The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-20
GOVERNMENT MAY BUILD PANAMA
CANAL IN SPITE OF COLOMBIA.
Senator Morgan Regards Begin Construction Without
Treaty Provision Ratified the Congress "a RecE
less Invasion of the Constitution This Coun-
try Has No Ground for insisting Upon Adoption
of Proposed Agreement.
rom this date January %. 1902, or earlier

from this date January o. 1922 or earlier
if possible }!..,,,,,,io, Of Colombia requires
that such treaties must De ra'itie Az ~ Nor
gan continued Safer guards than ms
could not be provided against the rati nf a
ton of a treaty by tne mere ue'te
unless this treaty is ratified wltn lS,u
amendment, and receives the VOC y, q of
jority of each house OF the H4 Sa5I, coer-
cion. it will never become the supreme Id"
of the United States. o,,;;,, or
What is the ground for the oP. .'flioDt
attitude recently attributed to the pfeSIu,,i,ti'
that Colombia is under some peculiar ooi obi,
CATION to ratify this treaty, ana thtt ~ ~
be insisted upon as being me JuSs.I, 80
equitable right of the oniteu "'"'e
asked. ., -. ,,ro,,nd
II do not know OF any reason or g rognn
for so absurd an attitude, Mr- NJ - 49,
replied, and do not believe She nm It
has ever said or intimated such Inins:
is of Il piece with the other apsutc.tS -. Il,
we will seize upon Panama II the treaty -
not ratified.
no CLAIM ON COLOMBIA
1.-THE only claim we could nave on Hiai
auin to demand his utmost eXertion IN Ia
vor of the ratification of the treaty IS .ne
fact. asserted in the dispatches OF rear Au-
miral Casey. that the presence OF our ships
and marines in Panama in lN- plese
the rebels from capturing Panama. 60
eve sent ships and marines 10 i'alidiia ~
protect the transit of commerce across So ~
isthmus. according to our aliegeu st
rights If their presence gave tht uep 80
ment IF Panama TO Colomol:,. lndl -
gave US no special claims on MarroGlli od
Tho Gnycrnment of Colombia IS 10 Lutuit
canoI t,riyileces If we did our duty we ga
not thereby create any speclai ciai'ii o''
Colombia. s,rr .b.+ We
..If there was any understanding that We
should assist 2Iarroquin IN suppfesIIhh77
the Instruction In Panama. that ne n.is! .s
thereby he enabled to assemble c onsless
to ratffv Il treaty that was then IN Piocess
O; negotiation. that fact has never peen
exists it could not hahhpei
the Independence of the Congress OF Co
lonbia in their action on the treaty
IN all honor. that Congress must p,. re
to act for thu. rights and welfare OF Co
lomhia. without constraint or influence ny
the United States. Such is the sentiment o.
the Senate and people of the nited StateS-
do not believe that we have any Pc
culiar claims on Colombia that would Jusu.
fy any assertion of any right on our part
to demand of her Congress anything out d
lair candid, honest and sincere course with
re ference to the ratification of the pending
treaty The difficulties we will encounter IN
our execution of the terms of this treaty. IL
ever IL becomes a supreme law. are quite
So fIicient to require of us the exhibition OF
n fair and generous spirit toward Colombia
in the beginning.
ANY effort to badger Colombia into a
of the treaty will only result In
sowing a larger crop of 'cockatrice's eggs
in a soil that is already dangerously full OF
evils.