The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-01-11
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plant. rights ANA privileges to the United
States ut the valuation of SlO.OUO,0tD
placed on them by the iSthmian Canal
Commission has been received in WaSh-
ugton with the greatest satisfaction BY
the friends of the Panama route" and
their number is growing daily. SENATOR
Morgan. whom saw as soon as the news
was received refused to express q further
opinion. on the ground thnt ~: chairman
OF the committee which had tn" matter
in charge and author of the NirarH"lIHn
bill. il would lac improper for him To- rN-
press his views elsewhere than ON the
floor Of the Senate. and he requested that
no quotation of his remarks b. made in
print hut there was Il twinkle in his eye
when | congratulated him on the success
of his tactics in that they had reduced
the price of the Panama property from
Slw.OON.UOO to SlO.OUOWO.
Senator Mason. whom | saw ON Mon
lay. was more frank in his uttcrHmccS.
rs he could afford To be. not being Il
member of the canal committee He
said that, while he had not examined into
the merits of the two routes. he WAS in
favor of "rctainim% two strings T." our
how My idca." he continued. - Ia
appropriate sufficient funds and aulhuriZr
the President to build the canal along
the route which in his judgment = the
best. There is no doubt but that both
Nicaragua and Costa Kica and Columbia
desire the canal. but of course all the
countries involved will MAX" the best
terms possible with the United States.
Therefore | am opposed To burning our
bridges behind us on either route. Hay
ing disposed of tn" IIHy-l'auucrfutr
treaty and secured Il rcaSumald" price on
tn" French company's plant. why not
ask for proposals from the countries
whose territory the routes traverse. and
then accept the most favnr"hlr: That
seems to me the huSinoSS-lik" way of
conducting the negotiations. III reply
to Il question the Senator snid Won
need have no fear that he $cuat" will
he prpripitatc in its action. This matter
will probably be discussed All winter and
then | would not be surprised to see it
referred to the President
found Senator Mason preparing Il
speech on the subject of reciprocity
which he expected TO deliver in the Sen
'''' va " ''ih'N''H' 'ipI'i''7 VI INV "
su>citation of reciprocal treaties which
1ro now in the hands of tn" COMMITTEE
on Foreign Relations. "Rccip"ocity. rs
conceived by Mr.. Rlain" and carried into
effect by the Mckinley tariff hjll" he
said was never intended to sacrifice the
interests of one small manufacturer far
the benefit of the great manufacturing
concerns. 1t fact it was more III the ma
turc of II negative power. II was i'll
tended to apply particularly to our free
INST and authorized the President to i'm
pose rctaliatory duties where foreign
countries Disseminated against our eX-
lrTtS. rs in tn" case Of Germany and
American pork. It enabled III" prrSi-
dent Ia imuo$" u rrtaIia;oiy duty ON ict'-
llan sugar. The same is true If Den
mark and American corn The President
was empowered to imlo>r ~ rrtlliatury
duty ON sugar from the Danish posses
sionS. But ! must not anticipate my
speech" he broke off. "lhat will be com
rrrh"nsivc and will clearly define my
position.