Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-15
LITTLE CHANCE OF sRYAN's
TREATY BEING RATIFIED BY.
U. s. SENATE.
PRESSURE is REMOVED
NOW BRYAN IS OUT
Southern Sugar Producers Encouraged
by 5ryan's Retirement to Hope Ad.
n.inistration Will Back Up on Free
Sugar Clause Of Tariff Law-Admin.
istration Would Find Excuse.

Washington, June 15.-Secretafy
Bryan's resignation from the state de-
partment is expected to decide the fate
of the Colombian treaty. This treaty.
which is pending in the senate. and
which proposes TO pay Colombia fat
sum in compensation for her loss OF
Panama and the canal territory. found
in Mr.. Bryan its chief hacker in the
administration. He made repeated eff
forts 10 drive it to vote in the senate
in the last session Of congress but
failed.
Presumably, although the admins
tration will not drop the treaty, there
will not be the pressure in the next
congress to get it ratified that there
has been with Mr. Bryan at the head
of the state department.. 1t is GER
tainty that unless there is extreme
pressure on the senate. the treaty can
not command two-thirds vote.
Under the circumstances. the BELIEF
here is that the treaty is doomed.
Free Sugar May Be Doomed.
This is only one of a number OF mat
tiers before congress which will be
affected by the Bryan resignation.
Free sugar is one of them. Under
the new tariff law, sugar will be free
about a year hence, The Louisiana
sugar interests are working hard TO
get this provision Of the tariff law
changed, so as to provide for the re-
rention of a duty on sugar. The
Louisiana sugar interests and beet
sugar interests began working in the
last congress to get free sugar re-
pealed.
Il, SO happens now that the revenues
have shrunk and there Is at least
plausible argument for saying that it
would be unwise TO lop or the revenue
from sugar In addition to the revenue
reason, Secretary Bryan, when tariff
revision was up. was strong advo-
cate OF free sugar. He IL generally
credited with being more strongly for
il than President Wilson. With him
retired from the cabinet. and not In
position to exert pressure, and With
the sugar producers in this country
bent on carrying on a vigorous cam"
paien In their own behalf, there is
some possibility that the free sugar
LEGISLATION will be reversed. or course,
il has to be remembered that Presi-
dent Wilson might veto duty on
sugar. in ordeT to. pursue consistent
course. In t1at case. there is no rea-
son to suppose IL could be passed over
the veto.
Prohibition an Issue.
Prohibition. in the form OF a pro-
posed national prohibition amendment,
is going to be great issue at the next
regular session OF congress. Bryan.
though he has not come out fatty for
national prohibition. has shown many
leanings toward it. It has been quite
freely said that Mr.. Bryan did not
come out for national prohibition not
because he did not believe in 1t but
because he deemed 1t impolitic to adj
vocate Il, especially with the presi-
dent opposed to 1t. Now separated
from the administration. Mr.. Bryan
may turn to national prohibition. and
put himself back Of the effort to have
it submitted TO the states by the next
session of congress. But whether he
does or not come out for national
prohibition. it is not doubted that thru
his anti liquor speeches he will add to
the strength Of the movement for ma
tional prohibition.
The coming winter. congress will
take up the increase of army and re-
vision Of the military system and the
increase and modernization OF the
navy. BY reason OF his stand for peace
under any circumstances, Mr.. Bryan
will doubtless try to keep many of his
old followers in house and senate
from voting for such increases.