New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-14
DEFENCE OF PRESIDENT.
Spooner's Sharp Replies to Cermacl:
and THLman.
CBy The Associated Press.) }

washington. Jan B-PanaIna again to-day was
the principal subject OF consideration in the Senate
and the debate was spirited Mr. Carmack opened
the proceedings with speech in criticism of the
Presidents course and was followed BY Nr
spooner in defence of the Presidents action as law
abiding and in defence OF the President himself as
a patriotic. brave and man Mr.. TiIlrlan
frequently Interrupted Mr.. SpOOner and there
were number OF sharp encounters between them
When the Senate adjourned the Panama question
was still up and IT was announced that the dis
cussion would be resumed Tomorrow after tha
disposition OF the Postofice Department inquiry
resolutions.
Mr.. Spooner moved to strike out Of the Gorrraa
resolution on Panama the fifth section. which pro-
v.des: And also 10 inform the Senate which
words if any. IN the treaty of 1916 authorized thu
United States. in the opinion Of the President to
enter by military force and unlimited into the
territorial jurisdiction Of New-Granada or Cooul-
bia. in order to prevent the interruption
barrassment OF free traffic across the isthrus'
CARMACK ATTACKS PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Carrack began with reference to Mr.
Lodges speech and said he always pleased TO
hear him when he descended from Boston to EARTH
That Senator should understand that there should
be a limit, even TO the zeal Of administration
Senator and If he were less OF partisan he would
be standing here denouncins the OF the PresI-
dent. he would be IL the President were Demo-
crat. He contended that there had been no parti-
sanshp IN the attitude OF the Democratic Senator's
On the other hand the Republican administration
refusing to execute the spooner law because OF ths
fear that the opposition would secure advantage
The President. he said. had made it plain that 10
never had intended to execute the Nicaragua pro-
visions OF the SpoOner act. Never for one mo-
ment" he declared. did he consider any plan than
had In little OF the strenuous and the sensa-i
tionaI as the execution of the law r. instead Or
peering into the future Mr.. Loonais tells Us he
did, he had peered into the law. he would have
saved the country much trouble
Mr. Carmack contended that President Roosevee
had not contented himself with recognition OF Pan
anna but had intervened- His acts not SIM
ply offensive. not simply cause for war. but they
were war" he said.
'.As matter of fact. there never any insur-
rection on the isthmus." said Mr. Carmack- They
speak OF the rising" he said. "as the act Of ono
man. Very true And that one man was ths
President Of the United States"
Discussing the act OF Colonel Black OF the United
States Army raising the first flag in the Panama
Republic. the Senator criticised him sharply Wa
know" he said. what would happen II at any
other place officer Of the United States should
be found plotting with the enemies OF a country
with which were at peace DO not believe that
Colonel Black would have engaged in this plot ic
he hadn't believed that he was doing the win OF
the administra ton
Mr. Carmack said the President had denied that
he had encouraged the Panama nsurrec,cn. but
greater encOGragemen could be shown than by
giving Mr. Bunau-varilla and few other choice
spirits hint that II a revolution started c
would receive the support OF the United States
Who could not get UP South American revolu-
ton with the aid OF the United States military
forces and sl060O0o0?" he demanded.
Quoting from recent speech by Mr.. Loonis,
Assistant Secretary Of State. Mr. Carmack said Is
had been evident since last June that Colombia had
no intention OF ratifyins the Hay-Herran treaty.
II that Is true, said he. then the President ha
been proceeding contrary TO laws OF his country
In not going to the Nicarasuan route"
Mr Carnack declared that mob has much
riSht 70 hang Its victim the President secure
what he wants by disregard OF the law. President
Roosevelt, he said loses the power OF reasoning
and his moral sense when he becomes involved IN
action, and he exclaimed: Into what difficulties
may we not be led by this headlong man.
He did not agree that the President would have
hesitated IL Colombia had been a stronger nation.
On the contrary. the President would have well
coined such opportunity. HE makes history al
he would order melodrama. making certain that
the star performer is always in the centre or tna
stage He went to say that the Presidents
course was not merely act but policy. and
Indicative of his character II meant for
Colombia alone but the beginning or a SYSTEM
Of intermeddling with the affairs OF Of
Central and South America. and such pocy n6u1