The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-25

 J'THE THEME If. Lodge Defends the
 President. MOROCCO AND DOMINGO Thinks Course of the Executive the
 Proper One. Mir. Teller, in Reply, Upholds the PrIv- iIese of the senate in the Matter of the Matter of Making Trea-
 ties.

WdSnluBtOns Jan. E4'--MT. LouBe Io- day presented in the Senate his views on the policy of the administration in the matter of the Algeciras conference over Morocco and also with reference to Santo Domingo. He defended the course of the President in both in- stances, contending that our represen- tation at the Moroccan conference was essential to the protection of American commercial interests and that only by the course pursued in Santo Domingo could foreign nations have been pre- vented from seizing the custom houses Of that country and securing a posi- tion there which might threaten the approaches to the Panama canal.
 Mir. Teller made a brief speech in support of the Senate's prerogatives in treaty making and Mir Money gave notice of a speech for tomorrow.
 Mir. Lodge was recognized at t2;30 and immediately entered upon the dis cussion of the Moroccan and Domini- can questions. He began by expressing his disapprobation of the open discuss sion of foreign questions but he admit ted the uselessness of attempting to keep such questions entirely within executive sessions unless all Senators are agreed on the policy to be pursued.
 Contentfon of MT. Lodge.
 MT. Lodge centended that our partic- ipation in the Algeciras conference was the most natural thing in the world be- cause this country had been a party to former conferences. Morocco could not have properly neglected to invite the participation of this country; it was our right and duty to accept for the protection of our commercial in- terests.
 Defending the attitude of the Presi- dent, Mir. Lodge said that the President had as much right to ask the privilege of inspecting the secret journals Of the Senate as the Senate has to inspect all the instructions given by the executive to its representatives at the confer snce. The proper time for the Senate i'd consider these questions Is when treaties come before the Senate--not before--not while treaties are under nexotiation He gave a list of twenty or rllors intarnAfioRai conferences in' which the United States had participa- ted and said if we are to be cut out of such participation, most of the great and beneficent things achieved by in- ternational conferences would be i'm
 He said the President had even been criticised for the part he had taken in bringing to a close the bloody war be- tween Japan and Russia. When those little criticisms SILK lutO oolifioh anu are forgotten" he said with earnest ness, "the example of the President will stand out as one of the great achievements of modern times"
 With reference to the policy of the United States towards Santo Domingo Mr. Lodge said that he had not been correctly reported by Mir. Tillman when the South Carolina Senator had re- norted him as saying that this was "a new departure" He said 1t was the ''beginning of great policy" but said the word "beginning" had been used inadyisedIy. He should have said that 1t was the continuance of great poll icy.
 Discusses Monroe Doctrine.
 MT. Lodge entered into a discussion of the Monroe Doctrine in reply to Mir. Rayners speech of a few days since concluding that the policy of our gov ernment has been even against the temporary occupation of territory in the Western Hemisphere by European powers. He believed that to permit foreign powers to take possession of customs houses on this side of the globe was unwise, and that 1t was bet ter to prevent such a situation before 1t befalls. than to correct 1t afterwards. He was willing to admit that the col lection of debts was not part of the Monroe Doctrine. He spoke of the To- eaton or 6dubO LOiulH8O dS ing the approach to the Panama Canal, and declared that i've cannot allow that canal or the approaches to 1t to be commanded by any other power" He did'hot like the present situation, but he would prefer 1t to the alternative of permitting a European government to take possession of the custom houses of San Domingo.
 Mir. Bacon asked if Mir. Lodges the ory would impose a like regard to all the islands bordering on the Carib- bean Sea. MT. Lodge expressed the hope that the same conditions would not arise elsewhere. But he added that he would say that If conditions should arrive involving the taking pos session of any of those points com mandlng the Canal by large foreign military powers, to the displacement of the small and friendly powers now in possession. we could not permit such course. We could not permit the establishment in such places of the great powers. nor allow them to take possession of the harpors and ports in the Caribbean.
 Mir. Newlands asked if there was not danger of the United States drifting into n permanent occupation of the islands of Santo Domingo through its temporary control of the customs houses, but he added that he did not