New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
SP0ONER SPEAKS AGAIN.
DEFENCE OF PRESIDENT.
PepubIcaa Arguments for Panama
Treaty Practically Closed.
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,,srcnle logic senator spooner to-day prao1loa'-s
concluded the Republican arguments n open
fion In favor o. tic Panama treaty 40 ~
oouatlIre OF the few remaining Dfiao-'si'-- -
-. - tho treaty Mr. Spoouer cited In detaiI
tte course of Admiral Jouett. IN President Oiers
tsns-s administration. the admiral having IN 70
absolutely refused 10 permit CcluinDa 10 60
.-,o-s 90 MT Gown Insured Ion because -
-vculd r3-eclrt.ate warfare along The me OF tliS
vs.rar~a Railroad E5c demonstrated. Quo1ll-s ~
14e-ran thar Tor months the government OF osO1o
lad been kept posted regarding the felolo''o.,-s
,-,...r,..+ on tse isthnGs and IN NeW-loIh OI's'
an vet haa only two hundred troops IN fansil-a
:. -.-,-e--e order Were they looking 70 tne
r-rfted States 70 preserve order for tAeln. ASH
afr SDoouer. ...- 80.
freedom, ~ Panama as a sovereign state u ,''7
feserstfon OF Nev-Cranada, prior 70 le'9 ailo Nel
,,,-t,, er-e~ the constitution. TO which she had
subscribed had been abrogated ana sic oe0aile
mere department. subject 70 the tyranny a., a.,
se-rotfsrn Of the government OF Bogola- oe-d1Se -
net rolitciars wanted fun liberty 10 tarm l''
their own benefit such natural advantages IS faH-
-. -r~eaeeez Il has been understood tIat LIe
Panama revolution was Matched IN 8 back r"0ll an
IN the dark" said Nr. Spooner- " AaN
what blow for freedom. was ever born IN -
yoom IN the fJr glare Of the nooho4s SUI :.
,,s there were consDirators. but' "ol'1 IiN.
-, - there no conspirators In Boston anu
1900 an ,cezg-Er gland. when the Alie''0a--
57evo1,rfiou was IN process OF iorrll allon. 49,.
-u-rr q the EreslQelL % A---
o. ,o,orrize en- independent power or 10 ie0os'-.1
: -, grsapen6ent state Is the same ana DC
800 from the same constitutional poWe''
,ia-ed tie Senator "a reply 70 Gueslon = oA -
sto- Hoar Replying 10 Senator A-4-lii-L No.. :.
$500 declared that the President haa d iisi-1
,,-eyert interference with transit aeloSS 49,
rms even had there been no treaty. -,
a m tpst the President 81 the Oniteo 01a'99 I
roDe on the isthnus has told FOR liberty n.S -
- ,,,e+-e has TOLD for the oppressed ano ne GU
Was q canal because
-. reo7le rriett use his course on which 70 oase
,rs,f,,sro and innuendo against his meuNes' &c
rlared Mr. spooner. In reply 10 ano1her 0D'S--0"
from M Tillman. g..
..1id the President know that this newborn sue
.ras a pe-1naneut republic" asked NJ. opOO"e.
+.v-es srs General Reyes has furnished Us WIN
-. -.ssors y.hcu he SAYS that Colombia IS paIh-
,-,-. as a result OF war; that she has no navy o.
most no army and OF The latter she care not seno
A. ,vvsv because OF the dsafectlon IN oauca anu
AntioQuia
Mr. MORGANs LAST CANAL SPEECH
when the canal question was taken up M
e,ooner who held the door yielded to NJ. Morgan
-. 4, ,.--oe,+io- 10 the ratification OF the
.res-v saving this wodd be his last speech on
she subject. He made appeal Tor oarelul re
vision OF the treaty as TO make sure OF .l-e -
snr az fbe United States IN Panama when the
,a,sl should be constructed He urged mat the
,-,s+v sl-otrd be 50 amended as uneGuivocaly 10
hermit the Intervention OF the United states n
case OF necessity He gave as reason ior 1n-s
suggestion his belief that ultimately Panama No1-o
crit hack into union with Colombia unless nero
s. leash DIX tf's country. He asserted that the
e,arfe-5s ~ Panama and Colombia would always
10 found cooperating against the United states
sir Morgan declared that the vote on the treaty
~-as being urduv fastened and asserted TINS
haste ~ be due 20 complications with the ne"
Panama Canal Company. He said the pTlnclpal
object Of the treaty was 10 provide for the pay
snent OF $4,000 D0 10 that company.
,Tr Money declared that the Presidents course
lad been in violation international law and IN
feaersible. He was sure than the acts 81 the
frfted States ir connection with the Panama re-
-olt would deserve and receive the censure OF MS
tor- He c0nteu6ed that She President had been
svrorr fn lis recognition OF Panama. but concluded
shat as be had recognized t its Independence was
established and its rights as nation were fixed.
rud this being the new republic had right 10
enter into the treaty He referred to the action OF
she legislature OF Mississippi requesting him 20
vote FOR the treaty saving that this request had as
much influence with him as a command. He re-
S-retted that the vote for the treaty the Demo
cratic side Of the chamber would not be unanimous.
sor ne though such unanimity would be very
happy crcuus-arcs.
hfr. spooner then resumed the speech which he
had begun on Thursday last He said that II the
United States abandoned the treaty the French
government would have assumed cur responsible
ties, which this nation would not have tolerated
i IVES strange that men who had spoken with
such feeling o. the condition o. Cuba before the
spanish war should not have had a word 10 say
Cor Panama
sPOONER's TILT WITH TILLMAN.
n response 70 q question from Mr. Tillman,
ST.. spooner defended the orders o. the govern
snent prohibiting the lalding a troops within
Gfty miles Of the canal
aTr Tulman said that the United States never
would have irterfered iu Panana's AFFAIRS II the
canal had been involved. and ny spOoner
replied that the President had o1eyed the acts
al Congress- ir al he had done The President.
-fr. Spoorer cortelcec, had every reason 70 be-
iieve that the government OF Panama vas etafle.
Tor Colombia. without treasury or navy ana with
. small army anC no means OF reecnlrg panama
could nor be expected Re very formidable II the
South Carolina senator had been IN Panama ne
svould have been the chief conspirator there
ar Tl-lnan replied that his antagonist had PAID
~ epoouer reto-te6 that in making this ad-
mission Ar Tillman was conceding al that ne LAD
himself asserted.
Mr TlIuan would not admit however, that he
had e high ~egard for the COlomblans. Il nave
called EN- a NANCY lot he SAID, 'anc the Sen
etor from Wisconsin has made en- out mangier
Dot than have.
ar spooner then discussed the benefits 20 be oe-
rived from the canal. the Presidents right 10 rec
ocnize. and Colombian ownership o. property n
the Panama Railroad and Panama canal under
present conditions. On the last point he took
ownership ha6 passed with her sovereignty. Re-
serring 20 the Pres Tents course ar. Spooner said
70 ono need .ol uICer his tongue as a sweet NOR
the contention thar in recognizing Panama the
President had committed himself 10 the secession
~ the Southern States which was he declared a
Vo~v different ma ttCr. That would 90 Cor Confed-
errfp veterans DAUGHTERS meetings. but not for
Confederate Veterans theuss Ives.
speech p" Mr.. Culbe-son asked But NJ. Spooner