The Atlanta constitution., 1902-11-17
SENATOR MORGAN IS
A FAST FRIEND OF
NICARAGUA,
Alabama Senator Contends, in Spite
Of Opinion of Attorney General
Knox, That Difficulties in
Way of Panama Are
Insurmountable.
Rv los: OH

Washington. November s.-tSpeci1lD-
Even i'm the face of the favorable report
upon the Panama title made by Attorney
General Knox. Senator Morgan believes
that the difficulties in the way of "A
Panama canal are insurmcuntabie ana
that the Nicaragua route Will IN the
end. he the one upon which the canal
will be constructed
There seems To- he considerable doubt
whether the treaty which Colombia has
submitted will meet the approval oi
the necessary two-thirds of the senate
IL does not reflect the exact terms OF the
stfpuIatious placed in the canal hiil oy
congress. and even as IL stands thete
seems some Doubt whether IL can Ne re-
xarded as valid and binding upon the
government OF Columbia. out Of the rev.
oIution in that country there has arisen
n party claiming 70 he the government
which insists upon being negotiated with.
and which whether ffs claim Is worthy
Of consideration or not. has certainly
succeeded ia complicating matters
Must Be More Dickering-
Colombia claims there can he no per
pstrf I grant g. this government. hut the
gOvernment therc-the government that
ls apparently. the r.al thiug-ciaims that
its offer - a leas of one hundred years
with privilege 0f renewal means the
same thing as a grant in perpetuiiy-
Then the price asked by Colombia IS re-
garssd here as cNorhitant. though Il may
perhaps ~ used as hasis for further
negotiations. This sort n dickering nee
essariiy means n lot ~ delay.
In the meantime senator Harris OF
Kansas. who has becn most active I'm
canal matters and who Is regarded AS an
authority second only t. senator Morgan
himself advances the proposition that 4
President Roosevelt does not sNpend any
% the SO 6naa SD appropriated in the ca
nal hIi Tor the purchase n tho property
~ the Panama Canal Company before
the 4th ~ next March. tho expiration ot
the ffty-Ssveuth congress. che entire ap-
uraurtatinu will lapse and new law viii
have t1 lsss enacted ard new appropria-
tirn made n negotiations arr to he con
iuctsd with the Panama Canal Company
after that time
Differ from Attorney General.
The attorney general reports that The
PluIm1n COMPANY can give a good. Naiii
AMI uran-rInsbc-~d title tn its property on
tha istrmuS some eminent lawyers
among them uiTmters Of congress who
have investigated. differ from the hnd-
inE ~ tire attorney general. Others have
aIr the time maintained that there was
M occasion a. trade with that French
r1rn1ratIcu. hoiiiuE that the Siote'W' ap-
prnuriatei hy congress to purchase the'-
prsnsrty ana concessions was nothing
more tI.Iu "a rift iu return Tor which tnrl
a-rreI tn leave This government In deaf
with COLOMBIA That. according 10 some
men prpsuiuers sm this government is M
the TuifcI States would get iu return Tor
i-s SttHW.-H. snd snme II them d' NOT
-t-ard This as suf'i -ssut consideration ~
RETURN lrr that SUM nf money.
While See-etlry HAY has done every
tnlne IN his power ta promote the neso-
tturfrrls s-a-ss-.s1rtllsss- uy Tn. act - con-
E-sss thrre have heen vcNati1us delays
and ueyT euup'sc-s -i1us have presented
thr-user-es at almost every turn This
coalition q affairs is taken by senator
Morgan auI 0th--~ as warrant Tor me
prophecy that IL viii b. impossible 20 50
cure clear titI- o. the property and =
satisfactory CONCESSION from Colombia
In tn. ulesntirn. Niearasu aui Costa
Eics are ulaufIe~rius strong desire ~
ct hstS lute tl.- same aud are talking
~ rh. mos. iI.rll terms possible in
rar- thr N-tssrsErt rH1t" - adopted nr
governments Is. flu~s tNn siiieS Fesls-
tlat tlcy wia never Rave a cana. Unless
tin t-uitrG States builds H. ami they az"
hungry for some ~ the American Eli.-
Hons
Small Cost to Government.
In connection with this canal gossip.
the interesting statement y made tsIt
Attorney General Eu1N's expense bIli Tor
his visit q Paris aui investigation Of ,he
title ~ the Panama canal Company
amounts L. less than Sisn. II Attorney
GeasraI Knox had employed special
counsel for this duty. as Il WIS generally
thought he would do. lhe east - the
government would prphsniy have been a;
feast ten times that amount With nts
urlI known ability e. charge his wealthy
clients q t- certain tnat Do Nu"N had per
fcrrne.I tllS work for snule private con-
c.rr his charge would have been not less
than xANtsN That sounds nis. but q IS
IN Keeping with fses that General KNOX
~ paii haf.-e b. .ntrr.lI "a. c.ihIuet-