The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-16
YET TALKING
 OF PANAMA Canal Question .scussed
 by SeEe. TELLER fyeF SPEAKER Criticis sthe Course of Mir.
 ., Roosevelt.
New Right of International Eminent Domain is Discussed-Several Bills are Passed by the Up-
 per Body.

of the Senate began with the passage ot
 a number of bills on the calendar ana
 closed in a like manner. The intervening time was given over to a speech by MT.
 Teller. on the Panama Canal question,
 MT. Teller contending that the course of the President in connection with the re-
 cent revolt of Panama had been contrary
 to precedent, and in contravenhon or in-
 ternational law. The Senate adjourned
 until Monday.
 MT. Teller laid down the rule that there
 should be recognition of a new state
 coming into existence by secession. only
 when the new power has established its capacity to maintain it's status independ-
 ently of the mother country, and he cited many instances and quoted a number Of authorities in support of this position. There should be no interference so long as there was likelihood of the success of the parent State.
 This rule, said MT. Teller. had not been met in Panama. He did not believe the revolution could have been sustained for
 day without the support of the United States. He also took the position that there never should have been an armed interference by the United States in Co., lombia's affairs, even under the treaty. except upon the invitation of Colombia.
  mans characterization of the situation on the isthmus the latter interrupted to say that he had been misunderstood. and desired to explain. He said he had meant to say that 1t would have been preferable for the United States to tell Colombia to get off the isthmus entirely than for us to pursue there the methods of the sneak thief and maintain the at titude of bully" In response to a suggestion made by MT. Teller, Mir. Spooner interrupted to say that by the treaty of iS46 Colombia was bound to maintain the perpetual right of the United States to passage across the Isthmus, and he argued that right re- maths even though Colombia does not stand behind it. MT. Teller admitted that any right the United States had under Colombia she. .still had under ParaSna If Panama was an established power. He then asked for an opinion from the Wis
 eonsin Senator concerning the new the ory of iternational eminent domain. and the latter replied that The had not yet
 been able to give his assent to that doc
 trine," which as he understood it, meant
 that when a weak nation had what
 strong nation needed, the latter might take 1t by means of arms If necessary. Yet it must be remembered that right of way or One ldIu ONSA ASAAA~
 bv another person is a right recognized bv the world. "If," he said, there Is doctrine of the private way of necessity are we to say that there is not an in- ternational way of necessity where the interest of the world is concerned?'
 There were interruptions at this point causing Mir. Tillman to remark that It takes a great many doctors to bring about the birth of this baby"
 "I'll try to take care of my own ba- b,eS." responded Mir Spooner, and when
 I cannot do that, I will ask some memner of my own family to do so.'
 The colloquy caused a general outourst
 of laughter. ,, ,o,,- After it had subsided MT. Spooner con- t;nued his statement, saying that he was uyilling to confess that he had not reach- sd a conclusion in his own mind am moi willing to concede the right of inter national eminent domain. but can | nho
 if in my heart to deny it.
 Mr Teller took issue with the Presi- dent's declaration that the course pur-
 sued in Panama had been in the interest of collective civilization" That ne salo' was a dangerous doctrine, and was Just such a doctrine as Russia might appear l to If she should attempt to crush Japan. The doctrine was not American. It was contrary to all the best traditions of this country. It was the doctrine that might makes right. He discussed the govern ment of Panama, declaring 1t to be unre- nublican in form and was interrupted by MT. Spooner who said that 1t had been a
 "mooted question as to whether there IS
 Republican form of government in Colo
 rado." .o, q.
 If" responded Mir. Teller. there IS
 not A Republican form of government In
 Colorado, there is a Republican admin
 istration there" ~ When MT. Teller ceased speaking the
 Senate passed a large number of private
 pension bills and at 4:22 p. m, adjourned l until Monday