The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-18

REIASHTNGTON. Dec. 17.-At the be
wv ginning Of today's session Of the
senate Mr.. McComas Md re-
ported "a bin from the committee on
privileges providing Tor the protection
Of exhibitors of artistic. musical and
literary works at the St Louis Worlds
fair, and at his request the bin was
given immediate consideration ard
passed.
Mr.. Hoar then addressed the senate
on his resolution calling upon the pres
ident for such information as may be
Nlu his possession relative TO the status
~ the republic of Panama when the
treaty with that country was negou-
ated. Mr.. Hoar began by saying that
he was favorable TO the isthmian canal
sand DESTROYS that the present president
of the United States should build the
. great waterway. But. anxious as ne
was for the accomplishment OF these
ends, ne was even more anxious that
The canal should he built without
= faint or suspicion of national dis
honor"
In a Nutshell.
what we want TO know" he said,
'cid this government, knowing that a
revolution was about to take place, so
arrange matters that the revolution.
whether peaceable or otherwise. should
be permitted to 20 on without inter
ruptiOn. and whether our national au-
thorities took measures TO prevent Co
lCmbia from stopping it?''
Mr.. HOar quoted the correspondence
bearing upon the revolution and asked.
why this great anxiety before any
disturbance had OccUrred2
WAS, he said, clear that if the cor
fHsp0ndence so far printed included all
tie information 81 was possible TO give
on the subject. that from twehty-four
20 forty-eight hours before the revOlu-
ton broke out this government had in
Etructed q mau- Of-war 20 prevent Co
lombia from doing anything to prevent
White House Intrigue.
Mr.. Hoar said that it was impossible
10 believe. ard ne did not believe. the
president was capable of such intrigue
md indisCretion as thus indicated, and
slcclared that 70 was for the purpose OF
saving him from such imputation thar
ne desired an the Information TO be
secured on the question.
AIr. Hoar said that it was no justift-
cation of our course to say Colombia
had failed TO ratify the treaty for the
construction of the Panama canal.
Ina conclusion. Mr. Hoar pleaded FOR
alt the facts. and asked that they De
sent to- the senate through the usual
official channels
German Makes Charges.
Mr.. German took the floor as soon
as Mr. Hoar had concluded. He said
that Democratic senators generally
were as favorable to the construction
ii the canal as Republicans. He con-
graduated the country on the posses
zion of a senator like Mr.. Hoar who,
he said. was following many examples Of
!. courage, patriotism and disinterested-
"a
. the facts were all that were desired,
and ne referred 20 the extension of the
executive isfueuce, saying that his in
nuencc had been extended until "the
Senate had become practically the
Fgenf of the executive He criticised
lac selection by the president Of COM
1nissiOners from the senate TO ne
gotiate treaties as a reprehensible
practice. and declared that the AseO-
Ciatcd Press secured it's suggestions
as to information about events from
the administration. He also. con-
demued executive interference in state
politics.
But none Of these transgressions could
be compared he declared. TO the action
of the executive iu connection with the
adair I'm Panama. cit is ne said.
- the most fragrant act Of transgression
that has ever taken place I'm the history
Of the country and it should be re-
sisted without regard to party"
LOOMS Criticised.
Mr. German adversely critised the
speech made by Assistant Secretary
LOOMS before the Quill club of New
York a few nights ago. He said that
1Ir LOOMS. while excited by wine. had
given Information which the senate
had not had from the administration
or from any other source. He did
not Mr. German continued. tell the
q country Of the facts, but he made the
broad assertion that the president was
bold and great man who had the
COURAGE and patriotism 20 land marines
and seize "a part of the territory of the
= republic OF Colombia which we were
under contract to guarantee TO that
country. This. IN the light of the facts
before us. is nothing less than usurpa-
ton"
"a Second Napoleon"
mr. German then discussed the presi-
sent as a second Napoleon.
"a second Napoleon. indeed" he ex-
claimed HAS DO come 90 this. that
the United States must have a Napol-
con TO shape it's destinies and TO die
tort the presidential Office from it's
proper functions
Here Mr. Aldrich asked Mr. German
eyrhetner DO was the purpose Of the
concentrated Democracy 90 defeat
d me treaty.
"Aftcr some parley. Mr. German ex-
fclaifned. "I cay TO the senator from
Rhode Island that IF the case stands
as f. is now. with only the informa-
ffon the administration has furnished
~ 10 this hour. then we regard DO az
\ r most Objectionable transaction. And
1ef me say 90 the senator when YOU
talk about responsibility we can take
fhe responsibility and say 90 the adj
Immigration with regard to party
congress has directed you to do one Of
two things. 10 construct the canal and
do 81 without delay. when you cannot
get t az Panama go 90 Nicaragua and
construct it there and do II a once"
LOOMS Untruthful.
"Yet Mr.. LOOMS in MS speech has