The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-12-12
CUBAN BILL IN SENATE
IL. Morgan Spoke in Opposition
20 the Measure.
ANOTHER RAP AT PANAMA

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Us and Hay Find Friend In Ger
many, Who viii Free Her In Night
and Annex the Island Next Day.
Washington. Dec Ex-senator Tell
er concluded his speech In opposition
to the Cuban reciprocity bill and Sena-
tor Morgan also was heard in opposi-
ton to that measure. The Alabama
senator devoted the greater share OF
his attention to the Panama canal
question. He charged that the United
States had broken faith in falling TO
obey the Spooner law and warned
Cuba that the same course might be
followed by us towards that country In
case the pending bill should become a
law.
He spoke of the negotiations OF the
Panama canal treaty as a grotesquo
act. and declared that Panama had mo
more right to appoint a minister To
the United States than that country
had TO consecrate a saint
HE 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 concessions made TO
Cuba in this bill is concerned. he said.
It would not be regarded by the Cubans
in anything but serious light what
ever the result may be. THE Cubans
will not" he said. regard II as a
ludlcrous act in a French vaudeville.
but will accept II seriously"
Mr.. Morgan said that Cuba would do
we'll to give careful heed to our pur'
pose In the legislation under consid'
Grafton. They should not follow the
old adage not to look a gift horse In
the mouth. for in this case the gift
horse is a bronco which greets them
with Whitney ard may send them
away with a kick"
Returning to ths Panama situation,
Mr.. Morgan said that the United
States is practically at war with Co
lombia. as the result OF the fact that
the president had fallen into trap.
He wanted, he said, TO save the sen.
ate from the sane trap. and again re-
lerYed TO MIR. Bunau-Varilla, the Pan
anna minister. and after reviewing
briefly that gentleman's history as an
engineer and contractor on the Pan
ANA canal. said that he han contract
ed wisely and well and had left tho
Isthmus a rich man" Mr. Morgan said
that his whole purpose was TO warn
the senate against ratifying a treaty
the negotiation OF which he character
ized as "a most wretched. a most
abominable and a most horrible trans
action" Notwithstanding this was the
case. the senator continued, the SEN
ate sleeps over this breach OF the
Monroe doctrine. while the president
of France and the president OF the
United States stand over the recum-
bent figure and intone In unison their
solemn and satisfied amen"
Discussing the presidents message
he said the chief executive had failed
TO execute the Spooier law because 1t
was distasteful to him and declared
that he had not succeeded In formulat-
ing any satisfactory excuse for his
course. He predicted that the time
would come when Cuba would clip
the threads which bind her to us and
again float off into the sea OF liberty
In such an effort. he continued, Cuba
might find a friend in Germany, which
might follow our example and create
a state OF independence in night and
then annex II with the coming sunrise.
No doubt there would be fighting. for
who. he asked. rs more eager to fight
than Emperor William or our own
strenuous PRESIDENT
He then proceeded to say that only
Tuesday he had met a great Democrat,
who had had a place in our anairs
only second in importance to the
presidency. and had made name for
himself in diplomacy (evidently mean
ing former Secretary OF State Olney)
who had bowed his head as he said:
For the first time in my life have to
confess that I am ashamed OF the atti-
tude Of my country" Mr.. Morgan, re-
yerting again to Cuba. said "Our re-
lations with that island ought to re-
main as they are so far as our econo-
mic policy is concerned, or she ought
N ba admitted as a state"