Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-16
SEN. TELLER ON
CANAL QUESTION.
When President TranscendS His
Duty the Fact Should be
Pointed Out
RECOGNIZES RIGHT TO REBEL.
Asked Mr. Spooncr to Explain the
New Theory of International
Eminent Domain.

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Washington. Jan 1.-THE senate TO-
day passed the following bliss
Creating a port OF delivery at salt
Lake city Utah, establishing an In
dian agricultural school at Wahpeton,
n. D., providing a depot for the reye-
nue. cutter service In the harbor of
Oakland Cal; extending to the sub
ports Of Spokane. Bcllingham, Blaine
and Sumas, in the state Of Washing
ton, the privileges Of the act OF June
10, 1850. governing the immediate
transportation of dutiable merchandise
without appraisng.
The German Panama resolution was
then laid before the senate. Before
anyone was recognized to speak on the
resolution Mr.. German offered a num-
Der Of amendments striking out the
word Intervention" wherever 1t APP
pears, thus modifying the resolution
so as to make il an inquiry concerning
the use OF American military forces on
the Isthmus of Panama.
MIs AullOlllt III NlNh VI Ali' hiH'Al'~
ments, withdrew his motion to refer
the resolution 10 the committee on for
eign relations and said he was willing
TO have II voted on.
Mr. Lodge asked to have the resolu-
ton, as amended, printed and lie over
for another day, and that order was
made.
Mr.. Teller then addressed the SEN
90 h., vino that
he believed the subject should be treat
ed from non-partlsan standpoint. lie
thought, however that whenever the
president transcribed his duty the fact
should be pointed out. In the present
instance he did not doubt the good in
tention of the president, but was dis
trustful OF his wisdom In what he had
done. He had no complaint 20 make
against Panama, for he thought the
people of that country had the right
10 enter upon revolution Indeed,
he thought that II he had lived in
Panama he would have been rebel
himself. This right OF the Panamans
did not, however, alter the duty Of the
United States to remain neutral
Nj. Plat Comm asked whether un-
der any circumstances the United
Nuh lihbA w IibA''A NAhll'iN
across the isthmus, but Mr.. Teller de-
caTed that the question was academic
and said he would not argue the case
on that general ground. He was will
ing TO discuss the question OF the right
TO interfere as the president has done
In the recent instance, and he was
ready to contend that that interfer-
once was In Contrayention Of interna-
tiOna law.
When Mr. Teller referred to Mr.. TIL.
mans characterization OF the situation
on the lsthmus the latter interrupted
to say that he had been misunderstood
and desired 20 explain He said he
had meant to say that Il would have
been preferable for the United States
TO tell Colombia 10 get Of the isthmus
entirely than for us to pursue there
the methods Of the sneak thief and
maintain the attitude Of bully"
In response to suggestion made by
Mr.. Teller, Mr. Spooner interrupted TO
say that by the treaty Of 1886 Colon
bla was bound TO maintain the per-
pctual right OF the United States to
passage across the isthmus. and he
argued that that right remained even
though Colombia does not stand behind
IL.
Mr. Teller admitted that any right
the United States had under Colombia
she still had under Panama, II Pana.
ma was an established power. He then
asked for an opinion from the Wiscon-
sin senator concerning "the new theO-
ny Of the international eminent do
main and the latter replied that ne
had not yet been able TO give his as
sent 20 that doctrine which as h.
understood. meant that when q weak
nation had what strong nation need
cd the latter might take II by means
Of arms II necessary, Yet II must be
remembered that right of way of one
land owner over land owned by an
other person Is right recognized by
the world
If, ~ he said, there is a doctrine of
the private way Of necessity, are we 20
say that there is not an international
way Of necessity whore the interests OF
the world are concerned"
There were Interruptions at this
point, causing Mr. TiIlman to remark
that 1T takes great many doctors tu
bring about the birth Of this baby"
"Ill try TO take care ~ my own ba.
bies responded Mr. Spooner land
when | cannot do that I win ask some
member Of my family to do So
i am not willing TO conCcdc the right
OF international eminent domain. hut I
cannot find II In my heart 10 deny IT,
Mr. Teller took issue with the prcsi-
dents declaration that the course pur.
sued In Panama had been In the in
terests Of collective civilization" That,
he said, waa dangerous doctrine, and
was Just such a doctrine az RUSSIA