The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-19
The Bill for This Passes
the Senate.
A SPEECH BY DANIEL.
Advocates Acceptance of Hoar's Res.
oIution Calling on the President
for Information as to Birth
of the Republic of
Panama.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec 18.-The Senate today
passed bill providing for the construc-
tion of light house at Diamond Shoal on
the coast of North Carolina.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The relationship
of the United States to the new Republic
of Panama continued to be the leading
theme in the Senate today, but the dis
cussion was confined to one Senator, and
was not so exciting as yesterday. Mr.
Daniel, of Virginia, was the speaker, and
he advocated the acceptance of Mr.. Hoar's
resolution calling upon the President for
more information relative to the Novem-
ber revolution in Panama.
Mr.. Cullom called attention to the fact
that the treaty has not been acted upon
by the Committee on Foreign Relations
and intimating that it was not in order
to discuss it. Mr.. Daniel retorted by say
ing that there "is so much nervousness
over an inquiry on the part of Republican
Senators as to cause them to jump before
they have been spurred?'' He reiterated
his statement that the President had dis
cussed the treaty in public and called at
tention to Secretary LOOMS New York
speeches, as well as to the debates in the
Senate and declared that never before
had there been such thorough defiance
and contempt of the law of secrecy which
prevails iii diplomatic affairs as have been
displaye,. in this matter" Mr.. Daniel
also referred to Minister Bunau- Varilla,
and said of him that while it is true
that all men play many parts in the course
of their lives, that gentleman had played
more parts in a shorter time than any
other actor who had challenged favor from
back of the footlights.'
Taking up the resolution he said he did
not want to see the United States in
volved in war, either with France or with
Colombia, and he was inclined to accept
with grain of salt the sensational head
line printed in the papers yesterday over
the speeches of Acting Secretary Loomis
and Minister Bunsu a.ii,a. Some peo-
pie, he said. seek to ;tablish wide open
republic, "as if some prodigious Tammany
were about to take possession OF the coun-
try, and they are shaking their red lights
from many points" He contended that
the independence of Panama bad not
been well established, as has been stated
and in this &C u 1ction called attention to
the fact that The country has no constitu-
tion.
Mr.. Dan-l said he knew of no require
ment in international law for the recog-
milton of 4 new government before it
was formed.
Things were happening in Washington
before there was anything doing on the
isthmus. When, where, and at what
time, he asked, had the United States
undertaken to send our forces to the
border of any country to prevent that
country from keeping peace in its own
territory. There was not at that time
even the germ of a Republic-not even
the phantom of a republic. Indeed, he
declared, the United States had rushed
to the aid of the new republic notwith-
standing that like Richard III it had
come into this breathing world scarce
half made up
''It was not the State of Panama that
organized the revolution" said Mr..
Daniel. "It was the city and not the
State that is responsible for the out
break of the revolutio1 on the isthmus.
1t was the municipal officers. her COM
mon councillors and her citizens that or
ganized the secession. without delay an
ambassador was appointed to this coun-
try, and if that new republic had any
independence it was soon snuffed out by
the acts of that ambassador.
He declared that the populace of the
UnlUed States should not allow their
serenity to be disturbed by minister
from Panama fitting from place TO place
and commenting upon Colombias attitude
in unfavorable terms. He hoped that in
this matter the United States would pro-
ceed in peace and in order. avoiding all
foreign entanglements.
Mr. Fulton (Ore), made a speech in sup
port of the bill to give aid to the pro-
posed Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land, Ore, in 1906
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow.