New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-12

"a result in rcaplng it very dfficult for troops
10 come from Bogota. Our government Will not
permit ANYBODY on the line of that railway
the crossing Of the isthnus who would disturb
flee transit, and it is because the two things
coincide that men VINO do not look on the matter
calmly and fairly viii say that we did what we
diS 10 in1ure Bogota. wnen, In fact, we did il
10 KEEP good faith. though It has injured 30
gotta"
coLoMBIAS ATTEMPT AT BLACKMAIL.
After reviewing the history OF the act of
Congress. the negotiations with Colombia and
the sending o. treaty to Bogota, Mr. Hit
said the people of Colombia thought the United
States WAS 60 beat on having a canal the
fsthmuE that tire game was easy. They had
100000. hut $20e1000 would be better, and
Colombian papeis had urged those charged with
power 10 hold out Tor great sums or YANKEE
money Referring 20 the size OF Panama, MIR.
LIT said; 1t is not n matter OF space The
rule OF square of mile is a mistake. Moral laws
ere not measured from the surveyors point
Nor measured by dltches-the requirements
OF a canal, either" Interrupted Mr.. Williams.
The one purpose has been efIected-the one
that has been voted fer in tbs body ana mas
governed the action OF our government is the
one that every good American heartily SYM
patbizeS with retorted Mr.. Hit
That is the reason we 90 not apologize TOT
the conduct Of our government IN iollowihg the
precedents Of its past history, ana we are pFoIo
that we have President who does not wait
ten years" G-oud applause on the Republican
The whole world. he said. had been IN favor
of a canal and. added Mr.. HIT, I'VE have got
20 work on Il who will soon cnt II
through This was loudly cheered by the Re
publiCans.
Mr. williams intelrupting again, said he
wanted 10 take the burden OF saying yes 10 the
question SIS TO whether the government has oeen
virtually guilty of moral obquity in its inter
national relations in its action concerning the
Republic OF Panama
THE REVOLUTION JUSTIFIED.
Mr.. Hit. continuing. said the people of Pan
ANA had organized government which had the
cordial support OF every one who lived there.
That. he said, is proved by the fact that man
would have been an unnatural being If he had
not wished to separate himself from such a
cumbrous government as had weighed upon
them hard. Referring to the government Of
Bogoja, he said:
hold of the great spoil they hoped TO get from
the United States. deliberately threw away the
treaty and S100000o0 in the hope Of getting still
more utterly regardless Of the great peril TO
which they put the people OF the province OF
Panama
Replying TO Mr.. Dinsmore Mr. Hit said:
The President Of the United States had no
representatives there ION the isthmus) except
two very low salaried consular officers and one
clerk and he had no money except what has
been appropriated by this body.
Following the spirit OF the treaty and of the
legislation since, the President, while waiting a
reasonable time found that the will of Con-
gress should be carried out. and he would not
submit 10 the blackmail that was tried to be i'm
posed upon the people Of the United States
owing to the rspacity of a band of men who
abused their authority. 1t is not in the spirit OF
our people. When the open hand Of bounty is
met by the clinched fist OF malice and greed, the
Yankee knows how TO stop that business.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS, CHARGES
Mr.. Williams charged that this was the first
time this government had interfered in the do
Inestic affairs Of q South American country. He
said the minority side could not be forced to
make the mistake which the majority desired it
10 make. The Democrats want canal he said.
They wanted the Nicaragua Canal but If they
could not get the canal where they thought it
ought TO be they would take il where they could
get it and take it as they might get it, He
thought possibly the Nicaragua route re-
garded as too great a competitor Of the trans
continental railways. He said the Democrats
were not proud Of the part this government had
taken, but they must recognize a fact q
fact He declared that it had been virtually
confessed that if Colombia dared TO land a sol
der in the new born Republic Of Panama new
born, with the birth foreseen and aided, as
believe, from Paris and from Washington"-the
United States would treat it as an act Of war
There was one fact that could rot be got around
and that was the manner Of the birth Of the new
republic.
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tinued "snd a few Republicans had not hedged
I'D and bound this government in the two clauses
which compelled US TO give Cuba her free
dom and independence. you would have treated
Cuba as you treated the Philippines. AS 10 thf
new Republic of Panama. l am satisfied that the
most deliberate, long reviewed, well thought on
project ever completed or ever thought OF since
the world began is the birth OF Panama, and oul
connection with il.
''If the President" said Mr.. williams in clos
ing. refuses TO obey the plain words OF the
Spooner act, approved by him, perhaps sug
Eested by him; if he is going to override the law
IL after having waited a reasonable time Il
enter into treaty with Colombia, he now re
fuses TO obey the language Of that law, and pro
ceeds to try and negotiate treaty with Costa
Rica and Nicaragua, then in Gods name hurry
up your canal"
Mr. Benny Dem, n. j., Mr.. Granger Dem.
r. - and Mr. Capron (Rep., r. - also spoke
The committee rose at 4:O6 p. m. reporting NJ
conclusion on the Pension bill, and at Al;
O'Clock the House adjourned until Monday.
MAY ASK MACARTHUR TO EXPLAIN