The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-24

menfs that J am ENCOURAGED to hope that
there are stu some barriers that We may
rely upon 70 protect the peace ana nave
the commerce Of the country 4 regfeL
that party discipline IS TO be used as
domestic police force 70 protect the tram
sit in panama and 60 guard the interests
of the new canal company That we VIII
get a canal If one can be built in Panama
4 have no doubt. for the president has
said so. Yet this result Is not nearly SO
certain OF so safe as IL he should obey
the Spooner law
President Broke Faith.
AR Morgan said that he had only con-
sented to the enactment OF the SpOoner
bill because o. his confidence in the SOOd
faith Of the president ln enforcing inc
law and, now that the president nau h't
seen fit to keep that faith. ii renamed
to. be seen whether the senate would
support him iu that position. The presi-
dent he said. had completed his campdlen
against the SpOOner act Dy having Mr-
Hav sign treaty with somebody who
had no authority except that conveyed
in o cable message from 1unta az
Panama.
lie read the correspondence bearing
upon the revolution to show as he sald,
thaE 1.-The president had known OF the up
rising in the isthmus before it began
and stood ready with armed ships TO pro-
tect those engaged in it.
The pretense 30 Assistant Secretary
LOOMS dispatch that It was our desll
to maintain peace. Mr. Morgan declared
had ever graccd diplomatic annals
Was Mr.. Hay Asleep
Mr. Morgan expressed the hope that
Mr. HAY had been asleep when some OF
the messa ges of his subOrdinates had
been flying over the wires AS for the
president" ne said, 'he never sleeps on
his post of duty or desire, although te
sometimes closes his eyes as 90 what Is
going on abOut him.
He contended that Colombia had per
feet right 80 suppress an uprising on the
isthmus. and declared that the United
States had failed utterly to observe its
treaty obligations in pursuing the course
IL had taken Indeed. he said, our course
there had been such that It would bring
down the censure of future generations
upon us, and ne predicted that the nm
mediate result would be disastrous anu
cause the loss of both men and treasure
The consequences would he such, said he.
that the president would nave no time
FOR diplomatic triumphs.
Mr. HAY had rot been. i'm his (Morgan 81
opinion a free agent in negotiating either
Of the canal treaties. Mr.. Morgan charged
that the president had resolved when
the Hav-HerTan treaty was under con-
sideratiOn to push the canal through, ah'l'
If authority did not exist, had made PIP
his mind 20 create IT,
with the understanding that he should
continue his speech tomorrow. Mr.. MIR
gan yielded the floor.
Will Vote Dec. 10.
Mr. Cuuom presented an agreement that
the Cuban reciprocity bill shall be taken
up on the converting Of the regular ses-
sion of congress Dec. z. and remain the
order of business each DAY aIter tne
routine morning business until the loth'
ON which date a vote shall be taken, the
time on the 18th and 18th 70 be equally
divided between the friends and oppo-
nents of the bill
The agreement was accepted without
dissent. and at 405 p. m. the senale went
into executive session, adjOurntng at 4;0s
d. m until tomorrow