The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-28
PANAMA vs.. COLOMBIA.

I-N-\-\IN \S' OOLOMbLA
An interesting conditions at Panama has just
prove that the present one but continuation
OF an old Civic dscord has going Panama and
hundred thousand When Herrera couple years ago
peace with Bogoa guerilla bands held in the
Bogota refused the canal treaty wealthy put
the money Tor these bands called them
complshed So far the United finger in the pie
The people Colombia and those Panama always
oe another The OF Colombia has used Panama mich
and Panama objected to be MIXED Moreover oaoa conservative
and eactonay while Panama liberal progressive Separated
from the other eight Colombia by Coeras
Passabe forests by nature distinct country The ismus
by civil Accordingly has numerically taxes
nave been swallowed by the treasury and Bogota
The Coombans ignorant bgoted and superstou They
anoeSn and anAmercan The people OF Panama used to
ues commercially with Americans and Europeans and are neither
antioregn antAmecan They the advantages of foreign
they the advantages OF opening up country
above all they see the mesumabe privilege OF having the canal The
governor OF Panama remarked recently Americans 81" you CAPT
alstS will build railroads into the interior of country the benefit
OF the canal will be ebled We enterprise be-
fore the canal do lasting good And they will
da and has done much in advancing the progress of Mexico will
readily spring into this field where will follow
coming part Of the Union
regard quick recognition of the new Republic of Pana
the United States Government knew we'll another
fought the ismus thousands of lives millions OF dol
lars would be thrown into the swamps has been
ban and fair French stockholders throughout
acted good faith The recognition OF Panama and the placing
warsps position as to prevent the Colombian forces
landing saved the world at least year horror And this
brings to the subject OF Colombian methods of fighting
1t the fashion regard the OF Latin America affairs Of
opera bou But those who have them do arbor this
ant deuson In Colombia the opposing factions fight in the ge
Quarter rarely asked seldom given.
during the last revolution six hundred soldiers killed
skirmish the railroad.
During the earlier stages OF the revolution about fifty young
Panamaans defended fortified the for
month against nearly thousand Colombans
forced by starvation surrender only
hardly crawl found Instead OF honong their brave defence
Frencmen Americans would have DONE Coombans
popped them against and shot them down like dogs
One OF the leading officers OF the Caagena railroad eife
II the civilized world knew what going there would
vera horror and indignation than shown the
and Macedonian Both sides fight like savage
commit the babarous In the big engagements quarter
may be given but in the smaller expeditions prisoners taken
The soldiers usually battle half drunk the demon Of
forming the chief feature OF the Women and boys fight
the ranks we'll They excited away
their rifles and rush another hack
The hospital aid practically nil An expedition will be
panied by dispenser who has picked enough
knowledge drug store to enable him poison his patients The
rebels and the troops alike the country What
they they take object
much the for him.
This is by pleasant picture, but is after ALL very little
than the picture OF Cuba before the Spanish
picture bad that presented by Haiti and San Domingo
this moment We have given peace Cuba and her harred
smiling with plenty We have untold
horrors But mission of civilization accomplished
have much do in the central southern part