Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-11-26
lac result OF carelesEness.

the result OF carelessness.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-An inns
portant article OF the new canal treaty
contains an engagement ON the part
oil the United states 10 maintain the
integrity OF the Republic OF Panama.
Practically, therefore, 10 effect, al
though not stipulated In words. the
United Stafes becomes the protector
OF the isthmus and has taken the Re
pubic Of Panama Under its protection.
ANY attack upon the sovereignty of
Panama, either from within or without
would he met by he uniiod States,
which would u.s. is armed forces to
maintain the int srity OF nc new re-
public With the United States en-
joying a perpetual le 4se OF the canal
zone and it's eng genient 10 preserve
mvlolate the Republic OF Panama. the
islhmus will be American and Amer
lean methods viii prevail there AS
soon as he treaty is ratified by the
Two goyernnents-an there is viz
tually no dogbt 81 ratification both by
The Panama Republic and by the Unit
ed States seuate-t the United States
will have rights and duties in the 18th
mus far exceeding any 1t has enjoyed
in the past In any future emergency
the authority OF the United states viii
not he confined TO the maintenance OF
rfeejom of lransit. but VIII amount 10
a prolectoraie by stipulation. Hence
there can never again arise any doubt
as to the powers which The United
States exercises over thal strip OF
land. Of such vast strageiic importance
in the worlds commerce and naval
power
The treaty will be sent to Panama
for ratification by the junta or what
ever form OF government IS in control
when the duplicate copy reaches there.
1t had been generally supposed the
advisory commission which arrived
here last week from the isthmus
would have power TO ratify the treaty.
but it appears that this is not the
fact The commission will soon re-
turn to the isihmus and carry copy
of the treaty with them. II Is eX-
pected ratification will be accomplish
Ell at Panama between Dec. and 10.
Minister Bunau-Ynrilla Will be author
lied by wire to exchange rauieaions
with the United States here in Wash
ington. There is NO likelihood. how
ever that the treaty will be ratified
by the United States senate before
the middle or last OF December.
LINCOLN. Neb, Nov. 2i.-Bible
reading and hymn singing is again for
hidden in the public schools OF Ne
braska, by the state supreme court
which issued a peremp.ory writ
mandsmNs against the directors cf
school district No. q IN Gage county,
ordering them to comply with the de-
cision rendered more Than d year ago.
that no further religious exercises be
held in the schuol
Tho relator In the petition for man
damus is Daniel Freeman. known as
the FIRST bomesteadcr." who was the
original plaintiff in a snit begun in
1899 against the district. winning
twice in the lower courts. The dis
tricf directors appealed and the su-
preme court upheld Air Freeman. but
Chief Justice sullivan. in q later sup
Elemental opinion, 50 encouraged the
school districts side OF the case that
the first order was practically ignored.
Freeman complained th7t the directors
and teacher, Miss Martha Beecher.
were violating the court order, and To-
days writ followed.
Much litigation VIII ensue. since
there are as many varying interpre-
tations Of the decision last written as
there are different views on the sub
iect Of Bible reading In the public
schools. The tenor of the decision
was that the Bible might be read as a
work of literature, hut not as a relig-
ious work.
II is said that the school directors
will persist in the use Of the Bible,
Should they do so contempt proceed
ings win bring the whole question be-
fore the court again Tor review,
EITz AND GARDNER