The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-01-10
FROM TIE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(Communicated)
WASHINGTON.
Jan. 6, 1902.
(Communicated).

are confronted. The news that
B the Panama Canal COmpany's
property can be bought for $40,
600, 900, which by the way bears
Il but the prediction | made some
lime ago in these letters, that the
prompt action of the canal COM
s|mittees in both the Senate and
'lsHouse was taken with view to
Bringing the French company to
\ reasonable terms, was extensively
discussed by the members in the
hobbies but it seems probable that
the leaders will press for action
the Hepburn bill in the House and
leave TO the Senate the final dis
cussion and decision. There is an
evident, growing inclination, al
ways discernable when the Re-
publicans are in control of Con
gress, to treat the House of Rep
reSentativeS as more or less
a irresponsible body which must be
81 given its own way like a spoild
4 child and with reliance on the
"A fact that the Senate has power to
3reverSe all its decision and rem
= der fG ile its actions.
The persistence of Senator Cul-
&lom. who has the moral support
of the junior Senator from Illinois,
in his intention to drag to light
the reciprocity treaties negotiated
by Commissioner KaSsOn and
(which were supposed to be safely
n bur + in the Committee on
q Fo' .gn RELATIONSHIPS causing no
liz e annoyance to the leaders of
i party. AS chairman of the
i d.imittee Senator Cullom has
.'ower to report the treaties and
S(San"sOr Mason has spent his holi-
# day rece's in preparing brilliant,
Noratorical digest on the subject of
reciprocity, but there is no har
mony among the Republicans on
the subject and the members of
y Illom's party are deploring his
persistence in course which they
Regard as bound to reveal that fact
Ito the country.
Senator Cullom's attitude is that
e. these treaties should be thorough
ly discussed, their Objectionable
features emphasized, if necessary,
and that they should be either
amended or disposed of so as to
make room for others and this is
precisely what the high protection
wing object to. So long as the
present treaties remain with
Senate Committee the plea can be
made that the Senate is consider
ing the subject and the way is
blocked to all similar legislation.
BY this means the Republicans
had hoped to hoodwink the
advocates of reciprocity without
forfeiting the support ofthe trusts.
whose interests would suffer from
\ any reciprocal treaty worthy of
the same. Senator CullOm refuses
to see the logic of this argument
and his colleagues are at a loss
70 attribute his destiny to
guilessness which is "childlike
and bland" or to wiley attempt
ito curry favor with the advocates
J of tariff reduction in the west.
Illinois promises to contribute
her full quota to the difficulties of
the party this session. Senator
Mason, who is prone to be lit
tie unruly, told me yesterday
that he was heartily in favor of
reciprocity with Cuba. "To what
extentg", | asked. "To whatever
! extent, is necessary to insure
i Cuba's prosperity, he replied. 81
voted against the Platt amend
ment" he continued land | warn
ed the Senate that by its adoption
we were laying ourselves open to
embarrassments which would
surely follow. We adopted the
amendment and now we are face
N to face with the results predict
ed We have tied Cuba hand and
foot and by SO doing we have
made ourselves responsible for
B her prosperity. That is what l
propose to tell my friends in the
! Senate as soon as the opportunity
presents itself and further intend
to- vote and work for reciprocity
with Cuba". That the position
taken by Senator Mason is logical
no one can deny, but it is not
at all the one favored by the
leaders of his party who would
even be glad to vote for any kind
Of q junket that would take the
Illinois Senators off their hands.
So greatly interested is the
President in the success of his
policy<tf reciprocal relations with
Cuba, that, Notwithstanding the
mnltitudinous duties of his office,
he is continually accumulating
facts and statistics in support of
his contentions and whenever a
member of Congress who is Oppos-
s ed to him calls at the White
House Mr.. Roosevelt has some
new data on the subject which he
hands to hiS oaIlar with +ha =,