The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-08-15
National Affairs.
Special Washington Correspondence.

~ EPORTS received recently from
IL Bo=ota. to the effect that the
~ Panama Canal Treaty will not
be ratified without amendment,
are causing the President and the friends
of the Panama Canal no little anxiety.
President Roosevelt. as do most persons
sincerely i'll favor of Il canal and familiar
with all the conditions. regards the Pan
anna route Us by odds the most desirable
for an interOceanc canal and up to this
tlme 1t has been believed that President
Marfoquln would lind Il way to effect
Inc fatlhcatlon of the treaty. 1t now
appears that the representatives of the
lfahScohtlnental railway companies have
been doing yocman'S work in Bogota and
nave succeeded in purSuadng the Colom-
bans that the treaty, as framed and rati-
ned by the United States. will prove
lnmlcal to their interests OF course the
slightest amendment will neccSstate the
reconsideration by the United States
Senate. which reconsideration will be at
tended with as great difficulty us was the
fatlhcation. Senator Morgan, of .Ala-
bama, declares that he has his guns
can talk even longer in opposition to the
acceptance of the proposed amendments
that he did in opposition to the original
ratification. AS will be remembered.
only special session with nothing to
prevent its lasting all summer served to
discourage the veteran Aabamian last
spring, and he will be quick to apprr-
cat" that with Il Presidential CAMPAIGN
i'll prospect. Congress would be unwll-
Ing to prolong the approaching session
for the sake of dozen canals. The
senator from Alabama also claims to
have secured even greater support than
Ii" had last spring. and in view of this
dubious prospect the President ana the
officials of tn" State Department are
much discouraged.
Senator Aldrich and his colleagues on
the subcommittee of the Senate Com
mIttrc on Finance are again in session,
tins time at Providence. and will uroh-
ably complete the Financial Bill which
Will be reported to the full committee
ana to the Senate early next session.
Speculation is rife rs to the provisions
of tn" measure which will hc framed ut
Providence. but it would have been diff
cult to select -four members of the Sen
ate who are closer mouthrd. and it is
doubtful if anything more than CON
lecture will be published regarding the
actual wording of the measure before
Congress convcncS. or course. il is known
that in Il general way Senator Aldrich
and his fellow members of the committee
fovar the provisions Of the former Aid
rich Bill but. ON the other hand. it is
known that they would meet with con-
siderable opposition in the House and
the problem which the subcommittee
will have to consider will he the extent
to which the original Aldrch Bill can be
modified with II view to diSnlming the
opposition of the lower chamber
General Miles. after long and honor
able career in the Army of the United
States. retired from active service l;r,,t
Saturday. having reached the age limit.
"a years. In bidding farewell to the
Army, Of which he has been tie Gen
oral Commanding" for eight years. Cen
era. Miles ISSUED patriotic and nio-
Qucnt vaIrdctury which has distributed
a. "Gcnrral Order 11G." Immediately
ON the retirement Of General Miles the
President appointed General $. Il. NJ
Young t" succeed him. This appomt-
mrut was the occasion OF sincere GiSaIr-
pointmcut to many of General Miles
friends. who had hoped that he might
have the honor Of being the last "Grncral
Commanding" that position going out of
existence on AUGUST 10Th. when the new
law providing for general staff @ors into
effect General YOUNG VIII become Chief
Of tIM I l,.tt