The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-14
FROM PANAMA
Character Sketch Of Philippe
Bunau-Varilla
PARTISAN 70 TIE FINGER TIPS.

PARTISAN TO THE FINGER TIPS
Diplomatic Representative Of New
Republic TO the united states Is
Created with the BouIevaraier's
Easy Manner without FrivoIity.
Full Of Energy aud Enthusiasm.
Always In Earnest-His Uneeasing
Work In Promoting the Canal.
It has been announced that the revo-
lution in Panama was planned in the
Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York by
Philippe Bunau-Yarilla, a handsome
French engineer and stakeholder in the
Panama Canal company. who has APP
peared in Washington as the diplomat
/ ic representative Of the republic Of Pan
anna says James Creehnan in the New
York World.
1t Is a fact that NJ Bunau Varilla
has been living at the Waldorf Astoria
this summer and has been in eommuni-
cation with the men who are supposed
to have overthrown the authority Of Co
lombla in Panama. lie has been the
protagonist in the effort TO force the
Panama canal bargain through. AS a
heavy stakeholder and as the engineer
who assisted De Lesseps on the 18th
mus he has fought desperately in pub
lie and in private to secure for his com
pany the $40000,000 promised by the
United States.
! have seen and talked many times
with this remarkable man. He is a Pa
risian TO the finger tips, wen groomed,
witty and agreeable. He has the easy
manner Of the bouleyardier, without
friyolity. He is Of good figure, com
pact, graceful and not too tall. His
face is plump aid oval dark eyes.
small black mustache, strong chin ana
good natured mouth. lie is full Of en-.
ergy and enthusiasm, quick III his
movements, radiantly conciliatory IN
his manner. He IS always il earnest
The man who now speaks for the
I provisional government Of Panama
was at one time employed It's an assist
ant to De Lesseps i'd the isthmian ca
nal work at Panama 1T was lie who
4 persuaded that hapIess genius to aban-
don the idea Of q sea level canal and
substitute the lock system until the
enterprise should have an income large
enough to justify the completion Of the
work on sea level basis. Before the
/ great scandal in France compelled the
abandonment of the canal as a French
project NJ. Bunau- Yarilla was actual
I " in fun charge Of the construction
! forces on the isthmus.
His brother is the political editor Of
lie Matin, and he himself is a writer
Of some ability. He was a elassmate
Of Captain Dreyfus and graduated as
| an engineer with honors. His aequaint
ance with the prisoner Of Devils is
land gave him an opportunity to rem
der an important service to those who
| brought about the captains restora
ton to freedom. 1t was a note written
/ by Captain Dreyfas to NJ. Runaa-Ya-
rilla which convinced his brother, the
editor, that the alleged documentary
1 evidence Of treason upon which the
officer was condemned was not written
I By Captain Dreyfus. Then followed
the expose in lie Matin, which raised
an outcry Id France and resulted III
the successful public agitation for a
new trial
There il something daring IN the
whole man. When he went to wash
ington to work against tile Nicaragua
canal route-at that time strongly in
dorsed BY the canal commission he
went boldly to the opponents Of the
1 Panama route and tried to talk them
over to his side. He even visited sena-
( tor Morgan, the champion Of the Mica
ragua idea, and valnIy labored to
change the veterans mind. He made a
tour Of the western cities and Iectured
before commercial bodies on the supe-
riority Of the Panama route Then he
went back to Paris, convinced his fell
low stockholders that they must sell at
| the price named by the United States
and overthrow Maurice Hutin. the
president Of the company who was
holding out for more money.
He moved rapidly, brilliantly, auda-
ciously. Night and day he stuck to his
plans Every fundamentally Of in
trigue or persuasion was welded with
tireless energy. He had a great for
tune at stake, but he assured an who
questioned his motives that he was in
spired by his pride as an engineer, his
desire 70 see great work in which he
had taken part finished successfully.
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