The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-10
Alabama Senator Criticizes United States Attitude Toward Pan-
 ana and Cuba
CALLS THE CANAL TREATY
 4 HORRIBLE TRANSACTION
Bunau-VariIa Styled "a Swift-Winged Messenger of FaIsehood, Dispatched on His Mission By the
 Panama Canal Co.,"

Washington, December 9-Senator Tel Ter concluded his speech in opposition to the Cuban reciprocity bill today and Senator Morgan also was heard in opposi- tion to that measure. The Alabama sen- ator devoted the greater part of his att tention to the Panama canal question: He charged that the United States had broken faith in failing to obey the Spoon CT law, and warned Cuba that the same course might be followed by the United States towards that country, in case the pending bill should become law
 After suggestion that the Penrose res- olution for an investigation of the post office department be considered, and a statement by MT. Cullom that the Cuban bill should have the right of way, the senate took up the Cuban bill when the routine business was completed.
 MT. Teller continued his speech begun yesterday. He again took up the question of the activity of General Wood while acting as governor of Cuba in behalf of Cuban reciprocity with the United States He said there were official records to show that the Cuban government had paid to exceed $15,O00 in interest during General Woods administration. He de- declared that the press of both the United States and Cuba had been utilized in supporting the policy of reciprocity and quoted ngures showing the amount paid newspapers for advocating this policy. In conclusion Mir Teller said the five years clause could have no weight, be- cause no legislative body can forbid the act of future body That clause was put In as sop, he said
 Morgan Opposes Bill. MT. Teller was followed by MT. Morgan. who also opposed the bill.
 MT. Morgan took occasion to refer fre quentiy to the Panama canal treaty and Ill that connection again freely criticized what he denominated presidential usurp- ation.' He declared that the United states is becoming affected to the core with covetousness, and he said the coun- try seemed to be quivering with do,,bt as to whether it should go oyer entirely or pursue the better course followed by our national fathers. So far as he was concerned. he would not be so mean as 10 yield to a temptation, simply to ad- vance the commercial interests of his state. He asserted that the United States would do much as it pleased with the island of Cuba, and added "she is now fettered to the docks of our warships as nrmly as Professor Langley's airship was ever attached to his houseboat"
 He spoke of the negotiation of the Pan anna canal treaty as a grotesque act and declared that Panama had mo more right to appoint minister to the United States than that country had to consecrate a saint He came" the senator continued "as swift winged messenger of false hood. dispatched on his mission by the Panama Canal company"
 So far as the concession made to Cuba in this bill is concerned, he said 1t would not be regarded by the Cubans in any thing but serious light, whatever the re- suit may be.
 What Cnbans Will Think.
 "rhe Cubans will not he said. regard it as a ludicrous act in a French vaude- vile, but will accept 1t seriously"
 MT. Morgan said that Cuba would do well to give careful heed to our purposes in the legislation under considerations They should not follow the old adage mot to look gift horse in the mouth" for in this case "the gift horse is a bronco, which greets them with whinny and may send them away with kick
 Returning to the Panama situation, Mir. Morgan said the United States is practi- cally at war with Colombia, as the result of the fact that the President had fallen into a trap. He wanted he said, to save the senate from this same trap, and again referred to M. Bunau-Varilla, the Pana- ma minister. and reviewing briefly that gentlemans history as an engineer and contractor on the Panama canal said he had contracted wisely and well. and had left the isthmus a rich man."
 Mir. Morgan said that his whole pur- pose was to warn the senate against rat flying a treaty, the negotiation of which he characterized a most wretched, a most abominabe and most horrible trans action.'
 Notwithstanding this was the case, the senator continued, "the senate steps over this breach of the Monroe doctrine, while the President of France and the President of the United States stand over the re- cumbent figure and into in unison their solemn and satisfied amen"
 He expressed the opinion that the cost of the Panama canal in it's early stages would be so great as to cause congress to stop the appropriations before the entire enterprise had gone so far and thus &C., complish the purpose of the trans-conti- mental railroads in preventing the con- struction of any canal.
 Discusses Message.
 Discussing the Presidents message, he said the chief executive had failed to execute the Spooner law because it was distasteful to do so. and declared that he had not succeeded in formulating any satisfactory excuse for his course. He also predicted that the time would come swhen Cuba would "clip the threads that restrain her and bind her to the United States, and float off into the sea of lib- erty."
 In such an effort. he continued, Cuba might find a friend in Germany which might follow our example and create a state of Independence in a night, and then annex it with sunrise. No doubt there would be fighting. for who, he ask ed lis more eager to fight than Elm peror William, or our own strenuous President?''
 He then proceeded to say that only yesterday he met great democrat who had place in our affairs onfy second in importance to the presidency, and had made a name for himself in diplomacy. (evidently meaning former Secretary of