Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-01-14 | Page 5 | Oppose Apology in Colombian Treaty

OPPOSE APOLOGY IN COLOMBIAN TREATY Republican Senators Would Eeduce In demnity and Not Express Extreme F egret tVATINGTOV Jan IS To eliminate If poss ble the apo ogy to Co ombla con talned in the pending treaty to pay ( S 000 000 to that countrv for the partition of Panama and reduce f poss bete amount of the Indemni y the senate for elgn relations committee today deter mined upon the appo ntment of a sub committee to work on his proposal This action was taken after an appeal by "Secretary Bryan who urged lmme dlate action on the treaty g vlng as part cu ar reasons the commercta 1m bortance of the sltuat on Just now and also the deslrabl Ity of ha ng Coomb a partic pate In the open ng of the Panama Senator Boot igorously opposed the con ent on in Its present form and was partlcu ar y avene o the rrovlx on whereby the United States would express e ncere regret to Co ombla. Chairman Stone will name the subcommittee sub-committee later