The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-12
Denounced THE
PANAMA CONSPIRACY N. s, ||I|:| A
Continued From First 1'age.l

Rebuhlic Of rdnnmn, his reference to thc
President bringing oat loud applause OF,
tho Republican side.
"tn the ease OF Panama, our situa.
tiot1 swns different from that OF any spot
OH earth. Wo had d solemn and binding
enga cement which had been impressed
upon Us by all tho years. Often We were
called Upon by the Colombian govern
t1cnt, oftcncr BY events, to enforce tho
obligation to keep that path open from
sen to sea; not to aid nor TO suppress
rebellion, but to keep the path open and
when wo landed troops at Colont when
the ships came to Panama With more ut
the marines, their duty Under the treaty.
was plain to let no armed men or CO uso
OF my Kind disturb the open. free course
ofcomn1erco or Of movement IN the path
way across the Isthmus. applause on ths
Republican sdc).
"a OLIVE WAS NATIONAL FAITH
Nov II so happened In the course Of
human events. which we do not guide, but
which is believed by many an All WISE
Providence watches and directs. that IN
this case our duty IN good faith under
the treaty 10 keep that highway open,
fell In with and brought out a consc-
quence which was grave TO Colombia.
MIR. Hit said the people Of Colonit
bit thought the United States were so
bent on having canal on the 1sth:nus
that the game was easy. They had ten
millions but twenty would be- better,
and Colombian papers had urged those
charged with power to hold Tor great
sums OF Yankee money.
WHOLE sWORLD. FAVORs CANAL.
The whole world, he said, had been IN
favor Of canal, and added Mr.. Hitt.
'We have got man to work on 1t who
will soon cut It through" This was loud ttd-
~ cheered by the Republicans.
Mr. Hit, referring to the action at
Bogota. said the President would not
eubmit to the blackmail that was tried
to be imposed upon the people OF the
United States, owing to the rapacity OF
a band OF men who abused thelr author
ty. II Is not In tile spirit OF our people:
When the open hand Of bounty is met
by this clinched fist of malice and greed,
the Yankee knows how to stop that busi-
ness.
DEMOCRATS WANTED A CANAL.
Mr. Williams the minority leader, fol-
lowing. charged that this was the first
tim, that this government had inter-,
fered In domestic affairs OF south
American country. The Democrats want
a canal. he said They wanted the Mica ca.
rasuan canal but IL they could not get
the canal where they thought 1t ought
to be, they would take It where they
could get 1t, and take It as they might
get It, He thought possibly the Mica
| rnguan route was regarded as too great
competitor Of the Transcontinental
railways.
III, said the Democrats arc not proud OF
the part this government has taken
hut they must recognize a fact as a fact.
WILLIAMS CHARGES COLLUSlON.
Mr. Williams said that virtually 1t had
been confessed that II Colombia dares
lnnd a soldier In the new horn republic
OF Panama-"new born. with the birth
foreseen and aided. as believe. aided
from Paris and aided from Washing
ton"-the United States will treat 1t as
an act of war.
IF the Democratic party and few
Republicans had not hedged up and
bound this government IN the two clauses
which compel us to give Cuba her free
dom and independence, you would have
treated Cuba as you treated the Philip
pines AS to the new republic of Pan
| ANA, I am satisfied that the most DELHI
! crate, long-reviewed. well-thought out
project ever completed or ever thought OF
since the world began is the birth OF
Panama and our connection with It,
The House adjourned until Monday.