Show SECRETARY HAY SOUNDS SE t r J Getting hp l Views Regarding Canal Negotiations N t FOE NEV V TREATY TI r e LE THEN ENGLAND WILL BE EE APPROACHED 1 I Washington ston April 13 laThere There Is au nu authority for tor the following ollo ng statement of ot the status of the Panama negotiations After the adjournment of the senate and the l of or tho pending Hay X treaty Secretary Hay de derided deb b tided to purs pursue ethe tho subject further Hutto Put to avoid the possibility of another failure nure for rot the santee sane reasons rea ons as brought about the lose of 0 the Hay Ha treaty the secretary determined to re reverse reverse reverse verse the usual method of procedure pro In framing treaties t Ete ge therefore con concluded concluded concluded to first t consult the ratifying power the United States senate to as ascertain a ascertain certain if it t t oe ible for Cor the sen en senator ator to agree upon the basis buls of a lL treaty tre ty which should shoud be at the time timo acceptable to the executive branch brunch of or th the government and to Great Brit Britain Britain Britain ain It 11 was r J that unless two thirds at least of or the senate ute could be brought into agreement in advance upon the basis of the treaty it would be perfectly useless u for the executive to tanbark in negotiations with Great B for tor the formation of another convention Secretary Hay is devoting himself now to 10 the he ascertainment of the feel teel feelIngs feelings Ings and desires of the senators and consequently not having completed this work worl orl he has not begun negotiations negotiations negotiations for a nw new treaty It Is 18 not an easy catty undertaking to test teat the senate in inthis this fashion not only because e of the number of senators who must be sound sounded S und ed rei but also because of the indecision of ot Pone pome of or the men en who rank as leaden lead leaden leaden en ena Jt it i is loot ot even possible po to lo predict nova HOP nt because the results obtained are areso areso so 50 inconclusive that the state depart department meat ment m will win not net lie be 1 able to acquaint Lord Lordy otc basis upon which y Mi U L I is willing to negotiate fo a treaty before the ambassador sails salts for London next Juno June It is IB even ven possible that Lord I may ma feet feel it t incumbent inc upon UP ll Mm him l lm to delay dela his departure for a time or even to omit umit hIs ais leave altogether if it by so doirS dol he can better ascertain the senator tl l conditions for the am ambassador ambassador ambassador is desirous to as assure sure BUT fI himself r c success before he again W t frame a treaty which shtil beat beal his name nameh It h follows negotiations not having haing been started hat that nothing has passed between the governments of the United States and Great Gr t Britain respecting re i a u quid pro quo qUoin JL be demanded i ib I bv b Great Groat Britain in consideration of the release of the United from the restrictions Imposed b by the Clay Cla j ton Bulwer treaty I v |