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Show Iim, mm. SHIPPING Bill Senate Covers Important Trio of Topics in Day's Discussion. Dis-cussion. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE CALLS OUT CRITICISM Rayner Objects to Interference in Affairs of Southern Republics. I WASHINGTON, Jan. & Tho Senate to-' to-' grrvc attention to tho rnnnma canal, the situation in S.. Dm ulngo mid thr-ipcrehaiii thr-ipcrehaiii oinrin- chipping bill Thr- canal question rajnp up in m nectlon with a message- from tVio President In which, among othrr thincs. ho I n 1 1 1 the closes! scrutiny int-i all that had i - n done bj thr-Government thr-Government in the Isthmus of Panama. Gorman Criticises Salaries. Mr. Gorman made thai utterance the txt for a speet h, in which he criticised the salaries paid (t work i i connection with the canal hud nrKd 'nnprr-loiiul lcqulrv. He sifl that tho Prosiiirni was not so mui-h to blrirno s Congress for bis assumption of control on the Isthmus, and that the chief mistake had noon made when Congress released its hold upon canal affairs Mr Hale AgTees. Mr Half agreed with Mr Gorman in urging the position of the rights of Congress Con-gress in connection with the canal and (Jd that while Congress hud rl-It-gati-d I the matter to the President, the latter practical!' had referred th whole matter liack to Congress. Rayner for Non-interference. The Dominican discussion .troso when Mr Tillman offered a resolution making Inquiry of the President concerning the statu of affairs in th Island Republic The resolution was mtirle the basis for a speech by Mr Rayner. which was his initial effort In th.- Senate lb mad.- an argument for non-interference hy the I'nlted States in th- affair-. of other countries coun-tries in 'he Western hemisphere, except In cases Involving efforts to appropriate I territory, anu closed with a plea for en- I cOuragenient to the Russian Jews In their struggle foi their rights In Russia He bad the closest attention from the floor 1 and the galleries, and when he closed was warmly congratulated by many Sr-nutors ! of both parties. Ills colleague. Mi. Gor-man, Gor-man, bring the Urst to offer his I Supports Ship Subsidy. Mr. GallaKlvr opened the debate on tho merchant marine shipping bill, presenting an extensive array Ol llgurs In support of thai measure lie said that the entire cost of the proposed subsidy for the ton years contemplated would be about M.-OOO.uOu. M.-OOO.uOu. Mr. Gorman, following the reading of the President's message, took the floor. Ho said, In part: "I think the country should be highly gratified bv the extraordinary statement the President mnkf In regard to this great work It Is true that Individuals and press have circulated criticisms of tho extraordinary ordc-r6 and the work done, but tho President has given a certificate of perfect purity and great efficiency to all that have heen connected with the anal construction. Should Accept Invitation. "It Is true he invited the closest scrutiny scru-tiny and In Justice to him and to the employees em-ployees to whom he has Intrusted the work on the Isthmus that Invitation should be accepted ' The Congress has placed in the hands if the President the responsibility for carrying on this great work and I think this ought not to be done Since the war with Spain Congress has gotten Into the habit of placing In the hands of the President Pres-ident "f the i nited State millions of dollars dol-lars to be expended Without any restriction restric-tion whatever. Mr Gorman condemned the manner of making appropriations for the various departments, de-partments, and said that Congress should re iew all these. HfJe Defends President. When Mr. Gorman had concluded Mi-Hale Mi-Hale agreed that Congress had fallen into ;i had habit of appropriating large sums without elosel regulating the manner of expenditure, but he declared that th. President, in regard to the canal work, has followed the course prescribed by Congress In the Bpooner art and that he has not been at fault In any manner. The letter and reports wren referred to tho Committee ..n In tor-Oceanic Canals. Objects to Open Discussion When Mr Tillman s resolution In relation rela-tion to Santo Domingo was read. Mi. IvOdge. announced that he would ask to have It referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and that In the future he would object to a dlSOUSSlon of treaties in the open Senate Mr. Rayner was given the floor. Although Al-though a frequent speaker when be was in the House today's npeech was, Mr Rayner' maiden effort as a Senutor. He offered tht following ne an amendment to Mr. Tillman's resolution: Rayner s Resolution. "Resolved, That In the opinion of the Senate the United States ought not to assume any liability for the payment of any Indebtedness of Republics of Central or South America to Enropcun or other powers and ought not to Interfere with foreign Governments asserting against these Republics civil rights in accordance with the principles and procedure of International In-ternational law, unless such assertion amounts to nn attempt to permanently occupy their territory or to change their forms of government or subvert tlielr po. I It leal Institutions; and As to Enforcing Contracts. "Resolved, further. That the United States ought not by war, or the threat or menace of war. to enforce the perform-uncc perform-uncc of contractual obligations entered Into between its own citizens and any of these Republics, but in such cases should limit Itl Interposition toward obtaining relief re-lief for the claimants to the friendly. offices of-fices of the Ministers or diplomatic agents of the I'nlted States ' About the Monroe Doctrine "I subscribe to every sentiment of the I Monroe doctrine " said Mr Raytrer. ' that Is the genuine doctrine, the old text and i not tin revised edition, ti rlgtnal document doc-ument and not the counterfeit parliament. "The men who, over thrce-OJU extern of a century ago rang a proclamation through the world that at that time convulsed con-vulsed tho political fabric of continental Europe, would never, if living at this hour admit tho const ruction that is now pis I upon It, and Its founders and sponsors spon-sors would never recognize It In Its deformed de-formed and distorted shape. Ought to Boar His Name "Whin the President issues B manifesto that Is the product of his own genius, it ought t,, be circulated undei the name of Its author, and in vindication of the memory of the dead and In defense of their right of protest against the use of their names to an) Instrument that does not bear their signatures and to any dos-trlne dos-trlne that was never promulgated hy their authoritj ' Quotes From Old -Timers. Mr. Ray nor denied that the President I was enforcing a d w policy and quoted from Jeffe rson Adams and Monroe to sustain his contention It was neor Intended In-tended that he should assume a protectorate, protector-ate, political or llnanelal. over the Islands of the Caribbean or tin I-'itln-Amorlcan Republics R foi l ing to the comments of Jefferson ,,n the Monroe message, he ' asked : Payment of Usurer's Bond. "'Was he contemplating the probable bombardment of Caribbean port to n-force n-force the payment of a usurer's bond" Was his mind perplexed by a vision of a war conducted by h.iillfTs and constables and collectors In the interest of foreign pawnbrokers, whoso weapons are pledges and debentures and who. struggling with , sell other for preferences and priorities, In their Insatiate chaSS for plunder, sweep down upon the pitiful revenues of these bankrupt and Impoverished Republics until un-til they become prostrate supplicants at the exchequers of the world, and are willing to yield their reBources and concession! con-cession! at any price or sacrifice that mav be dictated at the gambling dens of the Stock market Calls It Roosevelt Doctrine. Mr Rayner paid high tribute to ror- mer President Cleveland but he could not accept his views on th Venezuelan boundary question Hi denominated the present policy as the "Roosevelt doctrine, doc-trine, " which, he said, embodied the following fol-lowing propositions First, the only way except by actual war. that one- nation can forcibly collect a money Claim against another Is by blockade bombardment or the seizure of Itl nstr.m houses and under the doctrine Lcceptod of nations foreign Governments are within th. r rights. If thev choose to exercise It, when they actively Intervene In support of the contrac tual claims of their subjects. Is Party at Interest. "Second, the I'nlted States then becomes a party In ,nter,-st so f.-tr as American Statec nr, concerned, becausi under the Monroe doctrine It could not see an European power M7.,- and occupy the territory ter-ritory ,,f any of these republics." "I'pon the tlrst proposition." continued Mr. Raynor I respectfully d nv that foreign for-eign nations are within their rights when tbey actively Intervene In favor of tho ,,c,t i ,,t nal claims of their suhleots with great deference to the President, this proposition is at war with th. elementary principles of International law There are some exceptions that sustain statement, state-ment, In countries whore anarchy and a failure to administer Justice prevail, but with an exception in cases that are sul generis the rub- Is an Inflexible and unbending un-bending one, precisely to the contrary tenor ol whal the President state--, it to be. What Authorities Held. In this 1 1 1 1 1 r nearlj every Secretary ,,f siai,-, including Madison Adams Clay Webster Calhoun, Marcy. Seward and Blaine, have given the broad denial to suggestions ol Ihls character, so that until un-til u.is new doctrlnt was promulgated it was Considered a postulate and a funda-m funda-m ntal maxirn of International law that Governments would not int rfere in behalf be-half of the contractual claims Of tin lr citizens, except through the channels of diplomacy and the proper presentation of the claims by their Ministers. Denies It's a Seizure. "It seems to me that the President is equally In error, if we are at all to be Controlled by a-iagc or precedent. In stating stat-ing that the seizure of a custom-house ami a blockade are equivalent to the leisun of territory, within the meaning ,,f ih Monro.- doctrine, and that it is our duty to Interfere In Central and South America, If foreign Governments attempt to enforce their rights by this method if the citizens of foreign Governments are subjected to n tortuous invasion of their rights with the connivance of any ,f th Republics of Central or South America, and after every effort made to obtain Indemnity without avail, foreign Governments proceed to place the revenue- ,,f the offending Government under their control so as to obtain redress. I deny l hut thcie Is any seizure if territory within the meaning of tin- Monroe doc-trlut doc-trlut to invoke our Interference." Says Theme Is Money. Mr. Rayner referred to the seizure of f'tifb I", Nicaragua, by Ureat Rrltaln to compel the payment of th d"bt which did not summon the spc, ter of Monroe. "The new Monroe doctrine." he said, "Is str ic tly a financial doctrine J he theme Is money, the legend Is cawh and th foreign hordes who are advancing Into the State department arc a syndicate of relentless mercenaries and money-lenders who traffic In calamity, look upon Na-tional Na-tional misfortunes as so much merchandise merchan-dise and who for a venal profit would call a vendue and auction to th- highest bidder tho liberties of mankind Quoting from a speech of Secretary raft In which h- said this Government should lake Irinporarv pouscsion of Santo Domingo as s receiver; Mr Ray-net Ray-net declared he found no clause ja th. con tltutlon empowering the Government to act as a receiver, and continued-Department continued-Department of Recelvet ships. "As Secretary id War upon frequent occasions ex-offldo Secretary of State, constructive Governor-Genera) of the Philippines, and In the absence ,,; the President, acting President of the United .States. I nn quite s.vrc that Mr Taft has not the lime tq act .ca receiver for ill th Impecunious people on this earth will, therefore, evidently have to provide a new portfolio to be known n tin department de-partment of foreign receiverships and a new secretary to be known as the secretary secre-tary of foreign bankruptcy ll, urged that the President had made a grave .noi j,i -apposing h, had rigid to expect a treaty before the treaty Itself Is ratified, ruul added "1 would lllte it once and forever understood un-derstood that no treaty with foreign na- lions and no compact, convention or protocol pro-tocol In the nature of a treaty phall b.-performed b.-performed and carried into practical ef-! ef-! t ancl no oimtom-houso shall be seized. no revenues administered, no status quo itabllshed by an) Minister or military commander until the act of the agent Is copflrmcd by the principal and the negotiations nego-tiations of the President are submitted to that body under the constitution thai has the rlglit to reject or ratify It ' Plen for Russian Jews. In a digression. Mr Rayner entered i pba for support of his position In favor Of granting aid to the persecuted He-brows He-brows in Ruasls The Senate took up the merchant marine ma-rine shipping bill and Mr i.alllnger wpok-in wpok-in support of that measure, Mr Galilnger estimated thai the :ig;grc -gat i expense to the Government for thr entire ten years of the proposed subsidies would la $4!i,ui.ui and that the amount bring devoted to the encouragement of irrigation is many times Inrger. The Senate then at 4:12 p. in . wont Into executive session and at 4: 31 adjourned. |