The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-25
"WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER IS, 1908
Our Bonus to Panama.

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n Many people are asking the question
#vshy the United States should pay Pana-
ma 900 bonus for the privilege OF
building a canal across the lsthmus. ..e
construction OF this canal Will mako Fan
ANA rich. We propose to do the WORK
at our own cost; to build the canal. main
tain it and defend It; to look after the
santa ton OF Panama and Colon; and
we guarantee ana agree to maintain the
Independence OF the Republic OF Panama
we agree also &c give to that little re-
public an annual rental OF $4,000 wien
the canal shall have been constructed IN
view OF all this, It is no wonder that
7people are asking why We should slVe
bonus Of slo.0oo,oo0 for the privilege OF
;conferring this great boon upon Pana-
ma.
Is it possible that the government at
washington agreed In advance with the
secessionists that this bonus would be
given on condition that Panama scceded
md set up an independent government!
%A correspondent of the -son IRAN
sohip. writing from Panama under date
AZ November 10TH says that the revo-
lu:ionary movement on the Isthmus be-
ran at once after the ratification OF tr1e
canal treaty BY the United States II
was anticipated, according to his state
rnent. that the treaty would not be rati-
fied by the Colon blan senate and to
meet this emergency thorough orsanlaa-
ton was perfected. The movement be-
gan In April Armies were brought IN
steadily, recruits we're secretly drllled'
and every preparation for the revolution
was made.
Yin the meantime emlssaries OF the Fan
ana secessionists were In New York,
and the Philadelphia Record says that
ut has information from an absolutely
reliable source that these emssaries were
IN conference with Secretary Hay ana
acted under his advice.
is ..From the first" says the Washington
correspondent of the Record. the alialr
was directed by New -ork and Paris
financial interests. To a few inliuentlal
I citizens of Panama It was judiciously
rointed out that the defeat OF the treaty
would anger the Washington administra-
tion and delay the prosper-.s 0, me
#Isthrnus, SO It was suggested that II the
&Isthmians should rise In revolt they
would be sure OF at least t..~ moral sup
aIort Of President Roosevelt. Then. II
they COZ. quickly organize government
ana secure recognition by the United
states and negotiate by, hy the e un.tea
Them, and they'toR: divide the Slo,ouo.Go
canal prize. rs golden promise served
as a leaven that kept constantly work
ing"
The names OF the conspirators are then
given. and the correspondent says that
III. Gabriel Duque was selected to visit
washington and acquaint the admins
4ratIon contldentially with tie plans Of
the revoluuonists, He went to Washing.
ton. according TO this correspondent on
September "a and had q long talk with
,Eecretary Hay. In which he unfo!ded the
whole scheme. 1t is said that Mr. Hay
did not officially countenance the vote;
mat his remarks were perfectly proper,
hut !, was what he did not say rather
than what he did say that encouraged
the consplrators and caused them to
change thelr plans
"You are much too hasty." Mr.. Hay
"a reported 10 have said colombia
should be given chance to repent. II
within &. rsa soma Bile time you would, o.
COURSE. be free to take any action vol
cav fit but il seems TO me II would looF
much better to walt six weeks or SO. U
course. "ou understand that II there J:
10 revolution the United States VIII zee!
the Is,hnnus open and allow no fighting
near the railroad. II there Is to be an.
lighting It will have 10 be done betor
r.ur marines get there, for we VIII ALLOW
f no blodshed anywhere on the !sthmu
VI LITER we get there, lou understand
don't you? We will prevent trailio acros
The Is;hmus from being lHteriered WIFI
and we VIII also prevent bloodshed any
where on the lsthmus
MIR. Duque replied that he understoo
and he rushed back To New York TO 10
his fellows the great news. 1t was de
cided 10 accept Mr.. Hays advice and
A further alleged that It was intimate
10 the conspirators that President Roose
wet would like TO have the revolt delaye
until after the election, but no Longer
5sThe consp!rators agreed that the ne'
government should be proclaimed imme
8diatcly after the close OF .,,e polls o
November 3D.
#s OF course. we do not voueh for l..
tr,thfulness OF this story, But hav!n
Gbeen told first by the New York Ever
ing Post and subsequently by the Phlld
# delphia Record, both very reliable news
tpapcrs i, is impossible not u attac
8t.orne credencs 10 It, II does. indeed. loo
rs though the Pres!den, and Mr.. Fla
gave countfrance t. The revolution an
gave the cpnspirators To understand ths
Id II succeeded. the new republic voul
b. It once recognized End the SNUG Sui