The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-11-26

Charges Roosevelt With Knowing Of
Uprising Before 1t Began.
BUSTED FROM CANAL COMMITTEE
Alabama Senator Says We VIII Get a


Canal, For the President Has Said
So, and Then Charges Him Win
Breaking Treaty With Colombia.
Washington. Nov 2f-Panama and
Cuba engaged the attention Of the SEN
ate to the exclusion VI an other ques-
tions. Mr. Hale moved to reconsider
the vote by which the NewIands joint
resolution for the. annexation OF Cuba
was referred 10 committee, and sew
eral speeches were made on the motion
without dlsposing of it
Before adjournment the senate IMAM
imously agreed TO vote ON the Cuban
bill December 10.
The Panama question came mp in
connection with the announcement OF
the reorganization of senate commit
tees, Mr.. Morgan (Dcm. Ala) being |
relieved from the craftsmanship Of the !
committee on inter-Occanic canals. Mr. !
Hanna succeeding him. Before tho or
der went into effect Mr. Morgan took
the aoor and hisGpoech proved TO BE- a
discussion OF the entire canal question,
with liberal criticisms OF the president
for his course.
Mr. Morgan said hc did not regret
his retirement as chairman of the in
ter-oceanic caaal committee and declar-
cd ne would not reverse bis position
on The canal question at the Instance
Of any party caucus.
Mr.. MORGAN charged that the presi-
dent has made the canal question a
party question and added th.na that
the presidents appeal 90 party lisci-
pllne to force bis opinions ou lIo oun-
try and his measure of aggression on
foreign countries in addition ,o his
power n .1nmander-iH-,We. of the
army and navy, which he uses with a
dreadful laC.rGe OF constr--.ion. is 80
strong a proof of heart failure in the
present wild moments. tlot am on
Cowaeod ,o nope that .ao.o' are still
some ba.'rs that wc -.. r-'y upon
% protect Che p.aea and save thn CONF
merca OF iho country. -rct mat
party discipline is 10 be used as a do
nestle police force 10 Frotect the
transit ln Panama. and 10 guard the
interests OF the new canal company.
That we VIII geo canal ii one can be
built in Panama have no doubt Tor
the president has said so. Vet this re-
suit Is NOT aalrly go ee.t0.n or SO safe
az n ne shor.d obey tao spo'ner law
Nr. Morgan said he had only con-
sen;od to ,nn ongt 'ineut of ,le Spoon
er BIN because OF his confidence IN tho
good flita of ue president in enforc-
ing the lav. ard now th3t tine preai-
dent had nct seen it 20 keep that faith
II romaircd t0 Dr. seen whether the
senate wou'd support him in ihat posi-
tion. The president he said. had COM
pIeiad bis carpai'n against the spoon
or art by ha,ns Nr iiay eien O treaty
vih omelody from Panama who
had 30 authority except that conveyed
In a cablceram from a lunta az Pana-
ma
lie read Tho correspondence bearing
upon the revolution TO show, as he said,
that the president had known Of the
unrising i'm the isthmus before il began
and had stood ready with armed ships
10 protect those engaged I'm it, The
pretense in Assistant Secretary Loom
is despatch that il was our desire for
peace. Mr.. Morgan declared, was the
grlmmest piece of irony that had ever
graced diplomatic channels.
Mr.. Morgan expressed the hope that
Mr.. Hay had been asleep when some Of
the messages OF his subordnates had
been flying over the wire. "As for the
president" he said. he never sleeps
on his post Of duty or desire although
he sometimes closes his eyes to what
is going on about him.
He contended that Colombia had
perfect right to suppress an uprising
on the isthmus, and declared that
the United States had failed utterly
10 observe its treaty obligations in pur-
suing the course II nd taken. Indeed,
he said. our course there had been such
that It would bring down the censure
of future generations upon us, and he
predicted that the immediate result
would be disastrous and cause the loss
of both men and treasure. The conse-
ouences would be such, said he, that
the president would have no time for
dreams of diplomatic triumphs'
Mr.. Hay had not been in his (Mr'
Morgan's) opinion a free agent In ne
, gotiating either Of the canal treaties.
Mr.. Morgan charged that the president
had resolved when the Hay-Herran
e treaty was under consideration to push
the canal through and, if authority
did not exist, had made up his mind to