Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-08
Senator Morgan Makes Lengthy
Reply to Speech of sena-
ator Lodge
NOT PEACEFUL INTERFERENCE
Senator Morgan Says the Part Played
BY the United States in the Colon.
bian Matter Was Intervention by
puress, by Coercion, by Threats, and
BY Acts of Actual Hostility.

Washington, Jan. S.-Mr Morgan
occupied the time of the senate yester-
day in reply to the speech of Mr..
Lodge, delivered last Tuesday. Mr..
Morgan. again criticized the president
and the attitude OF this government in
connection with the Panama republic.
He introduced numerous newspaper
extracts to bear out his contention that
the resolution was assisted by officers
and citizens of the United States. Mr..
Morgan said that IL the United States
should withdraw from the isthmus CO.
lombia would quickly drive out few
revolutionists and their supporters.
Mr.. Morgan read an article from
Q New York newspaper purporting to
give the detailed history of the insur-
rection.in Panama and the creation of
an independent government. He said
he had caused the article to be read
because 1t contained the charge that
participated In the secession and be-
cause the president had said that no
officers OF the United States had taken
part in the uprising. Mr.. Morgan said
be believed 1t to be true statement
OF the facts but II not 1t should be re-
1uted.
Mr.. Morgan also put into the record
Q large numbers OF letters written by
correspondents OF many large newspa-
pers, which, he said. gave the facts
concerning the overturning OF the CO.
1omhian government on the isthnus
and which are not disputed except by
the president in his two messages to
the congress. In many of these arti-
cies were made references to Colone,
Black. who 10 alleged to have raised
the first Panama nag on the isthmus.
and OF Consul Ehrmann, who IS all
legged to have made the arrangements
for the raising OF money to buy the
peaceful withdrawal OF Colonel Torres
and his Colombian troops
The part played by the United
States, said Mr.. Morgan, was not
peaceful intervention; it was interven-
ton by duress. by coercion. by threats,
and by acts OF actual hostility.
Mr. Culberson asked II the charge
that Mr. Ehr1nann had supplied the
money to aid In bringing about the
withdrawal OF the troops was support
ed by the papers inserted In Mr.. Nor
-Ean's speech.
Mr.. Morgan said this was in the pa
pefs, and that he did not pretend to
say whether or not 1t was true.
Mr.. Cullom wanted to know whether
the charge was merely a newspaper
publication or official. and Mr.. Morgan
replied tartly: There are no official
reports on the subject"
A feeling OF bitter hatred and re-
venge toward Colombia. he declared
characterized every step that President
Roosevelt took In Interfering in behalf
Of Panama.
Replying to a question from Mr.
Quarles as to the source of his infor-
mation as to happenings in the Colom-
Man congress, Mr.. Morgan caustically
remarked that he had no specific infor-
n,ation.
When the venerable senator from
Massachusetts,, Mr.. Hoar. had intro
duced resolution calling for facts. the
president had taken advantage Of his
position and sent message to con-
erese In answer to that resolution. "and
I think that il all the answer we are
ever to get" he concluded.
Mr.. Morgan criticized the dealings
between this government and the Pan
anna Canal Company. Why" he,said
''have we always got this gang OF rob-
bers. and why make them the vendors
OF all that We are to get from Pam
anna"
The senate in executive session or
dered the printing OF the testimony
introduced before the military affairs
committee in the investigation OF
charges against the confirmation OF
Brigadier General Leonard Wood to be
major general. The brief made by
Senator Foraker, settling forth the
views Of the majority recommending
confirmation of the nomination. and
the views TO be flled by the minority
slso will be printed and one copy OF
each furnished to each senator. The
senate decided not to make the docu-
nients public.
Senator Fairbanks presented to the
eenate .the favorable report of the.
committee on foreign relations on the
extradition treaty between the United
States and the Netherlands.