The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-17
CAUSE Of TIL
TREATY !. DEATH |. 4. !
Believed ii is the Result Of
Schcil1ing by Rate
Opponents.
WILL WEAK THE PREsl DENT
Loss Of Prestige Expected by
Failure to Garry Out
His Views.

(From Cur Regular Correspondcnt.)
WASHINGTON d. G., March A16..---Thc
belief is growing that the defeat Of tho
/ santo Dominican treaty, in the face OF
the most earnest wishes of the President
! y tho result OF deliberate schcming on
+ che part Of those senators who are OPP
Z posed to the Presidents views on RAJ
regulation, and tariff revision. 1t Is as
serted thntathc Republican senators could
have secured the ratification of the treaty
had they desired. "a "a
That they did not desire Is nscribcd not
to5theri opposition to the treaty and MIR.
! Aooseveit's interpretation Of tho Monroe
S Doctrine per SCI but to a desire to re-
buke him. to slap him in the face for
Nils advocacy OF railway legislation, 70
which many OF them are opposed. It IS
j said That jail the open opposition. q t. least,
20 d rate bill In tho Senate would have
come from the Republican side. @
Weaken the President.
tits believed by tho opponents OF rate
regulation that nothing could weaken the
4 President so much In tho fight which IL
coming this fall than a defeat now. and
consequent loss OF prestige. They are
y seeing that he gets the defeat,
and n good one. They are look
4 Ing for tho loss Of prestige TO make
itself apparent when the extra session
orens in October, and the President r. mar r
q shnls his forces to compel the enactment
81 Of laws empowering the Commerce Com
mission to regulate railway charges, and
reducing the tariff duties on certain ar
< ticIcs. The Rcpublcans realize that no
4 better opportunity to weaken the Pres
j idcnts could be desired than that pre-
& scented blythe Dominican treaty. Knock
that out, and put the blame on the
Democrats! That IL believed by many to
have beeng.thc policy pursued
Spooner is Honest.
8 OF course, there are high Republicans
4 who sincerely oppose the treaty Sas being
departure from principle. Senator
N Spooncr, for Instance, cannot be regarded
4 aa other than honest in his opposition
II to the ratification OF the treaty. He has
q never been In the forefront of those who
/ have been rabid in advocacy OF our
rapid assumption Of the position Of a
world power though almost without ex-
ception a supporter OF tho admin! ira 1
IN tion. It was believed from the begin
Ming he would oppose rati ficat ton OF I he
treaty. The opposition OF certain other
senators WIS ucA PsE
accounted for only upon the ground tsnat
they wished to make the President realize
II that he has to dcnl with Il branch Of
al arm Of government separn te " and dis
tinct from the executive. OF coordinate
y. authority and power. and one which viii
not #bc dictated to III tho matter Of ra e
regula ton or OF reduction Of duties which
are now paid on imports as q benefit
4 to special interests.
Status Of Democrats. 4
& Democrats cannot come under the same
condemnation. It has been known for
months that every Democratic member
OF the Senate. with possibly one Keep
ton. is I'm favor OF rate rcgula ton Y 7
is possible, OF course. that some Demo-
Gratis among the senator's may have united
withsthe Republicans to defcat the treaty
in behalf OF the railroads, but the as:
f~y,s n<svNttv In