New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30
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Washington. June ~
TAFT URGES ACTIoN.-President ia''
has sent I, the Senate an executive ines
Ga 90 urrIny prompt action on the Honduran
and Nicaraguan treaties and proposing
somc minor changes in the texts as sun
mitted TO the Senate The President taxes
the view that. highly important as are ''e
general arbitration treaty with Great BTU
ain and those treaties which are hhe'S y
he effected with France and possip'I VIC. -,
many. no step could he taken when "o"'',
constitute so concrete an advance toWaI"
peace or this continent as the prompt i"'
fication OF the Honduran and Nicarasu"H
treaties Unfortunately. there is niue w
nosition on the part of the minorit! Oh ''e
Senate TO comply with his Wishes nut inc
Democratic opposition. and that OF NJ 'o"''
one Republican. is founded on so niue re"-
son that il is hard to escape the suSPiCiop
that politics is playing its fun part anu
that there is an intense reluctance 10 Hi"No
possible n policy which is bound 10 rehect
ereat credit on this administration, ana es-
nccislly 10 enhance the personal popularity
of Mr.. Taft in the South, fof the South
would be substantially beneflted ny '"e
rati6catiop Of these conventions. The SOUTH
ern states already enjoy large ana i"'r"-
,;,.o ,,ado with Honduras and Nicaragua.
hut /, ia obvious to all who study the sun
iect that with peace and prosperlt! es'a'-
lished in these republics ana UaHq"i'"''
assured for a considerable term OF years.
trade would experience an enormous III
crease There are. too, conditions III thesc
ren,1hlics which have been fully eXplaineu
in this column. and which viii renoer J"
exceedingly embarrassing for this country
ia insist upon a lizards off, policy on Tue
mart Of the European nations if the tnited
States refuses TO lend helping hand wheh
these sister republics ask assistance III the'r
praiseworthy efforts TO pay thelr oep's anu
rehabilitate their finances
PANAMA TOLLS.-Senator Brahutsee
chairman OF the Committee on lnteroceahic
Canals. made clear to-day the reason 'oF
ron-action on the earnest recommendations
OF the President and OF Colonel GoethaiS'
chief engineer OF the Panama canal ua'
legislation fixing the tolls for the canal ne
promptly passed. Senator BrandeSee sun
mi,ted n petition from the Maritime snip
owners Association. of Philade!phH' u's
ING that these tolls be fixed now. because
il will REQUIRE at least two years loF SNIP
owners TO adjust their rates 10 the ne"
conditions. and the future interests CT the
canal. as well as their own. demand eAPe-
6itious determination OF the charges LOT
massage through the new waterway MI
Rrandegce explained that Colonel Goethals
had appeared before the House committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and
explained the entire situation and the ne
Cessity for prompt action. but that MS
appeal had fallen on deaf ears. ana hothlhE
could be accomplished by acton IN 'h'
Senate at this session. go long as the Demo
Gratis in the House were determined 10
postpone their action Until next winter
This contention may not be convincing OF
its face but il is a recognized fact that
with the two houses divided politically II
will greatly facilitate legislation II thehonse
* uermitted to act first. Whatever ieglsIa-
tion tho Senate might frame. the House
would he certain to object to 1t: whereas.
il The House committee can he induced 20
frame q reasonable and proper bill, the
Senate can promptly adopt il, and thus
avoid conflict.
4 SORROWFUL SENATE.-That the
United States Senate has come upon evil
DAYS has long been felt by the ADLER men
on both sides Of the chamber. That popu-
lar primaries direct elections. etc" arc
making election to the most digmhed de-
lucrative body in the world the sport OF
demaeogues has been all too keenly real
lied. but that Kentucky, the nome OF
Mars Henry Watterson and James Lane
Allen the state which has been represent
! ed in the past by the silver tonGued Brock
onridCc and the eloquent Blackburn. the
state famed for its beautiful women It's
high bred horses and its gentlcmanly men,
would deliver the severest blow OF all 10
the body she used to honor by sending
there her ablest sons was never dreamed
nv those VINO revere the Senate for WHAT 1t
was even II they cannot respect 1t FOR what