The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-26
LODGE DEFENDS
THE PRESIDENT
Representation at Algeziras
Necessary to Protect Our
Interests.
REFERS TO R00SEYELT'S
RECORD AS PEACEMAKER
Charge of Usurpation Against
Such q Man Severely
Condemned.

WASHINGTON, Dec 25-Mr Lodge
today presented in the Senate his policy
of the Administration in the matter OF
the Algcziras conference over Morocco
and also with reference TO Santo Do
mingo. He defended the course of the
President in both instances. contendng
that our representation at the Moroccan
conference was essential to the protec-
tion OF American commercial interests,
and only by the course pursued in Santo
Domingo could foreign nations have been
prevented from seizing the custom
houses OF that country and securing
position there which might threaten the
approaches to the Panama canal
In closing, Mr. Lodge said.
Attacks on President.
These attacks, Mr.. President, are
aimed at tho President of the United
states with the Idea, apparently, OF crc-
oting an Impression that he is "A usurper
seeking TO break through the consttu
uonnl limitations which have been drawn
about his great office.
This same charge was made during
the campaign when he was "A candidate
for election To the Presidency. 1t was
made the main issue that he dam
Gerous man, disposed TO break down and
disregard the Constitution of Che United
fore the people OF the United States. and
those who made the charges got their
answer at the polls.
Failed to Convince
They failed to convince the people of
the United States that there was one
dangerous man. whom they held up as
liable TO involve the country in war, has
made the greatest achievement of his
administration. the establishment OF
pence between two great warrlng nations.
Every step the President has taken
has been In the interests Of peace, our
own peace and that of the world.
All for Peace.
What is the use of trying TO arouse
feeling now, when the President has re-
ceived the great Endorsement OF the
American voters: when he has passed out
finally and irrevocably from the region
and published his refusal In his own
words as explicitly and an honestly as a
man could do it2
Sensitive to Traditions.
Yet they charge with usurpation a
man who refused not merely to be a |
candidate, but even to accept the great |
office II II wore again offered to him. be-
cause he said that although technically |
he had not received two terms, practical |
ly he had and he wished to live up to
the custom and the tradIJ.ons which had |
been established by Washington A man |
who is as sensitive as that Mr. PreSi- |
dent to the traditions OF his country / !
think can be trusted not TO Violate the
Constitution openly or secretly in an |
agreement with another nation
Teller Makes Complaint
Mr.. Teller followed Mr.. Ledge in de-
fense OF the privileges of the Senate In
the matter Of treaties He complained
OF what he charged was a tendency to
refer To opposition to a treaty as an at
tack upon the President With reference
to the Santo Domingo matter he said
that the Executive department was pro-
ceeding just as 1t would II the treaty had
been ratified,
Act of Congress.
He agreed with Mr.. Lodge that condi-
tons In Santo Domingo might become
such as TO necessltatc the Interference OF
the United States, but urged that the
Executive alone could not take that step
lIe contendcd that In Santo Domingo the !
President had attempted TO do what only
an act Of Congress could justify
inc senate at ?: M, went into execu-
tive session At Sis p m. the doors were
and the Senate took up the prI-
Nate pension calendar, and at 3:12 p. m
adjourned
Dalzell Presents the Rule.
Mr.. Dalzell presented the rule which
had Just been agreed upon by the Rules
committee When II had been read Mr.
Dalzell, after consultation with Mr. vii
linms. the minority leader asked unani-
nous consent that debate for one and q
half hours be allowed on the rule This
was was agreed to and Mr. Dalzell explained
first the terms of the Statehood bill and
then stated that II the rules should be
adopted n vote on the bill would be had
tomorrow,
Whip Over the House.
Mr.; Williams stated that the rule in
question denied to the House the right to
vote on the question of admitting either
or the four Territories separately 1t
was holding whip over the House COM
pclllng IL TO agree to admit Arizona and
New Mexico as one State. which Was un-
desirable. In order to admit Oklahoma
and the Indian Territory, to which no ono
had objection.
Monden Makes a Plea,
Mr Williams Yielded ten mnutes TO
hr Mondell (Wyo). one OF the Repub-
Ican insurgents. who expressed tho
hope that the demand for the previous
question would be voted down Mr. Mon
icll denied that the bill was q Republican
party measure; every man, woman and |
,Eild in New Mexico Was opposed to be-
ng Joined TO Arizona. There was a large |
lumbcr In the House who II their hands
were not tied would vote against fotnIng |
haze two Territories. He characterized
he proposed rule violation OF party {
pledges.
Party Measure, Says Grosvenor.
a reply to Mr.. Monden was made bv
Mr.. Grosvenor (ODs who maintained that r
he joint Statehood bill was a Rcpublican
measure. The President was FOR 1t and ]