The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-30

NVasningtOn November 24---The Pan
! anna canal question was again the lead
ing topic under considera zion by the
senate today and Mi Morgan was again
The speaker Of the day lie continued
his review Of the history Of the efforts
10 secure an Isthmi3n canal and declared
that 10 ho presidents ambition to SECURE
the credit Of unique administration
must be credited the favoriusm mani
Tested by him toward the Panama roule.
lie asserted that President Mckinley had
favored the Nicaragua line and THIS
statement VAS challenged by Nj Han
ma
The question of committee assign
meuts was again postponed as was also
The molion to reconsider The vote on toe
NeWiand Joint resolution, concerning
| IAe annexation OF IlIDa
As to Panama, senator Morgan said an
elaborate treaty mad been prepared, a Com-
MISSION sent mere ANA then Sent back 10
create a government With power 40 rat
ilN u treaty. lie charged lcat the treaty
with colombia had been largely drawn
! by a c2rporaIlon l&~3cr. SpeaKilg %. tne
report a. the isthnIan canal COMM ssl0n
favorable 10 the Panama route Nj.
Morgan characterized that report as lhe
/ dynamite tnat has rent IN twain the
! republic Of Colombia. iic said further
that the report was a desperate adren-
mad Hvea tie pratoecis vita Niraf.tet,.,
and Costa Rica would have been ohsrrI.-
vi.
Roosevelt's Ambitions
"liut lie is dead" The senator went on.
and a new Richmond coires upon the
ned. and he seems not % feel Tie oblisa-
I'm o. good fa'th wnen q more entieins
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'''9l :. u,..!"S me canal i0l GAS own 2e-
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80 'ne Piesi0s''r nc as"ed' any
-'' ii'a li-iu'e - e"t'S INTO e.
~ "slee'neht "'lo Nicaragua ana
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WTat-vor tIa jnns,.i,.s ~. I'm e5fI
carry the neonla vim ain, j., ~. v,ii{ a99
inexcusable raid
No plea Of reasons of state" would
/ be acceptable for reasons OF state are
out Of place In republic. and are re
sardcd only a. the plea of 4 Jyraui. In
abandoning TIE Mckinley poles, Mr..
Morgan deciared tlat the president had
/ destroyed me rights already acquired al
Nuch cNi eHse Of time ana effort
lie declared that Colombia had levied
backmah to the extent OF 81 900 coo aud
that acting under the Instructions of the
president the secretary OF state had en-
tered INTO an agreement that might make
ii possible 10 collect on the levy. Only
the eagerness or the ambition OF the
president c0uld. he said. have supplied
the falciuln for this transaction
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After having spoken for two hours Mr..
Morgan requested the privilege Of taking
| Ills seat while ne continued his delivery.
There was no objection and the venerable
senator sat ,fav.n re,,s.i-i,,- ,,,,a1r ,,i
/ 400, 49,, -, -,
- ~ "4' "'y ~" il"ioa *
| getting as shaky under me as the repuo-
! lean party must be In the presence Of
1 the truth"
/ Mr. Morgan reyieg.os ~ lo~utb tho o.
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