The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-13
SENATOR CULBERSOA'S VIEW
Opposes Panama Canal Treaty
on Ground OF immortality.

In the Dallas News last Sunday
appeared statement from Senator
Chas. A. Culberson regarding the
pending canal treaty. The state.
ment is too lengthy to be given In
full in our columns, but briefly
stated his reasons are:
|. A preference for the Nicaragua
route, because of it's proximity to
Texas and better climatic condi-
tions, and its apaptation to sailing
vessels whereas the Panama canal
would not be suited to sailing. The
substituting of the revolt in Pana-
ma by the old canal company that
it might unload its property on us
| for $40, 000, 900. This preference, how
ever, would not of itself cause him
to vote against the treaty.
2. The president disobeyed the
law. IL. Under the Spooner law
/ inspired by the Administration, the
president should now proceed with
! arrangements with Nicaragua for
! the construction of the canal. It's
/ DTONlSIpHS are duu dHu-
ance of law should no more be
sanctioned and condoned In the
president than in any other official.
This law provides that should the
president re unable to obtain for
/ the United States control of the
| necessary territory of the Republic
/ of Columbia within reasonable
! time and upon reasonable terms he
! should construct the canal over the
/ Nicaragua route. The treaty was
rejected by the Columbian senate
Aug. T., 1908, yet the president
waited until November for a revolt
+ or action by this government look
/ ing to seizure of the canal strip.
/ There can De no misunderstaud-
! Ing Oh this point, says the soua'
tor "fo- the president frankly avows
lit in his message. For the first
time in the history of Constitutional
/ Government the president of free
people boldly proclaimed the kingiy
dogma Of intern ational eGninen. do
main and announced his purpose to
propose the seizure or the territory
of Colombia without it's consent. "
He does not think that should this
treaty be defeated we would be at
(
aqua because of separate protocol
agreements dated Dec. /, 1900 by
which those countries obligated
themselves to enter into treaties
with this nation at stipulated price
of 81 900, 900 and $4,000 yearly
rentals, whereas the Panama treaty
provides for payment of SIG, 900, 900
and SO, 900 yearly rentals.
3. That the president ncoutaged
the revolt and his conduct in the (
treatment OF the situation in Pana (
ma was gross violation of inter f.
national law. He says the evidence +
is conclusive that the administra /
tion, by it's action, encouraged the .
revolt and welcomed II gladly. In /
substantation OF this statement he .
quotes an interview with the chair
man Of the senate committee on 4
Foreign Relations about Aug. 20 .
last in which the revolt in Panama .
was suggested and the probable ac-
ton of this government limited
The attempted recognition of 4
Panama as separate Government
by the President was equellv repre-
hensible. Never before ia all our
history has "a revolutionary Govern
mens been recognized without refer
ence to what action might be taken
by the parent State to enforce its
authority over the revolving section.
Our Government would neither wait
to see whether Columbia could sub
due the revolt nor permit II To at
tempt such a thing. The claim that
the act OF the Administration in
sending naval vessels and landing
marines was to protect the narrow
transit only is shown TO be utterly
false by the fact, among others,
that on Nov. ,. before the revoia-
ton, Admiral Glass was crdered To
prevent the Landing OF ths Column
bian forces. at any point within fifty
miles Of Panama. We have. then,
this state OF case. Our Govern
meut iuterposed to restrain Column
bia from thwarting the revolution
before IL actually occurred. When
IL eliminated We prevented Column
bIa from subduing IL, and two days
after the revolution vas announced,
aud before IL VAS even know in
Panama, the seperate Government
vas recognized. F"
senator Culberson then quotes
rom Andrew Jackson ia reference
Lo the recognition of the indepen-
ieuce OF rexas as sustaining his
position.
l. The Troposed treaty and the
conduct 81 the administration lead
ing To- 10 ~ a palpable violation of
.he spirit 81 our existing treaty with
Columbia.
Ou Dec T., lsi6 we formed
treaty wish New Granda, now the
eft Columbia, which is still
Ia force, by which we obtained val
liable rights on the isthmus of Pan
anna. Ia return tor these rights the