The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-19

Under that what must OF necessity pc
constructed? What does that command tne
secretary of war to dol Ii commands him
TO construct safe and commodious harDors
at the termini OF the canal. ! tnink mat
is clear and needs no amendment
And such provisions for defense as may
be necessary
In whose discretion
'for the safety and protection Of said canal
Judge It will be frankly conceded that
II is not designed by the committee report
Ing this bill that the, secretary should, uhder
that provision, be directed to exercise the
right OF the United states to fortify the
canal. II / am wrong in that assumption,
then ! would diner from the committee IL
they placed that construction upon TINS Ian
The bill, when passed. will be subject 10
the provisions OF the treaty recently ratified,
except In so far as by It's express terms any
provision of that treaty may be aorogated,
is rDu.n los .rale ut rec "a cnngf s. under
numerous decisions OF the supreme court.
But with that ambiguous language, In my
judgment, the treaty recently ratified bears
the reasonable construction that the power
Of the United States to tortify and to use
II as an arm of the military mower In the
event OF hostilitlcs is eliminated and with
drawn, prescribed, If You please. by the
contracting power Great Biiialn, WIN
whom the treaty was negotiated. And, so
far as | am concerned, | AIN frank to say
anu actuated by no bitterness when l speak
of Great Britain.
have nothing in my bosom that rankles
against the country whose blood miugles
with ours, whose laws. whose religion,
and whose literature hlve enriched those
,inamt NJ 10 tb1ro o,'ar ,,os n ,ca,ie on
earth ,yb% are In tho hWbIf ~ E"ttiHe
everything they could-from Bible 10 Il
and ,bat l. tb sir,iio ttrntb IL tbaro c,n,
WAS n conutry thnt was in the hablt Of
,ssortt,,, n,.or,, rj,gh, ,%ot no,iJ ,ionsi,sis
Se ,naj,+ainoI anJ s,r"aysfyil,. aaIrnrrn3
II hos hon Grn1t r,ritoin T,io 5r0,,,i,,.,
ror1mrrciol snnrrmarv thot Ia rertSIniv In
no fntrrn ~. Atnor' on yin nrnynin tbs
ioa ids VII Pi Wv ~ s luz
noti, I'M 90 ~ , r ~, .'E
nearly every yror 1nrnmerce trode and
,lr"tY rNr'S "a ~. nou'ii'''Ne' tl"ue anu
MN, Tvs =" ,jor,, ,r,s, ,,htcb f.,
en- mlms my Snu"c my uIisn Wni'h, ~
mako IL nnccss,r, 70 Wv ho M tby
thr,. IT. lieNvaa5tE W ~ u" ny
@ ,, nup [itii,2 oi n'nv,i
XII eI,nnlIrce, Hnu We may EGt mo u var
NJ, T VIZ ,, i" ~ ,n"mi
VI t1eu Win Engiahu, anu II W., SHOULD
n nS ONE, engasea IN "a a war win either one
noe I'm Gov, US nmsianu m0uu ne !.
! lWsluoh' Ior ner own comurrclll protrc-
1n 10 ana as% o ner own construction a5ol of tGs
ana throttle our tradA, with such, foe II
Min "t, t,ini TO uIll'ze our canal punt
/ ",'u n'nvIlVuu lluneN
il, teu YOU IN my Judgment thls simple
f i1tn - ~ uuIn 1ee"in Svv''1n HuS Hiore
az ~ ioi Nta! vi we 10 ne Alherlcdh
beT ~, ao rHs ~ m tTnn auS blnen nun
/ ~ ~ I'm "''W9 "l WI uueS lle number en-
Sometimes riolShiiitWyH' !,
suddenly. as wars haye arisen "snoriaiIy
| in this repnb1ic Nnyv Ia No un3p ,,iib
the wisdom OF This congress unon , Non
partisan measure Endorsed in tho ninffoI,ns
| of both the great pnrtics az tbIs "orptrv
Endorsed by every American citizen Tor ~
patriotism of This body to unite I'm nroyid.
| ing In This hill for tho military noivcr ~
this country as we'll MS tho moro con,n,er.
cial aid to the country.
Whether you want war or are opposcd Ia
| war Won oupht 70 fovar +bo f0ppi;Ornt,or
! oF thn 81 =
one of the Instruments of war II Won do
not want war this IL one of the agencies
which prevent war, If you are for high
tariff or for low tariff, II you are for anil
imperialism or imperialism, " you nro FOR
the eagle or the pelican If you are for
America ana American supremacy, yor
! ought to he for the forthcation Of mi.
cannl. which VIII certainly he built, ant
give us absolute domination in connection
with gront navy that Will be built aut
ought TO be built. on both the Pacific an,
Atlantic, and make true for all time IN,
Monroe doctrine on the Western hemls
phere'
me Chnlrman.The time OF tle gentle
man has expired.
Mt; Henry OF Texas Mr.. Chairman asl
unanimous consent that my colleagues tim,
may be extended ton minutes
asked that the time OF the gentleman from
heAas may be extended ten minutes. Il
oheIc "bleeuohE tAfter pause0 tn,
chuF hehrs none.
Mr.. Burgess Mr.. Chairman, | desire l.
call attention to the provision of the treat,
recently ratified, not in any spirit of re
Election OF any of the distinguished seua
tors who considered the treaty or anybod
else, but for The sole purpose of showing
now that II is ratified, how II affects thi
project now under consideration
/ take II need not pile M law book
here to get the lawyers OF this house {
, agree TO two propositions. First, that as
E general rule war suspends the operation q
y treaty. Second, that clear exception [
/ the rule well recognized by the leadn
! writers upon International law is that
by the terms of the treaty n state of hos
tility is contemplated and provided fol
then the rule, instead OF applying, the cor
verse Is true. and the obligation to maIntai
the treaty Is increased by war becaus
9 Iuadc In contemplation of war Just as an
contract between individuals binds them 1
every essential rs contemplated by the pai
ties as expressed In the instrument
, I Now look To this treaty, and what do w
nndf Not only that In the old treaty
which this purports to ahrogate we ar
prohibited from terrifying the canal in ey
press terms, but In this there is no prc
hiblton. II is true, except a clearly implies
one, In my judgment, In the provision whic
l want to read to YOU
Section ., Article 3-The canal shal
never be hlOCkaded nor shall any right a
war be exercised nor any act OF hostilIt
be committed within IT,
Now, an, Their well-knuwn rule is TINT
qualifying phrase hxes the meaning OF IN
phrase thai il qualities
The United States, however shall he a