The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-01
MAKE IDEA STRONGER
Believe No Nation Should
Have Naval Base in
Either America.
AMERICANS IN SYNDICATE
Expose of scheme to Sell Large
Tract to JapS Is
Expected.

WASHINGTON. July 81 The Senate
,,mmttcc on Foreign Relations adopted
. ringing resolution to-day apropos of
no Maedalcna Bay affair, warning for
IN governments to keep their hands
- territory in this hemisphere
The res ,lution amounted to reaf-
Grmation Of the Monroe Doctrine and
,.r,cs as an informal notice not only
- japan and Mexico but to the rest OF
'ac world that this Government will
40, tolerate the establishment Of naval
oas" on the Mexican coast.
The committee agreed in words that
"lhis Government could no, see without
sraNc concern the acquisition OF land
on tho American continent either by
foreign Power or by foreign subjects
who might turn that territory over TO
a foreign Government to be used for
military purposes"
There WAS not disscri,ng vote.
III" resolution. which was drawn by
senator Lodge. not only reaffirms but
morc clearly defines the doctrine of
James Monroe. Here is the entire rcso-
g'ion.
frsOhrcd. That when any harbor or other
p,ac" in the american continent is 80 sit'-
a'el that the occupation thereof for naval
ur military purposes might threaten the
.,mmuulra.ions or the safety of the United
states, the Government OF the | lnited states
ouli not see without grave concern the pos
."-s. ON OF such harbor or other place by any
corporation or association which has such
q relation to another Government not Amer
,can AS To- give that country practical con-
srol or control for national purposes.
In submitting the report to the Sem
ate Mr.. Lodge explained that the Com
mitt.e on Foreign Relations believed
This to be a propitious time for making
NE declaration. The resolution went
over for a day under the rules and Will
po considered 10y tho Senate tomorrow
% is conceded that II will pass
in the report submitted 10y Senator
l.ndgc the committee conceded tnat nj
..idcnce had been brought out tending
to prove that Japan or any other coun'
try was behind the Magdalena Bay deal
uat the report says
1T appears from the evidence tina
tho corporations or persons who claim
or claim to have title to the lands sur
sourdinG Magdalena Bay have made ef
fort. to form syndicate and To promote
The sal" OF these lands upon the basis
%. the existence OF some national valu'
% q foreign nation IN Magdalcna Ba!
as distinct from any commercial value
which that bay and .he adjoining terri
',rv might possess.
THE fact that such an idea ha
.ormod the basis of negotiations betweel
. ,1o pres,.Ssors Of title 10 the land abou
Nacdalcna Bay and the citizens. sub
~ .,
.D,ns To- tn. Committee on Foreign Re
a'Iona t. afford an appropriate occasion
r, an expression of the View of tn
S,nator regarding this and nimila
lasrs."
Tho action taken by the Foreig
E'Ia'.uns Committee to-day Is the resu
- certain negotiations by Japanes
sHndicat" for acquiring title to 100000
otr"s uf land along the west coast {
l.uwor California, which belongs
Mexico.
senator Lodge took the initiative
,r.Ngins the matter to public attentlo
o. Introducing resolution in I'll
senate IA few months ago calling o
Ho state Department for n report O
Euc ncrutlations. When the informatlo
Nas forwarded to the Senate the sui
lommittcc was appointed to considt
and r"uort on 1t.
The committee was composed
senator's Lodge, Root. Sutherlan
Htyu-v and Hitchcock. The Unite
states has long regarded Magdaler
Bay 1S the most advantageous poll
/ N tie Pacific coast for locating a nav
base. The subcommittee found thI
corporation had tried to sell the lar
'ommandlng Magdalena Bay to
ardn'sc syndicate for colonizatiC
purposes and that II did advance
claim of value that the possession
would confer a decided militia
na'Al base to the Japanese.
Senator Nelson OF Minnesota e.
pTeSa'd the opinion when the repo
vas submitted 10 the Senate to-ds
NAT III" Foreign Relations Commit
'ip"' 10 make public the names OF Il
'merI,aDs who were interested in Il
'n!irarc ana had tried to sell the lal
" foreign country.
I"" Cuuntr% ought to know Il
n''"' Of Americans who are so u
'a'fi"llc,' said senator Nelson.
is probable that before the inc