Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-25

Government of the United States will look
with serious concern and disapproval upon
any connection of any European Govern
ment with the construction or control Of
either the Panama Canal or Nicaragua
Canal, and will regard such connection or
control as injurious to the rights and inter-
ests of TIE United States, and as menace
to their welfare, and asks if any one can
deny the truth of these propositions. His
tory shows that where other Governments
put their money they soon follow with
their power, and what is the aim of the
great nations of Europe to take possession
of the salient points and narrow straits of
the world for the control of commerce and
for aid in time of war?
In the light of past events, can we doubt
what would be the result if England or
France, or either of the great Powers of
Europe, should construct or-by indorsing
bonds-control such an important transit
as ship canal across the Isthmus of Da-
rien or ship canal across Central America?
1t any European Government should con-
struct, or assist in the construction of
great public improvement, can it be fol-
lowed by the right of defending that i'm
provement? Colombia and Nicaragua are
both weak Republics, and they would be
forced to yield, either by treaty arrange
ment or concessions. to the governmental
authority promoting the enterprise. A
conflict of interests with either would GER
tainly occur, and the weaker Power would
succumb to the greater Power, and the
ultimate result would be European DOM
ination in Panama or Nicaragua, and per-
haps an extension of such domination to
other Republics.
If this is allowed we abandon the prin-
ciples to which we have c,ung for nearly
seventy years, and surrender the sacred
principles which our fathers and fore
fathers maintained so successfully and so
patriotically. The present, the report de-
clares, is an opportune and important time
to announce the American policy with re-
gard to the Panama Canal. De Lesseps
has failed in his scheme. The work has
stopped, and the Government of France has
been asked to construct, or control in some
way the construction of the canal. It's
control by European Govern
ment cannot but be regarded as
injurious to the rights and interests of the
United Sta,es, and as a menace to our well
fare. Moreover, our treaty obligations are
far-rcaching and the binding guarantees
made by the United States with the Repub-
lies through which the proposed inter-
oceanic canals are to be constructed, makes
1t OF paramount importance to the people
VI tbC Obitcu SotdtcS lltt any duempt on
the part of European Governments to en-
gage in the construction or control of these
canals should be watched with the greatest
vigilance and looked upon with serious
concern and disapproval.
The time has come for our Government
to define its position and take stand in
behalf of our sister Republics of the
Western hemisphere. The day of isolation
OF the Americas has passed. and the day OF
fraternity, friendship, improved commerce
and enlarged national freedom, has come.
Each year brings the United States and the
Republics south of us into closer COM
munication, and the day is not far distant
when the three Americas will be con-
nected by railroads and bound together in
common hopes and common ties.
The adoption of the resolution will help
to preserve the autonomy and advance the
best interests of our sister republics south
OF US. The needs of our people, the dig
nifty OF our Government and the mainte-
nance of our supremacy on the Western
Hemisphere demand it.