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PANAMA AGAIN
IN THE SENATE
MORGAN FIRED HIS LAST SHOT
NICARAGUAN CHAMPION SAYS HE
WILL SPEAK NO MORE

Alabama Senator Has Concluded His
Talks Against the Panama Treaty.
He Appealed, However, for Its
Careful Revision TilIman and
SpOOner Managed Again to Cross
svvOrds-War of Secession Was
Brought Up.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Panama was
the subject of three speeches in the
Senate to-day. and was the only sub
ject of general Importance that re-
ceived any attention. Mr.. SpOoner
completed the speech begun by him on
Thursday, and Mr.. Morgan and Mr..
Money both made brief addresses. Mr..
Morgan spoke in opposition to the
treaty, as usual. and announced that
he would not be heard again on the
treaty Mr.. Money announced his In
tention to vote for the ratification of
the canal treaty.
Minister Bunau-Varilla was an inter-
ested spectator of the days proceed
ings, occupying a front seat in the dip
lomatic gallery.
Mr.. Morgan made an appeal for
careful revision of the treaty so as to
make sure of the footing of the United
States in Panama when the canal shall
be constructed. He urged that the
treaty should be SO amended as une-
quivocally to permit the Intervention
of the United States in case of neces-
sity. He urged as a reason for this
suggestion his opinion that ultimately
Panama would drift back into union
with Colombia unless held in lease by
this country. In this connection he as
serted that the Spaniards of Panama
and Colombia always would be found
cooperating in all things in opposition
to the United States.
Presidents Course IndefensibIe.
Mr. Money declared that the Presi
dents course in violation of interna-
tional law had been such as to render
it indefensible. He was sure that this
and other acts of the United States
in connection with the Panama revolt
would deserve and receive the censure
of history. But bad as our course had
been in Panama, he said that it was
no worse than our. course in Hawaii
and the Philippines had been.
He also contended that the President
had been wrong in his recognition of
Panama, but concluded that as he had
given il recognition it's independence
was established, and its rights as a
nation fixed, and this status being fix
ed, the new republic had a right to
enter into the treaty.
Mr.. Money referred to the action of
the state Legislature of Mississippi re-
questing him to vote for the canal
treaty, saying that that request had
as much influence with him as would
a command. He regretted that the
vote for the treaty on the Democratic
side of the chamber would not be
unanimous, for he thought such una
nimity would be very happy circum-
stance.
Mr.. Spooner declared it to be strange
that men who had spoken with such
feeling of the condition of Cuba before
the Spanish War should not have had
a word to say for Panama.
In response to d question from Mr..
Tillman, Mr.. Spooner defended the or
ders OF the government of the United
States prohibiting the landing of troops
within fifty miles of the canal
because of the Canal.
Mr.. TiiiTaan said that the United
States never would have interfered in
Panamas affairs if the canal had not
been involved, and Mr.. Spooner replied
that the President had obeyed the acts
When Mr. Tillman again interrupted
Mr.. Spooner the latter exclaimed rath-
er impatiently: oh. If the Senator
would only read the declaration of the
people of Panama."
Il don't want TO read any manifes-
tos gotten up in New York." respond
ed Mr. Tillman.
No" replied Mr.. Spooner. "the Sem
ator doesn't want anything but to
have his own way"
Further, replying to Mr.. Tillman, he
said that If the South Carolina Sena-
tor had been in Panama he would have
been the chief conspirator there, and
Mr.. Tillman replied that his antagcn-
list had paid him great compliment.
Mr.. Spooner took advantage of this
opportunity to say that in making this
admission Mr.. Tillman was Nconceding
all that he had himself commended.
Mr.. Tillman would not, however, ad-
nit that he had any high regard for
the Colombians Il have called 'em
NANCY lot he said, "and the Sena-
tor from Wisconsin has made 'em out
mangier lot than I have"
Mr.. Spooner replied that Mr.. Tillman
was simply seeking to find opportunity
for an attack on the President. and
in response Mr. Tillman declared that
Mr.. Spooner was simply giving voice
to his own partisanship by such utter
ances.
For Confederate Daughters.
Referring to the Presidents course.
Mr.. Spooner said that no one need roll
under his tongue as a sweet morsel the
contention that in recognizing Panama,
the President had committed himself
to the secession of the Southern States
which was. he said, a very different
matter, That would do for Confeder-
ate Veterans Daughters meetings, but
not for Confederate veterans them
selves.
Mr.. Culberson asked: How about
the Presidents Capon Springs speech -
but Mr. Spooner declared that the doc
trine of secession in this country had
been covered too fully by Daniel Web
ster's reply to Hayne to render 1t nee
essary to go into that question. More
over. the American secession had failed
But asked Mr.. Tillman. would we
have failed If we had had in France OF
England a big friend like Panama had
in the United States to keep you people
away?"
When Mr.. Spooner concluded the