Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1914 — SENATORS HIT TREATY [ARTICLE]

SENATORS HIT TREATY

$26,000,000 TO COLOMBIA VFOR CANAL FACES OPPOSITION. Senator Smith of Michigan Holds That Obligation Is on Other Side. Washington, April 10.—Despite denials from the White House that the new' treaty signed with Colombia at Bogota contains any expression of regret or apology by the United States in connection w'ith the partition of the Panama canal strip, considerable opposition is expected in the senate when the treaty comes up for ratification. The payment of a cash indemnity of $25,000,000 to Colombia, which the president admitted was one of the features of the treaty, in itself will mbet with great opposition. The official plan is to publish details of the treaty later by arrangement with the foreign office at Bogota. Senator William Alden Smith, Republican, of Michigan, a member of the foreign relations committee, said: “I do not think we are called upon to pay Colombia a penny. The obligation is on the other side. We have benefited Colombia by building a ditch that cost us $375,000,000 and has extended her shore line from ocean to ocean. If we follow this policy much further we will not have any national honor or friends left. It is a part of our foolish diplomacy.” Senator Joseph L. Bristow, Republican, of Kansas, said: "Any member of the senate who votes for such a treaty should he driven out of public life and repudiated by the American people.” Senator Lewis said he could not believe that the administration intends to send to the senate a treaty involving an apology by the United States sos the secession of Panama. He said there was no evidence that the United States or any of its officials fomented the revolution.