The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-24
STARTS WAR ON PANr.MA S
 Morgan Makes speech in | the skate. HE CRITIC 6s ROOSEVELT
 MT. Newlands's Cuban Reso- lution Is Discussed. The Question of Annexation-The Senate Agrees Unanimously to vets on the Reciprocity | 5ill December 1e.

1ill December 16
 washinxton. Nov. zs.--Panama and cuba enrared the attention of the Senate today to the exclusion of all other ques- fiona. Nr. Hale moved to. reconsider the vote by which the Newiands resoiu- ton for the annexation of Cuba was re- ferred to q committee and several epeeches were made on the motion with
 Mesurp Haie. Lodxe and Platt of Con- necticut disayowed any desire on the part of the United States to acquire Cuba and expressed regret that the resolution had been Introduced. Mir. Newlands de- s4nded the measure, as presenting . natural solution of the problem of the relationship between the. two countries.
 The Panama question came up tn con- nectioff5tyith the announcement of the re- organization of Senate committees. MT. Morgan (Dem., Ala.) being relieved from the chairmanship of the committee on Interoceauic Canals. Before the order went into effect, MT. Morgan took the floor and his speech proved to be q dis cussion of the entire canal question with liberal criticisms of the President for his course. He had not concluded when the Senate adjourned and will proceed . will Vote December 16. : Before adjournment the Senate unani- mousiy agreed tovots on the Cuban bill December 18th next. e..gs y.-. fe
 Today's session of the Senate began with the presentation of resolution by MT Allison QowaJ providing for the ap- pointment of Rev. F. J.- Prettyman of this city, as chaplain of the Senate for the present session. This resolution was agreed to.
 Mr. CulIom Ol.) presented the report of the Committee on Foreign Relations on the bill to carry into effect the Cuban reciprocity treaty. The bill went tp the calendar. ! slider the vote by which the Newlands resolutions for the annexation of Cuba was sreferrsd to the Committee on Rela- tions with Cuba. He made the motion the basis of a speech in opposition to the policy proposed by the resolution. saying that this country had already declared it's policy with reference to Cuba by en- acting the Teller resolution into law. By that vote, he said, 1t had bidden God speed to Cuba in setting up a govern ment for itself. and for himself he had been agreeabiy surprised by the progress made by Cuba in the right direction.
 All the element of discontent in the island would. he said. endorse the New lands measure. and among these he in- cluded the Spanish element in Cuba and American Investors there. We would not extend such an invitation to Great Britain for the union of Canada to the United States or to Mexico for such c union.
 Will Annex Canada.
 In this connection Mir. Hale said in- cidentally he had no doubt that there were men alive who would live to see the annexation of Canada to the United States. He closed by urging the Sem ate to take no steps to clog progress in Cuba.
 MT. Newlands said that he had provid- ed for the attachment of Porto Rico to Cuba as a county or province in the con- viction that such 6 union would give the smaller island stability of government which it could not otherwise secure.
 MT. Platt (Conn.), said he had regret ted the introduction of the Newlands res olution because he had feared 1t would lead to misaprrehension in Cuba and Por- to Rico. He did not believe that the res- oIutton represented in any considerable degree the business or political sentiment OL LnS OuIIOu OLdtcb. TIC OlO not Deu6Ve there would ever be any considerable sentiment favorable to Cuban annexation Moreover. he hoped that there would be no expansion except where 1t is neces- sary in self defense or self preservation and he considered 1t strange that this suggestion should come from those who so recently had been so loud In their de- nunciation of the policy of annexation.
 The Democratic Principle.
 MT. Newlands interrupted to say that the Democratic Party had always been favorable to the expansion of the Repub- lie and not of the Empire.
 MT. Platt said that the best interests both of the United States and Cuba would be subserved by separate exist ence. Furthermore, he was anxious that the Cuban people should have an oppor- tunity to show their capacity for main taining a republican form of government, as he had believed them to be so pos sessed from the beginning. The course of President Palma and the leading men of Cuba had been worthy of all commenda- ton. He did not agree with Mir. New lands that the United States is today ex- ercising a protectorate over Cuba.
 We are." he went on, "neighbors and friends of the Cubans, and nothing more. We are friendly to them. and our power has been exercised with reference to Cuba for the purposes of friendship and not for aggrandiZement. We have made a glo- rious record in our relationship to Cuba and let us not mar It.
 MT. Lodge (Mass.) also expressed re- gret over the introduction of the resoiu- ton. Many people of our country. he said. do not understand the distinction between the introduction and the pass- age of a bill and if our own people do not appreciate this difference the Cubans must have a much smaller degree of un- derstanding.
 He believed the present debate would be of good service as giving assurance that the bill does not represent the wishes of the Government or the people of the United States. MT. Lodge added:
 We have all the control in a military point of view and a political point of view"
 Mir. Spooner gave notice that he wished to address the Senate in opposition to the resolution.
 MT. Hale presented the list of commit tee members as agreed upon by the cau- cuses of the Democratic and Republican members.
 Morgan Speaks.
 On the motion to adoDt the report. Mr.