Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-03-21
WANT ROOSEVELT TO
GIVE INFORMATION
Senator Teller's Resolution Is
Discussed In Senate,
poMINIoAN AFFAIRs 0laoUssg0

The Colorado senator says that the
President should Not Withhold In.
formation that Ought To De in the
HANDS Of the Senate.
Washington, March 20.-The resllu.'
ton by Ala Teller requiring the prest
dent to send to the senate certain IN,
formation relating 70 san Domingo
Affairs was laid before the senate
when q, convened today Mr. Teller
said the resolution as amended should
be satisfactory to every one. and II
adopted the next session. would have
all the data required to consider the
Dominican treaty.
1T is an ahsardity 10 say that the
president may have IN his possession
said Mr. Teller. Information neces.
sary to enable him 10 negotiate a
treaty. and We are 20 be deprived of
such Information when we come 70
consider the treaty
II have heard on the street one rea.
son advanced why we should immedt
ately ratify this treaty. That Is, that
a foreign government--G Germany IS
likely to invade santo Domingo be-.
iieve such danger IS a myth, and that
Germany IS satisfied with the course
we have pursued in regard to San,o
Domingo
Mr. Teller concluded With a state
ment Ia regard that he knew The reso.
ntlon would ga to the senate com.
mittee on foreign relations and be
buried He declared. however. thar
IL this was done, be- would pat the
dominant party on record neat session
as expressing Information that the
senate was catltlod TO receive
Mr.. Cullgm said that the committee
on foreign relations was not IN The hal.
II Of buryIng ihlngs hat ought NOT 10
be BURIED and promised that 10 re.
fcrred. The resolution would Doe con.
sidered "at the proper time"
Mr Daniel argued that n toe reso
luton were referred 20 tho commit
zee 20 reply could De- had az me pres
eni session, aud sa.d thar 80 simple
and courteous request should bo
adopted Contlnuiug. he said
= believe the president d manly
man. q bold man, a man VINO docs not
fear TO 90 anything ho feels that Il ls
right e. DO. The adoption 81 TO re-.
speciful a rcques, would not pu, the
president 10 ihe false position aomc
senators appear "a fear"
SIR Daniel insisted that the lnfor.
mai'on asked Cor was ueofed.
Roplylng Mr Lodge said ne never
had known OF but one case wnero cor
respoudcnce ia relation % the nero
tlatlon ~ a treaty bad been request.
90 % me president and "a thai case
che Information was sent after ihe rat
ihcailuu u the treaty
"if che resolution we're adopted :"
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should refuse. a. leliese ~ woudI
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