Arizona republican., 1903-12-10

our national fathers. So far as he was
to yield to temptation simply to ad-
vance the commercial interests of his
state.
He asserted that the United States
would do as it might please with the
island Of Cuba. and added: She is
now fettered to the decks of our WI
ships as firmly as Prof. Langley's air-
ship was ever attached to his house
boat. He spoke of the negotiation of
the Panama canal treaty as a gre
tesque act. and declared that PanaI"a
had mo more right to appoint min
lister to the United States than that
country had to cOnsecrate a saint"
He came" the senator continued. "as
a swift winged messenger Of fa!sehoud
dispatched on his mission by :he Pan
anna Canal company" So far as the
concerned. he ssid, il would not be ra-
garded by the Cubans in anything but
serious light, whatever the result
may be. THE Cubans will not ne
said, regard it IS d ludicrouS act IN
French vaudeville, but viii accept it
seriuCsly." Mr.. Morgan said that Cuba
would do well to give careful heel 10
our purposes IN he legislation under
consideration. rhey should not follow
the old adage not to look a gift hoI Ise
in the mouth" III this case THE gift
Is broncho, which greats theta With Il
Whitney and may send them ..ay with
a kick"
Referring to the Panama situation
Mr.. Morgan said the United States IS
practically at war with Colombia. as
the result of the fact that the presi-
dent had fallen into a trap. He wanted
he said, to save the senate from this
same trap and he again referred tC
Mr. Bunau-V -Varilla. the Panama minis
ter. and after reviewing briefly that
Sentleman's history as an engineer
ana contractor of the Panama Cana
company, said that he had CONTRACTED
wisely and well, and had left the
isthmus a rich man."
Mr.. Morgan said that his whole pur-
pose was to warn the senate against
ratifying treaty, the negotiation Of
which he characterized as a mos
wretched, a most abominable and =
most impossible transaction. Not.
withstanding this was the case" tn,
senator continued the senate sleep.
over this breach of the Monroe doe
trine, while the president of Franc.
and the president of the United State.
stand over the future and fntone il
unison their solemn amen"
He expressed the opinion that tn,
cost of the Panama canal in its early
stages would be so great as to caus,
congress to stop the appropriation
before the enterprise had gone far
and thus accomplish the purpose o
the trans continental railways in pre-
venting the construction of any canal
! Discussing the presidents message
I he said the chief executive had failec
! to execute the Spooner law because /
was distasteful to him and declare,
that he had not succeeded in fornu
lating any satisfactory excuse for hi
course. -.,----
| He predicted that the time woul,
come when Cuba would clip tn.
threads that restrain her and bind he
to US, and again float off into the Sc,
of liberty"
| In such an effort. he continued. Cub;
might find a friend in Germany, which
might follow our example and Great
state of independence in a night an,
! then annex it with the coming sun
rise.
No doubt there would be fighting
for who" he asked lis more eager t,
| fight than Emperor William or ever
than our own strenuous president
| He then proceeded to say that onl,
yesterday he had met a great demo
| crat who had held place in our af
! fairs only second in Importance to tn
presidency, and had made a name 70
himself in diplomacy evidently mean
ing former Secretary OF State Olney)
who had bowed his head as he said
For the first time in mr life 1 hav'
to confess that l am ashamed of tn,
attitude of my country"
Mr.. Morgan stopped speaking a
4:05 O'Clock and the senate went int,
executive session and ten minute!
later adjourned.