The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-23
TREATY SLAP AT ROOSEVELT
Treaty Is To Heal the Breach That Was Caused When United States Acquired the Territory Comprising the Panama Canal.

Washington, D. c. June 22.-Critic- ism of theh proposed treaty to settle the differences between the United States and Colombit over the separa- ton of Panama brought a formal statement tonight by Secretary Bryan defending the clause expressing sin eere regret" on the part of the Unit ed States that anything should have occurred to mar friendly relations be- tween the two countries. The express sion honest regret said Mir Bryan was used in memorandum drafted during the Taft administration on which the present negotiations as we'll as those which previously had failed were based"
 Despite opposition in the senate, MT Bryan was hopeful today that the treaty would be fayorably reached and ratified. Members of the foreign relations committee expressed the opinion that correspondence in the archieves of the state department bearing on the treaty would reach the committee Wednesday. It will be referred to a subcommittee and prob ably will he made public. It is said this correspondence will show that at one stage of the Degotiations with Comombia during the Taft administra- ton the United States proposed to submit the disoute to arbitration with the knowledge that a verdict in favor of Colombia would mean a judgement for at least $4O,0OO0O0.OO0
 Secretary Bryan's statement fol lows:
 Article of the treaty now before the senate reads"
 "The government of the United States of America wishing to put at rest all controversies and differences with the republic of Colombia aris ing out of the events from which the present situation on the isthmus of Panama resulted, expresses in it's own name and in the name of the people of the United States sincere regret that anything should have occurred to
 interrupt or to far the relations of cordial friendship that has so long subsisted between the two nations.
 "The government of the Republic of oombia in it's own name and in thhe name of the Colombian people. accepts this declaration in the full as- surance that every obstacle to restora- ton Of complete harmony between tha nuhofo Ynauaora m dttn, rnada dttrin c, the Taft administration which pre- sented the basis 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 re- move the i'll feeling aroused in Colom- bia by the separation of Panama
 "It will be seen from a comparison of the two paragraphs that they are
 identical in meaining and almost iden- tical in language. In the Dubois memorandum the United States honestly regrets" and in the pend-
 ing treaty the government of the United States of America expressed
 in it's own name and in the name of the peopie of the United States sin cere regret. There is no material diff ference between honestly regrets" land sincerely regrets" The pending treaty uses the phrase ''to interrupt or to mar" the Dubois memorandum uses the words ito mar" The Dubois memorandum describes the friend- ship formerly existing as sincere" while the pending traty describes it as cordial Both refer to the events of 1903" The Dubois memorandum speaks of "the ill feeling aroused In Colombia by the separation of Pan anna" 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 Columbia accepts this declaration in the full assurance that every obstacle to the restoration of the complete harmony between the 1.-two countries thus will disappear, l while the Dubois memorandum de