The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1900, Page 1

The Tall o ¥ L e e m— VOLUME LXXXVII-N 0. 68. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1900. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AMERICAN CONTROL OF CANAL ASSURED Construction of the Trans-Isthmian Waterway May Soon Be Commenced. L e e e o o ol e e e e e e e e S ol o e e e e e el S e e e d ] Amendment to Clayton-Bul- wer Treaty Removes a Diplomatie Obstacle That Might Have Led toTrouble Simple Ceremonies at the Signing of a Convention That Means Much to This Coast —Congress Will Soon Act on Needed Legislation. HEADQUAR- RS, WELLINGTON L, W HING- . 5.—A trans-isthmian can control is The amendment ton-Bulw t might have been a bstacle to Govern- 1struction of the water- Both the Senate and committees have voted iting voice to re- y identical bills. Morgan of Alabama, r treaty re- G chai n of the Senate Commit- tee, said ro-day he expected the bill to pass the Senate this onth. Representative Hep- rn, chairman of the House Committee, said he expected it/ s the House during this A Il of both houses in The Call n it comes to a secure from a Rica con- y as may be t and de- canal and An >tates. mencement of the work, and Secretary of War is autt pletion to the amount of $140,- 000,000, the money to be pro- jed in regular annual appro- tion bills as it shall be needed. There is no reason to expect any serious efforts to delay the bill in either house of Congress. | Its opponents are so few as to make such efforts hopeless, and the prospects are that votes will be reached in both houses after short debates. When Mr. Reed was Speaker he was able to pre- vent consideration of the bill in the House, but Speaker Hender- son is heartily in favor of it and will aid in expediting action. Chairman Hepburn’s present plan is to try to secure the con- sideration of the bill by unani- mous consent. Speaker Hender- son has intimated to him that this can probably be secured. If there is objection to considera-| tion by any of the opponents of the measure, Mr. Hepburn will | then apply to the Committee on | Rules for a special order, and he| has no doubt of its being granted, | as all the members of that com- | mittee are in favor of the bill. | In the Senate the financial bill will have the right of way until PP PO PIPI VI PIP D IIIPIPIPIP- PP PP P I DIPIIIPIPI P EDIPIIIPIOOPIIeIed Bulwer treaty are retained. This is notably true of article V, which guaran- tees the absolute neutrality of any canal and the security of the capital invested. It is understood that the United States continues upon itself the obligation to maintain the neutralization of the canal, which shall be open and free. It is also believed that the treaty looks to an inter- national undertaking on this point. Be- cause the requirements of international courtesy would not otherwise be observed it is believed that the Senate will not make the convention public before to- morrow at the earliest, and on this point there has been some understanding be- tween Secretary Hay and the British Gov~ ernment. The treaty was arranged between Sec- retary Hay and Lord Pauncefote, who are the principals and who manifest that fact by signing the treaty. Possibly the = S RN (P e e L Wl iy BARD RECEIVING CONGRATULATIONS AT HIS HEADQUARTERS. L 4 . . @ + L 4 + *® - L 4 * * 4 @ ® . ® * 3 + o © B e 0000000000000 00 0000000000000 00000 e0e00000+000000800 400000000000 0000 0040060000000 00000000 February 13, but after that has been acted upon Senator Morgan intends to call up the canal bill |4 and push it to a speedy vote. There will be some opposition from Senators who think it would be wise to wait for the re- port of the Walker Commission, but few members will oppose the bill in its present form. *& oo TREATY SIGNED BY HAY AND PAUNCEFOTE|? a———— @ = & * It Is Said No Concessions Were Made | | to England in Return for + Her Action. & WASHINGTON, Feb. 5—The Hay-|+¢ efote treaty, amendatory of the | ¢ 1-Bulwer treaty relative to the con- | tion of the Nicaragua canal, was| [ d at the State Department to-day by | € * retary Hay for the United States and Pauncefote for Great Britain. gh the consummation of the treat formality about the ceremony vention that is expected to be, d States at least, of the ar-reaching importance and value, | o being without any theatrical ings. There were present be- ecretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote y_Mr. Bromley, honorary attache of Britieh embassy and prospective son law of Lord Pauncefote; Sidney Smith e Diplomatic Bureau, and Wil . the faithful and discreet iger to the Department of State, placed the seals upon this convention | e has on nearly every treaty of im- ance to which the United States has | a party for the past thirty years. | t thing in order was to compar drafts of the treaty caretully, to | heir identity, which work was | performed by Smith and Bromley. Then the signing took place, Secretary Hay at- | taching his signature first to the copy of the treaty which is to be retained by the | United Btates Government. As the final | ratifications the seals were attached and | then there were congratulations and the ceremony was over. | Smith and Bromley retired and Secre- | tary Hay and Lord Pauncefote had a long | private chat. ‘ Smith carried the freshly signed treaty | to the White House, where the letter of | transmittal was signed by the President so that the treaty could be dispatched at once to the United States Senate for rati- | * P e + & . ® * » < 5 ¢ . € ° . ficalon. The letter of transmittal was |4 purely formal, simply commending the | treaty to the Senate without enler!ng!+ upon any argument to demonstrate ""’I great value. [ 1 Secretary Hay declined to make public | & the text of the treaty or even to make | any statement as to lts details, holding | § that courtesy to the Senate obliged him | to remain silent until the Senate itself | removed the seal of confidence from the | treaty. All that is mow known of this convention is that it amends the Clayton- + Bulwer treaty of 1850 in such manner that | Great Britain ylelds to the United States | the right to construct the Nicaragua | canal or a canal at any other point on the I isthmus without British participation. Most of the other features in the Clayton- As*fls\.vm A <.m BELSHAaN LEGISLATORS WHO WILL NOMINATE BARD. TO-DAY. CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.—The programme for the ballot to-morrow was mapped out this evening. In the Senate Dr. Chester Rowell of Fresno will place Thomas R. Bard in nomination for United States Sen- ator. The regular speech seconding the nomination will be made by Senator Davis of Amador. It Is presumed that Judge Davis will not miss the opportunity of tossing a few bouquets to Irving M. Scott while extolling the Ventura states- man. In the Assembly L. H. Valentine of Los Angeles will place Mr. Bard in nomination. The seconding speeches will be made by W. H. Cobb of San Francisco and C. M. Belshaw of Contra Costa. Mr. Bard will secure a constitutional ma- jority in each house. His election will be ratified in joint convention on Wednesday. He will visit San Francisco before he returns to his home in Ventura County. He has accepted an invitation to visit Los Angeles at an early day. 1| * @ 41 L4 ¢ ® ¢ | 41 *| @ . ® ¢+ & 1| . . A e e o e S S R = S SR SCY DO+ Pt 000 eTedsIe Pt IeP e essDeOsede -0+ e0+0+3+0+d+ 0+ &@|fact that the first news of the success of the.attempt to reach an agreement on this fmportant subject came from London was the ground for the belief in some quarters that the negotiations were all conducted there. the treaty is ratified and the ra exchanged the United § liberty to proceed at on struction of the Ist ia 1 unfettered by any obligations ard Great Britain save that of allowing to British citizens and to the citizens of other nations the use of the canal on the same terms with American citizens. Possibly this might without to-day's treat as to whether or not treaty were still alive will be at th the con- been done the question Clayton-Bulwer been a subject ave able minds have taken opposit the present nistration is that the Clayton-Bulwer treat force, and it felt itself bound by the m sacred obligations to live up to the tre: as long as it stood unchanged; and de ing to amend it res honorable means in its ju its desires. Hence the tr day. There is absolutely no quid pro quo of- fered to Great Britain in this treaty in return for the valuable concession to the United States. Whatever return the United States m this concession CLAYTON-BULWER PACT CONSIDERED OBSOLETE British Cabinet Regarded the Agree- ment as Out of Date and Im- practicable. to realize ty signed to- y choose to make for LONDON, Feb. 5.—While the publica- | tion of the dispatch from Washington re- garding the annulling of the Clayton- | Bulwer Nicaraguan treaty and the sub- | stitution for it of the treaty caused considerable surprise, Hay-Pauncefote it | was fully confirmed at the Foreign Of- fice. The apparent celerity in reaching an agreement is explained by the fact that the whole matter was practically settled | between Secretary Hay and Lord Paunce- fote in 1898. About a fortnight ago, In consequence of the attitude of the Senate, Mr. Choate here received Instructions to press the conclusions of the negotiations. | The British Cabinet considered the ques- | tion and received the Dominion of Can- ada’s sanction to grant the United States’ request. The attitude of the Cabinet consisted in the belief that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was made when the conditions governing the nations was so utterly different that it was now out of date and impracticable. Believing the present a most inopportune time for bargaining and haggling, the British Ministers decided to give the United States a free hand. The Westminster Gazette this afternoon | alone comments on the Nicaragua agree- | ment. It welcomes the announcement, but says it is surprised that Great Britain does not get compensation for “relin- quishing her undoubted rights.” The pa- per realizes that Lord Salisbury may have good reasons for assenting to this, but hopes Great Britain’s friendly action will count in the settlement of the Alaskan dispute. It can be definitely said, however, that this decision is based in no little degree | on the principle of “I'll do you a good | turn, but remember it when you have | the chance to do me one,” though this | scarcely merits being called even a ver- Continued on Second Page, R B e e e e L I e R kI S e S 2 2 ‘a thing of the future. | SUPPORTERS OF BURNS WILL VOTE FOR BARD Sensible Conclusion Reached in Cau- cus, and the Election Will There- fore Be Unanimous. [Formal Ratifi- cation To-Day in the Senate | and House of the Magnifi- cent Victory of Friday | L.ast. fCaIifornia Legislators Ready to Invest | WiththeSenatorial | Toga the Venturan | Who Has Been SummonedtoServe the State. | ‘ ALL HEADQUAR- C TERS, SACRAMENTO, { Feb. 5. — Thomas R. [Bard will be elected United States Senator to-morrow by the Assembly and Senate voting separately. The splendid victory | which was won last Friday night will receive the stamp of formal- ? lity at noon, and if Bard does not receive the vote of every Repub- lican in the Legislature it will be because one or two still feel that they must give a complimentary vote to a friend. The great fight |is at last over and im, its conclu- l3sion every well-meaning elector | of California can share with Re- fl'publicans the congratulations | which are being made from one end of the State to the other over a superb triumph of good gov- ernment, decency and integrity in public life and the vindication of the Republican party from the severest test that could be made to men. The men who stood pledged to D. M. Burns were authorita- tively released from their obliga- tions to-day, and with that re- lease they hastened to pledge themselves to vote for Bard to- morrow. They knew that ob- struction to the will of the ma- jority could result only in creat- ing a short delay, at the same time working their own undoing. The obstructionists recognized therefore the of pre- serving their party fences, and with this recognition closes one of the most remarkable if not the most extraordinary political bat- tles ever fought in California. In many respects the election of Bard is without parallel in the political history of the State. At | the regular session he was an as- | pirant, but not such a one as to { create any interest. He played no part in the stern struggle of last winter, and at the opening of the extra session his name did not prompt a second thought in | his mind, or in the mind of any- body else. He had given up any hope of attaining the ambition for the realization of which he yearned a year ago. When the summons came for him to go te Sacramento he was in his Ven- tura orchard, garbed in the rough garments of a farmer—in over« alls and jumper—performing the duties of the field. Then came the call, and Bard answered it. He hastened to Sacramento to meet forces that had been in battle array for over |a year. These forces were sup- | plemented by the corrupt power | of the Southern Pacific Company | and of the Governor of the State. | But Bard came to meet them. He had no organization and no friends to do for him the mission- Jary work which seems always to wisdom be so vital an element in a con-