The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22

les he characterized as prepoSIerous
he theory that the United States haa
% right to protect its own property
D IConcluding he said he hoped to nego-
late more effective peace treaties than
he world has ever seen
81 Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2l-Presldent
aft tonight began in earnest his cam
zipn for the fertilization of the Pan
ma canal. His entire speech at the
nnual banquet of the Pennsylvania
beietv in New York was devoted to this
hbiect He has high hopes that con,
,ress at this session will declare FOR and
$5,000.000 TO begin the
In the senate the president says, that
he sentiment for fortlfcatIon is almost
va TO one. The house seems pretty
1enly divided. but not along partisan
mes Most of the members have an
pnn mind apparently. and are willing
b be convinced by the side that makes
he better presentation of its case,
u The president said he yielded to nc
IAN in his love of peace, and hatred
IN war. He said he hoped to submit
bon 10 the senate arbitration treaties
i broader nature than had ever come
ffore that body or any Legislative
ody of the world.
IAi The same time he cautioned his
1fnrers that universal peace was stll
\ long way off Mr.. Taft turned tt
lndrew Carnegie when he spoke OF
face.
Tho presidents s visit to New York
las n flying one,
fHe left Washington shortly after
Don today and Will be back i'll the cap
!aal carly tomorrow morning. 1t Wa:
.is first trip under the North river
trough the new tubes From the sta
Ion he went TO the Hotel Astor to tho
ennsylvania society dinner.
q President Taft Speaks.
lag the conclusion Of his address there
-h looked IN at the annual dinner Of
he New York Press club at the Hote
fartinique. then hurried TO his tram
1peahlng TO the Pennsylvania society
.fesident Taft said:
n am going to invite your attention
81 the question now pending in con
1fess AS to whether the Panama cana
s.peht TO be fortified. | cannot thinl
ebat any careful person will read th'
4 cord of historical facts. treaties ant
Icts of congress. and diplomatic ncgo
lations. without conceding the full
dght OF the United States TO fortif,
abe canal.
- But memories are short, records ar
apt always ut hand and without in th
: ightest degree concediug that the OK
,ijtence Of the full right of the Unite'
dztates 10 fortlfv her own property o1
istbmus is in the slightest doubt
Renture before considering the ques
s 9pn OF the policy of fortifying the ca
!. III, 10 refer to the history which make
he right incontestible.
srFt1n 1850 we made the CLAYTON Bu
ser treaty with England by which W
pirced with England that neither o
~ would own any part of the land !
uhIch the canal was built and we woul
--pither of us fortify it and we woul
u plte together IN guaranteeing its net
u plity and would invite the rest of th
uftions to become parties to the agree
pent.
tfThe canal was not built under the
lraty. The French attempted it an
'leliled- We had Spanish war. Th
iapise of the Oregon of 10000 mile
Jon San Francisco to Cuba at tim
!, men the seat Of war was in the We;
y 1dies fastened the attention of til
= inerican people upon the absolute n,
Is Bsity for canal as a military il
rFpment for doubling the efficiency {
ts AZ nayy.
ri Recognized by England
Co.. This lesson brought about the e
THt to modify the Clayton Bulw,
~ ,,tenty for the very purpose of sccurin
,ir1e right on the part Of the Unite
,c5lates TO own the land through whiC
70 canal was 10 be built. to constru'
ri,e canal itself and to gain the pow,
III fortify it which it had parted vii
~, the treaty Of 1850.
y 4 The correspondence between Lol
ks6tnsdowne and Mr. Hay. rs well
JottF. hav : statement TO the senate
Ahsmittlng the treaty which vi
rlspally ratified. show beyond peradvc
that 1t was recognized by bo
o RfiIes 10 that treaty. first that Il
"a dnnl to be built should he owned al
90 inaged by the United States. and tn
neutrality of the canal was to
90. alntained by the United States. sc
'6ls plt mat nothing in the treaty won
~ rItVent the United States from fortif
- s53f the canal and that In case of "
Il >reween the United States and Englal
Acl my other country. nothing in {
taty would prevent the United Stat
no. ]0m closing the canal to the shippiI
VI M enemy.
css ossf' IN absence of treaty restriction
Ill Ill rs rights inhere in tho sovereign
III ihe United States and the conti
~ ts own, 1t is perfectly palpaE
,esis inns was insisted upon by the ST
he " Tor the reason that ono of the ma
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