The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-22
SENATOR MORGAN EXPECTED TROUBLE. Disturbances in Panama Do Not
 Surprise Him GROWS VERY SARCASTIC Says He Expected, However, That the Trouble Would Be Suppressed
 Until After the National
 Election.
GROWS VERY SARCASTIC

Washington, october 21.-(special)- Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama, in an interview tonight, said he had fore seen trouble brewing in Panama for some time. and in his opinion this Is only the beginning of more complications.
 When asked to give his views on the situation, he said:
 T am surprised that these troubles so soon begin to appear, for l expected that they would be suppressed until after the election. Such has been the policy of the government in all it's dealings with the new Panama canal company since the promu1gaton of the treaty with Panama. am not surprised that troubles exist in Panama, for they are made inherent in the situation in a large part by the pro- visions of the Hay-Varilla treaty
 Tt contained expressed provisions un- der which Panama may reunite with Co., lombia or may merge it's sovereignty into that of any foreign country in the whole world without the consent of the United States and without notice to that gov ernment Any night Panama may law fully become state or province of France, Great Britain or any other by simply signing a treaty to that eff feet When she will conclude to do this will be when she finds a sufficient in ducement from a power strong enough to protect her. The neighbor which she can thus bring to the canal zone will be our worst enemy
 Anticipates the Threats.
 When the Panamans made the dis covery that the United States has more serious business on hand than to fur nish facilities for getting rich quick to their gamblers, lottery companies and tradesmen out of the earnings of laborers and other government empoyes l had no doubt that we should at once hear of dis satisfaction and that threats of bush- whacking and dynamiting the canal would be made to compel us to be more generous.
 The President. taking alarm at these and other indications and rumors is pre- pairing to meet this beginning of trouble by fiattering the Spanish pride of these people-our step-children He has ere ated a grand ambassadorial commission headed by the secretary of war to be ! sent out III d war NtSSel dlltildfd Wlll 1 such helpers as he may select to visit Panama in great state after the election and to eonjure that government into a more placid state of mind.
 "The Presidents letter to the secretary of state manifests anxiety, enjoining haste upon his ambassador in dispatch ing the high mission with which he is 1 entrusted, and Minister Barrett is sent | ahead by the most direct route to pre- pare the way and suitable accommoda- tions for the embassy. He also sends af- 1 fectionate assurances to the Panama marplots of his good will and his dispo- | sition to reconcile them to our presence in 1 Panama. He evidently hopes to keep | them quiet until after the election and to assure them of his power to do so, he gives fresh orders for fresh marines to proceed to the canal zone. After the ! election large provisions may not be nee essary to prevent the Panamans from the l full enjoyment of liberty and speech. Hopes for an Explanation.
 As to the dispatch of MT. Hay of Janu- ary 2l. 1903. which Senator Culberson says | was withheld from the senate. l hope tha, | some explanation will be given that is satisfactory to the country. The dispatch | has an unpleasant character when we consider that Mir Herran, who is only a | charge daffairs. was instructed to sign the treaty with Colombia. but to insist upon some amendments that do not ap- pear and that he was evidently reluctant to sign it. Concha. the minister from Co., lombia, had refused to sign the treaty after he had negotiated it because Munro quin had no power to make the conces- | sion 1t contained to the new Panama ] Canal company. And Silvia had been re- , called nd imprisoned by Murroquin for i refusing L. negotiate with the United : States on the basis Of the recognition of ! the demands of the new Panama Canal company.
 T deerl5 regret he hardness of the dem lnds rade hv MT. Hay on the coom- bian charge daffairos, but this was the last chance .n assure the policy Of tha