The sun., 1900-02-09
Morgan Canal Doctrine.

Nearly all OF the Washington correspond.
ents represented Senator MORGAN OF Ala
bama yesterday as advocating the ratiica-
tion Of the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty for these
two reasons:
/. That the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty is in
force and is binding upon this country.
2. That the naturalization of the canal
that is to say. the renunciation Of absolute
American control, is wise and necessary
measure.
Who can believe this, in view of the record
OF Senator MoRGASs constant and untorr-
fled championship Of the very opposite OF
both these propositions:
Senator MoRGANs position has been that
all that Is needed to efface the Clayton
Bulwsr Treaty is a declaration on our part
that it no longer binds. IL is not eight
months since he said in the Senate:
The Clayton -Bulver Treaty has never been de-
clared obsolete or abrogated, although many sena
tors including myself. believe that We have 4 right
to declare It abrsgated, as having been aban.
doned.'
A fuller explanation Of his views concern
ing the old treaty OF 1850 was offered by
the Senator in his great canal speech Of
Jan 22, 1897 Hc then declared that the
Clayton Bulwer Treaty was not worth the
paper on which it was written. He had
been speaking Of the proposed Freling-
huysen-Zavala Treaty with Nicaragua, by
which we should have acquired for
81, ,ooe, 900 almost absolute sovereignty
q 81 ~ "a ;I>e 10
from the Atlantic TO the Pacific. This
treaty, "a favorable to American interests,
had been withdrawn frsm the Senate by the
Cleveland Administration on the ground
that it eolaeted with the Clayton Bulwer
Treaty, and that the Clsyton-Bulwer
Treaty was still in full force Referring
to tbs. transaction, Mr.. MORGAN said:
"wehsd better have confronted Great Britain with
the proposition thM the Clayton Buwer Treaty was
not worth the paper 81 which 1t written.
b,iev. Nat. and you az b,li,r. H. The clayton.
Bulwer Treaty 10 not In the estimation 9th United
States to-day werth the paper IN which itas written
II i. true has not been formally revoked Neither
has either Govern nsnt seniAed to the other that it
has formally abandoned II. and it stands there now
like skeleton in the closet OF the United States
mer, TO alarm ~ ch'ldren wher hev hdpp,n houoNt
hssip 10 op,n n, door.
"Ths Clayton. Dulwer Treaty has been violated by
the Govern ent Of Great Britain openly notorousy
over and ever again. l call the attention OF the
Senator from Ohio M sarlMAsl to what I am
about to say. The Gentleman who is known or 4.
understood to be about TO become Secretary Of State
made the Arst report upon tn subject That part Of
the repert vW drawn by M EpxUsps and approved
by himself. the hoasrable Senator from Ohio and in
that report we denounced the Clayton Bulver Treaty
a ne lsnger obligatory upon rs unless chose to
waive the infractisns 81 Great Britain in their deal
iaes in Central America.
New. there vs stand. Now are coming to a
conclusion; aov ws iAtell to know whether it IL
net saa fer enc. - an American Senator, do
sst htsnd 10 paas sss siAelS hairs breadth beyond
| this question until 1t is settled"
Does that look much as II the Hon. JOHN
2 HSReAs, fSfsMvst m years In the as
eertfon AZ Afhsrfns ease regarding the
NiearsEua CArs1, WAS Of the optimism that
~ ohyevH- DurwSt fr@%y bin6s us7
sn the second peAt Bis record Is equally
clear and his ntersrwss have been equally
emphatic The volumes Of the Congress
siesal Rscera teen with such declarations
As these BY Senator MeRsAS:
"Shs people Of N. rAlt.d States have discovered
that , waterway through Hicsrasua is absolutely in.
| N~snseos n waiter u ssfetp 10 n. eon,ts Of tts
rnnsd Shdfe', a. we'll Is to tbs comnercs OF the
| esuntrv."
wv cannot give up this canal. Mr. President,
without releasing such an smount Of the Just
Of the United States commercially aud In military
sense a. n weaken us almost incalculabIy."
five were to build the canal alone for tbs psa n,
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