The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-23
Says Expression, Sincere
Regret" Should Cause
No Controversy
STILL HOPEFUL OF
FAVORABLE ACTION
Objectionable Clause Practically Same
as Used in Treaty Proposed Dur
ing Taft Administration,
He Declares

Washington. June 22.-Critif
the proposed treaty to SETTLE ase-vf.
ferences between the United and
Colombia over the separation IS anna
brought a formal staten ,oso snisht
from Secretary Bryan. ne the
clause expressing ..in0 Q sretv ON
the part of the United o TINT any
thing should have FED to mar
friendly relations between the two
countries.
''The expression, honest regret, Mr..
Bryan said, was used In the memorandum
drafted during the Taft administration on
which the present negotiations as well as
those which previously had failed were
based.
Despite opposition in the Senate, Mr.
Bryan was hopeful today that the treaty
| would be favorahly reported and ratified
Members of the foreign relations commit
tee expected that correspondence in the
archives of the state department bearing
on the treaty would reach the committee
Wednesday. 1t will be referred to a SUBJ
committee and probably will be made pub
l llc 1t Is Sdlu OIL llllS correspondence iAiese
at one stage of the negotiations with CO.
! onibia during the Taft administration the
| United States proposed to submit the dis
pute to arbitration with the knowledge
| that verdict in favor of Colombia wou;d
mean a Judgment for at least s40o0o,ooo
Bryan's Statement
Secretary Bryans statement follows
1f ~ my hpfofe
| the Senate reads:
- The government of the United States
| of America Wishing to put at rest all
| controversies and differences with the re-
| public of Colombia arising out of the
| events from which the present situation
ON the Isthmus of Panama resulted, ex-
presses. in its own name and in the name
| of the people of the United States sim
eere regret that anything should have
| occurred to interrupt or TO mar the refa-
! tions of cordial friendship that has so
| long subssted between the two nations.
The government Of the republic of
! Colombia in its own maine. and in tho
| name of the Colombian people, accepts
! this declaration in the full assurance that
every OBSTACLE to the restoration of COM
! plete harmony between the two countries
/ will thus disappear
| I'm what is known as the DUBOIS memo
randum, made during the Taft adminis-
| tration. which presented the bases upon
| which he was authorized to negotiate a
| treaty, the following language is used:
:" The government and the people of the
| United States honestly regret anything
should have ever occurred to mar, in
| any way, the long and sincere friendship
| that existed for nearly century between
| Colombia and the United States. and the
! latter country has for years, earnestly
desired to remove the i'll feeling aroused
/ ia Falp h.t tl,a fi,., Of
anna.
Paragraphs Identical
| 1T will be seen from comparison of
| the two paragraphs that they are iden-
| teal in meaning, almost Identical in Ian
| guage. In the Dubois memorandum the
! United States honestly regrets and in
the pending treaty the government OF the
| United States of America expressed in its
own name and in the name of the people
of the United States sincere regrets
! There is difference between honest re-
/ grets and sincerely regrets The pend
! ing treaty. uses the phrase to interrupt
| or to mar, the Dubois memorandum uses
! the words to mar. The De1sois memo
| randum describes the friendship forneriy
existing as sincere. while the pending
| treaty describes il as cordial Both refer
| randum speaks of the i'll feeling aroused
| in Colombia by the separation of Pan
| ama, the pending treaty refers to the
events from which the present situation
on the Isthmus of Panama resulted In
the pending treaty the government of Co.
lomba accepts this declaration in the
full assurance that every obstacle to the
| restoration OF the complete harmony be-
tween the two countries will thus disap-
pear while the Dubois memorandum de-
clares that the United States earnestly
desired to remove the Ill feeling aroused
In Colombia by the separaa y of Panama.
This comparison is ma -. to show that
the two expressions of regret are in all
essential particulars the same,