, 1921-04-28
Colombia Treaty Ratified by the
Republican Senators With
Reluctance.
MUCH GIVEN, NOTHING ASKED
President Says We Will Fight to Main
tain Monroe observation-disclosures
Cabinet Refuses to Yield on
zap - Allies Preparing
Further Coercion for
Germany.
BY EDWARD w. PickARD.

Ratification of the Colombia treaty.
by a reluctant senate, did not evoke
many loud cheers in the United States.
Democrats for years had urged the
adoption of the pact as a virtual re-
pudiation of the acts of Theodore
Roosevelt and John Hay in connection
with the separation of Panama from
Colombia. The Harding administra-
ton urged IL, not on that ground, but
because 1t believed this sop TO Colon
bIa would help to restore amlcable
feelings toward the United states on
the part of the Latln-AmericaR peo-
pies. and also because Americans wish
to develop oil fields in Colombia. All
but -four of the Democratic senators
voted for the treaty. presumably for
their old reasons. Forty Republicans
obeyed the behest of the administra-
ton. most of them because they hest
tated to break with 1t ON an important
issue so soon after the beginning of
Mr.. H%arding's regime. Fifteen Repub-
lican senators refused to turn so
%squarely against the policy of their
party and voted against ratification
after putting up n strong fight. In the
course of which they tried TO amend
the pact by provision that nothing in
II should be regarded as a confession
of w%rongdoing by Roosevelt in the nc
quisltiOn of the Canal Zone.
Colombia will now greedily seize
the gifts made her-S25. 100000 and
valuable privileges in the use of the
Panama canal-and gives practically
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Of fair treatment for u capitalists
who may invest in her oil fields. II
most of the money does not stick TO
the palms of the grating politicians Of
Colombia there will be n complete re-
versal of custom. More important.
there Is little reason to believe this
treaty will lessen the hatred of the
United States which is the prevailing
sentiment throughout most of Latin
America. This statement Is based OF
the opinions OF men who are thor
oughly familiar with the Latin-Amer-
leans.
In pursuance of his policy OF CON
citation President Harding delivered
a happy address on Tuesday on the oc-
casion OF the unwilling. In New York.
of n stntue Of Bolivar the LiberGtor.
The day was the anniversary Of both
the Battle of Lexington and the open
ing OF the final campaign which re-
suited in the Independence Of Vene-
zuela. Naturally the Monroe doctrine
was the subject OF the main part OF
the Presidents speech. and OF II he
said: .
"The doctrine proclaimed under
Monroe. which ever since has been
OF our own republic. maintained that
these continents should not again be
regarded ms fields for the colonial en-
terprlses Of old world powers.
There have been times when the
meaning Of Monroelsm was m%lsunder-
stood by some, perverted by others,
and made the subject of distorting
propaganda by those who saw In II an
obstacle to their " ambitions.
\ "rhe history Of The generations
since that doctrine was proclaimed
has proved we never Intended Il self.
ishly that we had no dream Of ex-
ploitation.
'On the other side. the history Of
DC last decade certainly must ave
convinced all the world that Wa stand
Wiling TO fight. II necessary, to pro-
tect these continents. these sturdy