The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-22
ANNEXATION OF
LITTLE PANAMA
IenatoF Morgan Explains the
Purpose OF His Resolution.
aAcIFIcATlON OF COLOMBIA
PLATT OF CONNECTICUT DE-
FEEDs ROOSEVELT.

" ashingtOn, Dec. Z1-After the dis
Posal of routine morning business in the
senate today, Mr.. Morgan called for the
reading Of the bin Introduced by him
yesterday providing for the annexation
Of Panama to the United States. and
also of the resolution directing the
president to enter into treaties for the
construction of a canal via the Near
aqua route. he then entered uDon Il
formal explanation of the two measures
Continuing. Mr.. Morgan spoke of the
~dlfncuities which the country has en-
coGantsred in Panama, saying that they
are not Of Sse country's seeking, but
were due 10 1.-THE precipitancy Of the
president Of tide United States. Tt WAS
however, Impossible to undo what had
been done. and he commended that FUR
Their proceedings should be in accord
ance with legif slatiOn. In order 10 get
lid of the consequences of our acts we
must make, nc isaid, some equitable ar
Tangements with Colombia. for it v-ss
not 10 be surprised that Colombia
meant TO submit calmly. If. he declared,
we are 10 build q canal in Panama, we
must have the good viii of Colombia.
for without it the obstacles would in
definitely increase. AEr. Morgan mace
an appeal to the newspapers to use
their utmost endeaVors to secure infor-
mation concerning the situation, saying
there was no probability that any reso-
luton could elicit new + Information
from the executive department,
Politics in Canal.
SEr. Morgan predicted that the pres
fdent would not be able to secure ap-
preparations. Indeed" he said, It
don't believe that he wants appTOpria-
tons. IT is better for campaign pur-
10 "a rraT
question should consist OF promises
only"
He said that he inserted in his bill
the provision for the payment of Sl9,-
Geo 600 for the pacificatfOn Of Colombia
because ne had heard the president had
entered into an agreement for the pay
meRt Of that sum for that purpose.
FLe had inse-ted tnis provision as Ven
as thu others in the interest Of peace
END good viii, and IN the interest of a
Panama canal ana of all accrued
rights il was intended to meet The
emergency, and he hoped il would be so
accepted by al persons concerned.
Platt's Speech.
When AIR. Morgan concluded, AI-.
Plat (Conn.) concluded his speech on
the German Panama resolution begun
l7v him Yesterday. He again took up
the argument that the action of the
United States and other powers III rec
ognizing Panama is irrevOcable, and ns
drew the inference that the senate must
first proceed upon that theory.
Ar Plat defended the president
against the charge of committing an
oct of war, or even an act of inter
vention. denying that his acts in con-
rection with the Panama revolt
amounted TO either. 1t is easy ne
said. ITO make charges and to talk in
an excited way We want specitica-
tons. and il is time for senators who
talk Of acts of war and or Intervention
10 tel US what an act of war IS and
what act OF the president ia this case
amounts TO war or Intervention. It is
acts Of which we are speaking, and we
are not concerned with what the presi-
dent thinks or wants"
one thing about the president was
that the people believed him honest;
that he was man who did what he
. believed TO be right.
Roosevelt's Denial.
The president had met the charges
and insinuations that he ha6 connived
~ a revolution in a message 10 con-
Eress. Had he been president, said
Mr. Flat. he would not have done it,,
but tue president decided 10 rest his
case with the American people.
He then read the part OF the pTesi-
: dents message which denied the
charges, and he said he would take
the word OF the president against that
of any newspaper article signed or
unsigned.
AIr Platt said that our rights on the
isthmus were superior to those of any
s treaty He said President Roosevelt
s had the same constitutional right TO
3 send ships and land marines at Pan
E ANA TO protect American interests and
s American lives and property as Presi-
dent Mckinley had 10 send troops to
Picking for the relief Of the American
& legation.
Acted For the Whole World.
+ AR. Plat held tnat independently OF
- treaty of 1915 the United states