Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-10
WAR WITH COLOMBIA
Morgan Scores Administra-
ton on Cuba and Panama.
SAID PRESIDENT FELL INTO A TRAP.
Declared That Omitted States Is Re-
coming CovctouSn Now Rules
Cuba, and Canal Treaty Was
u Grotesque Act."

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. - When
Senator Teller had concluded his
speech in opposition 10 the Cuban reel
procity bill Senator Morgan also was
heard in opposition to that measure.
The Alabama senator devoted a great
share Of his attention to the Panama
canal question. He charged that the
United States had broken faith in fail
ing to obey the Spooner law and war;
ed Cuba that the same course might be
followed by us toward that country in
case the pending bill should become a
law.
Mr.. Morgan took occasion to refer
frequently to the Panama canal treaty
and in that connection again freely
! criticised what he denominated "presi-
, Dental usurpation." He declared that
the United States is becoming affected
to the core with co%vetousness and said
the country seemed to be quivering
with doubt as to whether it should so
over entirely or pursue the better
course followed by our national fathers.
So far as lie was concerned he would
not be 50 mean as to yield to Il tempta-
ton simply to advance the commercial
interests of his state. He asserted that
the United States would do as it might
please with Cuba and added:
'HShe is now fettcrcd to the decks of
our warshlps as firmly as Professor
Langley's air ship was ever attached
to his house boat"
lie spoke of the negotiations of the
Panama canal treaty as Il grotesque
act and declared that Panama had mo
more right to appoint n minister to the
United States than that country had to
conSecrate a saint.
"IIe came" the senator continued,
"as a swift winged messenger of false
hood, dispatched on his mission by the
Panama Canal company"
SO far as the concession made to Gu
ba in this bill is concerned. he said it
would not be regarded by the Cubans
in anything but IL serious light, what
ever the result may be.
"The Cubans will not" he said, ire
! gard it rs a ludicrous act in a French
vaudeville, but will accept it seriously"
Mr.. Morgan said that Cuba would do
we'll to give careful heed to our pur-
poses in the legislation under consid-
Grafton. They should not follow the
old adagc not to look Il gift horse in
the mouth, for in this case the gift
horse is u broncho which groets them
with a whinny and may send them
away with Il kick"
nntuIpiuU IN tbo banana situation
! Mr.. Morgan said that the United States
Is practically ut war with Colombia as
the result of the fact that the presi-
dent had fallen into Il trap. He want
ed, he said, to save the senate from
this same trap and again referred to
NJ. Eunau-Narilla, tie Panama minis
ter, and after reviewing briefly that
! gcntleman's history as an engineer and
| contractor on the Panama canal said
that he had contracted wisely and
well and had left the isthmus a rich
man
Mr.. Morgan said that his whole pur-
pose was TO warn the senate" against
ratifying a treaty the negotiation of
which he characterized as 81 most
w tNltilNt, u lllpNl d'|pllllllsAbIt hii "
most horrible transaction" Notwith-
standing this was the case, the senator
continued. the senate sleeps over this
breach of the Monroe doctrine, while
the president of France and the prcsi-
dent of the United States stand over the
rccumbcnt figure and intonc in unison
their sole and satisfied amen"
lie expressed the opinion that the
cost of the Panama canal in its early
stages would be so great as to cause
congress to stop the appropriations be-
fore the enterprise had gone far and
thus accomplish the purpose Of the
transcontincntal railways in preventing
the construction of any canal.
lie then proceeded TO say that only
yesterday he had met Il great Demo
crat. who had had Il place in our
affairs only second in Importance to
the presidency and had made Il name
for himself in diplomacy. evidently
meaning former Secretary of State Oh
ney, who had bowed his head as he
said:
For the first time in my life |
have to confess that | am ashamed of
the attitude Of my country"
When Mr.. Morgan stopped speaking
the senate went into executive session
and ten minutes later adjourned.