The semi-weekly messenger., 1904-01-15


was again the principal subject .or
consideration in the Senate and as on
Yesterday the debate was spirited. To-
day there were only two speakers and
between them they held the floor for
about four hours.
Mr.. Carmack opened the proceed
iugs with a set speech in pointed criti-
cisn of the Presidents course and
was followed by Mr.. Spooner in de-
fense of the Presidents action. MIR.
TiIIrnan frequently interrupted Mr..
Spooner and there were number of
sharp encounters between them. When
the Senate adjourned the Panama
question was still before the Senate
and it was announced that the dis
cussion would be resumed tomor-
row.
The Panama resolution offered by
Mr.. German was laid before the Sem
ate 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 ex-
cesses of that office, And every act Of
the President in this wretched Pan
anna business" he went on, has been
in violation of law. of statutory and
international law and of the consti-
tuition of the United States" He
spoke of the new iSthmian power as
"A hideous ABSORPTION of night and
darkness, misnamed the Panama re-
To no of
President Jackson in the Texas case
with that of President Roosevelt in
the present instance and commend
ed 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 him
self, when his conduct should be
questioned, he would point to Andrew
Jackson and not TO Theodore Roose-
Welt as his guide and he had no doubt
of the result
The President had" he said, made
it plain that he 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 the sensational as
the execution of the law. If instead of
peering into the future as Mr.. Loomis
the law. he would have saved the
country much trouble
Mr.. Carmack Contended that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had net contented
himself with recognition of Panama,
but had interviewed.
His acts were not simply offensive.
not simply a cause of war, but they
were war" he added. LAS a matter
of fact there never was any insurrec-
-
mack They speak of the rising"
he said, as the act of one man..
Very true! and that one man was the
present President of the United
States"
Discussing the act of Col Black.
of the United States Army in raising
the first flag in the Panama republic,
the Senator criticised him sharply. II
do not believe that he would have en-
gagged in this plot if he had not be-
lieved that he was doing the will of
the administration. That" he added.
lis what I think, and if Col. Black is
not punished, l will know that I am
right"
hfr. 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 Roosevelt. he said. Soses
the power of reasoning and his moral
sense when he becomes involved in
action, and exclaimed Into what diff
ficulties may we not be led by this
head strong man." He did not agree
that the President would have hesi-
tated if Colombia had been a stronger
nation. On the contrary the Presi-
dent would have welcomed such an
opportunity. He makes history as
he would order a melodrama, making
certain that he is the star perform
er always in the center of the stage"
He went on to say that the Presi-
dents course in this matter was not
merely an act, but q policy, and indf-
cative of this character, 1t was not
meant for Colombia alone, but was
the beginning Of a system of inter-
medd1ing with the affairs OF the
countries of Central and South Amer
lea and such a policy must inevitably
involve US in war, not only with the
South American nations themselves,
but with European nations.
In conclusion, Mr.. Carmack said
that while he was for the canal, he