The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-19
Invasion and Intervention.

! prosecutions Of the Bogota dictator
/ ship Within the past two years these
/ eNIleS have made at least three at
/ tempts to start revolution in Colombia
/ by means OF expeditions organized in
I Ecuador. but each time have failed,
and the Ecuadorian Gov eminent as
! often has disolaimcd responsibility for
/ the movements. and asserted its in
ability 10 prevent them.
The initial success Of TIE present up
/ rising doubtless is encouraging the Co.
! lombian refugees in all parts Of Cen
I tral and South America to join their
! liberal brethren in arms IN their war
/ for the restoration Of constitutional
( government and, barring Intervention
! by the United States. it is a war that
I promises success The forces Of Cen
; eraI Uribe-U have already pene-
/ trated to the heart Of the country. At
, the battle Of AnapOmia, recently, they
/ were within a days cavalry march Of
{ the capital, Rogota. People familiar
/ with the political and military condi-
/ tions in Colombia. and the other States
more or less involved in the difficulty.
confidently predict that MarroQuin and
his following viii be beaten and expelled
and that General Tribe Tribe VIII
be in provisional control Of the Govern
ment in less than two months
Inasmuch as MarroqUin and his fol
| lowers are having all they can do II
hold their own against the domestic
revolution in their State, il would
/ APP ear apparent that they are no Ion
. in IN
4 in the conspiracy L. overtUrn the lib
4 eraI government at Caracas. On the
/ contrary. the latter is likely to assist
/ the patriots uudar Trriha-I-riho e. dos
/ troy them It is a mess Of their own
/ making and ali the chances seem 10 be
| that it Will be fa,al 10 them unless. as
we have said. they can induce the
I Washington Administration 20 dig
! them out Of the cavity they occupy and
/ enable them with its assistance TO
/ crush liberalism in both Colombia and
/ Venezuela. and, incidentally, 20 depose
/ President Castro Of the latter Repub-
/ lie and place a dictator over il in the
/ person Of Senior Don Asphalt Andrade
/ Events are moving so rapidly and
/ conditions are becoming so serious that
It is said Secretary Hay considers it
/ necessary that he should make pill
| grimage TO Canton and discuss the
/ whole matter with President Mckinley.
/ In this connection il is interesting 10
| note that the Isthmian Canal question
/ is being added 20 the list Of cOmplica-
tons. II is said that the Walker Canal
/ Commission has been instructed TO
withhold Its report until tn troubles
on the Isthmus Of Panama shall have
I been settled. II is also said by persons
/ who claim 10 know, that the original
4 report Of the Commission. which is
/ known 10 have been completely favor
/ able 20 the Nicaragua route. and un-
! favorable 70 that by the old Dc Lesseps
ditch. has been revised under pressure
I and when it appears will be found 10
/ recommend the purchase Of the Pana-
| ma Canal by this Government
/ 1t would not surprise US 10 see this
/ prediction realized II is one Of the
/ strange phenomena Of the long struggle
/ by the American people. through their
| representative in Congress. to secure
! an American inter-oceanic canal. that
/ the trans continental railway inter
! ests. and other Influences. which from
/ the outset have been bitterly opposed
| 10 any canal, for more than year have
/ been lending their aid to the secret
/ syndicate which has been trying 20 un-
Z load the French failure on the United
/ States Treasury. The trans-cOntinen-
/ tai railway magnates are not antag0-
I nistic 10 the Panama proposition, while
! ready 70 fight the Nicaragua project 20
I the last, and spend millions 10 defeat
! it. From such facts the deduction is
/ obvious. The enemies Of the American
! canal idea are Cumpls cent 10 the Pana-
| ma scheme solely because they regard
| il as impracucable. They argue that
| they may turn il 10 their own advan-
| tage in several ways. They can force
/ themselves into the deal which. If sue
cessfuI. will put nobody knows how
| MANY millions into the pockets Of the
! syndicate which shall finance the take
/ over from the French Panama Canal
| shareholders. They are cheerfuIy will
| ing that the taxpayers Of the country
! should pour two hundred million dol
] lars or more into rat hole; because.
! when the money has been wasted 10 no
/ purpose. the American public is expect
! ed 20 be Disguised with the entire bust
ness and stop agitating for "a canal
| for the next generation at least
SO. for highly serious reasons. the
| Isthmus Of Panama looms into ex-
| IRENE importance At this time. Were IL
In our possession, no doubt the fact
| would be convenient TO the friends of
! the Administration. who look upon il
4 as certain o. be q veTitable Tom Tad
I dIer's ground Tor them ia the not re-
1 mote future. II IS well 10 bear these
| things in mind when We hear the sub
! ject Of intervention mUOted. As the
| embroElio develops it becomes plain
| that TWO great American interests
are involved. 1t is necessary. if posi-
| BILE. 10 kill liberalism and overset Cas-
| trO in Venezuela for the benefit Of the
| Asphalt Trust. and 1t is equally neces-
| saTy 10 protect the stake which the
| Panama Canal Syndicate Of New York
and London has In the Isthmus.
/ Mr. Hay should start at once for Ohio
| There is indeed much for him 10 dis