New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
MAY RAT[FY TREATY.
DIR. ALDRICH At Work.
Strong Efforts to 4Uert Extra Ses-
sion of Senate.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington Feb. 9.-SenatOr Aldrich is max
ing an earnest effort to obtain ratification or the
Dominican treaty at the present session ana
thus avoid the necessity of a special session OF
the Senate A careful canvass has been made
and as has been stated frequently IN THESE us
patches there are ample votes in the senate 20
effect ratification. The sole obstacle Is the
determination Of Senator Bacon to debate the
convention at length The Senator from Georgia
took his stand against this convention III us
original form and is not amenabe to reason ON
the subject but Mr.. Aldrich hopes to accomplish
the end sought i'll spite of Mr.. Bacons oppos!-
ton What method will be used To circuInFeht
the Georgian is not disclosed, but it Is a Well
recognized fact i'll the Senate that when MI
Aldrlch decides that end is really worth ms
while he usually gains 1t.
Senators have not yet been advised regarding
he character OF the German treaty winch the
State Department expects to negotiate, IN ac-
cordance with the agreement reached Dy tIIS
North commission. The leaders say, however
that they cannot conceive of any form OF reel
procity treaty they would DC willing to ratlty,
although they admit that Mr. North Is an expert
on tariff questions. and that he may have De
Vised some especially ingenious scheme 10 Whicil
they give their approval
The prediction that treaty with Japan eN-
Guiding Japanese laborers from this country ana
American Ia borers from Japan will be ready Tor
consideration by the Senate soon after Marcl t
is received at the Capitol with cohsldelaple IN
Credulity, although such is the expectation OF
the administration. 1t is further declared that
no treaty which places sanctions any restrlc-
ton on any class of americans can be ratified.
il is admitted that possibly Secretary Root may
possess sufficient ingenuity TO word a treaty
as 10 render It unobjectionable but the hope -
EXPIRE Sscd, at least in some quarters that the
Secretary Of State will fail in the purpose ne
seeks to accomplish. The railroads and many or
the great corporate interests are irrevocably OPP
posed to any move which would tend TO curtain
the supply Of cheap labor or 70 further the Ell
forts of the labor unions to advance the wages
paid TO American labOrers, and this opposition
will have to lee met in one form or another II
the President succeeds in accomplishing his part
OF the exclusion by treaty Of Japanese labOrers.
the end he is zealously seeking.
Opposed 10 the Senate's effort to avoid spe-
Cial session is the expectation of the admin
istration to call such session. OF course, with
the Dominican treaty ratified there would be
less occasion for summoning the Senate in spe-
cial session: nevertheless, 1t is believed that
the negotiation Of a German or a Japanese
treaty protocol would constitute sufficient
ground for such a summons. However, If lead
ing Senators set their faces against extra
session the administration Will probably be
guided by their wishes, to summon Senator'S
against their will would merely result in defeat
Of the measures introduced or in failure 10 act
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