The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-03
CLARKE MAKES
MAIDEN SPEECH


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larg Of state without question or
MI Fairbanks made The following
summary Of conclusions as established
% Inc record ils the case 81 Panama.
The revolution BE- the people OF Pam
ei..5t VAS due 10 long series IF WRONGS
1nhleted upon them by the government
n bos9ta, ana more particularly TO the
rejection OF the Hay Herran treaty.
The revolution was Initiated By the
people of Pdnama and was not inspired
by the United States.
II was the dUty Of the president 10
6doDt such measures "a ne deemed
Necessary to preserve the freedom o.
transit across the isthmus and TO pro-
tect the lives ana property OF Ameri-
can citizens and OF other citizens Of
other countries upon the sine cf transit.
The Independence OF Panama was ae-
eompished by the people of the 18TH
ms
United States Not a Factor.
There was no vessel or armed force
Ct the United States ar the city Of
Panama. and from only one vessel. the
NASHVILLE. a third rater. at Colon. only
1orty-two marines were landed st Co
Ion. They were landed 10 protect the
lives Of American citizens who were in
serious and imminent peril. and were
returned to the ship after accomplish
ing their purpose.
The president recognized the fact
thar Panama had secured her indie
pendence three days after the reVoiu-
ton. liz recognizing the independence
OF the new republic the president acted
Eeemingly within his constitutional
rights and ia harmony with established
precedent.
The independence Of the republic of
Panama was recognized by France
end many other powers soon after
recognition by the United States.
Within eight days after the TecOg-
milton OF the new republic she signed
treaty with the United States,
through her accredited minister 10
Washington, granting 70 the United
states the requisite concessions for an
isthmian canal
When the republic of Panama con-
Guided The convention with the United
States she was in the exercise OF SOW
ereign power She was diseharging
fully her domestic and international
functions and had full capacity TO en-
ter into a valid convention with the
United States.
If the new treaty with the republic
of Panama is ratified by the senate
she United States viii obtain adequate
concessions. rights and privileges for
the construction and perpetual main
tenance of an isthuian canal.
Clarke's Maiden Speech.
AR Fairbanks was followed by Mr.
Clarke (Ark-). who made q speech ia
support OF the treaty. Mr.. Clarke lost
no time in declaring his absolute ad-
bereuce to the policy of the president.
The question Of the wisdom OF build
tng an isthmian canal is no longer,
ne said a question for discussion, and
this declaration was followed by an
other statement in endorsement Of the
treaty whose terms were, he said, most
liberal
He said that the civil war now go
ing on in Colombia is but a reaction
of the revolution which has been in
progress for the past three years and
III support of this statement he re-
viewed governmental conditions in CO.
1ombia. saying that its rulers are men
who find in warfare their most profit
able and cougenial calling. These
men are for the canal, he said, simply
because they see "a prospect OF get
ting SO 600 600 out of it, and rot be-
cause they care anything about the
United States, or even about the well
fare Of their own country. So turbu-
lent were the people that for thirty
years there had not been two years
of peGce. The people o. Colombia were
worse OFF than were the people of that
region when found 409 years ago by
C0rtez. Mr.. Clarke also found in the
treaty of 1876 justification for the at
titude of the United States, and con-
tended thai Colombia did not have I'M
limited sovereignty in the sense that
England Germany OF France has. He
assisted that if Colombia itself could
nos build the canal il was bound, be-
cause OF the attitude Of the United
States toward It. 10 permit this COun-
trv 10 build IT.. He then declared that
as the republic Is az accomplished
face t. would be- an act of foolish
moss for the United states 10 refuse 70
deal with t.
Was Friendly Supervision.
Our acts of friendly supervisor, %
H. said. should have convinced Colon
iia Of the determination Of the Unit
ed States 10 40 right under an cir
cunstanCes. and the Colombian people
should have known they were asking
too much wnen they accepted our pro-
lection unGer the Monroe doctrine for
eighty years and then demanded the
sight 20 b. treated as an equal power
with the United States Instead 90
maintaining 4 friendly attitude, Co
lombia. me said had begun course
OF double dealing and bad faith even
before the Colombian congress had
begun consideration Of the Iiay-Her-
ran treaty. and this. lie asserted, had
been continued 30 the time OF Pan
ama-s secession RE cOnteuded that
the Colombian authorities knew per-
fectIv wei that the revolution was
imminent and there was 40 founda-
iior Tor the charge tba5 The Panama
rsvoll had been melted since the adj
iotlrnment Of the Colombian congress.
ID was not 20 be denied thaJ the Unit
eI States knew what WAS going On ia
Panama. and i il was necessary 10
show that the president was unaware
nf the state of affairs III order 20 es-
tablisn his integrity that must be done
e1 the expense OF his intelligence and
even Of his performance of official duty.
Possibly in some matters Of detail the
president had been rash, but with such
matters, AIr. Clarke said, he had
nothing 10 do. He was concerned only
with the general principle involved.
end with that ne had no fault to
fad.
Sir Clarke announced his disagree
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