Evening star., 1914-07-24
HUMPHREY
COLOMBIA TREATY
Bitterly Denounces Proposed
Payment by the U. S. of
$25, 5,000,0 900.
ROOSEVELT'S FORESIGHT
PRAISED IN THE HOUSE

Says "Pay, Apologize and Surrender"
Fits Our Foreign Policy
at Present.
| During this administration a giant
| banner should be stretched from the
| White House to the office Of the Secretary
Of State. and written thereon in letters
large enough for the whole world to read
should be these words:
"'our foreign policy: Pay. apologize
and surrender"
With these words, Representative Hum
phrey Of Washington today ended one Of
the bitterest denunciations the House of
Representatives has yet heard against
the proposed Colombia treaty and the
proposition to pay that country $2b, 900. 900
for balm for her lacerated feelings" 1t
was a speech which upheld the policy of
President Roosevelt at the time Of the
declaration Of independence by the state
of Panama in every particular, and which
| drew a picture Of President Marroquin.
dictator of Colombia which placed
that dignitary in the gallery adorned by
the portraits Of Carranza and Villa
Lashes Administration Policy.
The Washington republican. famed
| for his use of anti-administrationv vitu-
peration tipped with red-hot phrase
ology. lashed the present State Depart
iment policy in a manner which outdoes
FALL previous efforts of republican
| speechmakers at this session Of the
House. He made out Marroquin to be
ne <I~ I~I nOf0 nv,@
said that he had endeavored to prevent
the building of the Panama canal and
also had endeavored to lift for him
self $40,000.O00 belonging to the French
canal company. and that paying Co
lombia .25.ooo.ooo would be like COM
pensating a highwayman for "swag'
which he failed to get
ut would be indeed fitting climax to
| discreditable foreign policy" said Rep
resentative Humphrey, should this ad-
ministration, which has surrendered the
Panama canal to purchase the friendship
of Great Britain and the influence Of the
transcontinental railroads. that practi-
| cally caused this nation to declare war
against an Individual; that still continues
| its stupid. vacillating and blundering pol
| icy, now to add to this policy of weak
| ness and surrender the additional degra-
dation of havin gthis nation apologize
for defeating attempt at blackmail
and to pay the nation that failed in this
criminal undertaking $25,OOO,OOO to help
the hurt that honor feels We are rich,
We are prosperous. and if our money
holds out we will buy the friendship of
the world, II this democratic policy is
continued.
Quotes Divine Declaration.
THE President and the Secretary Of
State both seem to think that they owe
no greater duty to their own country
| than they do to other nations Of the
| world. They both preach that we should
for the sake of friendship yield to for
eign demands, whether they are right or
wrong. This does not square with the
belief OF other men or other nations. It
does not follow the divine declaration:
But If any provide not for his own,
and especially for those Of his own house,
he hath denied the faith, and is worse
than an infidel.'
Would that some of this robust, red
blooded divine doctrine could be instilled
into this anaemic, weak, feeble, falter-
ing administration.
LAS fitting companion to the policy
OF surrendering the rights of the canal
| 1t Is proposed that we apologize to Colom-
bia, give her special privileges in the
use of the canal and pay $25,OOO.OOO as a
balm for Iacerated feelings caused by her
failure to blackmail the United States
and prevent the construction of the canal.
The proposed treaty with Colombia that
this administration is insisting on being
ratified not only provides an apology and
cash to Colombia. but it further provides
that Colombia can pass her troops, her
munitions Of war and her vessels through
the canal free.
Cites Parodoxica1 Action.
''At the dictation of the President the
democratic Congress. in cowardice, shame
and humiliation. has just voted that We
| cannot discriminate among nations in the
use Of the canal; that we cannot even
pass our own ships through the canal
free without. violating the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty and without national dis
honor. In his message to Congress
March 5 last. the President declared that
to pass our ships through the canal with
out the payment OF toll would be in
plain contravention' Of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. Again he made the same
speech on the Fourth of July, and yet
we find him now urging a treaty to do
the same thing he has been denouncing
and condemning."
Representative Humphrey outlined the
dictatorship of President Marroauin and
the events Immediately preceding the
independence of Panama. He then con-
tinued:
In his love and reverence for the
constitution Marroquin is almost worthy
to stand side by side with those favorite
proteges of this administration. those
great patriots. Carranza and Villa. Con-
stitutional government Is dear to this
administration. 1t is we'll that they
should now in state papers and on the
chautauqua circuit sing the praise OF
these great constitutional heroes. The
administration is Mortified by the bloody
deeds of Huerta, but 1t believes in praise,
apology and cash reward for the deeds
of this constitutional dictator Of Cofom-
bia, who secured his power by fraud
and crime
Praises Roosevelt's Foresight.
In speaking of President Roosevelts
attitude at the time, Representative
Humphrey stated:
1.-THE Republic of Panama was es-
tablished and was promptly recognized
by President Roosevelt, with his usual
|promptness. decision and patriotic fore
sight. In this act he performed one Of
the highest duties to his country and
conferred one Of the greatest blessings
upon this nation and upon humanity in
the history Of the world. In future ages
1t will be cause for grateful re-
membrance that we had President at
that hour with the courage and patri-
otism and the brains to do what was
DONE"
Referring to the proposal to pay Co