The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-12-13
HEAVY DEBATE
ON CANAL TREATY
Senate Agrees 10 Vote on
Ratification Monday

agreed today TO take vote Deiofe au-
journment on Monday on the new Hay
Pauncefote treaty for the abrogation
Of the Ciayton-Bulwer treaty and OPEN
ing the way for the construction OF
"a canal across the 1sthmus Of Panama
by the United States This agreement
was reached after four hours on dc
bate sufficiently interesting 20 insure
the constant attendance Of most OF the
senators Senator spooner who was
one OF the principal speakers Of the
day had just concluded when Senator
Lodge made an effort to secure vote.
il developed there were other senators
who desired to be heard, the result be-
ing that the date for the vote was
postponed until Monday The agree
ment provides FOR an adjournment Of
the senate from today until Monday
and for meeting al II O'Clock on that
day, one hour in advance or the usual
time. The understanding IS that as
soon as practicable after the senate
conyenes Senator Lodge shall move an
executive session, and that the treaty
shall have the entire attention OF the
senate until a final vote Is reached.
lefore the adjournment for that day.
4 THE SPEAKERS.
The principal speakers today, besides
Senator Spooner, were Senator Money
ana Senator oFraker Mr.. Money,
while finding much in the treaty to
criticize said that as he found the for
tunts of the proposed canal across the
1sthieus In extricably entertwined with
the treaty. he could not see his way
clear to do anything that would pre-
vent tr even delay ratification. The
particular features Of the new treaty
with which he found fault We're those
retaining the neutrality provision Of
the Clay-Bulwer convention and speci-
tying polite control Of The canal when
built. He argued that the effect oI
these proviAions inevitably must be 70
limit and ptescrlbe the power Of the
United States to control It's own prop
erty in case Of war.
Senator ForalSr maintained that pro-
visions of the new treaty meet every
objection made to the original Hay
Pauncefote treaty and cover every OBJ
essential thing that was included IN
the am,ndments made by the senate
10 that Ioesment. He regarded il aa
OF the utmost Importance that the
CaIy- Bulwer treaty should be wiped
out This result wass effected by the
convention under consideration. He as
serteC; that all rights OF the United
States We're amply protected under this
treaty, and that our absolute and COM
plete control or the canal could not be
questioned by Great Britain or any
other power. Mr.. Foraker's speech
dealt largely with the legal construc-
fion and the general effect Of the treaty
He said that after a careful study Of
IT'S provisions he was firmiy convinced
that It could be honestly supported by
every patriotic citizen.
INTERRUPTIONS.
Senator Foraker was frequently in
terrupted by senator Raeon In the
course Of one OF these interruptions
Mr.. Bacon asked II it was not true that
under the terms OF the treaty the CON
structiun OF fortifications by the Unit
ed States would be an act Of war.
MIR. Foraker replied IN the negative
declaring that not only would such an
act not be an act OF hostility, but
that to build foruhoationa in case OF
necessity was one Of the inherent
rights OF the government.
To this Mr.. Bacon responded that he
Tor one would never bring himself tc
vote for the ratification of the treaty
erument was to violate IT.. Mr.. Fcrak
cr retorted sharply to the effect thai
his friend from Georgia could be nc
more yirtuous along the line of main
tanning the countries honor in the mat
ter OF keeping IT'S agreements witt
other nations than were other sena.
tors. Mr. Bacon replied that he hae
not meant TO assume virtue that ht
did not possess. nor to imply that 9th
er senator's We're not as jealous Of ths
country's good name as he aimsem.
mir. Foraker then declared thar h,
had not meant to charge Mr. Bacor
with an unfair assumption, but simply
20 say that like all other senators sup
porting the treaty he was giving hi'
name 70 "a transaction which would b,
hOnorably carried out between nations
Senator Spooner, who followed. ais,
was frequently interrupted by Senators
ON the democratic side one OF the frs
interruptions came from senator E-
con. and pertained % the right 10 for
tisylng the canal. Reply 10 this in
quiry Mr. Spooner said that 4 was
well known principle of internationa
law that an treaties { like all statutes
must be read together, and he con
tened IN this connection that the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty, the original Hay
Panncefo7e treaty and the pendini
treaty for the proper construction o
the agreement should be considered a
one series The Clayton-B Bulwer agree
nent had provided that there shoul'
he no fortiacation OF the canal ant
the Pauncefote treaty Of the set
congress had carried a similar proyis
ion clearly showing that England, af
ter contending for a npn ventur
against fortihcauons. had waived tha
provision thus practically eonceedini
our right 10 foriify the proposed canal
QUESTIONS ASKED.
Questions were asked hy Senator
Tnman and Bailey concerning IA
right OF the United States 10 b'ockad
the canal. and ia reply senator Spoon
or Insisted that the government OF n,
United states could not be found b