The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-12-07
FROM THE
CAPITAL
formal Declaration of Uncle
Sans Ownership ofWorId's
Greatest Waterway

Washington, D. c., Dec. Especial
The canal theaty has been signed by
Panama, and the United States has
come into possession of what will soon
become the worlds greatest water
way. There is no doubt that 1t will
| De ratihed by the United States, and
At is equally probable that the histor-
ians of the future Will associate with
| lnIs mile stone of progress the first
administration of Theodore Roosevelt.
wnen the ship bearing the docu-
lnent reached colon it was met by
~enor Espnlla, the minister of foreign
1iLalrs, VINO carried the cnest conlIn-
.Ag the treaty to Panama. Wnen he
~ IlVeu Inele he dove Immediately
- Inc government palace, wnere the
.nemOeIs OF Ine Junta ana the mIn.s-
..y had assembled. Surrounued ny
e..Sse men, aenor Espriila opened the
~AIest ana drew 1orIn the treaty which
vas wrapped IN the Panama nag anu
--4sIisn. 1nele was a snort aiscus-
olon OF its telms ana the next Gay the
-.es..y Was sAsnea wItni goid pen
4,drcnase1 Tor tne occasion. II Was
s.sen ~ hear AuIliI al j. u. w aIKer,
..rs4aenL noosese selts representative
al tne Istnmus, anu 1t is now On as
"sy To "asn4ng. .on. Inc President
nl send the tfeaty at once 10 the
-..eIIDels OF tnat Loay VIII win the ap-
.,Ioyal Oh Ine American people Dy inli-
ss-t4IIe ILe pIVnIplnSss oI line fana-
.i4ese Junta IN IaIIIy4ng the document.
| ~. uerIan, tne CoioInoIan cna4 Sc.
las caned on secretary hay reIarINe {
- me mIssIon or al heyes. Inc
! secie elaly viii receive the CoIombian
eeneraI courteousIy ana listen patien,-
a! 10 wnat ne has 10 say. but IN Ie-
-unnot retIace IT'S steps. Panama has
0een recognized by InIs country anu
| 0y esvelaI European nations, as tine
sovereign of the canal territory. ana
.ne united States guarantees her SOW
ereignty even against Colombia. Gen
eral Reyes might talk of. an indemnity
- Colombia. but anything else would
/ "a out of the question.
| The Colombian residents of New
IoIk city have appealed to former
President Cleveland to intercede in
.neir penalf with the American peo-
! pie. Inc idea of appealing 10 MI.
cleveland is novel, emotional, Latin
american and, of course, futile.
The report of Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow, published with
! memorandum of the president, has
raised the question whether there is
20 be a congressional investigation OF
the postoffice department. Senator
Penrose of Pennsylvania. chairman of
The senate committee on postoffices
and post roads, introduced resolu-
ZION authorizing the committee to re-
quest the postmaster general to fur
nlsh it with all the papers connected
with the recent investigations, and II
necessary to make further investiga-
ton for committee report to the
senate. President Roosevelt and At
torney General Knox are said to op-
attorney general will propose such a
reveal many facts which would help
those who are now under indictment.
They wish the investigation to be de-
layed until the government has had
an opportunity to use the information
and witnesses which it has gone to so
much trouble to obtain.
General Bristow summarizes the re-
suits of the Investigations by himself
and his forty inspectors. as follows.
Four officers of the department have
, resigned, thirteen have been removed
and ten indicted. Forty-four indict-
ments have been found against thirty
one persons. The offenders obtained
. Illegally from the government between
three and four hundred thousand dol
lars. although the amount lost by the
, purchase OF unnecessary or inferior
I supplies was much greater.
, In his memorandum attached to the
r.nort President Roosevelt praises the
, work of Mr.. Bristow and his inspect
ors. gives assurances that the admin
e istration will do everything 10 punish
: those guilty of defrauding the govern
) ment. be they officials or private inoi-
viduals. and makes the specihc rec
ommendatlon that the statute OF Inn
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