The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-25
OLD PANAMA
PROTOCOLS
Correspondence Hitherto Unpublished
Dug Ont of State Archives.
TRANSIT ACROSS IsTHMUs.
Treaty with New Grenada Explain
ed by aIan who Drafted It--Afor-
gan Continues attack ON
RooseveIt's Policy.

Roosevelt's Policy.
Washington, Nov. 25.-The senate IN
executive session has made public the
correspondence submitted by President
Polk in 1917 in relation to the treaty
Of 1916 between the United States and
New Granada. 1t is stated that these
papers have never been published
They consist Of protocols between Ben
jamin a. Bidlack, charge Of fhe United
States at Bogota, and Manuel ST. NAL
larino, secretary of foreign affairs for
New Granada There is a report by
the latter official pointing out the adj
vantage Of the treaty TO the United
States in view Of the attitude Of Great
Britain, which, he declares, unveils a
preconeeived and long meditated inten-
ton Of grasping the most valuable
mercantile spots of America. putting
the competition Of the United States
out Of the question and debating her
will as d law in all matters concerning
the consumption Of foreign coInmodi-
ties"
In q communication to Secretary OF
State Buchanan Mr.. Bidlack discusses
the control Of the isthmus, in which he
says that Secretary Mallarlno had said
that If New Granada "ceded to the
United States the right OF way across
the isthmus he presumed the United
States would guarantee to New Grana
da the isthmus, or al least as much Oh
It as was required for the construction
Of canal or railroad upon the most
favorable route
Charge BidIack's Explanation.
MIR Bidlack iii transmitting a draft
of the treaty to Secretary Buchanan,
had the following to say regarding the
transit across tile isthmus;
With regard 10 the right Of transit
and free passage over the isthmus
which appeared TO me to lie becoming
Of more and more importance every
day, have only to remark that have
procured the largest liberty and tic
very best terms that could be obtain.
ed.
II could not obtain these terms with
out conserving 10 guarantee the integ
rity and neutrality Of tile territory, and
in fact, 1T seemed to me. upon refee
ton, that in order to preserve the rights
and privileges thus coded it would be
both the policy. the interest and the
duty Of the United States thus ia en-
ter into an obligation to protect them
The guarantee extends only 70 the 18TH
mus and anything like a general ALI
anee is carefully avoided"
Immediately after the converting OF
the senate President Pro Tenn. Frye
presented IN invitation from the GOV
ernor Of Louisiana inviting the senate
to attend the ceremonies incident ID
the celebration of the ono hundredtl
anniversary Of the transfer of L0uisi
ana territory to the United States. aft
er which Mr. Carmack's resolution foi
the investigation of the conduct DC ths
postofiiee department was laid before
the senate and upon motion .of Mir
Penrose was referred To the COMMITTEES
on postotiices ana post roads,
Mr.. Morgan WAS then recognized tt
continue BITS speech On tile Panam6
canal question He sharply criticised
the course of tile administration ano
Of others who oppose the Nicaragua
route.
When the house convened Mr. Payne
moved that when an adjournment Il
taken it be until Friday
Mr. De Almond fDem., MOI asked At
TO the purpose OF the house with ret
erence to adjournment. saying Tie
house had transacted The business fol
which II had been called iii extraordf
nary session and that 1t was known
what action file senate had taken.
Mr.. Payne said he had not been IA
vised As I'd what the senate was do
Ing, but thought the house capable 81
determining so momentousa i ques
ton lis that Of adjournment.
on demand Of AIr. De Almond the
yeas and nays were ordered on Mr
Payne's notion
The previous question was ordered
by lis TO 1903, a party vote. The mo
tion for adjournment until Friday thef
prevailed
Governor Odell Of New York was Oh
the floor when the house met.