The San Francisco call., 1903-12-18

IN BITTER
COLLOQUY
Hoar Calls Up His Resolution
Asking for Information as
to This Governments Part
in the Panama Revolution
FORAKER DEFENDS ACTS
OF THE ADMINISTRATION

oI tIol'h opOCSAi
President Of Having Usurped
the Rights of Congress
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Senate
to-day debated the isthmian canal ques-
tion as affected by the Presidents rec
ognitfon of the independence of the re-
public Of Panama The discussion be-
gan with a speech by Hoar on his reso-
luton of inquiry and lasted several
hours In addition to Hoar's address
there were speeches by German and
Foraker.
Hoar confined his remarks to his res
olution and they were read from manu-
script He held that this country had
not yet received full official informa-
ton concerning the isthmian revolution,
and adversely criticized the conduct of
this country as shown by what had
been given out. He compared the con-
duct Of the United States on the 18TH
mian question to that of a policeman
who would manacle and hold a person
to be robbed and who would then insist
on having the spoils of the theft deliV-
cred to himself.
Germans utterances alleged the stu
alton in Panama had been created to
make a campaign issue, and charged
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis
with violation of the proprieties in
discussing the question at a banquet
in New York He also said that unless
fur IterIf
subject he would oppose the Panama
treaty He referred to the action of
the executive, and declared that the
Senate should prevent the jeopardizing
of the business interests of the country.
SENATORS IN WARM DEBATE.
Foraker took Hoar to task severely
for his remarks rejecting on the ad-
ministration and his indiscretion in
speaking in open session concerning
executive matters. He defended the
administration for its attitude toward
the Panama revolt A, heated colloquy
took place between Foraker and Hoar,
during an effort by Hoar to explain
more fully his position in the matter.
In addressing the Senate on his -reso-
luton calling upon the President for
session relative to the status of the re-
public of Panama when the treaty with
that country was negotiated, Hoar be-
gan by saying that he was favorable to
the isthmian canal and desirous that
the present President of the United
States should build the great water
way. But, anxious as he was for the
accomplishment of these ends, he was
even more anxious that the canal
should be built without taint or sus-
picion of national dishonor."
What we want to know he said,
"is: Did this Government knowing
that revolution was about to take
place. so arrange matters that the
revolution, whether peaceable or other
wise, should be permitted to go on
without interruption and whether our
national authorities took measures TO
prevent Colombia stopping it?"
Hoar said that it was no justification
of our course to say Colombia had
failed to ratify the treaty for the con-
struction of the Panama canal
In conclusion Hoar pleaded for all
the facts and asked that they be sent
to the Senate through the usual official
channels.
GORMAN ASSAILS PRESIDENT.
German took the floor as soon as
Hoar had concluded. He said that
Democratic Senators generally were as
favorable to the construction of the
canal as Republicans. He congratu-
lated the country on the possession of
a Senator like Hoar, who, he said, was
following many examples of courage,
patriotism and disinterestedness in the
Senate. German said the facts were all
| that were desired, and he referred to
| the extension of the executive infiu-
ence, saying that this influence had
been extended until 1.-The Senate had
become practically the agent of the
executive" He criticized the selection
| by the President of Commissioners
from the Senate to negotiate treaties
as a reprehensible practice, and de-
cIared that the Associated Press Sc
cured it's suggestions as to informa-
ton about events from the administra-
ton. He also condemned executive
| interference in State politics.
But none of these transgressions
could be compared, he declared, to the
action of the executive in connection
with the affair in Panama.
ut is,o he said, "the most fragrant
act of transgression that has ever
taken place in the history of the coun-
try, and it should be resisted without
regard to party"
CRITICIzEs LOOMS SPEECH.
German adversely criticized the
speech made by Assistant Secretary of
| State Loomis before the Quill Club of
New York few nights ago. He said
that Loomis, while excited by wine.
had given information which the Sem
ate had not had from the administra-
tion or from any other source.
"He did not" German continued,
tell the country all the facts, but he
] made the broad assertion that the
President was a bold and great man,
who had the courage and the patriotism
to land marines and seize part of the
territory of the republic of Colombia,
which we were under contract to guar
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