The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-18

ter for Foreign Affairs. simply announcing
that the Senate had rejected the treaty o.
August Il These are all the facts hav
and until am more fully advised do no
want to speculate"
Have you no plans, Doctor Herran, TO
the future. or do you intend to let the mat
ter drop?"
Il can do nothing until hear from tn
Government. II the vote had been close
might have requested the State Department
without authority from my Government, t
sign convention with me extending tn,
time limit for the exchange of notifications
which expires by September a. But VIVA
would be the use Of this II the people O.
Colombia are opposed to the treaty."
What were the amendments proposed I,
the treaty by the Senate, about which 20,
have until now been reluctant to talk?'
81 don't care to discuss those yet"
''You will ADMIT, however, as was an
nounced authoritatively several days ago
that they concerned the question of sover
eighty on the isthmus?"
Il would rather not admit anything OF
that score. OF course. the Colombian peo
pie have been Jealous all along Of theil
rights on the isthmus. and have done my
best to point out to them that the United
States could not interfere with these under
the present treaty. but apparently all have
not been convinced Of that fact"
TALK OF NEW REPUBLIC
TO GIVE CANAL RIGHTS.
1t was evident to see that Doctor Her.
ran takes an exceedingly gloomy view OF
the situation. He has worked hard to ne
gotiate treaty with this Government and
to obtain ratification at Bogota. He feels
that he has failed in the latter effort unless
some unexpected turn should be given pub
lie opinion in his country.
This. he thinks. is not likely, in view Of
the hostility aroused against the Unit ID
States through Colombia by the talk. appar-
emily emanating from official circles at
Washington, to the effect that this Govern
ment will 20 ahead and negotiate a treaty
with new Republic of Panama. in case
that state secedes from Colombia and Of
fers to give the Washington Government
satisfactory canal concessions.
Talk Of this character. while 1t may have
found lodgment recently in the Imagination
Of officials Of the administration. had its
real origin in the fertile brains Of the
French Panama Canal Company.
Anticipating months ago that the treaty
was doomed. William Nelson Cromwell and
his agents let fall the strong hint that
movement was afoot on the isthmus 20
secede from Colombia the day the treaty
was rejected. organize an independent state.
quietly assume the right Of disposing nj
the French Panama Canal Companys OPP
ton and offer to the United States the right
to construct across the isthmus q canal un-
der the conditions set forth in the Hay
Herran treaty.
SAW FINE ITALIAN HAND
OF PANAMA CANAL COMPANY.
One Of Mr.. Cromwelrs lieutenants, short
y after a visit to the President last June,
vent 80 far as to say that agents Of this
fictitious Republic Of Panama were even
then on their way to their country to be on
The spot to ask for recognition for their
new State the moment the treaty was re-
ected.
This same lieutenant asked credence for
he statement that this subject had a short
lime before been a serious subject Of con-
liberation at 4 Cabinet meeting and that
Hay and Attorney General Knox
lad taken the ground that this Government
would be entirely justified in recognising
his new State under the circumstances and
.ould, under the terms Of the Spooner act.
negotiate treaty with Panama provided
hat State had control of the isthmian
quite.
The remarka bic familiarity shown by Mr..
and his Neutenants with the
plans of this incipient Republic soon con-
rinced officials here that the Panama Canal
Company was at the bottom Of the move
nent. and would go to any extreme to stir
Up trouble on the isthmus in case the
reaty was rejected.
Both Secretary Hay and Attorney General
knox, however. have refused to stand for
he absurd statement that they were Yin
or an isthmian revolution" as it was put
~ one Of those In the confidence Of Mr..
Cromwell.
Pan-Amertcan diplomats at Washington
leclare that II the Washington Government
hould ever lend itself to the abetting Of
! revolution in the State of Panama. the |
whole Of South and Central America would
,e reused to Indignation. and the deep
Dotted prejudice against the United States, |
which has only recently given way in many |
would burst into flame.
ENATOR MORGAN's PROPHECIES
IRE BEING FULFILLED.
Conservative officials Of Washington as
ert very positively that the American .peo-
IL lie, win IN mot ssaa =, any sssh
emplated by the scheme OF William Nell
on Cromwell and the other members of the |
S man Sanal Company's cause;
~ =, ~. pns ou. .na. at. !. wouia Dc VIOLA
!. -, 49, @.s " lofo win ne" alanaca
- " ~. ~ ai.s eovernmeh. guaranteed once
mo- ior all time the perfect neutrality Of |
he before-menffonad ,othr,us --,.. ~.