Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-01-09
FRANCE WARNED.
Uncle sam Will Tolerate No For.
eign Interference at Panama.
THE EAGLE HAS SCREAMED.
The Resolution Warning Foreign Govern
ments That to NEEDLE with American
Canals Was TO Insult the United
states, Passed by the Senate.

NEW YoRK, Jan O. "A special from Wash
ington says:
Europe must hands off. No foreign con-
troll for the Amer can canal Monroc's old
doctrine affirmed in the senate by 40 TO g.
Such was The ringing result Of the deliber-
ntions over the Panama canal resolution of
Senator Edmunds, and political and diplo-
matte circles are agog over the almost uaan-
imous warning given by the American SEN
ate 10 the countries of the Old World.
It was one of the most sensational debates
and votes ever taken in that solemn body.
Edmunds engineered 1t with mastery genius,
equaled only by his and Thurman's joint
warfare on the Pacific roads
Only three members OF the body voted in
the negative-Blackburn Of Kentucky,
Hampton OF South Carolina and Vance of
North Carolina.
The vote was practically unanimous
notice served on Europe by both political
parties in our highest legislative body that
Uncle Sam intends to protect the Ameri-
can continent from foreign interference
to act as foster father for the entire chain of
American republics that look to him for
guidance and advice.
The resolution, while respectful in tone,
rings with vigorous English, and France, can
understand exactly what it means Here
it is:
Resolved. That the government OF the United
States viii look with serious concern and disap-
proyal upon any connection of any European
government with the construction or control of
any ship canal across the isthmus of Darien, or
across Central America, and must regard any
such connection or control injurious 10 the
just rights and interests Of the United States and
as a menace TO their welfare.
Resolved That the president be and he is here
afsaH
the views Of congress to the governments of the
countries Of Europe
The vote was reached after the longest
secret legislative session in the history OF the
senate. Five hours were consumed in de-
bate.
Mr.. Edmunds would not have called for
closed doors, perhaps, unless his eagle eye
had caught sight of cluster of diplomats in
the senate gallery. He didn't care to have
these foreign agents learn too much of Uncle
Sans exclusive views on the Monroe doc
trine Their presence, too, might hamper the
freedom of debate, and the eagle doesn't care
to be interfered with when he's ready to
scream.
So Edmunds strained point, cleared the
galleries of foreign caves choppers, and then
the senate orchestra tuned up. There was
some diversity of opinion, but not much. Mr..
Reagan opposed the resolution, declaring
that the building of canal by n foreign gov
eminent across the isthmus did not involve
the Monro doctrine. He said this resolu-
ton went beyond the Monroe doctrine, and
that Mr.. Morgan and some other Democratic
senator's had made speeches in support Of the
resolution.
Mr.. Gray's amendment received only three
votes, and the Edmunis resolution, with
some slight change in the phraseology, was
adopted by a vote Of 40 to 8
Now Europe understands what we want in
the canal line, and De Lesseps can go ahead
with the arrangements for his Panama fu-
neral