New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-21
CAUCUS FAILS TO ACT.
OUTLOOK FOR RECLPROCIIY
NOT HOPEFUL.
But SENATOR PLATT AND OTHER AD-
MINISTRATION SUPPORTERS DO
NOT GIVE Up THE FIGHT.
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Washington, June Ex-senator Platt. OF Con-
necticut. chairman of the Committee on Reia-
tions with Cuba. and a few other supporters OF
the Presidents Cuban policy are still hopeful or
achieving success before the end of this session.
but Messrs- Allison, Aldrich, Spooner and
Hanna. avowed supporters of the administra-
ton. do not take so cheerful a view of the pros
pect The Senate Republican caucus this after
noon after discussing the subject for nearly
three hours. adjourned without reaching a de-
cision. and it left optional with Mr.. Allison
to call another caucus or not. As Mr. Allison
obviously is opposed to taking the aggressive. 1t
seems highly probable that he will not call an
other caucus. and that thus the contest over
Cuban reciprocity will go by default to the
Boxers At the same time Mr.. PIatt is
hopeful of forcing the fight on the floor Of the
Senate, and thus putting to the severest
test the party loyalty of the Boxers and the
patriotism of the Democrats. that it is possible
he may be able to devise way to snatch vic
tory from the jaws of defeat. He is so re-
soLrceful 50 strong. earnest. that he may
,-et win in spite of the odds against him. He
dined this evening with Senator Hanna, who
seems to he Loyalty supporting him and the
President and it is not impossible that some
practical plan to carry reciprocity to success
will he adopted. The Senate will not meet
again until Monday at noou and this may give
Mr.. PIatt time in which to infuse courage and
determination into the thirty-four other Re-
publican Senators who profess to be anxious
to crown with success the efforts of the ad-
ninistration provide a at this session
of Congress for bringing cuba into close com
merciaI relations with the United States II ne
fails it will not be because he did not try ear
nestly and with all his might
PLAN To ADJOURN EARLY IN JULY.
The present programme of the majority OF
both parties in the House and Senate is to
sidetrack every important measure now pend
ing. and adjourn Congress on July 1 or 3 Ex-
cept for the proba BILE disa agreement between the
Two houses over the Philippine Civil Govern
ment bill the debate on which will not close
in the lower chamber until the 18th. adjourn
nlent might be forced within week The eX-
cuse given for this determination by most Re
pubIicans who pretend to be supporting the
President and wish success 70 his admins
tration. is that the beet root Senators threaten
serious trouble to the party and the weather
is getting too warm 10 make living in Wash
ington comfortable. They say that they have
been here continuously for nearly seven months
and that is as long as the people ought reasons
ably expect them to sit at any one session or
Congress Many of them confess that they
want TO go fishing. and since the ebstreperous
Boxers are inclined to make trouble. tSNs
think it would be better go home soor
as possible in order TO avert row.
The supporters of the President did most Of
the talking at to-day-s caucus Speeches favor
able to reciprocity were made by senator's
Fora ker Beveridge- Lodge. AldriCh. MCComas,
Hanna Hale and Warren. and against reel
procitv by Senator'S burrows and Burton All
the reciprocity advocates spoke TO the same ef-
feet which was that the nation was pledged
10 enter into a reciprocal trade arrangement
win Cuba ani the President had urged il in
Two messages. Mr.. Burton devoted MS errorts
mainly to defence of his conduct, Whlch Is
contrary to the platform recently adopted py
the Republican State Convention of Kansas
He complained bitterly Of the newspaper
criticisms which have been directed at him. ana
said that when the fight is over he can salts
factCrilv expIail his position 10 his constituents
Mr. Burrows confined himself to an effort TO
prove by the messages of presidents MchlnSy
"a Roosevelt that neither of them really
favored straight reciprocity with Cuba