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s.fslsq !ssanto potntHgo treaty with
;r1ientfHen was esented to the
Senate sgestetlhy by the foreignSrela
sse1s c6mmites AZ and the struggle for
5ts ratification viii now beglna The
ifeatyitlns its amendeds IS form would
cared hes fecomme ended byal Us aus
;hof but ne committee isEhighlyi
pleased with Its work Of revising AMI
the measures II appears
nov that tl.e Republicans VIII vote
almost solidly for6the5 amended treaty |
and the effort nov win ;ibe i. 10 sell
enough Democratic votes 10 make a
two;thirds majority: Il Fiftyelgh,
votes areSreqairea tosratlfy Tho treaty
and ass The. Senate stands now there;
are fifty.six Republicans and thirlys|
one Democrats with vacancies in sew:
arals of5the States!
It is said that the & President ,sls
pleased with the treaty as il has been.
amended and that IN reality 1t Coin.
cides with Ills Views better than the
originaliwhlch caused iallSthe embar.
rassment. 1T happened when that;
treaty was prepared Mr.. 4Hay5#the
secretary Of state, and one oftitlic!
most successful and thoroughly sac:l
complishel Of idiplomatists was IN
and 55awaysF from'Sthe State54 Depart
Ilnnnt. An assistant secretary who
has had a necessarily limited expert
ence2 in treaty work. prepared the
treaty and Sent i2itsto the President;
5Iwho IN the rush Of; work merely
3Iglanced at it Sbefore signing at and
forwarding Il toEthe Senate. That
{ careful body on examining 1T found
I Its weaknesses and the treaty as it
|now{reads stands for the very things
i that the President desired but failed
4 10 get in the original.
There Is but one Senator each to
I three States now represented in the
I Senate. These lame States are Del,
aware, Missouri and Wisconsin. In
the two former there are deadlocks il,
{ the Legislatures and Governor LafoI
[ lette of Wisconsin. has not yet Dual
fled. It IS I not u likely that he will
|, take his seatSln the Senate during
s this extra session and ii Is probable
!, thntl.e will Continue rs, Governor$unti
! the next session of Congress, l.,.-. +
7 The ilitnniar convention ofitbt
Congress Of Mothers is now IN ses
sion ut Washington ndsswenty State
are represented ~ ne national dels
gates, Since liz last meetings her
!, the society has more than doubled i
Z number and strength aud IN interest
\ ing programme for the entortair
= ment and instruction Of the delegate
: aud visitors : las been arrange
President Roosevelt will speak til
= Congress one evening next week, tal
! ing for his subject race smcid'
~ Prof. Stanley Hail, the author Of Iii
te now famous work Adolescence, wi
y also deliver an address and there al
~ number Of other speakers of natio,
- al reputation rs educators and chart
- able work whose names are on II
!" programme, There viii be mod
=, kindergarten and nursery, tie latt,
y under the supervision Of Mrs. DuBoi
- wife OF Senator Dubois, Of Idah
- Mrs. Roosevelt has arranged rece
= ton for the delegates and they "
y be entertained by other promine
- ladies Of the Capital. %
70. Ambassador White in lecture
a. the National Museum last night ma
NJ. some suggestions for the reform of t.
ms diplomatic service which every 0
mr. Interested in the service must agr
Al. are worthy of adoption. He. rcco
& mended especially that the Unit
nj States should own It's legation bui
;er ings in all the capitals 10 which
ish send ENJOYS and in support of his s,
his gestion fnstanced the situation
Of Constantinople where. although
mr.. are under the necessity Of protect
led the lives Of citizens and misslonar