The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-06
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Washington, Jan. s.-Practicaliy the entire session of the Senate to-day was devoted to a speech by MT. Lodge on the situation on the isthmus of Pana- ma. He discussed the abstract question of the right of the President to rec. ognize the. Independence of new na- tion and concluded that such prerog- ative pertains exclusively to the once of the chief executive. He also contend. ed that there had been general expec- tation of an uprising in Panama tn case of the failure of the Hay-Herran treaty and declared that the President could
 not have done less than inform himself of the prospect. @--. ~ e--- -
 MT. Lodge argued that our interven- ton in Panama had been sohly in the interest of peace and contended that the President had not gone step be- yond what the proprieties called for. The conclusion of the speech was devot- ed to the political aspect of the question and in that connection he referred to the speeches made at the Democratic banquet in New York last night.
 Mir. Lodge criticized the presidential
 administration of Mir. Cleveland. saying that he did not think anything could be
 happier. for the Republicans than to
 have the Democrats nominate the last Democratic reform party on policy of sustaining Colombia and opposing the
 United States in digging a canal in Pan- anna" f-.. .r,s
 Theatre Resolution.
 | Immediately after the convening of the
 Senate to-day MT. Hale introduced reso- lution requiring the commIssioners of the District of Columbia to report upon the conditions of theaters in Washington. l,
 was agreed to without debate. | Mr. Lodge then began his speech on Panama He quoted a number Of au-
 thorities in support of his position that the. President had not departed Iron, beaten paths in recognizing the; tndepsnd-
 ent government of Panama, and 10 laid down the general .pFpp0gttipp that .
 rsycited s.ase alas os w sa s.s. ss .'.. sgv. CT without departing fxom It's attituds pi neutFAlity." a.5 9g He also contended that such an act could not be construed, az providing war. This was the attitude of the Colombian Eovernment, he said. and called atterf- tioh to the fact that that government
 had taken that position after asking the United States to- enter into the negotia- tion of the treaty. He also referred to the. effort on the part of Colombia to secure promises from Germany and Great
 Britain to take up the canal project. MT. Lodge dwelt at some length on the incident, declaring that the invitation to these European powers to build canal on the Western Hemisphere by S people
 whose very existence depends on the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine is 1 very extraordinary. ,t
 MT. Lodge read from speech made by
 MT. Morgan in the 57th Congress. protest ing against the ratification of the treaty NHr n rOnatFTfeff
 Mir. Lodges action to be an inference
 that he (Ndr. Morgan) had altered his
 views concerning the rights of Panama | to the proceeds of the sale of the canal concession. Morgan Has Not Changed.
 Explaining that he had not changed in any particular, his views on the matter, MT. Morgan said he supposed the speech had been brought into debate for the pur-
 pose of representing him. He then asked
 Mir. Lodge: Tn the absence of any agree I ment with condemned felons in France constituting the Panama company,
 would you be willing now to take this
 $4O, 100000 to be paid by the United States and give it to the Republic of Panama?" Mfr. Lodge answered that he would not
 be willing to so divert money which he | believed to belong rightfully to the Pan- anna canal company. MT. Lodge declar- ed that the last constitution of Colom- bia to which Pan-America had given its
 adhesion. was that of 1858 which had
 recognized the right of secession. He de-
 clared the question involved to be an i American question and one in which the
 whole American people are deeply inter- | ested. The canal. he said. gives an tn- terest in the isthmus which cannot be overestimated. It gives us practically a continuous coast from Colombia to Maine and he did not believe Colombia should
 stand across the pathway of the pro-
 gress of the world The question, he said is neither partisan nor sectional and In his opinion all persons could unite in
 sustaining the course that has been pur-
 sued. Nevertheless there had been some partisanship manifested. Mir Lodge then spoke of the Mcclellan
 banquet in New York last night, say l ing:
 Replies to AEr. olney.
 This morning I had the pleasure of
 reading the account of a great banquet
 in New York. Among others present was | very distinguished citizen of my own
 State, whom I am very proud and happy
 to call my personal friend. I very rare- ly agree with him on any political ques- i ton, but he made single statement i last night with which I think I am in
 more or less agreement. He referred in
 picturesque way to the dreadful career
 that has been run by. the Republican party since it came into power in 1S96
 He said they have passed from a need less war with Spain to wanton war with Colombia.
 Needless war with Spain! Mir. Presi-
 dent. I am inclined to think that ad- 1 jectlye was well chosen. If, when the first stirrings for independence had come i'm that island the administration of Cleveland had behaved with sense and
 courage; if they Id told Spain that the ] time had come when the United States 1 could no longer hold back and that Cuba
 must be free, believe then and l be-
 Iieve now that Cuba would have obtain
 ed her independence. perhaps after some protracted negotiations, but without any war by us. have always believed that
 if that administration, instead of taking counsel with the Minister of Spain, had been guided by a sound, brave, Ameri- Il can anIrif before Gnain had an9fa udarad