Show t i hl I I dl NO SECRET CLAUSE I J j I t 4 f Washington Officials Talk of Objections S I I Objec-tions Made to Treaty by Britons Washington Jan 241 The State department de-partment Is considering the advisability f S of extending the period of time allowed S I I for the ratification of the Cuban reciprocity t I r reci-procity treaty now pending before the 1 Ii r I United States Senate The time allowed f 1 1 I 111 r al-lowed for ratification expires one week j 1 from today While the Senators seem 5 p p confident their ability to ratify within r I r i with-in that time the President and Secretary S + I Secre-tary feel that they arc not warranted 5 t 1 In risking the loss of this important 1 I h convention and therefore they contemplate i1 i S contem-plate the drafting of a special article i f In the fchupe of a protocol which wIllS f will-S t J provide < for a safe extension of the 1 I 1 period allowed for latlllcatlon I f j r The attention oC officials who have t t had to do with this treaty was directed 1 S I today to the statement made In London i i S to Lord Ixinsdownc by the delegates of 1 r f the chamber of commerce oC the United < I 5 Kingdom to the effect that the Cuban S treaty contained a secret clause stipu i of hating that no further measures Ir reciprocity shall be undertaken by the 1 United States toward the British West I i I Indies It 1 1 It was explained that there was no S secret clause in the treaty What the j S J Jdelegntes undoubtedly had reference to SI 1 ri I was the amendment to the treat made 1 S by the Senate committee prohibiting h 1 for a term of five years any dlmuni 5 tion of the sugar duties In the tariff I t I I laws the effect of which would be to I I J prevent the confirmation of any reciprocity ii 1 reci-procity treaty with the British West j 4 Ir Indian colonies or indeed with any S r t country permitting a reduction of I f sugar duties This amendment sis entirely iI I en-tirely obnoxious to the Administration W I j but whether Its Inclusion would cause I I 11 I 1 r h the loss of the treaty cannot be foretold 1 t I 1t fore-told S at this moment |