Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-12-10


government oVerthrown.
April, s7I.-Revolution; followed appa-
rentiy by counter revolution.
april. 1S73.-ReyOlution and civil war
which lasted to October. 1915.
August, s76.-Ciyil war which lasted un-
I'll April, 1871.
July. 1873 Rebellion.
December Is78-ReYOIt
April. 1919 Revolution.
June. 1879.-Revolution.
March. 1SS3.-Rlot.
NAV, 1ss3.-RiOt
June sS4-RevOiutiOnary attempt.
December, sS4.-Revolutionary attempt.
January, 1SS5.-RevolutiOnary disturb
ances.
April. 1sS7-Disturbanee on Panama rail-
road.
November. Disturbance on canal.
January, 1Ss9.-Riot.
January 1S95.-ReyOlution which lasted
until April
March. 1895 -Incendiary attempt
October. 1s99.-Revolution.
February, 1900, to July, 1900.-Reyolution.
January. 1901 Rev nlution.
july. 9J1.-RevolutiOnary disturbances.
September 1@l.-fOlon taken by rebels.
March. 1902 -RevOlntionary disturbances.
July, 19R.-keyOlntiOn.
Tho above Is only partial list of the
revolutions. rebellinns, Instructions. riots
and Ofb.sr outbreaks that have occurred
during the period in question yet they num-
her Sc for the 81 years II will he noted
that one NJ them lasted for nearly three
years before ID was uuelled: another for
nearly year In short. the experience OF
over half a century has shown Colombia
to he utterly incapable OF keeping order on
the isthmHs. Only the active interference
Of the United States has enabled her to
preserve SO much as n semhlance of sOYer-
eighty. Had It not been for the exercise
by the United States Of the police power
In her interest, her connection with the
isthmus would have been sundered long
ago. In 1856, In 1860, In 1873 in 1856 in
1901. and again In 1902. sailors and marines
from United States war ships were forced
to land In order to patrol the isthmus, to
protect life ami property. and to see that
the transit across the isthmus was kept
open. In 1861. In 1862. in 1885 and In 1900
the Colombian government asked that tho
United States government would land
troops to protect its interests and main
tain order on the isthmus. Perhaps the
most extraordinary request is that which
has just been received and which runs as
follows:
Knowing that revolution has al
ready commenced in PqGama tan eminent
tolomblanl says that II tire government Of
the United States will land troops TO pre-
serve Colombian sovereignty, and the
transit IL requested hv Colombian charge
d'a1nires, this government will declare
martial law: and by virtue Of vested con
stitutional authority, when public order Is
disturbed. viii approve by decree the rati-
ilcation Of the canal treaty as signed or
II the government of the United States pre-
fers. viii call extra session of congress
with new and friendly members-next Nav
to approve tn" treaty. IAN eminent Col.
omhlan) has the perfect confidence of vice
president he saws. and II it became neces-
sary will go to the isthmns or send renre.
sentative there 70 adjnst matters along
pie there"
standpoints It's offer of Immediately guar
nnteetng the treaty to MS Il In sharp con
trgst with the positive and contemDtuous
refusal Of tho congress which has inst
N0GEinnG a .l.~
such treaty: II shows that the govern
m"nt which made the treaty really had Oh
solute control over the situation. hut did
not choose 70 exercise this control Tho
dispatch further coils on rs to restore
order and secrre Colombian supremacy IN
the isthmus from which the Colombian
."N..ruWeht mas l"st nv It's action decided
10 bar rs by preventing the construction
OF the canal.
The control. in the interest Of the com
merce and traffic of the whole civilized
world, OF the means Of nndlsturhcd transit
across the isthUrs Of Panama has become
OF transcendent Importance 10 the United
states We have repeatedly exercised this
control by intervening In tho course of do
nestle dissension. and by protecting the
territory from foreign Invasion In 1874
Mr., Everett assured tho Peruvian minister
That we should not hesitate TO maintain tho
neutrality of the sthmus In the case of
war hHtween Peru and Colombia In 1863
teiomhia. which has always been vigilant
70 avail itself IT its privileges conferred hv
the treaty. expressed its expectation that
IN the event Of war between Peru and
Snain the United States would carry into
effect the guaranty Of neutrality There
have been few administrations of the
state department In which this treaty has
not. either nv the one side or tho other
heen used ms basis Of more or loss i'm
Dnrtant demands. II was said hy Mr. Fish
IN lSH that the department Of state had
renson to believe that an attack npon Col.
ombian sovereignty on the isthmue had. ON
several occasions. boon averted nv warn.
ing from this government In 1886 when
Colombia was under the menace Of hosttIi.
Ties from italy in the CerrutI case Mr.
EnNnrd EXPRESSED tho serious concern that
tho United States could NOT hut feel that
European mower sh9uld resort 10 fnrce
"~ainst q sister republic Of this hemis-
ph"re ms II tho sovorc'rp nud rn;nter
rnDtcd use Of n part of whose territory we
ere Guarantors under the solemn faith of
n treaty
The above recital Of facts establishes he
vond question: First. that the Tpited
states has for over half a century pa
tiently and In good faith carried out its
OIL, gations under the treaty of 1916; sec
ond, that whom for the first time u became
possible for Colombia to do ANYTHING in re-
unitnl of the services thus repeatedly rem
dered TO II for fftv-seven years nv the
United States, the Colombian government
peremptorlly and Extensively refused thus to
do Its part, even though to do so would
have been to its advantage and inmpasura-
bly, to the advantage of the state of Panama
that throughout this period revolutions RI
OTIS AID faetional disturbances Of every kind
have occurred one after the other in al
most uninterrupted succession some of
'hem lasting for months and even for
Years, while the central government was
unable % put them down or In mske peace
win the rebels: fourth, that these dis
turhances instead Of showing any sign of
ahattns have tended to grow more numer-
oars and more scrious In the Immediate
past "fth, That the control OF Colombia
over the isthCGs of Panama could not he
mntutafned without the armed intarven-
ton nnd assistance Of the United States
In other words. tho government of Col.
omhta, though wholly una'ie tn nlnintain
order on tho lsthmus, has nevertheless de-
clned 10 ratifv a treaty tho conclusion Of
which onened the only chance 70 secure Us
own stahilitv and to guarantee permanent
peace on. and The construction of a canal
across. the isthmus.
Under such circumstances the govern
ment OF the United States would have
been guilty OF folly and weakness amount
ing In their sum to a crime against the nS-
tton. had IL acted otherwise than IL did
when the revolution of November s last
took place In Panama. This great enter
prise of building the interoceanic canal
cannot be held up to crafty the whims
or out of respect to the governmental Inn
potencc, or 10 the even more sinister and
evn political pcculiarities. of people who
though they dwell affair on. yet. against
the wish of the actual dwellers on the 18TH
mus. assert an unreal supremacy over the
territory. The possession of a territory