The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-06-25
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New York. Jnne 2i.-Throdore
Roosevelt, who returned to America
on the Imperator tonight. vigorously
defended George w. Perkins. chair
man or the Progressive National cX-
ecutive committee, whose resignation
as chairman was demanded recently
by Amos Pinchot. Mr.. pinchot had
declared Mr.. Perkins nffllintion with
certain big business interests made
him unfit to hold his position.
when they read Perkins out" said
Colonel Roosevelt, "tlley will have to
read me out. too"
The colonel reiterated that he would
ship of New York this fall He said
his health was all right now and that
he would speak at Pittsburgh June 30.
81 shall not be able to speak in the
open air or make continuous speak
ing trips" the Colonel said. how
ever, I shall be able to deliver GER
tain number OF speeches indoors.
Perkins Useful.
"Mr. Perkins" declared that colon
ell In his reference to the national ex-
ecutive chairman. has been. on the
whole. the most useful member of
the progressive party. He has striven
in absolutely good faith for all of the
principles Of the party. AS for read
ing him out of the party, when that is
done, they will have to read me out.
too."
Colonel Roosevelt gave out letter
from, Or. Hamilton Rice, the explor-
er, in which DR.. Rice said he was mis-
taken when he questioned the dts.
covery Of the River Of Doubt. He said
he realized this after he heard Col
Roosevelt lecture. .
Cob Roosevelt was met Sat quaran-
the BIZ Mra.s r Rooseyelt, DR.. end Mrs
:RtcfSard Derby his B6n l-lHw; aiiu
daughter; Archer Roosevelt. Quentin
Roosevelt. w. Emlin Roosevelt
George W. Perkins and Dudley Field
I Malone, collector Cf the port. The
colonel proceeded to Oyster Bay.
Payment Binckmnil
in statement issued today Col.
Roosevelt declared the payment OF
secured the right to build the Panama
canal az provided for In the pending
treaty, merely would be the payment
of belated blackmail.
! II the proposed treaty is right. he
said, the presence of the United States
In Panama is wrong and Panama
should then Immediately be restored
to Colombia and the United States
should abandon the zone.
In his statement, Col. Roosevelt
said in part:
! 1.-THE payment Of twenty-five mil
lions to Colombia together with the
expression OF what ia in effect an
apology for our having secured the
right to build the Panama canal mere
ly Is the belated payment Of black
mail, with an apology to the blackmail-
ers. In this proposed treaty submitted
by President Wilson through Mr..
Bryan is right. then our presence on
the Isthnius is wrong. In such case
Panama Immediately should be restor-
, ed to Colombia and we should stop
work on the canal and abandon the
place, bag and baggage. There
should be no half way measures. III we
as nation have been guilty Of theft,
we should restore the stolen goods.
. II we have not been guilty of theft,
, we should not pay the, blackmail.
Nnti0n Clown.
1 "T'he handling of our foreign af-
: fairs by President Wilson and Secre-
tary Bryan has been such as to make
the United States figure OF fun In
the intern lal world. This pro-
posed Col ian treaty caps the cli-
max and a, ratified will rightly rem
der us an object OF conttmpteous de-
rieion to every nation. In view Of its
submission to the Congress, wish to
, call attention to exactly what was
done under my administration.
"Because Of the action OF the ad-
miniEtration, the people OF the Uni
ted. States acquired what they could
by no other means have acquired, the
right to build the Panama canal. In
1903 It was till doubtful whether we
would adopt the Nicarauguan or the
Panama route. The government Of
Colombia was exceedingly anxious that
we should accept the latter. and offer
, ed to arrange. and did arrange, a
treaty with us to prevent our going
to Nicarauga.
Partly in consideration OF this trea-
ty we abandoned negotiations with
Nicarauga We acted In good faith
and the course of action was there
by entered upon was conditioned upon
, their prososal, their promise. 1t
was our right, and also our duty to
our own people and to the rest of the
, wDrld to exact the performance OF this
promise. M -
For four hundred years there has
been conversation about the need
Of the Panama canal. The time for
further conversation has passed. the
time to translate words into deeds
has come. III had followed Presi-
dent Wilson'S policy of "watchful
waiting 1t. would have ensured half
a century OF additional conversation
and the canal. still would be IN the