The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-22

try THAI Has No Government.
Washington. December 1S.-The re-
~I4tioR-aip OF The United States to the
new republic of anama continued to
be the leading theme III the Senate
today. but the discussion was confined
10 one Senator, and was not so excit-
ing as yesterday. Mr.. DANIEL, of Vir-
ginia. was the speaker. n he advo-
Gated the acceptance of Mr.. Hoar's
resolution calling upon the President
for more information relative to the
November revolution in Panama.
Nj CuIIom called attention to the
fact that the treaty has not been act
I'd upon 10y the committee ON foreign
relations and ~intimating that it was
not in order 20 discuss It.
Mr.. Daniel rc,prt-d by saying that
there lis 50 much over
my inquiry ON ;h- part Of Eepubli-
can Senators AIS to- cause them to
Jump before they have been spUrred."
He reiterated his statement that the
President had discussed the treaty in
public. and called attention to Secre-
tlry LoOmi- New York speech as We'll
as to tae debates in the Senate, and
declared that never before had there
been such u thorough defiance and
contempt of the law o. secrecy which
prevails in diplomatic affairs as have
been displayed in this matter"
MI. Daniel also referred To Minister
Bunau-VariIIl and said of him that
while il is true that al men play
many parts in the course of their
lives. that gentleman had played
more parts in Il shorter time than any
other actor who had challenged favor
from hack OF the foot lights"
Taking up the resolution, he said
that he did not want to see the Unit
el States involved in war either with
France or with Colombia. and he was
Inclined To accept with q grain Of salt
the sensational headline printed in
the papers yesterday over the speech
IS of Acting Secretary LOOmis and
Minister Bunau-Narilla- Some peO-
pie" he said. seek to establish a
wide open republic" as if some prod
igioUs Tammany We're about to take
possession of the country and hey
are shaking their red lights from
many points" He Contended that the
independence of Panama had not been
well established. as has been stated,
and in this connection called atten-
ton 10 the fact that the country has
no constitution.
Mr.. Daniel said he knew of no re-
quirement in international law for the
recognition of u new government be-
fore it was formed. Things were
happening in Washington before there
WIS anything doing on the isthmus.
When. where. and At what time. he
asked. had the United States under
taken to send our forces to the border
Y any country to prevent that COun-
u from keeping peace in its own
Territory. There was not at that time
even the germ of = republiC-nOt
even the phantom of = republic. In
deed. he declared the United States
had rushed to the aid of the new re-
public. Notwithstanding that, like
Gichard III. II had come into this
breathing world scarce half made up"
Tt was not the state of ana
that organized the revolution" said
Ar Daniel. 1T was the city and not
the state that is responsible for the
outbreak of the revolution on the
i~thmUS. II WIS the municipal Off
0a~-, her common councillors and her
citizens th7t organized the secession.
~ .Nl-'tt t-l.iN an Tlilb0SStttpI WIS
appointed 20 this country and if that
new republic had any Independence
r VS. soon Suuffed out by the acts of
that ambassador"
He declared that the populaCe of
the TTu'tnd States should not allow
their serenity 10 be disturbed by a
minister from Panama. Hitting from
place To place and commenting upon
C0lombie'S attitude III unfavorable
terms H hoped that in this matter
the Unite5 States would proceed in
peace md n order. avoiding all for
eiCn acknowledgements.
If Fulton. of Oregon. made a
speech IN support of the bill TO give
aid ~ the proposed Lewis and Clark
exDosition AZ Portland. Oregon. IN
The Senate adjourned until tomor-
row
THE HOUSE.
Washington. December 1S.-The
House today by resolution authorized
the committee on expenditures in the