Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-08

occupied the time OF the :ti!tite'
in a reply to the speech o. MT. l-F4s'
deliver4d last Tuesday. MT. h"i gan
again criticised the President anu tito
attitude OF this government III con-
p.ction WITH the Panama repupllc. n
intrnduced numerous newspaper eX-
,r,,tc ia hear ont his contention lhat
IN. r..volution was assisted by officers
.,,d ,i,iz.oa OF the United States. Mr..
Morgan said that if the United states
should withdraw from the l'iiii4u7'
colombia would quickly drive out thr
few revolutionists and thelr support
era.
,,.bo, the Senate convened, Morgan
,onk ,he floor to answer the speech ~
odge maze, Tuesday, on Morgan
resolution declaring That net'heT 'r
President nor the President ana me
senate as the treaty making power "l
TN. United states has the lawful pow
or to wage or declare war against any
foreign power without the consent %
congress when such power IS at peace
with the United States"
Morgan remarked in opening thdt
he proposed to have the ayes anu
noes on various propositions ADVANCED
in his resolution; that the debate on
the resolution had not controNer'tu
anv of these propositions nor hah the
debate been directed to any Huesti"''
touching upon the merits OF the res
nIution.
Morgan described De facto. de Jurr
and indepandent governments, ana
sne,kiug of Panama said independence
,yas q lawful case for the future ana
not denendent upon the recognition D!
the United States Of a de facto govern
nent on the isthmus He ShIi lf'
President was not justified in making
facts to give him the right TO recognize
], government best suited TO MS pun
pose.
columbia still has some rights IN
der the law Of nations. said Morgan
she is 4. 500, 900 strong. Sh" mas an
area larger than that OF the state "i
Indiana. She is recognized by all gov
cruments including the United states
as "A free sovereign power. She Is the
mother of Panama, and according 10
Mr.. Runau-N arilH, the Panama MINIS
Ter we are. neither the father nor th'
mother of this new republic. we cHH-
not be unless by some act We nave
,.r.,tad the ovcrnment. Panama has
no code of government except thii' ~
Colombia; 20 laws for self government
now and certainly did not have ON
Nov IS 1903. when v" r"r"gilI"i ''''
new republic. Colombia has TN" ilE't
under tn. law of nations To consider
that recognition as premature ana ~
act of war.
Spooner asked if h" had understood
rightly that We could not llWfui!y
recognize Panama as a ii" fact" G"'-
eminent until colombia had relin-
uuish"d sovereignty.
Morgan stated that Colombia had th'
right to consider recognition und"r Other
circumstances as prcnatur" aud IN act OF
war
And | am compelled t" sly. san
Morgan. that tomorrow If the | nitti
States government should Withdraw IL
fleet and marines from tn" iSthnuS ni
,oniln.. their operations Ia the pr"t"Ct"n
Of the railroad and to the paSSaE" acr"NS
tho jethmuS Colombia would march III
and capture those eight men WHO organ
lied the Panama government ana driNt
them and their following 81 ior"iSh't :.
negroes. Indians and thinamcn from tht'
iSthmuS [ uuer such conditions the no
sition of the United States would have
been honorable. diGniiied and wholly CON
sistent with their right under the treaty
OF 1876.
Morgan had read an article from a y "
York newspaper purportipg to give the '"-
tailed history of the inSurrecti"n IN fan.
anna and the creation Of an independent
government. II, said he had caused the
article to I've read because il contained
the charge that two officers ut the nu'd
States had particilnt"d IN the secession
and because the President had Sald tidt
no officers Of the | nitrd states had taken
part in the uprising.
Morgan also put into the record iat%"
number of letters written by cortrSH"n-
dent, of many large newspapers Wnitn ~
said gave the facts concerning the over
turning of the Colombian government on
the iSthmuS and which are not dispute"
except by the President in his TWO M :
SaEeS to Congress. Many OF these aitlt l. :
mIde reference to Col Black. who IL AT
legged to have raised the first Panama
flag on the iSthmuS. and to tonsu! t-hr-
mann who is alleged to have made the
arrangements FOR the raising OF mon"y to
buy thu. peaceful withdrawal of col Tor
res and his Colombian troops.
Culherson asked if the charge that Mr.
t:hrmarn had supplied the money to a d IN
bringing about the withdrawal OF inc
troops was supported by the papers in
serted in Morgan's speech
Morgan said this was in the papers and
that he did not pretend to say whether
or not ii was true.
Cullom wanted to know whether INC
charge was merely a newspaper puhnt a.
ton or official and Morgan replied tartiN
There are no official reports on the sub
jcCt."
a feeling of bitter hatred and revenge
toward Colombia. he declared. character
lied every step that President Roosevelt
took in interfering in behalf of Panama
Spooner wanted to know II Morgan
questioned the action Of the representa-
tiv,s of the United States in warning the
Colombia Eunhoat Bogota from bomhlr'i'
ing Panama. inNiew OF the fact the Dom
hardment was being made without th'
time warning required by the rules gov
erricg International warfare that women
and children might be taken to places o'
safety.
Morgan maintained that the Rogota
wns warned not to make any lombard
mcnt at any time. This fact. he SAID
made, the United States a hellgerent with
Panam, against Colombia. This attitude
Torres and his force to go from Color
10 Panama on the railroad or any other
read.
"'These acts OF hostility and defiance
were violation of the statute laws OF tht
United States" he said
Morgan criticised the ealinSS between
this government and the Panama Cana
60. Why" he said. have we always
cot this gang of robbers and why MAKE
them the vendors OF all that We are Il
get from Panama.?
Ouarles asked If Morgan considered
that the sN-year extension OF the fran
chise OF the Panama Canal Co. was void