The age-herald., 1902-02-15

main Canal Commission. was before the Senate committee on inter-oceanic canals today Mir Noble said that it would be ! necessary to have absolute control of the cities of Panama and Colon in order to control sanitation He thought the
 conditions were propitious to eradicate | yellow fever
 MT. Noble said the technical engineer l ing features of the Behio dam of the Pan
 anna route wac more difficult than those
 of the Cohchido dam on the Nicaragua | route. As to harbors he thought both | routes about equal
 Senator Foster of Louisiana asked if the construction of the Panama route did not depend upon the safe construction and permanency of the Behio dam. Mir. Noble replied In the affirmative. He had no doubt about the possibility of con structing the Behio dam. He considered
  down this country enlisting men and buy ing materials of war And l believe l will not travel outside the record when I assert that any member of this floor who has served here as much as four wears has received offers from his con- stituents protesting against the enforced enlistment of American boys by the Eng fish government to do battle in South Africa. Less than thirty days ago l trans mitted a pitiable appeal to the American consul in South Africa, asking him to do something to secure the release of an American boy who had been forced to en- list in the English army to fight the Boers in South Africa. Whether 1t be true or false, l know not; but the letter came from the parents of this boy, asking me to transmit it. telling me that they had in vain appealed to the state depart ment to intervene in their behalf.
 We have swung further away from democratic traditions, from republican ideas and from republican principles in i the last five years than in the previous hundred years. Things are now accepted as a matter of course that would have shocked the intelligence of our forefathers beyond endurance, all growing out of this striving to lock arms with the great Flu ropean powers and become world pow CT, to foster this new idea of diplomacy, sitting quietly by and allowing a repre- sentative of one government power to as- sembe in his residence in the capital of the republic the representatives of every other great nation, and make the cold-blooded and deliberate demand or request that they join with him in de- termir alton of arbitrarily and with force to prevent the American people from ac- complaining what they had determined to accomplish It may be we'll enough to treat the representatives of foreign pow CTS with courtesy and consideration. 1 do declare that if the publication in the press Is true. this man Pauncefote ought to be ordered to take the first ship to cross the waters. We want no such man in the re- public. If he comes here to represent his government well and good; but if he comes here to hatch conspiracies, to at tempt to force his wishes and his ideas upon the American people, the sooner we are rid of him the better it will be.
 Regrets Miss Roosevelt's Visit.
 And another thing, MT. Chairman. I am only restrained from discussion of what I regard as a most unfortunate in- cident by the ordinary amenities which should obtain between one gentleman and another I allude to the fact of the opportunity seized by the chief citizen of the republic to send member of his family across the water for the purpose of participating in the coronation of king.
 q shall not discuss that I will in passing it say it is a most unfortunate circumstance. It is unprecedented in our history, and is today deeply lamented on the part of every country-loving man in the republic. It is establishing a precedent that he ought not to recognize and it is but one more link in the chain showing toward what end we are drift ing.
 Takes lab at Prince Henry.
 Tn the next few days we are to have a brother of ruler come over to this country and take charge of a little tug ship vessel or yacht-whatever you please to call it-built by some people up in New York. We are appropriating | thousands of dollars. and the Anglo maniacs and the European maniacs are falling over each other to get to see a little Dutchman come over and tak1 charge of a little ship (applause on the Democratic side). What difference does ! 1t make whether he is Prince Henry or not? There are thousands of citizens of this republic following the blow, as noble as honest. as intelligent as Prince Henry or Prince anybody else (applause on !he Democratic side). Why do the American people give heed to this fool
 ish and disgraceful fiunkyism enacted by the present administration? What differ ence does 1t make to us whether he is brother of Emperor William? It IS evil dence of our good will, they say. What do we care about the good will of the German people? Let us treat them po- litely as one honest man treats another but why should we bow down to these people any more than to any other citi- zen?
 MT Grosvenor of Oho-If the gentle man had been living at the time Lefay- ette came to this country, bearing the commission of the iIir.: of France. would he have overruled the action of George Washington in sending a commission to New York and accompanying him over the country?
 Proud to Welcome Lafayette. ] MT Wheeler-No I would have been proud to join in the welcome to the Mar quis Lafayette. He was a great soldier and fought for the rights of the American i people (applause), but this man repre- l sents that kngism or flunkyism that seeks to enslave the labor of every peo-
 pie under the sun.
 Mir Gillett of Massachusetts-Does the gentleman criticize the Democratic ad- ministration of Buchanan in receiving the Prince of Wales?
 Mir Wheeler-That is a very different thing daughter and derisve cries on the Republican side), we received him not as we are receiving this man, if I recol- lect rightly, but he came as the official head of his government.
 Mir Grosvernor-On the contrary he came under another name and the attend ant that was with him came incognito also, coming as a mere private citizen and was taken charge of by the govern ment during his entire stay in the United States and dined at the White House by Democratic President at the time when Democracy meant something
 Mfr Wbeeler-If fha gentleman Ia cnr-