The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-11

washington, December 9.-Senator
Teller concluded his speech in oppoS-
aien 10 the Cuban reciprocity Dill TO-
day and Senator Morgan was heard
in opposition to that measure. The
Alabama Senator devoted the greater
share of his attention to the Panama
canal situation
Nj. Teller took up the question OF
abe activity of General Wood, while
acting as Governor of Cuba, in behalf
of Cuban reciprocity with the United
States. He said there were official /
records to show that the Cuban gov
ernment had paid to exceed $15,Ooe /
in that interest during General Woods |
administration. He declared that the |
press of both the United States and |
Cuba had been utilized in support OF
the policy of reciprocity and quoted
figures showing the amounts paid for
newspapers advocating this policy.
Nj Morgan took occasion during
the course of his remarks to refer fire.
auently to the Panama canal treaty
and in that connection he again free
Nv criticized what he denominated
presidential Usurpation." He declared
that the United States is becoming
affected to the core with coyetousneSs
and said the country seemed TO be
ouivering with doubt as to whether
II should go over entirely or pursue
the better course followed by our ma
fional fathers. So far as he was con-
serned he would not be so mean as
TO yield to q temptation TO simply
advance the commercial interests OF
his State. He spoke of the 20 per
cent. reduction guaranteed by the bill
to Cuban products, but warned the
people that it might turn out to be
Spooner bill, which this government
may evade or not as it sees tit. In
deed, he asserted that the United
States would do as it might please
with the island of Cuba, which he de-
dency. She is he said, Now fet-
tered to the decks of our warships as
firmly as Prof. Langley's airship was
ever attached to his houseboat He
spoke of the negotiation of the Pan
anna canal treaty as a grotesque ac-
tion and said that Panama had no
more right to appoint minister 10
the United States than that country
had to consecrate a saint
Mr.. Morgan said that Cuba would
do we'll to give careful heed TO our
purposes in the legislation under con-
sideration. They should not follow
the old adage not to look gift horse
in the mouth. for in this case THE
gift horse is a broncho, which greets
them with a Whitney and may send
Ehem away with kick" Return
to the Panama situation Mr.. Morgan
said that the United States is prac-
ticalIy at war with Colombia as the
result of the fact that the President
had fallen into trap. He wanted,
he said, to save the Senate from this
same trap and again referred to Mr.
Buneau-Varilla, the Panama minister
and after reviewing briefly that gen
tleman'S history as an engineer and
contractor on the Panama canal, he
said that he had CONTRACTED wisely
and we'll and had left the isthmus q
rich man."
Mr.. Morgan declared that he had nc
purpose of creating q sensation, but
that his whole purpose was to warn
the Senate against ratifyinS treaty
the negotiation of which he charac-
teriZed as A most wretched, Il mos
abominable and most horrible
transaction" Notwithstanding this wa:
the case, the Senator continued The
Senate sleeps over this breach of th'
Monroe doctrine, whine the Presiden
of France and the President of th'
United States stand over the recum
bent figure and intOne in unison thei
solemn and satisfied amen"
He expressed the opinion that tn
cost of the Panama canal in its earl.
stages would be so great TO caus
Congress TO stop the appropriation
before the enterprise had gone ia
and thus accomplish the purpose o
the trans-cOntinental railways In pre-
venting the construction of any ca
aaI
Discussing the Presidents MESA 6
ne said the chief executive had faile
to execute the SpoOner law becaus
il was distaSteful to him and that h
had not succeeded in formulating an
satisfactory excuse for his course. II
predicted that the time would com
when Cuba would clip the thread
that restrain her and bind her to U
and again float off into the sea
liberty" In such an effort" he cor
tinued, Cuba might find a friend i
Germany, which might follow our e2
ample and create a state of indeper
dence in a night and then annex
with the coming sunrise" No doul
there would be fighting for who, r
asked, is more eager to fight tha
Emperor William III or our ow
strenuous President"
He then proceeded TO say that OH
yesterday he had met great Dem