Milford chronicle., 1903-11-27
SENATOR MORGAN
ATTACKS PRESIDENT
Charges Roosevelt Wish ForelznoWl.
edge Of Panama Revolution.
VIOLATED TIE sPooEER Law

VIOLATED IhA pPOUEER Law
Washington. Nov. 23.-Panawa and
Cuba engaged the attention of Tie SEN
ate to tLe exclusion VI ali other cues
tions. 1Er. Hale moved TO recon der
the vote by which the Newlanda joint
resolution for the annexation Of Cuba
was referred to a committee, and sew
eraN speeches were made on the motion
without disposing Of it.
Before adjournment the senate un2n-
imously agreed to vote on the Cuban
bill December is.
The Panama question came up in
connection with the announcement Of
the reorganization Of senate commit
tees, Mr.. Morgan (Dem., Ala.) being
relieved from the craftsmanship of the
committee on inter-oceanic canals, MI
Hanna succeeding him. Before the or
der went into effect Mr. Morgan took
the floor and his speech proved to be a
discussion Of the entire canal question
with liberal criticisms OF the president
for his course.
Mr. Nofgan said he did not regre,
his retirement as chairman cf the ia-
tcr-oceanic canal committee and dec!ar-
ed he would not reverse his position
on the canal question at the instance
Of any party caacus.
NIr. Morgan charged that the presi-
dent has made the canal question d
party question and added: II think tha'
the presidents appeal TO party disci
pliRe to force his opinions on the COJn-
try and his measure Of aggression or
foreign countries, in addition to his
poy5er. as conmandor-in-chief Of tn
army and navy, watch he uses with
dreadful latitude Of construction, is 81
strong a proof of heart failure in th.
present wild moments, that 1 am en-
couraged to hope that there are sGll
some barriers that we may rely upoa
to protect the peace and save the com
merce of the country. l regret that
party discipline is to be used as a do
nestle police force to protect the
transit in Panama. and to guard the
interests Of the new canal company.
That we will get a canal if one can be
built in Panama l have no doubt, for
the president has said 60. Yet this re-
suit is not nearly SO certain or so sefe
as if he should obey the SpoOner law
MI Morgan said he had only con-
sented to the enactment of the Spoon
er bill because of his confidence in the
good faith Of the president in enforc-
ing the law, and now that the pTesi-
dent had not seen fit to keep that faith
it remained to be seen whether the
senate would support him in that posi-
ton. The president, he said had con-
pleted his campaign against the Spoon
er act by having Mr.. Hay sign treaty
with somebody from Panama" who
had no authority except that conveyed
in a cablegram from junta at Pana-
ma.
He read the correspondence bearing
upon the revolution to show as he said,
that the president had known of the
uprising in the isthmus before it began
and had stood ready with armed ships
to protect those engaged in it" The
pretense in Assistant Secretary Loom
is despatch that it was our desire for
peace, Mr.. Morgan declared, was the
grimmest 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 subordinates 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
to observe its treaty obligations in pur-
suing the course it 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-
quences would be such. said he, that
the president would have no time for
dreams of diplomatic triumphs.