The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-16
SENATOR'S WOULD
CURB PRESIDENT
Bacon Discusses Americas TAX
ing Part in the Moroccan
Conference.

Washington, Jan. 16-H Resolved, by
| the senate, that interference with or
| participation in any controversy be-.
| tween European governments relating
1 to European international questions is
violation Of the we'll settled, well
/ defined policy OF, this government-whic
has been recognized and observed for
| more than century past.
] By means of this resolution in the
senate, late yesterday, Mr.. Bacon sue
ceeded in securing an open door dis
cussion Of the Moroccan question by the
| senate. Notwithstanding Mr.. Bacon re-
i ferred freely to the Moroccan confer
ence, no effort was made to shut him
off. He spoke at length in opposition to
the policy of interference in European
! international complications, pointing
out the possibility Of disastrous conse,
quences, and his address brought out
. a number Of questions and Interrupt
tions to relieve the proceeding of the
Characterization of a set speech.
Disapproval by Hale.
/ During the course Of the debate, Mr..
Hale took occasion to express in frank
the policy of participating in the Alge-
ciras conference, at the same time
voicing his confidence that the presi-
4 dent and secretary Of state would so
guide our delegates to the conference
as to prevent any departure from the
non-intervention policy of the United
States. -
Mr.. Bacon 8 resolution at his request
was referred to the committee on for.
/ eign relations. a
A number of utterances Of publicists
including extracts from addresses by
Washington and Monroe, were read by
Mr.. Bacon to support his resolution
against interference in foreign affairs
likely to involve the government in
difficulties. &
The question may be settled so as to
bring peace,' he said, and it may be
so determined as to result in war;
Mr., Bacon also took up the point
that in the absence Of a treaty it is
disrespectful to the president to dis.
cuss the. subject, but he argued that
such could not be the case when NO
! treaty is possible, as in this case.
spooner on Same Tack.
Mr.. Spooner suggested it would be
difficult to- find European conference
even on comemrcial questions which
4 does not involve politics to some ex
A tent.
I ct think that in all matters submit
ted to the senate involving treaties OF
even the negotiation Of treaties, sale
\ Mr.. Hale, cit was never intended tt
shut the senate out Of, participation.
. do not think the senate should stant
q dumb in such matters, as some senator
~ seem to do. @-.. + - 4
: 1T is said,', he went on, !" that W
may trust the executive. ! think W,
may. But suppose we should have al
- executive that we could not trust. Wha
would happen if such an executive
should find it desirable to trehabilitat,
hIS fnrfnnoo nrf hCcoz If ,or&xy
What, in such case, must happen j
the senate should be compelled to wal
.. until the mischief is donee': - - ~ =
Mr.. Spooner asked What could b
!. done at such stageT and Mr.4tHale re
e piled:
Il "I have no do1ibt If it WAS Sffoun
. that the executive was taking advan
tage of his power to commit the cour
% try to a war policy, the senate wit
the house of representative could il
: terfere and put check to his cours
:. N.:.,~ Sorry We Mixed In. = -.
~ !. %"I don't believe,'' he said, "tths
w in the present case the secretary {
~ state will allow the country to be il
he volved, but I wish that, the secretar
,s of state and the president had dete
l,r mined not to send delegates to tn
Oh conference. It is a simon pure an
=, ~ outright political affair and has to {
y. with matters in which we have no CO.
- ! cern.'' -.
e. e. Mr.. Bacon expressed the opinion tn;
-, nine out of ten who had heard the
LII bate agreed with the position of M
- Hale, and he asked what would happe
~ if question involving serious polite
ue questions should arise and the Amer
e. can delegates should have the tie vot
he Would Expect Recall. s,-y.
' ,he Gin such event. replied Mr. Hal
no ct believe that Secretary Root, back,
lor by the president, would telegraph t.
,ou delegates to withdraw from the co
1eI ference. ? -: ~, - s>ss. se...
la nd Mr.. Bacon responded that while
d. might be safe under the present admi
* istration, the important point is that
Ills great precedent is involved T., -
Concluding, Mr.. Bacon said he h
IN meant no reflection on the preside
cir nor the secretary of state, both
whom he highly respected. He said
president had performed a great 81
VII vice to humanity in bringing abo
peace between Russia and Japan, /
an added that the president, not being
eJs lawyer, might easily become involv
g. in some matters requiring legal d
~: elimination, as had evidently been t
~ case in the matter of treaty viii
=