The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-19
Tie Closest Attention Accorded
Speech, Which Occupied
More Than an Hour.
NOT AN GRAFTON,
BUT AN ARGUMENT.
Declares That the United States
Rushed to Aid Of New Re- N
public, Though, Like Rich q
ard III, It Had Come Into .
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F'rom Our Regular Correspondent> w
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. ls. --Tlla,
speech of Senator Daniel, In support Of
the Hoar resolution. calling on the Presl-$
dentf for all the informa ton In the possess
sion Of this government regarding tho
tl;4rt taken by the United States I'M the y
Panama revolution. was the feature Of
the session OF the Senate to day. @ II ;f5 iIS
Senator Daniels was the first speech 4
which has sought to present in consecu-s
tive order the events preceding the decla.
ration Of the Independence Of the republlo
Of Panama, and recognition Immediately
accorded It by@tllis government together
interfering to prevent Colombia from
landing troops In ner own territory ..s EIoS
spoke for over an hour and received tho y
closest attention of senators on oth sides Y
OF the chamber and Of tho galerit - II I,
was not an ora tion,3 but moro of a legal !
arRument, such as would be made by az
great constitutt iona {aWS er. u &Ssi Il
e There we're no outbursts, mo I'll ghts OF
!4elo0uencc, #no violent jdenuncin nu uor1o the
administration for Its course. II \ he prpnl.S,
ises. 4 It was just such an nEnrgumetltsas
Lne SEM LOT MAKES SRWtlcllS Silc &AluieSseS u
jury, and a jury would not have given
closer attention than was given him by
his audience.
Very Nervous. 55
Senator Daniel In opening his speech
said that the Panama Canal treaty had
tecn discussed by the President In his
,ncssage amply in Il some respect Is, but N
scantly8 III In others. Senator Cullom, Of
Illinois, interrupted him to remark that
as the treaty had not been acted on by
the Committee on Foreign Rela tions, IT.
wos hardly q proper subject OF discuss.
sion. n n
other side over any inquiry" said Sena-
tor Daniel, ''as to cause them to jump
before they have been spurred. III
Senator Daniel said he did not want
to see the United States involved In war
with either Colombia or Franco. and he
declared III a humorous way that he was
inclined to take with grain Of salt the
story told In tho dispatches OF few days
Lgc IN which acting Secretary Loomis
nnf Minister Bunnll-Varllla, In speeches
in New York, had more than hinted that
put for the action of the admlnistra ton
/ in Illcrposlng TO recognize the independ1-s
ence Of Panama republic, there might
have been war with the countries nnmed.
"Agiintor. stump-spcaker and pronoter''
was the way III WIilCIi tiS oSAAetsoA AotSsAS
to Hunau- Varilla. II . Vi.
Mr. Daniel said OF him that while 1t Isl
true that all men play many parts in the
course Of their lives. that gentleman had
"played more parts In u shorter time
than any other actor who had challenged
favor from back OF the footllghts.'
Grain Of Salt.
Taking up the resolution. he said that
he did not want to see the Unlt',d States
involved In war. either with France or
With Colombia, and he was inclined to
accept with n grain Of salt the sensa-5
tionul headlines printed In the payers
Yesterday over tho speeches Of Acting
Secretary Loomis and Minister Bunau. z
yarilla. Some people, he said. seek to re-
establish wide open republic, as " some
prodigious Tammany We're about TO take J
possession OF the country and they are
shaking their red lights, from many
points.
OF Panama had not been we'll esta bllshed,*
as has been stated and In this connec"l
ton called attention to the fact that tHe
| country has no constitution, 43
Mr., Daniel said he knew OF no re-
| uur,mcnt in international law for tho
| recognition of n new government beloro
| 1t was formed.
Things we're happening In Washington
| before there was anything dong on the
! Isthmus When, whers and at what time,
| he asked. had the United States under-
taken to send our forces to the border
of any country to prevent that country
| from keeping r,sace In Its own territoryy@
| There was not mt that time even the
germ OF n republic--not even the phantom
of a rcpublsc, Indeed, he declared, the .
! United States hGd rushed tn the aid OF
| the new republic, Notwithstanding that
liko Richard Ill, It had come into TINS
| breathing world sornce half made up, rs
| at was not the state OF Panama that
organized the revolution" said Mr, Dam
lei, ut was the city and not tho state
| that IS respons BILE for the outbreak ol
| the revolution on the lsthmus, it was
/ the municipal officers. h.ar common coun-f
| clllors and her citizens that ors anlzed
the secession. Without delay an ans
| bassador was appointed TO this country,
and IL that new renublHc had any lnde-
pendence 1t was soon snuffed out oS Ina
| ncts of that ambassador"
He declared that the populaee OF tls
! rTnitcd States should not allow thels
serenity to be disturbed by q minister
| from Panama. fitting from place 70 place
| and commenting upon ColomblatS atit-3
| tude In unfayorable terms. he nopeA
that In this matter the United stateS
would proce,sd IN peace and IN ofue1,
| avoiding all foreign entanslements. w
y 1,y, Fulton loreson) made . speech =