Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-01-20
ROOT DISRESPECTFUL
Secretary Of State Accused
by Senator Bacon.
."FUSS AND fROTH" OVER RESOLUTION
Opposition 10 Government Policy of
Interference In European Inter-
national Complication DeyeI-
ops In Congress.

interference EuEOpFHn
national Complication DeyeI-
ops In Congress.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. - Senator
Bacon of Georgia revived the subject
Of the Morocco conference in the sem
ate and presented the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, BY the senate that the in
reference with or participation In any
controversy between European govern
ments relating to European interna-
tional questions Is violation of the
well settled, well defined policy of this
government which has been recognized
and observed for more than a century
past"
Mr.. Bacon succeeded In securing an
open door discussion Of the Moroccan
question by the senate This result
was accomplished by the introduction
of a resolution making a general decla-
ration against interference on the part
of the government of the United States
In any controversy among European
nations concerning their international
affairs.
The broad scope of the resolution re-
lieved it from the point of order made
on the Moroccan resolution, and not
withstanding Mr.. Bacon referred free
ly to the Moroccan conference no eff
fort was made to shut him Off. He
spoke at length in opposition to the
policy of interference in European In
ternational complications and pointed
out the possibility Of disastrous conse-
quences. During the course of the de-
bate Mr.. Hale took occasion to express
in frank and emphatic terms his dis
approval of the policy of participating
in the Algeciras conference.
Senator Bacon referred TO the fate of
his Morocco resolution and explained
that he believed the time bad not yet
passed when senator could discuss
American affairs in the open senate.
Mr.. Bacon read newspaper article
In which the writer professed to have
seen all the correspondence bearing up
OH the Morocco conference at the state
department and that senators could
have an opportunity to see the CORE
spondence il they called. il stated that
the president and Secretary Root both
deprecated the fuss and froth'' over
the Bacon resolution and that, while
the president did not ask Senators
Lodge and Spooncr 10 send the Bacon
resolution 10 the secret session, he was
thankful 90 them for what they did.
Senator Lodge rep. Mass.) asked
Mr.. Bacon il he believed the secretary
Of state had authorized the publication.
Mr. Bacon said he thought it. was
fair to assume the secretary was aware
OF the publication and approved Of it.
Mr.. Lodge declared that il was I'M
Just to assume that Secretary Root
had authorized the newspaper article
1T Is an 'unwarranted assumption.
said he. that the secretary of state
had been disrespectful ia The senate"
senator Tillman Dem. $. c. sug-
gested that the question whether Sec
rotary Root was responsible for the
publication could he settled by Mr.
Lodge.
Mr. Tillman recalled that when he
read a newspaper article rejecting on
the administration of Panama affairs
the senator from Massachusetts went
to the long distance telephone and
talked with Secretary Taft and then
came into the chamber and pronounced
the publication "a lie" on the authori-
ty of the secretary of war
''The telephone is still working" said
Mr.. Tillman.
Mr. Lodge responded with some feel.
ing that it would be disreSpectfu to
Secretary Root to call on him to deny
responsibility for newspaper articles
and, besides, the senate had already
decided that the whole matter should
be discussed in executive session.
Mr.. Tlllman gave notice that he
would discuss Santo Domingo affairs
tomorrow.
I'VE know where President Morales
is said Mr.. Tillman. but want to
he heard on the subject"