The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-22

I had the right to protect transit across
the isthmus even against Colombia
( indeed, We we're bound not only to
/ protect our own interests on the 18th
mus but those Of the civilized world.
Mr., TiIlman asked i the attitude Of
the Colombian forces was not in the
/ nature Of decker OF badger, TO in
crease the price Of going.
/ Mr.. Platt replied that Mr.. Hubbard
/ and his forty-two men had nothing to
I 90 with the buying of the departure
! Of the Colombian troops. de added
that he had seen the newspaper report
/ that the American vice consul, who
was not an American citizen. had sup
Piled money 10 secure Torres depart
ure. Even If that were true, It did
not Involve in completely the govern
ment OF the United States. There
would be, he added. 40 difficulty ia
accepting the theory of good faith IN
those matters. if senators wanted
canal at Panama and did not want it
at Nicaragua.
If Honestly Come By.
L want a canal ut Panama" re-
sponded Mr.. Tillmau, IF we do not
have to steal i.
To this expression Mr.. Plat took ex-
ceptiOn as unworthy of a gentleman
Senator Platt spoke briefly of the doc
trine of international eminent do
MAN," but said that the phrase was a
missioner as there was no question OF
domain involved.
But" ne added, "there is reason for
saying that II the people owning the
strip Of land across which the world
has said there should be an iEferocean-
ic canal hedge il about with difficult IS.
strike for money and 1Old up negotia-
tons. the United States, if the canal
cannot be built i'll any other way, vii
build it with a strorg arm, and tEe
message of the president was entirely
justified on that point"
Speaking the presidents recognition
of the new republic, Mr.. Platt said;
The act stands out as that of
brave and fearless man: as that of a
man who is neither rash nor imDetu0uS.
He did the right thing at the right
time. the thing which viii insure tie
building of the canal, which has been
long delayed. We VIII ratify the treaty;
we viii build the canal; and, when the
ships Of the whole world with thelI
Cdrg0es are traveCSing it, these crlti-
cisms, these attacks, these vituperatloEs
viii be forgotten, and whatever Mr.
Roosevelt may do in the present or any
other term OF ONCE, this act viii stand
forth as the greatest Of his career.
Mr. Tnlman was recognized to read
the Ostend manifesto and the comment
made on it by the Republican plat
form of 1886. He cOutended that the
policy Of the present administration
was that might makes right 1t Is,
he said. the doctrine Of the wolf in
Esop's fable, that. Whether the
streams run up on down, I am above
YOU and I want you for supper"
He declared our course in Panama TO
be simply greedy and dirty
Mr.. Teller spoke in reply to Mr.
Platt's reference to the attacks on the
president ard said ne CTelier) had not
reached the point that the king can
Go no wrong" As FOR himself, he was
going to vote against the treaty be-
cause It had been negotiated with a
combination Of men who had no right
to make it.
If the treaty should be ratified he
would accept IL as the law Of the land
but until that was done he should ex-
ercise his right as a senator TO oppose
l., even though he thereby should win
executive disfavor. He did not deny
the right of the president to recognize
the independence of Panama, but il he
Old not exercise just discrimination he
was subject to adverse criticism.
Mr.. Teller said that no condemna-
ton had been made of the sending of
cur warships to Panama, but the at
tack had been directed at the presi-
dents utteTances in encourag cement Of
the Panama revolt.
When MIR. Teller concluded the SEN
ate went into executive session and
soon adjourned.