The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-28
NOT ALONE IN FIGHT
AGAINST PANAMA
Unexpected Forces Aid Nor
gan in Nicaragua's Behalf.
WARNER MILLER IN CHARGE
He and General Nettleton Trying to
Save Maritime Canal Company's
Assets-Corea's Prophecy.

Senator Morgan has received aid in his !
fight against the Panama Canal treaty. /
Representatives of the Maritime Canal |
Company of Nicaragua are in the city
for the purpose of creating a sentiment
in the Senate against the Panama route
and the phraseology of the instrument
pending in executive session.
Opposition TO the treaty is now under
the personal direction Of President War
ner Miller. former Senator from New
York. and General Nettleton. a former
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury.
Senator Cullom. chairman Of the For
eign Relations Committee. has been
made aware of the arrival of the anti
Pharmacists and has endeavored to com
bat whatever influence the Nicaraguans
are able to exert against ratification of
the treaty. Despite this fact it is whis-
pered about the Capitol that Senator
Morgan does not stand alone in the
fight against the Panama route. and
there are two or three Senator's ready
at any time to take up the argument
whenever he tires
story coming from diplomatic din
ner given two weeks ago has been re-
vived by the arrival OF the officers of
the Maritime Company 1t is said at
this dinner Minister Corea of Nicaragua
advanced the opinion that the Panama
Canal treaty would not be ratified. He
is quoted as saying his government had
sent him here fully equipped to light
the treaty, and he had been able to bring
some influence to bear in inducing GER
tain Senators to back up Senator Nor
gan iri his obstructive tactics.
The general impression is that Mr.
Morgan has played innocently into the
hands OF the Maritime Canal Company.
his hobby has been the Nicaraguan
route, and consequently every move he
makes is in aid OF the Maritime people
The company which started and has
been backing the Nicaraguan route is
peculiarly constructed. Ii has stool:
floating about this country. and Mica
1aguan officials are also interested. The
ratification OF the Panama treaty would
be TO the Maritime Canal Company as a
pin prick in a bubble. and the result
would be a financial loss OF nearly
s25,0OOOOo. for IT is conceded that II the
canal was completed IL could not be
made to pay in opposition TO the Pana-
ma Canal. which is less expensive to
build and far less costly to maintain
Rfte, IL begins operation
Tho Maritime Company issued stock
TO the amount OF S14, 81, 800 bonds
tseriPs), amounting TO $3.50 .OOO and
FIRST mortgage bonds I'm the sum of $50. =
BOO, or total OF SIS. coo 500. In addi-
ton 20 this the company expended near
~ $4,000 in operations. and has other
valid claims amounting TO nearly ST.
600. 600.
II the Government of the United
States had taken the Nicaraguan route
this stock. the bonds and the claims.
would have been outstanding and worth
par. where now they are said 20 be prac-
tically worthless. The figures used in
this statement were obtained from Capt.
Jacob William Miller's testimony in the
hearings before the Senate Committee
on Interoceanic Canals. Captain Miller
is financially interested in the Nicara-
guam Company, and is president OF the
construction company doing the work on
the canal
In the long Investigations of the inter
oceanic canal question IL is known that
Hobbies were sent here by the Panama
Canal Company, and the railroads. but
no representatives were continued here
in the interest OF the Nicara guam Com
pany. Therefore the discovery OF the
operations of Messrs. Miller and Nettle-
ton and their forces came as a surprise
20 the members Of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations.
The long executive session OF the Sen
ate yesterday practically made IL Ger
tain that N me treaty Is 10 De ratiuHl
81 must be in extra session. Senator
Morgan occupied the floor for three hours
and a half without tiring.
Senators Culiorn and Hanna several
times asked Mr.. Morgan when he expect
"a 10 finish his speech and permit vote
On the treaty. He answered in every in
stance that he could not give the In
formation desired. He complained that
re had not been given as much consider
alton as is due a Senator He WAS in an
ugly mood and the Republicans IN con-
sequence are greatly alarmed.