The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-07
HALTING DIPLOMACY
REPLACES DOLLAR"
Administration Policy Waits
on wilson's Ambitions Do.
mestic Programme.
TARIFF, CURRENCY. FIRST
The President Stops state De-
partment Action Till
He Can Guide IL.

WASHINGTON. July e-The failure Of
the Wilson Administration to make even
the slightest progress toward dirposing
~ the numerous vexatious matters Of
foreign relations confronting this Gov
ernment is due to the desire OF President
Wilson to concentrate on his ambitious
programme Of both tariff and currency
reform legislation at this extra session
Of Congress.
President Wilson has decided that In
undertaking to induce Congress to pass
the Underwood tariff bill and the Ad-
ninis,ration currency measure he has
taken the measure Of his opportunities.
So he has practically issued an order to
the State Department that the White
House be not worried with matters OF
foreign relations any more than is abso-
lutely necessary and that as far as pos.
Abe settlement Of existing controversies
te deferred until Congress IL safely out
q the way and the chief features OF the
administration domestic programme are
satisfactorily disposed Of
The President, II Is understood. Is not
content to let MIR. Bryan 30 ahead with
such matters as the Panama Canal dis
pute with Great Britain while the White
House is necessarily absorbed with mat
tcrs on Capitol Hill MIR. Wilson Is de-
termined to go into such matters OF
foreign relations himself. and until he
can find the time to give them serious
study he is unwilling that anything
whatsoever shall be done in them by
his Secretary OF State.
wilson's Hand to Guide.
His determination to exercise the guild
ing hand in the conduct OF the foreign
relations of the United States was re-
vealed early in his administration. when
he wrote with his own hand and issued
from the White House the statements
regarding Latin American policy and
the withdrawal OF the United States
from the sextuple loan negotiations with
China. Also It was the President who
c,de the first note in reply to the
Japanese protest against the California
alien land law.
" it we're possible the President
w,sIii include the Japanese controversy
among those matters which are to be
laid on the shelf until tarin and cur
rem. are out OF the way. Only the
s,long pressure from the japanese
Government prevents this being done
There il now we'll defined impression
in Washington that the Wilson Admins
tration hopes to protract the negotia-
tons with Japan over long period OF
time SO that the day Of settlement may
be- deferred as long as possible. II the
popular demonstrations against Ameri-
cans and the United States which have
occurred in Japan in the last few weeks
are reflections Of the Governments at
t,ude this programme Of delay will not
meet with approval at Toxic.
Panama ~ the shelf.
The Panama Canal controversy has
already been laid on the shelf. 1t is
Understood that in this case the other
interested party. Great Britain, has been
informed that her case has been tabled
for the present and that she cannot
expect any proceedings toward settle
ment until the tariff and currency bills
are passed by Congress.
II is admitted at the State Depart
ment that though the Administration has
been in power more than four months
the Panama Canal correspondence has
not even been taken out OF the fles the
British demand for arbitration has been
absolutely ignored and will continue to
be ignored while Congress Is In session.
The Colombian Governments cOntro-
versy with the United States over
Panama is likewise rolled up In moth
balls at the State Department ana Will
probably not see the light OF day In
Mr.. Bryans office until cold weather
has arrived. The President has ap-
pointed Minister to Colombia. sue
ceeding former Minister Dubois, but II
is understood that In the next few
months he will do little more than
establish friendly relations with the
Colombian Government and perhaps
learn Spanish.
The Colombian Government has
gently reminded Secretary Bryan that
i, has a case to press by presenting q
long note, characterized by MIR. Bryan
a. an expression Of the Colombian
views" Unless these Colombian views
have changed materially since the last
days OF the Taft administration they
include a demand for arbitration OF the
integrity Of the republic Of Panama
the ownership Of the Canal Zone by the
United States and the ownership OF the
Panama Railroad, togetner WIN a ciain
for damages and reparation mounting
up in the millions!
Russian Treaty Watts.
Another issue that has been stored
away In the archives Is the matter OF
restoring treaty relations with Russia
and the question Of the treatment OF
American Jews by the Cars Govern
mont. Curtis Guild. Ambassador tt
Russia 10 now home In Boston. hi!
tenure OF ONCE practically over. No one
has been selected in his place. Mean
while the Russians are saying 1t vii
hurt the United States more than II
viii Russia II the lack OF q treaty
governing commercial relations 10 Ions
continued.
Perhaps more important than al
these single questions. however. Ia thu
broad problem Of Latin American rela'
tons, The Wilson Administration hal
no, as yet announced any policy towart
Latin America. and II Ia understood ths
on" Of the reasons for the failure t.
arrive at a definite. concrete mode o
procedure Is the preoccupation Of thu