New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
MOROCCO IN THE SENATE.
american Policy Discussed IN open
Session.

Washington Jan. 15-Mr, Bacon lo-uas 80
ceeded in securing discussion of the Moroccan ~
ton By the Senate in open session ~ eai,o-
was accomplished by the introducti"H VI "
ing resolution:
Resolved by the Senate. That interference WI WIN
or participaton in any controversy heIWeeH trne
IIanal questions is violation of the Well settled.
well defined policy OF TINS goEeri ILL., han a CEN
P pgTH I past
Mr. Bacon frankly stated that he had been IN
duced TO offer the resolution by the acton TAKEN
bv the Senate on his Moroccan resolution he
commented article in The washington
POST which told of permission given by secre-
tarv Root to The writer to examine al the papers
relating to the participation Of the Ohlteo e,a's9
IN the Alseciras conference, and SAID ne hdu ~
doubt that statements in the aruce were "
spired by the Secretary OF State
Mr.. Lodge asked MIR Bacon if he was prepare"
to say that the article was enllrey Oh tue a.
thority Of Secretary Root; AZ
Mr. Racon challenged NJ. Lodge, ana iatef nj
aldricb 10 obtain from Secretary ROOT oi'
1IuaI Of that norton of the article whlch ne
held TO be disrespectful to the senate anu ~
Lodge denied certain stories printed III 'nI So
paper on the same subject, and SAID he ''ious
they raised q question as to the authelitiot'S "
informa ton given by the article -,
Mr. TilImap said the question could be se't'eu
60 sily and called attention TO the fact ta' "
Lodge had last week called Secretary lait ." INC
tale
and then returning to the chamber declared tIie
+,,rt "a lie =, Mr. Lodge invited by ME-
rrir,,n IN follow the same course concerning 'ile
present controversy. but Mir Lodge salH ne 'N
not mean 10 put Secretary Root IN the posi''
suee+sted aed further that he Wond DE oeo'iiV
from doing so by the fact that the SENATE '"
made The subject matter OF the IFSoiut-o -
tive business and that telephone to the De2"'t
pent of State would be to discuss II III puoi'e'
..rrta Senate has not ruled this matter should
be discussed in secret declared MI 6aco" anu
he rroceeded with his remarks He SAID, 1t was
f,,l for Secretary Root withhold papers
! from the Senate ana the same time oi7p'"S
them to newspaper men
A. 1tllyasn said he thought explanation due
in order not to do Secretary Root an lnjusuee' aIu
called attention to the fact that the Secretary mao
| rot refused the Moroccan papers 1or tle ie
! that TIE Senate had not asked for them as inc
! resolution had not been adopted he a''lpu's"
t the remarks accredited 10 Mr.. Root as d IepuNe
"a he majority of the Senate in refusing 10 auopt
the Racon resolution. Mr.. Root had been quoted
| &c so,.i1e, that the department would have had
no objection to giving the information called IoI
hv Mr. Bacons resolution. Both Mr.. Bacon and
! Mr. Tillman referred to Mr. Lodge as the 0eiehuer
/ of Cabinet members. ,.
Mr. spooner suggested that it would be difhcull
/ 10 snd a E,uropean conference. even commercial
! questions which did not involve politics to some
! extent
/ Mr.. Hale said he did regret the discussion
| think ell matters Supmltteu 10 tie S'i'
ate involving treaties. even the negcRLauoh OIL
treaties he said 1T was never intended TO shut
the Senate out of participation l do not tlilk 'e
Senate should stand dumb in such matters as some
| Senators seem do Whoever examines the rec
| or5s NiU find that il not intended that SucL
| s,ou1d he the case It is said" he went on, that
we may trust the Executive. l think we may
But suppose we should have an Executive that we
! could not trust? What would happen II such an
Executive should find il desirable TO reha pll'te MS
| ovY fortunes or those of his party? What. in such
case must happen if the Senate should be com
PEELED to wait until the mischief Is done?
Mr. Spooner asked what could be done at such
| stage and Mr. Hale replied: Il have doubt, If
! il was found that the Executive was taking ad-
| vantage of his power TO commit the country TO
stntatives could interfere and put check TO his
| course l don't believe that in the present case
the Secretary State will allow the country to be
/ involved and | do believe that the conservative
Of I'VE wish that the secretary of state
the President had determined not to send delegates
| of commerce 1t is "A simon pure and outright po-
cal affair and mas to do with matters III. in which wI
dent or the Secretary Of State but should think
that If the conference was TO be held now they
| would hesitate before agreeing 20 enter 1t. But
The danger is not from the President or from the
Secretary. but from the spirit in this country
er enans q do R M6 s aTd eoHd
/ negotiate a new. treaty if desired in sixty days
| saving: Commerce viii never have a moments
| consideration. and we would have done much bet
| ter have kept our hands off
Mr. Bacon expressed the opinion that nine out of
ten who had heard The debate agreed With M. Nj
| Hale, and he asked what would happen If a sub;
fect involving serious political questions should
| arise and the American delegates should have the
, lie vote. ,
| Secretary Root backed by the President. would
telegraph the delegates to withdraw from the con-
/ I'm such event would il not be better to have
! kent ont entirely" asked Mr.. Bacon.
| But they there. responded Mr. Hale, and
! repeat that. he situation should become
such as to involve the United States. the admins
tration would authorize its delegates to withdraw.
| Mr. Bacon said that. while ali might be safe under
the nresent administration. the important point is
| that a great precedent is involved
NIr Racons resolution then at his request
| referred to the Committee Foreign Relations.
! ana the Merchant Marine bin laid before the
Senate Mr.. Callinger offered number of amend
nents TO that bill which were adopted. The amend
| ments related principally TO the naval militia pro-
! posed by the bill.
Mr.. WHITE AT GIBRALTAR.