Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-12
SPIRITED DEBATE ON
PANAMA REPUBLIC.
Administration Severely Criticised
ror Recognizing it, and in
Turn Vigorously Defended.
PRESIDENT NOT pREcIp|TATF.
,n,ricau People so Bent on Having a
Canal, Said Mr. Hit, That the
Game Was Easy.

washington, Dec, 1.-THE birth Of
no republic of Panama and It's recos-
snlor BY this government was the
,s,c, of spirited debate in the
s,nso today. Mr., Dnsmore (Dem.,
..h during the consideration of the
".nsIons appropriation bill, severely
'.p,cissd the administration in connec-
IAN with the canal, and Mr.. Hit
'peo HID. chairman Of the foreign
,s.lrs committee, replied in a vigorous
,.,snse of the president and his Central
american policy Mr., Van VOORHEES,
,pso % Of the appropriations COM
ma,ee made a statement concerning
4, provisions of the bill, when the de-
ate depressed to Panama.
Mfr. Hit said there was nothing
n,y or unique in the recognition Of
a, new republic, as 1t occurred five
hys otter the PRONUNCIATION OF the In
,,pepdence Of the republic. He made
. vigorous defense of the adminlstra-
lin IN connection with the republic Of
panama. The president, said Mr.. Hit,
had not been precipltate, but had wait
A reasonable time. But" he add
a. "he did not waste time--he never
does.
ordinarily, Mr., Hit went on,
when ship is in port and a disturb.
snce occurs, we land troops to protect
Americans from being Killed OF robbed,
We have done that In France, and we
would do II anywhere"
In the case Of Panama the situation
was different. often we were called
upon by the Colombian government
Olener Dy event. TO enforce the oDliga.
ton 10 keep that path open from sea to
yea not 10 aid nor suppress rebellion
but to keep the path open; and when
We landed troops at Colon their duly
under the treaty was plain 10 let no
armed meH or cause disturb the open,
free course of commerce or of move
meht ~ the pathway across the 18TH
mus,
After reviewing the history of the
act Of Congress and the negotiations
with Colombia and the sending of
treaty 10 Bogota, Mr.. Hit said the
people OF the United States were so
bent on having a canal on the isthmus
that the game was easy. They had
TEA millions, but twenty would be bet
ter and Colombian papers had urged
those charged with the power to hold
owl for great sums Of Yankee money.
The one purpose that has been eff
had been voted for In this body and
has governed the action OF our gov
tmment Is the one that every good
American sympathizes with.
That is the reason we do not apollo
sle for the conduct Of our govern
ment in following the presidents of It's
past history, and we are proud that we
nave a president that did not wait ten
years The whole world, he said, had
eeen in favor of a canal, and, added
NJ Hit we have got the man to work
emit who win cut 1t through.
Following the spirit OF the treaty
ana OF the legislation since, the presi-
cent while waiting reasonable time,
i9ihd that the will of Congress should
N carried out and he would not sub
mlI 10 the blackmail that was tried to
" imposed upon the people of the
United states owing to the rapaclty
o. band Of men who abused their au-
hoTlly. II Is not In the spirit of our
itVpIe When the open hand OF boun-
" Is met by the cinched fist OF malice
anu greed, the Yankee knows how to
SOP that business.
M, W. Williams, the minority leader,
.ouowlng charged that this was the
%N tlme that this government had
ssWIIeied In the domestic affairs Of a
S'uh American country. He said |
wa! Inc minority side could not be |
Aa9e 70 make the mistake which the |
NNsprlty desired 1t to make. The |
D.nOCIals want a canal, he said They |
oau'el Inc Nicaraguan canal, but IL |
ky could not get the canal where |
Ky thought II ought 10 be they would |
,,,v " Nhere they could get it.and take |
g,' ~" Wey might get it. He thought |
500 the Nlcaraguan route was re-
m, az 100 great a competitor OF |
ny b VahscontInental railways.
a, @lu me Democrats are not proud |
IN. "s part this government has taken. |
fact '"''' recognize d iact ms a
h,@ Williams said that virtually II
Vsen confessed that IL Colombia
,sonI,t land soldier in the newborn |
NJ t,nV OF Panama-"new born with |
llsc,V urn toIeseen and aided. as | be-
I'm IRON Paris and from Washing
IN 40, "e Lnited States will treat 1t as
,o,," v.e was one fact that could not be
,SVen around ana that was the man
cobt,s tUe birth Of the new republic.
aisg 1 Ig Mr.. Williams said.
Ren,tiiV democratic party and a few
bo,nS9 ' vans had not hedged up and
'lanSa ulls government in the two
N, ~. winch compel us to give cuba
vmd iIIsuom and independence, YOU
"A ,ho n9ye treated Cuba as you treat.
uhlIo Ihlllppines. AS TO the new re-
M NV VI Panama. I am satisfied that
hopvb, utNoerate, long reviewed, well
yer ,b,out project ever completed or
7, ina IlGught Of since the world began
Non NIX VIll' n OF Panama and our connec-
ANA some further remarks on the
ov,. "ne Mr., Williams closed aa fol-
isID we president refuses to obey the
,roytd" pros OF the spooner act an
Nm. II Wv nun, perhaps suggested by
l. sfor rs going to override the law,
lNe N uaVlng waited reasonable
"''' INTO treaty with Colom-