Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-08
Teller Thinks United States Should
Ignore England,
CLAYTON .BULWER COMPACT.
Disagrec' Win Secretary Hay RE
gnrding It's Abrogation as Ncces-
sary Before Going Ahead.

Washington, D. O., Dec. THE de-
velopments in the Senate In executive
session today IN connection with the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty, were:
An agreement on the part Of the
Senate To- vote on the amendment
offered by the committee on foreign
relations providing for the policing Of
the canal, on next Thursday at 3
o'clock.
An amendment offered by Senator
Teller striking out the treaty pro-
hibitlon against the fertilization Of the
Nicaragua canal, when constructed
The conclusion Of Senator Morgans
speech. A speech by Senator Teller In
opposition to the treaty,
An agreement for a vote on the COM
mlttes amendment was secured soon
after the executive session began. II
was reached by unanimous consent at
a request made by Senator Lodge.
Senator Lodge ala not ask to have q
date fixed for a vote on the treaty it.
self. believing that the fate Of the
measure win be determined by the
result OF the vote on the amendment.
Senator Teller spoke for about two
hours giving notice Of his amendment
at the beginning OF his address. The
amendment suggested relates TO section
Z Of article 2 OF the treaty. As that
section now stands It reads as follows:
NO fortiications shall be erected COM
harding the canal or water adjacent.
The United States, however, shall be az
liberty 10 maintain such military police
along tho canal as may be necessary to
protec, It against lawlessness and dis
order"
The Colorado senator's amendment
provides for the striking out OF the
first sentence OF this provision and for
verbal changes In the remaining por-
ton, making Il read as follows:
THE United States shall be at liberty
to maintain such military force along
thu canal as may be necessary TO pro-
tect II against lawlessness and disor-
der"
Mr.. Teller contended that II the
United states desired to build the canal
Il should proceed TO do so without try
ing 20 secure the consent Of Great
Britain. lie soil that the opinion Of
Secretary Hay that the abrogation OF
tn Jlaytou-ItiWer treaty was neces-
sary as preceding performance after
an was only tho opinion OF one man.
Then he quoted from public documents
In which former secretaries Of state
had differed In their opinions In this
respect lie also showed that in some
| Instances there had been breaches OF
| the Clayton RulWer treaty lie quoted
! Secretary Fyots as saying that the
guarantee ~ neutrality Is one thing.
! while the question is unsettled. and
| quite auotho~ when the canal shall be-
opened 20 the interests. ambition and
| crUdity ~ the commercial nations
and is occupied by populations OF
/ foreign allegiance and discordant
| HABITS. Secretary Blaine was also
| quoted on Ia, same point
Replying to Senator Morgan. Senator
| Tcllpi expressed the opinion that
| Great Britain would never permit her
resentment ~ Independent action by
| the United States On lead her 10 begin
| hostilitles tCCeuse her material inter-
| est in maintaining peace with this
! country la too great: but be argued
| that a. ask English assent 10 the con-
! atTicti0n Of the canal was 20 admit
| that that country had q right 10 ex.
| press dissent That position. he said.
never would he accepted By the people
| OF this country.