Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-11-25
FROM WASHINGTON
Special Correspondents Of the oounIrn.
Washington. November q

cratS mere on the recent hlgh-handed
manner of the republican admins
tration in dealing with the new de-
facto republic of Panama, and its
actions prior to the so-called revo-
luton on the Isthmus, are in the
nature of bitter denunciations of
the outrage perpetrated on friend
" nation. They claim that Roose-
welt has outraged all precedent and
placed blot on the fair name of
this nation for dealing with it's
contemporaries in fair and just
manner. That is but another step
in the imperial policy. That the
game he is playing is that might
makes right" and that he is doing
all this simply TO play into the
hands of the gang who will profit
by the increase in the price of the
bonds of the Panama Canal Com
pany when a treaty with the new
opera bOuffe republic is ratified by
the Senate and by the powers gov
erning the secession republic of
Panama.
When contrasted with past pre-
cedents in connection with the rec
ignition of new republics, the ac-
tons of the Roosevelt administra-
ton are an outrageous overturning
of them all and an Endorsement of
secession and an indecent slap in
the face of a weak sister nation.
In 1886, President Jackson refused
to recognized the new republic of
Texas, and said that it was impor-
tsnt that we observe a course
wisely consistent with our Just
principles. +" President Grant re-
fused to recognize the republic of
Cuba and so did President Me-
kinley, and there were many more
reasons why that republic should
have been recognized than the new
mushroom republic of Panama.
In speaking of Cuba and his reasons
for not granting recognition of its
independence at that time, Presi-
dent Mckinley said: I'm dealing
with cases like these the further
condition imposes itself that rec
ignition of independent statehood
is not due TO revolted dependency
until the danger of its being again
subjugated by the parent state has
entirely passed away" Does any
sane man believe that Colombia
could not quickly have subjugated
Panama if there had not been
United States war vessels present
to interfere with the action of the
Colombian forces and warn them
to keep hands Off What did we
think of the attempt of England to
recognize the Confederacy in 1862
We warned her to keep hands off,
and she did so. The whole truth.
as believed here by those best in
formed on this subject, is that this
revolt was planned overnightin the
City of New York and carried out
by American guns, and at the in
stigation and connivance of this
country, every move of which was
known in advance by this repubh-
can administration. Every move
and every step proves this or it
proves nothing. The French stock
operator and Spectator who pre-
tends to represent the new repub-
lie of Panama at this Capitol, was
received by President Roosevelt
with great show of spectacular
ceremony, and the new republic
duly recognized by the United
States as one of the nations of the
earth. He declares the Panama
raid represented the "unopposed
will of the people of Panama, +" but
what of Colombia, which was the
parent State! II had proposed an
expedition to suppress the revolt
such as General Scott started to
Charleston in 1851, under Major
Anderson, but our President of the
day took sides with the secession
lists in Panama and ordered our
naval forces to resist the landing
of any force sent out by the repub-
lie of Colombia in the execution of
its constitutional duty to maintain
the unity of the South American
republic. Does not this strike
thinking Americans who boast a
well-regulated conscience as an au-
dacious performance, resting on
unbribed powers and at war with
every recognized principal of
rightful American conductl We
trampled on the weak, declared
secession to be rightful, and pro-