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CANAL | ] / TREATY IS
RATIFIED AT LAST.
Passed IN the Senate Tues
day With Only Five Dis
senting Votes.
soLoNs TALKED MUCH
Is the Termination Of Long Struggle
and Cause Of Much Qualification
Morgan Made First
Speech.

Morgan Made First
b Speech.
Washington; March 10. Without
dotting an Il" or crossing a ''t, even
without changing single punctuation
mark, the senate yesterday voted to
ratify the treaty with the republic of
colombia for the construction. of an.
isthmian canal. The vote for ratifica-
ton was 73 in the Affirmative to in
the negative. The senate was In ex-
ecut1ve session when the result was
announced, SO that only the senators
themselves and few confidential en-
ployeS We're present.
All the senators announced them
selves as gratified to have the long
struggle terminated, but none of them
manifested their appreciation by cheer.
ing or handclapp1ng. @
Immediately after, the doors We're
closed the Panama canal treaty was
laid before the senate. The proceed.
ings opened with speech by Senator
Morgan, devoted especially to the.
question of the defense of the canal. He
criticised sharply the action Of the SEN
ate in refusing to so amend the treaty
as to insure American control
Money Amendment Defeated.
When Senator Morgan concluded Sem,
ator Money offered a substitute for the
fourth article of the treaty, which dis
avoWs any intention on the part OF the
United States to Increase it's territory
at the expense Of South or Central
America. The substitute offered by
Senator Money was agreed on by the
democratic caucus, and without men
tioning South or Central America tire
iterates the American doctrine. on non
interference with the affairs of all the
American republics, with the view Of re-
assuring Mexico on that point, and
pledges this country to attempt no ac-
QUESTION of Colombian territory.
Speeches were made in support of the
Money amendment by Senators Bacon,
Teller, Daniel. Morgan. Bailey and
Others They contended for an impair
tial recognition of all American repub-
/ lies, urging. that under the language OF
| the fourth article of the treaty Mexico
would be left as the only American re-
public to which the aVowal of nom
encroa chment could be held as non-ap-
! plicable. Senators Spooner and Hoar
replied, contending that there was prac-
tically no difference between the
| language of the amendment and that
| of the article as it stands.
Senator Moneys amendment was de-
feated, 81 to q, by a strict party vote.
Senator Daniel then offered an
| amendment providing that the treaty
should not take effect until it had been
| approved by. the congress. Senator
| Daniel proceeded in advocacy of this
| proposition.
The fact soon developed that Sem
| ator Daniel had offered his amendment
| Tor the purpose of making a general
| speech upon the treaty, and when the
! fifteen minutes allowed him for his
ri he RI
! pired and the amendment was voted
down Senator Morgan presented four
| or five of his amendments, which were
each in turn defeated, but upon all Of
! which Senator Daniel continued to
| speak.
Several Fifteen Minute Speeches.
After Senator Daniel had closed sew
| cral other senators on both sides of the
| chamber addressed the senate in fif-
| teen-minute speeches for and against
| the ,treaty. Among those who spoke
against it was Senator Morgan, who
| devoted himself especially to the ques
| ton Of the necessity of adequate de-
| fense for the canal, which, he said, only
| could be assured by the United States.
Senator Plat of Connecticut was also
| among the speakers He was one of the
very tew senators, If not the only SEN
| ator, to announce his entire satisfac-
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