Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-01
Friends Of Cuban Reciprocity Do
irg Their Utmost
THE OPPOSITION IS BROKEN
Secretary Roofs work In the war pe-
pariment -- Williams Didn't LOOK
The Part 80 Notes,

Special Correspondence
Washington, Dec, SO.-Those VINO 90
not want the Cuban reciprocity treaty
to pass are talking Of having 1t re-
ferred to the senate COMMITTEES on
finance as soon as il Is reported from
the committee on foreign relations
Senator Culom chairman or the latter
committee. will oppose such action
claiming that all treaties are exclusive
Nv under the Jurisdiction OF his commit
Zee II win be the old fighJ over trea-
lies Affecting the tariff. The foreign re-
lafions committee was first given Jurls-
diction. but since they were reported TO
the senate Senator Aldrich has claimed
that they should go to the finance CONF
mittee As TO the Cuban treaty, II Is
believed that its friends are strong
enough TO prevent any further refer
ence and that will keep II before the
senate until It is ratified. There are
some murmurs Of discomfort regarding
tho treaty. but the backbone of opposi-
ton seems 10 have been broken.
SECRETARY ROOT
If the rumors that have been flying
about so frequently predicting the re-
tirement OF Secy. Root should prove
true. President Roosevelt viii lose one
OF his most valuable cabinet officers
Secy. Root has been little short
wonder IN his position. The Spanish
war made the war portfolio the mos
iuportant in the cabinet The diiiic'4.
questions growing out Of that war -
been handled with great ability by We
secretary, and he has shown tao Z I'd
discretion at every turn. He ~ .
make laws for the Philippines a. 4 for
cuba for time. He has had ( meet
many difficulties In laws VISA have
been passed. and when they 9uld not
M ne has found means TO 3 hr0ugi or
around them. Secy RI % has taken
hold of many little sch o. and CON
troyersies In the war Z rartment and
straightened them out h has got the
beard OF ordnance nd forlhcations
and the ordnaF -c hureg which have
been fighting ioh 81 for score Of
years. workii os her. He has
stopped delay Tn hpi au work In the
interest Of the g1qif eryice.
MARI sNtn ARIZONA.
II there was se9f ason more than
another thai Ne .ret men In Congress
TO vote for the III n us statehood bill.
Il is because Y 10 ID make Mark Smith
a senator Lark puar with every
body, and we 81 ~ like TO see him
succeed In hs ition. A Mormon
Bishop once so best Of Smith. II
was after Oni 81 speeches eXtolllng
Arizona.
That sreechlf arked the Bishop
reminds mt AL, they used to say
about Califl ulD nch was that Cell
fornia has Ne greatest HAIRS and the
smallest sto After that speech
am convinct 1at California still has
the smallest sc es."
A MAN III ON MISSISSIPPI.
John 5. W llii ms of Mississippi Is not
a large ms lie Is lean and spare
with oyerh rs ng eyebrows and deer
set eyes. lie never travelled on bis
looks or sha e, but he is a man without
a superior ie Dtmocfatic side wher
II comes 70 ~ King a speech or engag'
| ing in a ~ N ~ ofbate. Amy man or
| the Republ sldt would pick out al.
most any ~ yer Democrat than VIII
| Hams whef wanted TO engage the
other side. i yfllietns' rauaitation hai