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Show I MORGAN GIVES DETAILS Explains Panama Annexation Annexa-tion Schema in Senate. POLICY ,0F THE PRESIDENT Piatt Befends President in. the Panama Matter. House Di3cusscs Army and Navy Appropriation Bill in Committee Commit-tee of the Whole. "Washington, Jan. 21. Senator PI alt of Connecticut concluded his speech on Pannnm today. He defended the course of the President throughout the Panama Pana-ma revolt, and eulogized the Executive personally as brave and fearless. During the morning Mr. Morgan spoke In explanation of his bill for the annexation of Panama to the United StatOF. basing his argument on the I ground that the pending canal treaty contemplated that result. . Mr. Morgan spoke of the difficulties which the country has encountered In Panama, saying that they arc not of the country's seeking, but were due to th precipitancy of the President of the United States. It was, however. Impossible Im-possible to undo what had been done, ind he contended that further proceedings proceed-ings should be In accordance with legislation. leg-islation. In order to gel rid of ihc eon-,sro.ueiues eon-,sro.ueiues of our acts wc must make, he said, some equitable arrangements with Panama, for It was not to be sup-pod sup-pod that Colombia meant to submit nlmly. "If," he argued, "we arc to build a canal in Panama, wc must hao the good will of Colombia, for without It th obstacles of disuse and outlawry would Indefinitely Increase." APPEAL, TO N'13)VSPAPlillS. Mr Morgan made an appeal to the newspapers to use their utmost endenv-t endenv-t rs to secure information concerning the situation, saying there was no I elicit new Information from the Executive Execu-tive department. Mr. Morgan predicted that the President Presi-dent would not be able lo secure appropriations-. "Indeed." he said. "I don't believe thnt lie wants appropriations. It N bettor for campaign purposes that legislation on the canal ciuestion should consist of promises only.'-' He said that he Inserted In his bill the provision for the payment of $15.-ffiO.000 $15.-ffiO.000 for the pacification of Colombia, because he. had heard the, President had entered into au agreement for the payment of That sum for that purpose. He had Inserted this provision, as well aa the others, in the Interest of peace and good will and In the Interest of a Panama, canal and of all accrued lights. It w'as Intended to meet the emergency; he hoped It would be so iccepied by all persons concerned. When Mr. Morgan concluded, Mr Plait of Connecticut concluded his pecch on the Gorman Panama resolution resolu-tion begun by him yesterday. He again took up the argument that the action or the United States and other powers In recognizing Panama Is Irrevocable tnd lib drew the Inference that the Senate must first proceed upon that theory. PLATT IX DEFENSE. Mr Plntt defended the President against the charges of committing an ne t of war. or even an act of intervention, interven-tion, denying that his acts in connection connec-tion with the Panama revolt amounted lo either. "II Jy easy." lie said, "to make charges and to talk in an excited way. Wc want speeillcatlons, and It is time for Senators who talk of acts of war and of intervention to tell us what nn act of war Is and what act of tho President in this case amounts to war or Intervention. It Is acts of which we are speaking, and wc are not concerned with what the President think or wants" One thing about the President was that the people believed him honen-that honen-that he wax a man who did what he believed be-lieved to be right. The President had met the charges and Insinuations that he had connlvi I (it a revolution in a message to Con gross. Had he been President said Mr. Plait, he would not have done It hut the President decided to rest hi case with the American pcopl He then read the part of the President Presi-dent s message which denied the charges and ho said he would take the word of the President against that of 1"rr.3CWSI,apCl' lln,C,e Signcd 0r u-KECOGNITIOX u-KECOGNITIOX OP REPUBLIC Speaking of the President's rccoJnl iM.0t U,& "CW rcI)uuUc, Mr. Piatt "The act stands out as that of a brave nd fearless man; as that of a man w ho Is no then rash nor Impetuous. He did the right thing at the right timp the thing which will lsllre the bulhU Ipb -of the canal which has been long Tleoo will ratify the treaty- i c will build the canal: and. when the Blur of the whole world with their .rgo"3 are traversing It, these crlt -'urns, tiitse attacks, these vltunera. I.OII8 will be forgotten, and whateT Mr ltooKPveli may do in the present o any other term of otllce. this act ill stand forth as the greatest of his carrcr Mr Teller said that no condemnation ,'Jfn' nde of the sending of our warships to Panama, but the attack had b?n directed at the President's utterances!!! 'encouragement of the Panama revolt, "When Mr. Teller concluded the Senate went Into executive session, and aoon adjourned. |