Middletown transcript., 1905-03-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

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- in the Senate Thursday the detai
of plot which the Democrats descril
a. sensational regarding Santo Domings
! affairs. He held the floor of the Sena
all day a., vent into minute details r
garding { alleged scheme OF Willial
Nelson Cromwell of New York to max
the United States a party to the treat
by which private citizens would obtai
certain valuable concessions, in SAINT
Domingo, and which without the guarar
tee of this country would be worthless
Mr.. Morgan asserted that the plot ha
been revealed to him by Mrs. Reeder
young woman from Alabama who witt
her husband had been operating as inter
national SPECTATORS and whose busines
consisted in obtaining concessions in tht
South American Republics for railroads
power plants, etc. Mr.. Morgan alluded
several times to treaty" between tht
United States and Santo Domingo which
had been drawn for the benefit of the
Reeders but finally when it had beer
called for and read to the Senate, the Re
publicans OF that body declared that the
whole disclosure was fiasco and that
MIR. Cromwell, who is alleged had oper.
ated with the Reeders, was man of the
highest moral and financial standing.
MIR. Morgan, nevertheless maintained
that if an investigation were made it
would disclose the fact that Mr.. Crom-
well had graEts for all concessions of any
consequence in Santo Domingo and that
it was he who would be found responsible
for all of the influence in favor the
United States taking charge of the finance
OF that country and thus making good
his grants. In any case and whether or
not Mr.. Morgan was justified in his rev.
elations of a plot against this government
the Santo DOMINICAN treaty is dead and
beyond power of revival at this session.
Despite the fact that there were not
enough votes to ratify it there was re-
assembling OF the Republicans who had
left for their homes. Senators Lodge,
Kittridge and Dolliver were back in
their seats Thursday and Senator Lodge
was ready with speech in support
of the treaty but he could not get the
floor. 1t is thought that nothing can
be accomplished by prolonging the ses-
sion of the Senate and it is probable that
when this letter reaches you the Senators
will have folded their tents.
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The Committee of Interstate Commerce
will, it is announced hold its sessions in
beginning about the middle
OF April to consider the subject OF railway
rate legislation which was also dismissed
without action at the close of the regular
session. Several members of this com:
mittee are among those who will sail. in
July with Secretary Taft's party for an
of conditions in the Phillip
mes. so that it is not likely that they
will consume many weeks in the discus
'ion of railroad rates.
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The triennial convention of the |
Mothers Congress held in Washington |
las come to close and by Sunday all of |
hese National Mothers will have return
ID to their homes again and become for
he most part just plain, ordinary mothers
gain. A number of them have decided
Q remain over in Washington until in
Aprll when the Daughters of the Amer
can Revolution will hold their annual
ongress, for many of the Mothers are
lso Daughters and the Capital will thus
ot be deprived entilely of the spiritual
influence and protection of these women
rganized as societies for the prevention
nd promotion of everything. The ses-
ions of the Mothers Congress here have
cen most successful. A number of
peakers of National reputation have ad-
ressed them, the feature of course OF the
congress being the address of President
which has been quoted broad
asst in this country and Europe. The
rench and German Ambassadors and
he Japanese Minister have addressed
le convention and given descriptions of
le conditions affecting children in their 9
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Secretary of State Hay who has been
a great part of the winter with a H.
onchial trouble has decided on the ad- :
ce OF his physician to take long sea .
yage this Spring He will leave :
ashington about the end of the week :,
d in order that he may be spared in h
rviews and excitements the date of his !,
ling and the boat have not been an
unced. MIR. Loomis the first Assis-
1T Secretary of State who is also away
, the benefit of his health will not re- &C
n to Washington until April third. it
ter the President leaves for his trip o.
'ough the Southwest any business of -
} State Department outside of the III
ltine work will be referred to Secretary pr
It, and as Mr.. Hay will return before pa
retary Taft leaves on his PHILIPPINE III II.
, the Department will not be left nj,
hout head. Mr.. Loomis, it is said th
the author of the original Santo sh
lingan treaty which has proved such p, ~
to the administration Al,
the leaving of Secretary Taft in ser
rye of the State Department is pro- -
ly done with view to avoiding any
ward situations in our relations with
er governments in which inexper- 4
'e in the conduct of the State depart.
IT might involve us.
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he date of the Presidents departure
the Southwest and his hunting trip
not yet been announced but now