The independent., 1903-11-12

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Under an old treaty made with New
Granada in 1916 1t is provided that
"the United States guarantee positive
ly and efTicaciously to New Granada,
by the present stipulation, the per-
feet neutrality of the before-men-
toned isthmus, with the view that the
free transit from one to the other
sea may not be interrupted or en-
barrassed in any future time while
fhis treaty exists" Under that treaty
the president stationed warships on
both sides Of the isthmus and forbade
Colombia to transport troops over
the raiIroad- That, Of course, pre-
vented Colombia from undertaking to
suppress the rebellion. No honest
man can look at that in any other
way than To say that 1T was a bit OF
SHARP practice" or yankee trick"
France has also fastened TO rec
ognize the new republic OF Panama.
The Frenchmen are after that $4O,-
000, ,000
The steel trust announces that
there will be total reduction In sal
aries of 20 per cent, and another saw
ing of ten per cent through dis
charges. "The wage schedule. now
ridiculously out Of line with present
prices, will be pared down." Plants
rot properly situated, when closed
this time. will be dismantled or re-
moved" There will be no reduction
in prices That is the attempt that
will be made TO pay dividends on wa
ter. The Independent says without
hesitation that the scheme will fail.
If the robbery is to be continued, the
labor unions will see to 1t that they
get share. The future Of the steel
trust will not be peaceful one.
The message sent by President
Roosevelt to congress was short and
referred to the Cuban reciprocity trea-
ty only. It reiterates the arguments
SO often published in favor Of the
treaty, In that 1t will open market
for American goods without harm to
6ny industry, and Is especially en-
phatic In pressing the moral obliga-
tion to ratify the treaty because OF
the acceptance by Cuba of the Platt
amendments.
Speaker Cannon, Representative
Dalzell and Gre venor will control all
the Legislation Of the present con-
eress. To them the destinies of the
American people have been confided,
for the house OF representatives has
adopted the old Reed rules, and these
three are the members of the COM
mittee which says who shall be heard
an not heard and what bills shall be
placed before congress and what shall
rot.
There is one of the most far-reach-
ing strikes among coal miners in
Colorado that has ever been inaug-
urated in the United States. What
the result will be upon the public nc
man can tell. Already the railroad
companies have begun ID swipe all
the coal entrusted to them for transit
over the roads and some gold and sill.
yer mines. power plants and factories
have also shut down. That occurred
during the first day Of the strike
What the people will do for coal is G
problem that confronts not only thu
people of Colorado, but those of al
the states that depend upon those
mines for fuel.
The people are beginning to have {
foretaste of what will happen under
republican rule In this state. Th'
state debt has been enormously in
creased since that party came bacl
into power. Treasurer Mortensen re
ported that last Monday the receipts
were SIS and the amount paid out wa
$3,G12.GS, The state debt Is alread.
about the $2000000 mark.
No one at Washington now denie
that the American government wa
eognizant OF. and gave assistance 4
the revolution In Panama. not In
material way. but just as effectlvel
as II warships and troops had bee
sent there. The whole thing wa
manipulated from Washington. Thi
leads the Denver News TO say: 9Th
difference between the Panama anal
and the land-Rrahblns which has bee
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