Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-15

tied easily. and called attention to the fact
that Mr. Lodge had last week called Sec
rotary Taft on the telephone concerning
statement In the Senate and then, return
ing to the chamber, pronounced the state
ment "a lie.''
Mr.. Lodge was invited by Mr.. Tillman to
follow the same course concerning the pres
ent controversy.
Mr. Lodge said he did not purpose to
put Secretary Root in the position sug-
gested, and further. that he would De
debarred from doing SO by the fact that
the Senate had made executive the sub
ject matter of the resolution, and that to
telephone to the Department of State
would be to discuss it in public
The Senate has not ruled this matter
should be discussed in secret" declared
marks. He said that 1t was disrespeetful
for Secretary Root to withhold papers
from the Senate and at the same time
display them to newspaper men.
Mr.. Tillman said he thought an exp1a-
nation due, in order not to do Secretary
Root an injustice, and called attention
to the fact that the Secretary had not re-
fused the Moroccan papers for the reason
that the Senate had not asked for them
as the resolution had not been adopted
He attributed the remarks accredited to
Mr.. Root as a rebuke to the majority Of
the Senate in refusing to adopt the Ba-
con resolution. Mr. Root had been quoted
as saying that the department would
have had no objection to giving the in
formation called for by Mr.. Bacon's reso-
luton
Both Mr.. Bacon and Mr.. Tillman refer
red to Mr.. Lodge as the defender of cab
met members.
Mr.. Bacon's Argument.
A number of utterances Of publicists, in
Guiding extracts from addresses by Wash
ington and Monroe. were read by MIA
Bacon to support his resolution against In
reference in foreign affairs likely to iu-
volve this government in difficulties. He
contended that participation In the Alge-
ciras conference is liable to involve tts
United States in the entanglements of Eu-
rOpean countries. He then dwelt upon the
magnitude Of the controversy over Moroc-
co. The point at Issue is, he said, whether
France shall exercise exclusive control in
Morocco or Germany shall share In that
control.
THE question may be settled so as to
bring peace" he said. and 1t may be so
determined as to result in war" ie as
serted that all the European governments
regard war as the possible result, but even
If peace was to be the result, 1t would be
quite as injurious as war would, because
of the precedent 1t would establish.
Mr.. Bacon also took up the point that in
the absence of treaty 1t Is disrespectfui
to the President to discuss the subject, but
he argued that such could not be the case
when no treaty is possible, as in this
case.
A Spirited Colloquy.
Mr.. Bacon said that the country Is as
much committed to the doctrine that en-
tangling foreign alliances must be avoided
as though it were a part OF the written
who has departed from that doctrine?"
asked Mr.. Lodge, and Mr.. Bacon replied
that the policy against which he was in
Weighing would be departure.
'"Then," asked Mr.. Lodge, ARE the sena-
mgr
Mr.. Bacon admitted that such was the
case, whereupon the Massachusetts, senator
expressed qualification, saying that he had
not hitherto been able to decide as to the
Georgia senator's purpose.
To these remarks Mr.. Bacon replied that
he considered himself peculiarly unfortu-
nate in not expressing himself 50 as to be
comprehended by the great intellect of the
Massachusetts, senator "In such a case"
he said, 1.-THE fault must all be with the
speaker"
II knew replied Mr.. Lodge, that the
senator had some great object in view. and
L am much pleased to learn that 1t Is to
protect the country from violation OF
Washingtons farewell address"
1T is more than that" said Mr.. Bacon.
I'VE want to save the country from VIE
lation of the policy laid down in the fare
well address.