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Washington. July IT,
ARBITRATION WITH FRANCE-So
nattering are the prospects of perfecting
general arbitration treaty with France
that the administration is disposed 70 pro-
ceed a little slowly with the convention
win Great Britain, in order, II possible,
tnat both treaties may be submitted to the
Senate at the same time. The prospects
or the completion of \ similar treaty with
Germany are also most encouraging. al
though that end may not be achieved until
some time later. The treaty with Great
Britain is almost completed, although
every change. even though II he only
minor one in phraseology. has 20 he sub
United TO the Foreign Office i'm London, so
that even at this stage the negotiations are
necessarily slow. The President is greatly
srati1ed at the success of this policy, as
is also the Secretary of State. The ability
and success with which this policy has
been pursued are regarded as In themselves
refutation of tnat materialism which some
have tried 10 imply by giving 10 the for
eign policy Of this administration the mamie
of dollar diplomacy" for. as is pointed
out, nothing could be more purely Ideals
tic than this great movement in the in
terest Of universal peace.
BAILEY MEETS HIS MATCH There Is
intense qualification I'm the Senate that
Senator Bailey has met his match IN dc
bate in the person of Senator J)hn Sharp
Williams. Since Senator Spoonar resigned
from the Senate there has been no one who
cared TO cross swords with The Texan IN
debate. Mr.. Bailey was no match tor the
napier thrusts Of the former Senator from
Wisconsin. but between his gift OF oratoIy
and his domineering and irascible dspo-
siUon he has managed TO forestall any
effective attacks bv other Senators. either
Republican or Democrat When cornered
in debate the Texan has generally succeed
ed in making such show of irasrio' lity
that his opponent, warned by the expert
| ence Of Senator Beverage, was ed TO OK
pect a personal encounter as soon as the
Senate adjourned. while many who under
took to oppose him went down t. defeat
simply before the ROBUST voice of the
Texan. Senator Williams however, has
shown himself as little afraid Of the burly
Texas Senator as was the little giant
from Wisconsin" Yesterday Senator Will
Jams began his reply 10 the Texan with a
remarkably accurate description Of the lat
ter's manner when he said: L do not like
the ex cathedra air and the schoolmaster
attitude of the Senator from Texas, who
assumes to teach us Democracy" Pos
sessed Of no mean oratoricsl ability, fear
less Of character and greatly eycelIing the
Texan in education and breadth Of view.
the Senator from Mississippi is expected to
ha IA #
sion which was invariably produced by the
presence Of Senator Spooner.
MADDEN GETS EVEN.-whils the Dem
ocratic members urged. Yes. yes. go on
the House Committee on Expenditures in
the Postof1ce Department heard Edwin c.
Madden, now attorney for the Lewis Pub
fishing Company, make an opening state
ment Of several hours to-day in dehuncia-
ton Of the administration Of eY Postmaster
General Cortelyou. who debarred the Lewis
publications from the mails on the ground
that they were operated in the interest Of
q mail order business. True, the lnvesu-
cation begun by the committee deals with
charges six years old. but the committee,
having failed 70 develop any Scandal in
the present administration, glecfuily Is
tened to the charges made by Mr. Madden,
who was once Third Assistant Postmaster
General After Mr.. Maddens harsngne
had proceeded for some time, Representa-
tive Austin. Republican member, objected
to IT, Mr. Austin suggested that the com
nittee wanted facts, not Mr.. Madden s
BIASED opinions Of Mr.. Cortelyou and Of an
administration TO which Madden was dis
1o1a1 Tho Democratic members Of the
committee. however. voted that Mr.. Mad
den should proceed, and ne did 10 the eX-
tent OF several thousand words reteratng
the charges made by him in book which
he calls The Shame Of the PosJofiice De
partment" This book, bound IN a famlnS
red cover, had been much reruseo ny me
committee Of late. As attorney for me
Lewis publications. which allege that they
have been ruined because the second class
mail privilege was denied to them, Mr..
Madden explained his long opening
speech by saying These events cover SIX