The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-18
FoRAKER DEFENDS HIM
Massachusetts Senator Wants All Documents on New
 Republic. ,,9
Declares That Those 50 Far at Hand Do Not Show the United States Guiitlsss of conniving
 with the Rebels.

washington, Dec. I7.-The Senate to- day was the scene of most important debate on the isthmian canal question as effected by the Presidents recognition of the Independence of the Republic of Panama, The discussion began with a speech by Mr. Hoar on his resolution of dition to Mir. Hoar's address there were speeches by Mir. German and Mfr. For aker. All three were notable utterances s and of historical interest
 Mir Hoar' confined his remarks to his resolution and they were carefully writ ten out and read from manuscript. He held that this country has not yet re- ceived full official information concern- ing the isthmian revolution and criti- cized in sharp terms the conduct of this country as shown by what has been given out He compared the conduct of the United States on the isthmus to g poIlce- man who would manacle and hold a per son about to be attacked for robbery and would then insist on having the spells of the theft delivered to himself. ss.
 German is Qutspoken.
 There was no reservation in Mir Cor mans utterances. He practically said that the situation in Panama had been created to make campaign issue and Loon1is with violation of the proprie- ties in. discussing the question at a ban- qtiet in New York, He also said that unless further light was thrown on the subject he would oppose the Panama treaty. He referred to the impetuous acc tion of the executive and declared that the Senate should prevent the jeoparotz- ing of the business interests of the coun- try. a
 Mir Foraker took Mir. Hoar to task for his. remarks refIecting on the President. and for speaking in open sessi9u con corning executive matters. He defended tie admInistfation for its attitude to- ward fllA Panama revolt. At tfe beginning of the session Mr. Me 2 essziaas fl6d ag reported sagblli from the Committee on Privileges, providing foE the protection of foreign exhibitors of lartistic, musical and literary works al the St. Louis Worlds Fair. It was at once passed. ... :. gs. .ns { Hoar Begins Speech.
 MT. Hoar then addressed the Senate on his resolution calling on the President for such information as may be in his possession relative to the status of the Republic of Panama when the treaty with that country was negotiated. MT. Hoar began by saying that no man in the country desired more ca gerly than him self to, support the administration and act with his associates. He also wac favorable to the istnmIan canal. and. moreover. he was anxious that the con strhction of the caTaI should be accom- plished in his lifetime and by the Re publican party. He also was dAsirous that the present President of the United States should build the great, waterway. But, anxious as he was for the accom- pIishment. of all these ends, he was even more anxious that the canal should be built, without the suspicion of national G1ishonor." f'
 What we want to know" he said. lis did this government. knowing that a revolution was about to take place. SC arrange. matters that the revolution whether peaceable or otherwise, should be permitted to go on withou. interrup- ton and whether our national authorities took measures to prevent Colombia from stopping it?P .}...ll
 Mir. Hoar quoted the correspondence bearing upon the revolution, and asked ''why this great anxiety before any dis turbance had occurred?'
 Connivarice is' Apparent.
 It was. be said. clear that If the cor respondence so far printed included all the information possible to give on the subject. that from 24 to 4s hours before the revolution broke out, this govern. ment had instructed n man of war to prevent Colombia from doing anything tc prevent 1t.
 I want to know, and the American people want to know and have a right to know. whether this mighty policeman on the isthmus, seeing a man about tc attack another is justifed before the blow is struck in nanacIing the assaileo
 Nu.. been maue, the policeman Is justified ir claiming the pocket book which has been taken from the victim by the as sailant should be turned over to hin (the poitceman) on the ground that he was the rlghtful owner?'
 Mir. Hoar said that 1t was impossible 10 believe it and he did not believe the President was capable of such intrigue as thus indicated, and declared that il was for the purpose of saving him from such imputation that L. desired all the information possible to secure on ths question He was sure that adl the in formation on the subject would entirely relieve the chief executive. but still as thC matter stands, he said, the information before the country is incomplete.
 Coloinbia's Action Legal.
 Continuing, MT. Hoar said that it was no justification of our course to say CO. 
 fer the construction of the Panama canal Had not the United States itself failed to ratify treaties?
 In conclusion. he pleaded for all thu facts and asked that they be sent tC the Senate through the usual officia channels.
 We are entitled to know the whole story he said, before taking actioT on the canal treaty and we are entitled to knoR officially, not through some in dividuaI senator who may color it with his own views, or through the unofficial utterances of the representatives of some other government"
 Mir. German took the floor as soon al Mir Hoar had concluded, and there wal from the start evident interest in whai he might say. He said that Democratic senators generally are as favorable tS the construction of the canal as are thu Republicans He congratulated the an tyy on the possession of senator like