The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
SENATOR GORNAN
HAS A BONBSHELL
Panama Resolution Will Be
Sprung Tomorrow.
IN A CONSERVATIVE LINE
May Simplify Matters and Bring Into
Light an Agreement for Voting
CT the Treaty.

Senator German will introduce in the
Senate tomorrow, with the unanimous
approval of the Democratic conference.
the composite Panama resolution pre-
pared by the subcommittee. consisting
OF German. Cockrell. Carmack, and Gull
oerson- This decision was reached at
the Capitol yesto rday, after a meeting
lasting nearly folr hours
The resolution as adopted follows
conservative line. as opposed TO the rad
zeal views Of Senators CGrmuck and Cul .
borson- 1t is in the usual form OF such
resolutions Of inquiry and has IN it the
possibility Of simplifying further Pana
ma debate on the Senate floor and of
bringing into sight an agreement fixing
the time for taking a vote on the treaty.
German in Evidence.
Senator Germans fine political hand
was much in evidence In the result ar
rived at b. the conference
While following the customary formu-
la. the Democratic contention Is fully
protected by the scope OF the request
contained IN the ro solution. It is skill
fully drawn and meets the situation
from the minority's point OF view. while
possessing the additional merit OF tend
irg to disarm Republican opposition. 1t
is such that the President can meet its
provisions by sending 10 the Senate. in
executive session. any information
which II might seem 10 him unwise to
divulge publicly.
The usual smile OF satisfaction lurlIed
in Mr.. Germans face after the meeting.
Regarding the action of the conference
he said:
In going over the documents already
sent to the Senate II seemed there were
some papers which were accidentally
omitted by the State Department. and
1t IS to secure those that the resolution
aims"
The Senator'S countenanee was per-
fectly mobile rs he referred TO the
papers accidentally omitted when
others were sent to the Senate His
indicated a stronger belief on the real
explanation for their omission.
The Senator Explains.
Continuing. Senator German said:
The request Is made in the usual
way. according to the precedent for ask
ing for any information which may be
regarded as secret In it's nature-that
it be sent to the Senate in executive
session
Does the resolution follow the con
servative. rather than the radica. view
Of the situati6n?" Mr.. German was
asked.
"Oh. yes" was the reassuring reply,
lit merely requests in a formal. official
way that the President sends the infor-
nation II not incompatible with the
public interests and so on, to the Sen
ate IN confidence.
The tone of the minority leader was
so confident that the next question pro-
pounded was:
Then the Republicans will not find
anything to object 20 in the resolution -
The Senator smiled slightly as he
said:
"Ah. that is something I cannot say.
But there is no reason why they should
object TO the resolution, we think"
Then II is not radical in it's nature %
oh, not I'm the least" returned the
Senator; quite the usual. formal re-
quest"
Look for Fight Anon.
To anyone unacquainted with the
optimism OF the Maryland Senator on
partisan matters, the subject would
have been regarded as settled, then and
there The point Is not overlooked. how
ever. that the German point OF view
may not exactly coincide with the
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