The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-14
RooseveIt's Policy Must
Involve Us in War.
so OASSERTS CARMACK
Action in the Case of Panama the Be-
ginning Of a Policy of lntermed-
ding Whose Results Will
be Written in Blood
and Flame.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan 13.-Panama was
again today the principal subject of con-
sideration in the Senate and as on yes
terday the debate was spirited. Today
there were only two speakers. and between
them they held the floor for about four
hours. Mr.. Carmack opened the proceed
ings with set speech in pointed criticism
of the Presidents course. and was fol
lowed by Mr. Spooner in defense of the
Presidents action. Mr.. Tillman fire.
quently interrupted Mr. Spooner and there
were a number of sharp encounters be-
tween them. When the Senate adjourned
che Panama question was still before the
Senate, and it was announced that the
discussion would be resumed tomorrow.
The Panama resolution offered by Mr..
German, was laid before the Senate and
Mr.. Carmack was recognized. He said
that while he had the utmost respect for
the office of the President, he did not
mean to conceal the excesses of that
office, "and every act of the President
in this wretched Panama business he
went on, ''has been in violation of law,
of statutory and international law, and
Of the Constitution of the United States
He spoke of the new isthmian power as
q ''hideous abortion of night and dark
ness. misnamed the Panama Republic"
He compared the course of President
Jackson in the Texas case with that of
President Roosevelt in the present in
stance, and commended the former at
the expense of the latter. In that case
he said there was no recognition until
Mexico had abandoned the struggle. AS
for himself when his conduct should be
questioned, he would point to Andrew
Jackson, and not to Theodore Roosevelt
as his guide and he had no doubt of the
result"
The President had, he said, made it plain
that ne had never intended to execute
the Nicaragua provisions of the Spooner
act.
Never for one moment" he said, "did
he consider any plan that had in it so
little of the strenuous and .he sensation
al as the execution of the law. If instead
of peering into the future as Mr. Loomis
tells us he did, he had peered into the
law, he would have saved the country
much trouble
Mr.. Carmacl. contended that President
Roosevelt had not contented himself with
recognition of Panama. but had inter-
vened Ills acts were not simply often
sive, not simply a cause of war, but they
were war he added. Gas a matter of
fact there never was any insurrection on
the isthmus. said Mr.. Carmack ''They
speak of the rising" he said, "as the act
of one man. Very true! and that one man
was the President of the United States"
Discussing the act of Colonel Black of
the United States army in raising the
N bn
Senator criticised him sharply 81 do not
believe that he would have engaged in
this plot if he had not believed that he
was doing the will of the administration.
That" he added, lis what L think. and
if Colonel Black is not punished. / will
know that l am right"
Mr.. Carmack declared that a mob has as
much right to hang its victim as has
the President to secure what he wants
by disregard of the law. President Roose
welt, he said, loses the power of reasoning
and his moral sense when he becomes
involved in action, he said and exclaimed:
Into what difficulties may we not be
led by this headlong mani"
He did not agree that the President
would have hesitated if Colombia had
been stronger nation. On the contrary
tAS AASo-uVHl WOulu nave WelCOmeQ Sucn
an opportunity.
He makes history as he would order
a melo-drama making certain that the
star performer is always in the center of
the stage"
He went on to say that the Presidents
course IN this matter was not merely ar
act. but a policy. and Indicative of this
character it was not meant for Colombia
alone, but was the beginning of system
OF intermeddling with the affairs of the
countries of Central and South America,
and such policy must inevitably involve
us in war, lot only with the South Amer
lean nations themselves but with Euro
rean nations.
IN conclusion Mr.. Carmack said that
while he was for the canal he could not
vote for the treaty because he could not
endorse the lawless acts of which it is
the fruit
When Mr.. Carmsclt took his seat Mr..
Aldrich asked what practical system Mr..
Carmack had to offer
Defeat the treaty" responded Mr.. Car
mack
Then what?"
Build the Nicaragua Canal"
"Ah," responded Mr.. Aldrich. That is
the milk in the cocoanut."
Mr.. Spooner turned to Mr.. Carmack say
lnr that be had felt regret at hearing