The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25
THE CANAL TREATY
Senator's Guarded In Discussing Their
Views Of The Instrument.
Mr.. MORGAN is OPPOSED
Because II Does Not Provide for Con.
troll Ia Perpetulty.
THE PROVISION FOR A CENTURY
Is Departure from fine Terms Of the
SpOOner Resolution
COLOMBIA REFUSED TO DO BETTER
Announced that That Government VIM
Not Aceede TO tho Request for
cesslcn In perpetuty.
COLOMBIA REFUSED TO DO BETTER
Announced that That Government VIM
Not Aceede 70 tho Request for
Cesscn In Perpetuity.
tsrecinl to The po.tl

/ N1peclhl 70 Ine Pnat.l
! washington, January et- The senate late
/ ,his evening made public tho text OF the
! Panama canal treaty, uynopsls OF which
/ has already appeared In weshIng,cn Az
! patches TO The Post This action WINS npr.
suant TO a recommendation Of this torclgn
! relations committee. which, at spee1aI
meeting today, considered the convention
/ without arriving at any conclusion. An i'm.
preston prevails among members that a
! report may be agreed on rs carly as next
! 4tesday' aud naturally the principal topic
/ OF conversation now Is tho probable action
| OF the senate considerable majority of
/ those with whom The Post correspondent
discussed the matter today seem Of the onin.
Ion thar the treaty will be ratified. There
Is reason to believe. however, that mora or
Tess opposition viii develop which may In
the end cause some trouble part OF this
/ opposition Ia expected to come from those
who stu think tho canal should be con.
structed along the Nicaragua route. and at
present 1t Is also thought that some senators
may be disposed to object to tho treaty In
It's present shape, for tho gtmple reason that
1t docs not entirely conform to tho spoonsr
act, under tho terms Of which It was nsro.
tiated
The principal discrepancy seems n Ia y,
regard 70 the length OF time during which
{he United States government shall nbso-
iutely control tho slx.mile strip OF Colnm.
the canal Is to be constructed Tie treaty
FloXlhes that the original lease on this land
DO renewable for periods Of 100 years AZ
we pleasure of the United States The
y many H. fSe t sPg9ses perpetual control.
ply With this feature of the blli
lhnse Who entertain this opinion argue
government will lind II necessary only 70
give notice In order to secure tho desired ex-
But there are cthera who do not agre With
this heier Anuns Thorn q Sehnf6r Srlrs
sun or Alabama, Tho father of an cnnai
Jegi8Mtion, WHO is Undoubtedly as well IN
ttormed on matters pertaining to ruch leg
tfiaunn OK any liting person, but who may
Re somewhat preiudlced against the pend
ms treaty because Of the defeat of HIS he
t0yed Slearngua project Senator Morgan
Ba'd T. Ihe Post correspondent this offer
noon that tho t8ilurc ~ the treaty to pro-
vide for perpetual control Of the right of
way would prove fatal error unless aome
steps Wore taken TO correct II.
"A hundred years T. a long time" he
snu "hut In q stupendous undertaking Like
! THIS construction Of an lgthmlan canal IL
docs not cpunt for SO much after all. It is
ms irm belief that perpetual control should
be- stipulated / think IL IL u not ana tho
treaty s ratified in It's present form, this
government 100 years honce VIII ind itself
/ Ia q series o. grave complications with Cos
iomhia, That government Will try to do
/ tl.cn vhnt u has already tried 10 do--ger
! our ~ the United States MS much money as
possible. II viii md somc fneana Of evad-
lng the plain intent Of the canal inv and
win eWdeayor 90 make the payment of am
other large sum Of money a necessary pre-
| crdent 10 the extension OF the lease. IL may
tcnpts 10 bleed the United States IL will
! cause this government no end OF aerious
| trouble which might be averted ccnld the
| pending treaty, be properly wonded before
win qay steps be taken to remedy this
'iiuqueatlonably was the reply.
] "Nili you indicate the probable nature "
those stensP
! Ell would DO inadvisabie to do 30 at this
time, replied the senator.
/ Further thnn this he would not 70. 1t Ia
! inferred that he will attempt to have the
| trcatg 50 amended rs TO, provide for per-
! petuai control. but IL rs hardly likely that
/ he VIII be succe5sful.
| the afternoon that every effort had been
! made 20 secure the insertion 10 the treaty
Of clause making the lease perpetual In
/ eminent definitely refused 10 allow this
aud Il was lntimated at the Colombian lega-
| ton tonight that It's position on that score
h unaltcrahle The attaches OF the legation
decline 70 discuss the probable reasons q
! their government Tor assnnlng thih posi-
ton knee It is highly probable that the
treaty can not be amended IN the particular
referred to, the question naturally arises,
viii the failure 20 stipi5Fte permanent con-
troll Furnish a legitimate and sound reason
Tor opposition 60 the ratification OF the
whole conyentlonl senators ara rathe<
con ~ Georgla and one or two othors de-
the time tie senate took on the Injunction
of eecreey. Among those who did talk.
however, the preponderance OF opinion seeni-
NOT entirely satisfactory, Will DO In the alb
sence Of anything better and that II viii %
preferable, IN the interest Of those who
won't canal legislation. 60 let the treaty 50
through without opposition rather than at
tempt to defeat Il because OF this one dis
Senator cuIberson said tonight that Wills
he had had no opportunity. e study the
treaty carefully, No was inclined 20 the
provlde for perpetual control would not give
ynrrant for opposition 10 its ratiucntiop,
Senator Mnrrnn's plans Will doubtless az
yeiop within the next few dayH he Il sold
10 be Intensely chaErined because the treaty
lgns referred To the foreign relations com
plttee toad % 10 the committee on intef~
5ceanic canal, of which lie Is chairman.