Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-03

new republic the President acted S"leiH
within his constitutional rights anu TIL, -,
harmony with established prect deal. m
duty of recognition rested upon MN -
having exercised it his act became p'iiu
ing upon the United States.
The Independence of the republic o! ran
anna was recognized by Franc ana ini ~
other powers soon after recoshit4oH ~
the nited States. ,,
When the republic of Panama concild-
ed the convention with the United State
she vas in the exercise OF SoN"rTiSL -
or. Sh. was dischareing fuzzy her uo"I
tic and international functions ana id'-
full capacity to enter INTO VAIN '0'i
vcntion with the United States. ..,
Under the treaty OF 1876 the l hi tti
States obtained reports ana lncuIiedd IN
right of free transit across the lS'iill"r :
and the right to preserve the trteuoii VI
such transit. She also guaranteed IN rui;
sidrration Of the right ana otmrI ~ in
l.gts the sovereignty of government ~
Panama BY the transfer OF SoNtitiSiItH
upon the isthmus to the repubhc o. l." '. ma
ma the obligation to guarantee htf -.
,reicntv against foreign aggression rests
uno9 the | snited States. If the ne" treaty
with the republic of Panama Is ratlIe"
hv the Senate. the United Stat:- VII on
tain adequate concessions. IlShts anu
privileges for the construction ana per
natual maintenance of an isthmian canal
Fairbanks was followed by Clarh Ark-.
who made a speech in support OF the urea
~ Clark declared his absolute adherehce
to the policy of the President. The ques-
zion of the wisdom OF building an lsth'
milan canal is no longer. he SAID. d ques,
! ion for discussion. H also commended
that the recognition by the fresiuch' pi
tho republic of Panama had been IN All
r..uncts regular and in accord with prec-
cdentS ,;,,
Clarke expressed regret at not belns apie
to agree with those OF ms Democrats
colleagues who oppose ratification, nut
c.iIod attention to the fact that many OF
those who oppose the treaty have them
selves been earnest friends OF an lslli-
MAR canal. He found no sucn proNoca
ton in the dealings of Colombia that nc
| did not wonder that a man of the Presi-
dents temperament had taken the position
! l, had. and Clarke expressed SurpriS@
that more encouragement had not peeH
given to the Panama uprising.
Clarke said that the civil war now gong
on in Colombia is Il reaction from the rev.
olution which has been in progress 10.
the past three years, ana III suppo[t oi
conditions in Colombia. saying that It's
rulers are men who fnd in warfare tneif
most profitable and congenial ealing
Those men are for the canal, ne "alu
simnly because they see a prospect OF "e!
ting their millions of dollars out of 1t ana
| II IT because they care anything about Inc
! -nited States or even about the welfare
! of their own country ,o,.
! JUSTIFICATION for the attitude of the nitcd
; states and contended that Colombia did
! rot have unlimited sovereignty IN the
sense that England France or Germany
/ has lie declared that after the repupi'
! is an accomplished fact it would ne al
act of ioolhardneSS for the hlted States
| 10 refuse to deal with it.
/ He cOntended that the colombian du-
! tl,orities knew perfectly well that the rev
ofution was imminent and that there was
| no foundation tor the charge tlat tht
| Panama revolt had been melted since the
| adjournment of the Colombia Congress,
| Clarke announced his disagreement win
| the senator's who commended that the Pres
| iJent should have turned to the Nlcara-
qua route after failing to secure toiohl-
has ratification of the canal treaty.
| Continuing his discussion OF the poiiti-
cal feature of the canal controversy
! clarke declared that the PRESIDENT J.
! now tho central figure in il BclshaZZar :
: feast waltz, tor some friendly Daliel Il
| iuterpr., tn. handwriting on the wall ano
nrnphre, fnl him whether the chairman
| Of the Republican national committee VII
FISH or cut bait.
| He made a vigorous appeal tor me con
Si;lrration of the canal question ndercn
opnt of partiSan bias and when n" CLOSED
was warmly congratulated by senators
from both sides of the chamber
| The Senate went INTO executive ScSSl"!
at = and adjourned at Ia +. NJ.