The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-06
/, FENDS THE
president
Senator Lodge Makes all Elabo-
a rate Speech OH The Panama Panama
Question.
HAY RESOLUTION REFERRED
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Some Republicans Voted With
Minority, But Not Enough to
Prevent Its Reference.
hay RESOLUTION REFERRED
tny Associated press.)

's"iis - $500 ~,
today was ueNo'e'u - y 'hs 81. -
ucdga on tile situation on the isthinus
r. panama
,5. a,sa,,.soa no abstract question Of
i'e ''isS t.,
the rlsh' OF tile ftes'''e''' ~
the Independence OF a new nation, and
Concluded thnt such d prerosativc per-
u .,,.,,,,,. II 10 office ot The
5lalls cAc'"sNe 's "
3 Chief Executive. lie also cohteilaeu Wv
there had been a general expectation OF
I'm uprising IN Panama 81 case OF the
3fajure of the Hay-Herran treaty and
deGlared that the President could no.
have done less than inform himseli OF
thc prospect Mir. Lodge argued that
#rrr intervention in Panama had been
-, IN tbn interest OF peace, and con-
in,,f,ed thnt The President had not gone
"a. sion beyond what propriety called
.1or.
"A Mr.. Lodge made reply to those VINO
contend that the fact that the United
stntes hud prevented the secession OF
The Southern states In the CIVIL Wui
drtnrs this country from recognizing any
nation which has come into existence
thrn,,rh secession. as had Panama. This
- ,.e,,n7ar, he deemed unworthy. Really
s,,,,l,er nrescnt circumstances, there could
nov be no formation OF a new nation
aScant nv secession. The right of Sc
s $500, 10 the r,rbt of revolution and has
,n,hing to do with law Many instances
n which recognition had been purely
executive were cited, and the senator as
serted that President Taylor had pre-
1iared to recognize the Independence o.
Hungary before a government had been
established. c,,,-,,>,
Il, renly to a question by Mr.. Bacon,
n1r lodge said he had voted for tie
,esn,n,ion. declaring that the people OF
t-,.bs are ard of right ought to be free
ard independent but, he said, thsat as
L there was then no government III Cuoa,
.tis vota then had not been Inconsistent
tyith his present attitude. His contention
was that tie recos.tion Q. soT 1ssnlvns.
Is purely cu.iNs ~ prnsident had
nr,s hevord his authority in nominating
:, n,tnister to Panama. Mr.. Lodge quoted
a H. .to,, 80 1, starces to show that the
early Presidents thaue I'o ..,a.r ,,,d
other countries, for "h'ch ~ 1'' e" 'E' go
made no provision.
AR. Lodge read from speech 'n l.al'
by A4r' morgan ~. III no ratification
ETess psoSesun:. Sa,n,,hi, Mr.. Morgan
of the treatH. Wild 3nt,o,, ~ ~. an
construed Mr.. Lodges ac..oh " 81.
}tr ference that he CHR. Morgan iau a.
-, l,ix views. concerning the rights
- - ~ 49,, - NO proceeds OF the sale Of
&ot fafaiia " - i1,,r 1rynlninine that
the canal eoneessaohs !, IN ,ny narticular
he lad not chanSeu ~ any ,toro,,
his views on the matter MI - a." h ses,
said he supposed the speech hhu we.
.",,l,,s,rt into' debate for the purpose OF
% psE.s,., - ~, He then asked Mr.,
TeproachlEs "'ii'
Lodge: ,aa,,a,,. with
in the absence o. any az an.titrt,nr
condemned .clons In france co's't u A-i,
tie Panama Canal Contrary, would a. YOU
IS "''.S IL T-.f,,a states and give
shs tald " We t,.,.,,,o o.,
II to tic Eepunt!c ., -. W. WOULD nat
Mr.. Lodge answered nv .l,s,, nv T,'StSh he
be willing u 50 Overt t tn,ms$ tha pan
believed 10 belong rl5htiu!4! " 'te -
anna Canal Company.
NOT PARTISAN. ,r-
Mr.. Lodge declared the tus stii., a. ~
volved to be an American question, a. y
one In which the whoie ;alneTscan ;L,' l.
are deeply Interested. ne qucsttot' ~ =,
neither partisan. or sectional ana u st.' ca
ie i bn eours o." that had been pursu d.
Neverthe!ess theFe ha 70 oi tha In Fe al I'm
i s S"aa.p,, ',at Sc me wisdom of the
ne e.a' W. sasa az no. Democrats in iris
GoutSe " ~ psr,ih,iesr he would like
1hslante, e. $50 =, thn nnndinr Presid n
Iio - n t. ~ tte panama canal.
iish catiipa'ss ,nor;can he would roget !.
Snt a. a. a." ~ this trnnortnt question, In
thfs Connection Mr.. Lodge referred to
1 I.i.1 ntght 3 Democratic banquet il New
l1sl 'l'S r,,n.,[r NJ o,ncw'e r.fererca Ia
. , 9rk. cuoSl.R w. q CIibas" Mr Tod 20
t w heepi nis,o a. ~ odinctiye had beer
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COURSE o, a msen We. ~, tSat ySr Mr. odrr
nave neen saNeu r,,a,,mdfs ,n,,,nn tinn
said tnat Ms Lieaea,n NO. s, Ia n
vi min lion lad never beer
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1ns tte i ~ anpr,S .nu Te4't az
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1 wo,d ~ INA! N ths n% "a r
ePsoa Of Il he ss f%souon bs Mr. Alisi