The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-21
Republicans Hope to Make Much Capital Out of
 Bryan's Suggestions
HANNIS TAYLOR FEE
 ALREADY AN ISSUE
Former Alabamian Laughs at the Reports That He Is to Ke- ceiye Million Dollars for
 His Services
nxc.E. STEWART

Washington June 20.-(Speclal)-lt IS becoming quite evident that there IS to be another long and stormy fight Tn the United states Senate, almost IT not quite. the equal in bitterness of debate and the length of the struggle over the ratification of the Colombian and Nica- ragran treaties The bases of these treaties are to be used as political capi- +al by the opponents of the democratic party, and exploited as much as possible in the Senate during the body's consid- eration of the treaties
 There has been raised the question Of lawyers fees in connection with these two treaties, and connected with the Co., lombia treaty in the capacity of an at torney, is, Hannis Taylor, formerly Of Alabama, who, rumor says, is to receive a fee of s1,OO00O0 if the treaty is rati- fled. This rumor MT. Taylor laughs at. He declares that the suggestion that he is to receive a fee of that sum is ab- surd, and that the public is welcome to see his contract with the Colombian le- gstion here, which specifics no sum, but provides merely for liberal compensation. MT Taylor said that his fee would not come up to the rumor of s1,0oo,0o.
 Will Not Have Easy Time
 In all events MT. Bryan is not going 10 have an easy time getting his treaties adopted, and approved by the Senate. There is considerable dissatisfaction in the Senate that the sum of $25,0O0,O0O is to be paid to Colombia. and with that a certain form of an apology to be offi- eially conveyed to the republic. Roose- Welt and his followers characterize the eecretary's attitude in this respect as "outrageous," and the mere mention of an apology in the colonefs presence is enough to make him lose his voice, in rage.
 The apology" for which Roosevelt and others who are attacking the Secretary of State so vigorously for, is contained in article 1 of the treaty. It takes con- siderable imagination to construe mere expression of regret that anything has happened to mar the relations of cordial friendship between the two governments,' as an "abject apology" but this is the construction placed upon article 1 by all who have no especial admiration for the Secretary of State. and who takes every occasion they can to make this fact known.
 Article 1 reads:
 ''The government of the United States of America, wishing to put at rest al controversies and differences with the re- publics of Colombia arising out of the events from which the present situation on the Isthmus of Panama resulted, eX- presses in it's own name, and in the name of the people of the United States, sincere regret that anything should have occurred to interrupt or mar the relations of cordial friendship that had so long subsisted between the two nations.
 "The government of the republic of Co., lombia, in it's own name and in the name of the Colombian people, accepts this declaration in the full assurance that every obstacle to the restoration of com plete harmony betwen the two countries will thus disappear
 Out of this language Secretary Bryan's s enemies build an insult to former ad- ministration. They see a yelled repuda- tion of the acts of the administration of ex-President Roosevelt They insist that it is ''abject apology by this government for former act of the government though under control then of a political party of the republican faith.
 Agitation Mostly Political
 The agitation against the Colombian treaty is mostly political. At least that is the opinion of those democrats whc have studied the question. There are some democrats opposed to the treaty ir it's present form, but their opposition is not so much as to the language of the treaty, but to the sum of money that this government is to pay to Colombia They believe that $2500O, 900 is too much to pay to Colombia
 Secretary Bryan advances three argIl- ments in support of his contention that the treaty ought to be ratified. They are first. 1t would result in amlty be- tween this country and Colombia. It would restore friendliness between Co., lombia and the Panama republic. and in the third place. he said, that ratifica. ton of a treaty of this character would