Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent. J


Editor Press
Senator Morgan of Alabama laid
bare in the Senate Thursday the
details of a plot which the Demo-
Gratis describe as sensational re-
garding Santo DOMINICAN affairs.
He held the floor of the Senate all
day and went into minute details
regarding the alleged scheme of
William Nelson Cromwell of New
York to make the United States a
party to the treaty by which pri-
vate citizens would obtain certain
valuable concessions, in Santo
Domingo, and which without the
guarantee of this country would be
worthless. Mr.. Morgan asserted
that the plot had been revealed to
him by Mrs. Reeder young
woman from Alabama who with
her husband had been operating as
international spectators and whose
business consisted in obtaining
concessions in the South American
Republic for railroads., power
plants, etc. Mr.. Morgan alluded
several times to a treaty" between
the United States and Santo Dom
lingo which had been drawn for the
benefit of the Reeders but finally
when it had been called for and
read to the Senate the Republicans
of that body declared that the
whole disclosure was a iasco and
that Mr.. Cromwell, who is alleged
had operated with the Reeders,
was man of the highest moral and
financial standing. Mr.. Morgan,
nevertheless maintained that if an
investigation were made it would
disclose the fact that Mr.. Cromwell
had grants for all concessions of
any consequence in Santo Domingo
and that it was he who would be
found responsible for all of the in
fiuence in favor the United States
taking charge of the finances of
that country and thus making good
his grants.
In any case and whether or not
Mr.. Morgan was justified in his
revelation of plot. against this
government the Santo DOMINICAN
treaty is dead and beyond power of
revival at this session. Dispute
the fact that there were not enough
votes to ratify it there was reas-
sembling of the Republicans who
had left for their homes. Senators
Lodge, Kittridge and Senator Dol
liver were back in their seats
Thursday and Senator Lodge was
ready with a speech in support of
the treaty but he could not get the
floor. Is is thought that moth
ing can be accomplished by pro-
longing the session of the Senate
and it is probable that when this
letter reaches you the Senators will
have folded their tents.
The triennial convention of the
Mothers Congress held in Wash
ington has come to a close and by
Sunday all of these National Moth
ers will have returned to their
homes again and become for the
most part just plain, ordinary
mothers again. \ number of them
have decided to remain over in
Washington until in April when
the Daughters of the American
Revolution will hold their annual
congress for many of the Mothers
are also Daughters and the Capital
will thus not be deprived entirely
of the spiritual influence and pro-
lection of these women organized
as societies for the prevention and
promotion of everything.
The sessions Of the Mothers Con-
gress here have been most success
full. A number of speakers of
National reputation have address,
ed them, the feature of course of
the Congress being the address of
President Roosevelt which has
been quoted broadcast in this
country and Europe. The French
and German Ambassadors and the
japanese Minister have addressed
the convention and given descrip-
tions of the conditions affecting
children in their contries.