The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17

The test work ashore IS ilu.s.,l 3D.. o..
out the highest duty OF "a uuvt. u',.v,. IS
70 cE'iC.se command nj sea
II II Cm!E,nty desirable, however. hat
there should be provided naval -"'rrul
STAFF Oh lines similar 10 thoau gi IT,, utusld.
stan lately created TOT the army. H.tl 'u
tho navy department Itself :Lc lt,Ds u;
tho scrvic, have brought about u tssl,m
under which the dut,s OF n genera. SIAN
are partially performed. iur the bureau OF
navigation has und,r rs objection IA, VAR
college. the office of nHva. int !lg,u,r aud
the board Of inspection. and has been in
close touch with n, general board " 'io
navy. Bul though und,r tho ,xcpl,, nj On
ccrJHt thrlr head these boards AND hulruu5
do good work th,g have not II, authority
Of general stan, and have not .Wiiigi,ut
scur, TO insure proper readiness Tor
emergencies W. need IT,. os.ah shmCut
10y !hw ui q body Il trained officers Who
shall ,N,rc,-, a systrmt'! c cun.r,, of the
military affairs u the navy, and huuuihOr-
lied advisers Of the secretary conc. rnrE t.
The Isihminn Cnnni.
By the net of Juuc ~ 1877 the congress
authorized til president to enter into
treaty with Colombia for tn, build ug ~;
tho canal uCrpss tho Isthmus uf Panama
It being prov ,drd That In tho event Of
failure g. secure such treaty after the
lapse OF reasonable time. rtCJurs"
ahuuId be had to building canal through
SiruIEfu. 1t has not been necessary to
consider 'hi. alternative. as ! am enabled
to lr before the senate a treaty provid-
NIX iur ih0 building of tn" canal across
r'',,t, vn',i ,,,r,,,,,'"I t.,.lf ia a., 49,
l.hvrit" Judgment OF the congress. and
we can now acquire by treaty the right
10 construct the tNuh over this route
.rbn uur.tion nov rh,r,f,rn N NOT Inv
which rugl, tho isthmiu canal shrl De-
built for that question has h',u definite
A. .'r'riy uyn',E.r ,r nat o., .h,Ii h,yn
An fslGm..,I, r,rul
when IA, congrrg. directed that we
sbnujl tho M T,r,rnu r,'itr unl,r
,r.lr .yi,h t'.Inml,l, III, ,ss,nru 81 the
.,rlIfinr nf ..,,r., r,.I,.rt..J mot /. ihr
,.,r.,rnurut witch controlled that route
..., :, th,. I'M, n,.II in mo t,rr.tnry
nm. ,yhr,t, -. ,.,,,fr inv ,,, IN M
nam. v,hi,h lar ia. ,r,,,p,r,i th, trrrIt.ry
nurr. on fh,, n. ,p IN, rurrns,' Of tho Itw
gt. %. ,,,rh,,I, a. No. I,,t ,n MAKE
,,t' a., i .,.,,,.I ,.',D,
IrrI ~ tr. Isthtntis nf +, . 1904, TIM.
purrn., la. L,rw fului.G
i-thmihn TT"ntD ohIiEHti"hS'
In ih. wear 1876 iE.s government en-.
erred INTO a treaty with New Granada
she pred o.. -..r upon IA, ls'hmus Il the
RppuhIir Of Colombia and of the present
Rcpuhll. Of Panama. hy which treaty II
was provided that the government and
citizens of tho United States should at
ways nave tree, and uppn r..nt OF way
~ transit r.rn.. III, l.thruus Of Panama
hy any modes II communication that
might be- constructed while IN return our
government guaranteed tn. urri,rt uru-
trallty pl tho uhnyr.uum.d flhmus with
Tho view that Ia. fr,r transit iraIa tho
| ono to the other sea might not De- ini,r-
ruptrd or embarrassed IN, treaty vest
ii In tho United Stutry "A .uhrtautlnI
praprrtv right carved out of IN, r.phtg of
~ny,r.lrnty and urlnrrty which S,S
| Granada then had ana possessed over Tho
said territory The nuur of Hrw Gran
ada has pt.srd away and lts territory
hH. been divided ia gurrrsgnr tho row
.rumynt NJ Colombia. has crasg d H. avn
my i,r,urrty I'm mo isthuua A r,w
rrpuhiIr thut ~ pnu,n. witch wog ~
ma time IA SOVEREIGN state and nj nm.
other time a moro department OF the sue.
| c"ssivc considerations known ~ New
| Granada and Colombia, has now succeed
ed 10 the rights which Hrs; one ana thyu
me uthvr formerly exercised over tho
lsthmus. But AS long rs tn" isthmus on
iurcs. the mcrw geographical fact of It's
nxistcnc" ana the peculiar interest thrr"-
tn which Is required by our position,
perpctuat" the solemn contract which
binds the holders of the territory to r..
speGt our rlEht 70 freedom "i transit
across II. ana binds us In return 10 safe
guard Tor the iSthnuS ana the world the
.htrciS" Oh thht ln'SVnhhlc privilege
The true interpretation q tho obligations
upon Whlch IN, n'trd state. entered ~
tnis treaty "I ~" mas b'th given repeat.
Guy IN IN" utt'fhh'rS "i presidents ana
secrc'9rlrs OF S'nte ..-,.
For u" years. eyer since ENorty attrr the
discovery 81 thiS hcWiSph'r', tho canal
across n" is'hmuS has nr'u Planned For
tvWost"tc y'at@ u hh. h'tu worked a..
Nhth mao. u ~ I" ihN' ioI 'H' ages. II IS
20 hltcf Tue t,"NtaLhA OF continent an!
the tradc routes OF thc W"rIl We have
SHOWN 10y every u'tiN We IhEt negotiated
pr htttmt',I 10 h,Eslhlt WIN ths t'gp''s
w Jonl'u ~ VI ,ne minus Wy ". nhl WIN l"'tlRn
uhu1UH ~ irItI ,hte lh'rtE" Vut 'uha'Ht'ht
Eopu nun ~ ops,rElhb our "nhE", ms. on
md [ V nr H., h 'he ~ %
"nosE comm nun lv'A. i,tniis ", al, NfIo-
10 Sa,b ~" $40. y ""' az IN.
& n NM, "1mJ our 10y ~ WI ~ =, ta,t
ai,I hp'l.L 'tH W nv 0noMu ". utlto''
toiomhihH hcpudinttoh or treaty.
Last sprinE. under the act above To-
renr,Icntniiy.s "i IN" RrpnhIir ~ "lr,n M
hla and nf n,lr rnvrrnmrni vas rntjurd
I3,o 'nt H., ,'r,t c",I VIZ S'efIu
nir Of COLOMBIA nnd nftFr n bo,Iv or cx-
nrrtS onnnintrd nv nur cnvrrnr,nt -
nccinlly To GO ,nio The mater of Inc
r,ntrs' nrr,ss ,ho isihu''" kad ~, nv
t,I,ncad unanlmnueiv IN f%"ar I" ~
panama rout" In drawing nm his trcf,,v
very concTss.ou WA. mnds ~ ~ The n. mi,
md In III ,ynvrrumcut ~ ,nIon,hg,' IV
vcro nn,r thnt iust in Ln,'i,,,, ~
thcm 9ur a"ncrn.i,,. wns ' ",,,.h ~
make II n serious an, stt"p whrib1r we
bnJ MT rn,,n tnn ~ a, - w
,aras, M az IN" rx,o,,s,. nG ,,r tn'' IN
mn scrItn,inuS Scs;rc in r"y III ,ot "a
heed uui merely 10 Tho IN hri ~,
the inmclci rights Of our weaker ngI-b'
r,n,.r,'nu ma yorhr,r,,n ''" co., =" Iui
H. oIt u"s.itt 49,, ~, ~, ~ '''u,u
tya ,.lp,, IN ~, ,r.,,ty S..,,.r,h.i - -
,,,,''rtrn,,r, ~ ~ 'Ci,r,t, I,''',.. w
rgn,,dii,.I ,t," ,rco,w hn, nu, Mti'i
In s,,rh ,unnncr u.s. ~ maj a. !, ' n,t u
H. IT, ~" c,i,n,,i ',"' :, rsI.'n"' ~
,,, ~ w '',,''"'nm nnsfSas hd-
yn,HirrI ~ a,"r ro',,rS' n"pr We.
,raat, ,,nr, ,h,,,n NJ an.S, n,tpry
Colombia made the treaty, nnd vel sbcn
the Colombian congregs was called to
rutify 1t the vote against ratification was |
unanimous. II docs not appear that the |
government made any real effort to So |
cure ratification |
Revolution I'm Panama
,ro,,o,o,,. 90, ,h,, o,,.,,.....
."i'',u,S NV, ,i,r h'(uu, hihcht OF |
me ~, tuiR'csT II tVVu'u''"n prokc ont IN |
ilha,iiu, ne pcopi, 3i iahainh hnd
'uhS p..h ui"'''ii'5"tS" WIN ,ht Republic |
oi .oioip'h' anu tn'S mao btch kept |
quiet ohiy ~ .he prnspert OF inc con |
a roa,,cp ~ vitnl cn,c m'," W. 10 .h.m
na'cI on VIM Nuncerh. Nhen u be- |
thne TNin'h. ,hht the treaty was nope |
tvssy iosI. tht people % Panama rose |