The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-13
Slhn United States to prevent my corilic.t
which would Interfere With tho frne una ~.
uninterrupted transit across the lst ~

Whicl, would ihterfcro With tho free iind
uninterrupted transit across the lstll-
inlis. 4,
Were tho orders going to prevent war
halween the Republic OF Colombia anu o
the Insurgents ~ Nj. Ca1tnack asked.
mot at all" responded Mr.. E g, aver
''The order was to Keep the transit 1reo.
Colombia could have landed lcr troops
elsewhere Iii Panama II she hnd poem '
81 disposed.
Mr. Daniel asked IL Colombia was not
obligated to protect the transit. IL 4,
''But Colombia was not protecting inc
:ansit,' said Mr.. F'ornkor. s ~ e !, was ss
coming to tho i1sthn,lis to make war var
MI. Foraker challenged the democrats
minlstration had created u wrong uhdef
tho treaty oft1S40 5la..,
Origin Of Resolution.
'srl1at we can do said MIR. Morgan gan.
ir you will give lis little time But
4 want to ask the senator if he docs not
,rcHevo some Democratic members OF me
sonate will vote for tho llay-Buhau-
Enrilla treaty.
II hope sonie senator's on tho Demo.
cratic side will so vote certainly, tMnk
stmo Of their, Will rise above TINS u
tempt to make conflict OF thls mat
te.," replied Mr&Forakel.
Them Why interposcd Mr.. Morsnh'
docs the senator insist upon making q
pn rty matter Of this III his discussion?"
Turning to Mr. Bacon, MI FORAKER
said :5"And now I want to ask what has
been tho origin Of this resolution. Has
It been considered by tho Democratic
caucus and has 1t the approval OF the
c;lucrs?"
II think" answered Mr. Bacon. that
the senator has no right to propotlnd-
Mr.. Foraker interrupted ana Mr.. bacon
asked curtly IL he was not to be given
an opportunity to finish his remarks
Mr. Foraker said he thought Tho had the
right to ask tho question.
'But no has not tho right to ask 1t In
the dotnlneerng and dictatorlai tone no
used" answered Mr.. Bacon.
Mr.. Foraker said he was not aware
that 1e had used Il dominecring and die.
tatorial tone. re
Mr. Bacon continued Will, the statement
that while the question was not a. proper
one he had no objection to answering
1T. He then said the resolution orlSina ted
with himself Alone and that no ono
had placed eyes upon 1t prior to Its intro
duction exccpt himself and his stenog
rapher.
Mr.. Daniel signified his willingness to
accept Mr.. Forakers challenge toy point
N out wherein tile administration had over:
SlepJGu Ills tLlLllOIlLS OII,5r NO
under the treaty of 1916, Ite said tho
policy of this government had been con-
Etrary to historical precedents of the
United States: that heretofore this coun-
try has never interfcrcd with any force
If u friendly power is defending Itself
against armed insurgents
In Perfect Peace.
Mr.. Daniel declared that at the begin
ming of last November we were In per-
feet peace with Colombia. and that when
we sent armed troops into that govern
ment's territory to prevent 1t exercising
tho highest, privilege OF sovereignty. The
question was a most important one to
him, and he could not under any circum-
stances bring himself to the support OF
an administration in such Il transaction.
.'If,n he exclaimed. Bryan and Cleve-
land and all their predecessors, including
George Washington and Andrew jack
son wore to propose such thing I
would not sustain it, and 1t ought not
70 be sustained BY any one IN any body
Mr. Spoonef considered the resolution
one whichsfs pregnant OF possibilities OF
danger, and iii no wise calculated to
do goodgThe resolution in effect charges
that We have committed an act OF war
against Colombia, he sud, but Colombia
herself does not say So and that repub-
lie maintains it's diplomatic relations with
this country. Yet the independence OF
Panama had been fuzzy recognized. not
only by the United States, but by other
countries as we'll. The resolution could
not overturn thcEnew government, but 1t
would encoura ge a hope In Colombia that
must ultimately be overturned. lie On
pressed surprise that Senator's should
predict war alta. time so critical. lie
considered uchfutteranccs very danger
o,s, and s'lf there was not war between
the United States and Colombia, 1t would
not be the fault of some gentlemen here
at home
God knows he said, "if ever there
were a people entitled to protection from
neglect. extortion and tyranny they
were the Panamanians, IL that IS the
right word
Opposite Purpose.
"Panamaniacs,'' suggested Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. Bacon expressed the conviction
that his resolution was conservative and
| urged that instead of being calculated to
| provoke war, it was intended for the
opposite purposes. The resolution pro-