author i Congressman Charles y. Fowler
Of New Jersey. 1t makes five Comn--
sioners and i've secretaries with annual
salaries OF $40 900 and all additional expense.
such az travelling around the world An
assistant hve-hsadsi Presi cht j. thrust
upon rs with - 'renty-rear term
This omDlssiun irvadrs both the Execl-
tive ana legislative derait ncnt, of the
Government and u Is endowed with the
power Of u,Stod States District Cont
II IL empowered to enter into negotiat lons
with the Governments -. foreign CountrI,-
wth tho view OF arrau ing reciprocal and
equivalent concessions In favor Of produ,ts
manufactures and commerce Of the United
states. This mower I, essentially an Exeru-
tive function The Constitution OF the United
states. H. defining the power of the Pre.i-
dent, states that lie shall have tho power by
and with the adj ice and consent OF tic senate
to make troatIr, provided two-thiTds Of the
S'uGtorS present concur There j. estab-
li-hci In the proposed commission new
auxiliary treaty-making power. VIVA, good
viii 90 served b. this novel creation, II
Viii certainly force the entry into our diplo-
matte relations OF Condit ions the reverse OF
harmonious. especially If the President
should fail to agree to the commiSsiOs
reconmen nd tons Foreign Governments
would have the commission, the Senat. and
the President to deal vith-no they have
but the senate and the Pre- den,
Direct diplomatic nesot iatons with foreign
countries Is power of the Executive that
no commission should possess. II makes a
bad precedent
The President, with the aid of our repre-
sentati,es abroad. should be lcf, frc" 70
conduct the affairs Of the nation COM
,,,,su
In their honnets" iniyht raise serious trouble
with the diplomacy OF the country
Congressman Fowler proposes to lop on
part OF the Executive prero gatiye and Dis
tribute il among five Commissioners not
responsible to the President The Com
misSioners shall be removed only b. and
with the consent Of the senate Next time
CONGRESSMAN Fowler NAV propose COM
mission to write the Presidential messages
Instead of fixed responsibility. We shall
have a divided responsibility,
The lie OF the commission shall be twenty
years. The Presidential term j. four years
II l. easy to imagine from the terms stated
a condition wherein the members OF the
commission might he politically hostile to
the President, and they might play, a. some
politicians in the past have done to put the
President in u hole 4 diynfed possibility
for our diplomacy, Would the fathers Of
the Constitution have arranged for this
perLous distributio ion OF power The Con-
stitution answer. No! 1t remains for Con-
gresham Fowler to do that The Constitu-
ton OF the United states l. a mastery ar
ran cement OF checks and balances The
tariff commission proposition offers no i'm
provement,: il does introduce ha1-
ardous innovation and. therefore. ought to be
defeated lhe Government A. II exists II
able to deal with the subject OF reciprocal
trade relations II requires no commission
pense OF probably tiOO0oO per annum; no
commission with Congressiof al powers dele
gated 10 H. no commission Invading the
rights Of the Executive no commission with
the powers OF court to worry farmers and
business men with contempt OF court for
failing to tell publicly their private Affairs
The nation IL not ready for reyenu" trust
The people are in favor OF protect ion to
American industries and labor, and they are
in favor OF reciprocity Public opinion de-
mands IL Congress and the President are
able to dcnl intolliVently with the subject
Public measures, with or without commits
sons. can only be sustained by popular
approval
The Finance Committee Of the Sem to and
the Wnvs and Means Committee oil the House,
together with tn" treaty 20 ~ OF the Pre>i.
dent assisted with the ni or alton furnished
By our representatives abroad can srcc, -
FULLY meet and settle all questions relating
to finance. the tartn and reciprocal trade
relations
We must not disregard the beacon lichts
on the coast Let " steer the shin Of state
by the time honored lights Of experience
CHARLES SMiScK.
PfAISPIrLp Nov 20