Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-16
ROOTDISRESPECTFUL Secretary of State Accused
 by Senator Bacon.
"FUSS AND FROTH"OvER RESOLUTION
Opposition to Government Policy of < Interference In European Inter- national Complication Devel-
 ops In Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. = Senator
 Bacon of Georgia revived the subject
 of the Morocco conference in the sen
 ate and presented the following reso-
 lution:
 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
 we'll 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 tine Moroccan question by the senate. This result was accomplished hy the introduction of resolution making general decla- ration against interference on the part of the government of the United States in any controversy among European nations concerning their internationa, 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 ef. fort was made to shut him of. 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 Mir. 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 had not yet passed when senator could discuss American affairs in the open senate.
 Mir. Bacon read newspaper article in which the writer professed to have seen all the correspondence bearing up- on the Morocco conference at the state department and that senators could have an opportunity to see the corre- spondence if they called. It 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 Spooner to send the Bacon resolution to the secret session. he was thankful to them for what they did
 Senator Lodge (Rep.. Mass.) asked MT. Bacon if he believed the secretary of state had authorized the publication.
 Mir. Bacon said he thought 1t was | fair to assume the secretary was aware l of the publication and approved of it.
 Mir. Lodge declared that it was un- just to assume" that Secretary Root 1 had authorized the newspaper article.
 Tt is an 'unwarranted assumption said he. that the secretary of state had been disrespectful to the senate"
 Senator Tillman Dem.. s. e sug. kested that the question whether Sec fetary Root was responsible for the | publication could he settled by Mir. Lodge.
 Mir. Tillmsn recalled that when he read a newspaper article refecting on the administration of Panama affairs hAc scuutoT iIom hur>ucElu>ftlc went I 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 Hr. Tillman.
 Mir. Lodge responded with some feel Ing that it would be dIsrespectful to Secretary Root to call on him to deny for newspaper articles. md. besides. the senate had already decided that the whole matter should De discussed in executive session.
 Mir. Tillmsn gave notice that he would discuss Santo Domingo asairs tomorrow.
 we know where President Morales [" said Mir. TIllmsn. hut | want to ce heard On tha suhferf