Merely for the sake of having my position understood. I venture to repeat. and I rap upon tile mind of every Senator who does me the honor to hear. how or in what way will we be dishonored in the eyes of the world by entering into this agreement. settling forever this longstanding controversy? What if some European country or Asiatic empire does sneer at us? We are not afraid of the frown of power. but we ought to be very. very attentive to the complaint of weakness. Did the great Theodore Roosevelt consider himself dishonored when he set about to negotiate a treaty with Colombia whereby all these controversial matters might be adjusted?