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Show WANTS COLOMBIAN TBEATHATIFi Washington, Jan. 1L. Urging In tho open senato today early ratification ratifica-tion of tho pending treaty with Co lombla, under which tho United States would pay $25,000,000 for tho Panama canal strip, Senator Knnsdell declared that tho United States could not afford to reject tho "treaty from standpoint of either Justlco or business. Whon tho Louisiana sonator began 'tho discussion In open session, .Senator .Sena-tor Jones suggested that treaties us-'ually us-'ually wero considered executively. "Until Colombia' griovanco is ro moved," said Senator Hansdoll, "tharo bo no cordial relation and poaco with tho Latin American world." Ho insisted that tho paramount 'mntter to bo considered was not what the peoplo of tho United States thought about tho treaty, 'but what tho Latin Americans thought ot'it. Most of tho nations of South and Central Cen-tral America, in his opinion sympathised sympa-thised i with Colombia and wero in cllncd to look upon tho United States with ill feeling ns long ns the treaty negotiated at Bogota romalned unratified. unrat-ified. To further dolay ratification of tho pending treaty, ho declared, "would put a barrier across tho patlj of tho movement to win for tho United Uni-ted States that part of tho trado of Latin American countries which Eur opo Is losing because of tho war." "Colombia la weak," tho senator continued, "nnd believes wo havo grievously wronged her. Can wo afford af-ford to reject this treaty oven if the Justlco of Colombia's claim bo dented? Every principle of justice of sound business and wise statesmanship states-manship demands that this treaty bo ratified at onco." |