The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-25
SAYS CANAL
deal WAS
FIXED
Col. wattsrsOn Says Thieves
In United States Were Out
for S20,O0O,OOO.

louisville. KY, Sept. 25 Henry Wat
terson In the Courier Journal yesterday
morning in an answer 20 an editorial ar
ticle In the Birmingham. Ala. Ledger.
makes the charge that some OF the Unit
ed strfes senators sold out when the
Morgan-H Hepburn Isthmian canal bill was
up for consideration and that the Pana-
tic Job.
He rays among other things The
Morgan Hepburn bill designating the
Nicaraguan route. supported by the re-
port OF commission and by ample col
lateral testimony, had passed the house
by an Overwhelming majority and was
about 10 pass the senate by a two-thirds
vote when Mr.. Eduardo Lampre. Pana-
ma, turned mt Washington. The
rouges IN France who had got pNSsession
of the fag ends OF the old De Lesseps
scandal and tragedy had first sent over
one Hutn to spy out the lay OF the land.
He WAS only 'feeler'
Having asoertained that $4,000, 900
was about the figure that might be
made practicable $50 900 900 for the
thieves In France and $4,000. 900 for the
thieves In America-Hutn went homo
and Iampre came. With his arrival upon
the stage the scenes began to be shifted
First one newspaper correspondent and
then another came out for Panama
First one alleged expert and then an
other came out for Panama
UP TO PRESIDENT
Public opinion thus manipulated and
supposed 10 be adjusted the gray wolves
OF the senate began to show the whites
OF their eyes: then 20 wag their tails;
then cautiously TO come out into tho
open: finally the Spooner act. setting
aside the Morgan Hepburn bill and sub
stituting Panama for Nicaragua. But
even here the thieves had a little care
for the looks of IL: and so--for appear
ance sake--they inserted a clause setting
forth that AZ there was any hitch in
the ratification OF the proposed treaty
with Colombia the president should use
his discretion and select a route. nsas
"who should foresee that thieves IN
Bogota. getting a Whit OF the stealing
from Washington. would contrive that
before the delivery of the goods $4,000
should come TO them. But so IL came
to pass. Colombia rejected the treaty
The situation provided for I'm the Spoon
or act, has arrived. The president Is face
TO face with the precise contingency
which even the thieves considered neces-
sary TO secure their rear and TO save
Niich bdCOH dHlpilk lio DtOple III case
there should be too great a row.
And what do we see? We see appeals
for delay; urgings for a new treaty:
plans for Colombian revolution and
the secession OF Panama; anything, ev-
erythtng, to make good the $40 000. 600 20
the thieves in France and the $50 O00. 900
TO the thieves In America completing
the sum agreed upon in the Spooenr act
OF course. IL these avail, the 500 600 900
for the thieves In Bogota must be made
good also. and will be inserted I'm the
next treaty"
Meanwhile times up, Mr.. President.
The Colombian treaty is dead-killed by
an overdose OF rascality In Bogota. VIII
you act upon the mandate. unguardedly
given you by the Spooner act. or will
you continue 10 play politics Of the
Quay -Addicks brand until the thieves
get their second wind. working the while
the scheme OF the transcontinental rail-
ways for distractions and delay"