The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-12-10

90 eWn nny property IA the isthmus. A
new republic. that ~ ren9mn 10, which was
y eno time q sovcfeien state. and ga
another time a mofc department OF the
successive considerations known aa New
efaiuua and Col1mhia. han now anC-
ctrdei 20 tho rights. which first one and
then The other formerly exercised over
tho isthmns hut "a ions % Tho lsthmar
existence. ana tae peculiar interest there
IN which Is required rs our position,
perpefuAle tn saiemn contract whisH
binds the holders Of The territory 10 re-
srcct our riEht 20 freedom on transit
Hcrqss a. and hiada W. IN return to safe
guard for tho isthmus and the world the
oActcise o. that mestimnbie priFileso.
This true Interpretation az the 0hilsa-
tons upon which tho United states en-
tered in this treaty o. lSit has been given
repeatedly Ia the u%ttcrancea 81 prcll-
dents and Secretaries OF State. Secretary
cass m iA5s oficiaily stated the position
o. this Government az follows.
"rhe progress Of events has rendered
The inttroccaric route across the narrow
portion 81 Central America vastiv impaf-
tant 20 the commercial world. and espa-
cialiv 70 the United States. whose pos-
sessions extend along the Atlantic and
Pactnc coasts, and demand the speediest
and easiest modes 81 Communication
While The riEhts Of sovereignty Of the
states o~ccupying this region hhould al
vays be respected, We shall expect that
these rights be exercised IN q spirit be-
httlaS the occasion and the wants and
circumstances that have arisen. Sover-
eighty has its duties as well a. It's rights.
and none Of these local governments.
even n administered with more regard to
the Just demands Of other nations than
they have been. would b permitted. IN a
spirit OF eastern isolation. to close the
gates o. intercourse on the great high
NAYS n rha urrHHF al HsaffFas a. - 49,
the pretension that these avenues %
trade and travel belong 10 them and that
they choose 70 shut them. o.. what Is
almost euuivaleut. to cucumber them
with a unjust relations as would pre-
vent their general use"
seven gears Aier. In 1855. Mr. Seward
IN different communications took tho fol-
lowtnE POSITION.
The uDited States have taken and
viii take no interest N any question Of
Internal revolution IN The state o. Pan
ANA. or any State % the United States o.
Colombia but vii maintain a perfect
neutrality In connection with such do
meetic alterations. United sthtea
VIII. nevertheless, hold themselves ready
10 protect the transit trade across the
isthmus against Evasion OF either do
nestle or foreign disturbers o. the peace
OF the State 81 hsuanaa. Neither
the text nor the spirit Of the stimulation
In that article By which the United States
engages TO preserve the neutrality Of the
istnmus q Panama. imposes an 0biiga-
tlon on this Government TO comply With
she Tequisitiop lQf the President 81 thc
United States Of Colombia for a force 10
protest the Isfhmus o. Panama from
BODY Of insurgents o. that countryl The
purPose 81 the stipulation was % guar
antee the isthmus against seizure or IN
Fasion BY a foreign power only"
Attorney-Genefal Speed. under date n
Nov y 1865. advised Secretary Seward a.
follows:
Prom this treaty q can not be sup
posed that New Granada invited the
United States 20 become a party 20 the
Intestine troubles q that Government.
nor did the United States become bound
70 lake sides IN the domestic hroiis q
View Srauada The United States did
guarantees NeS Granada ~ me soverciEn-
y and property over the territory. This
vas ~ against other and foreign govern
mcnts.
For four hundred years. ever since
shortly after The discovery o. this hem.
isphsrr. the canal acfoss the isthmus has
been planned For Two score years h
has been worked at when made h - 20
last for the agcs. Il i 10 alter ths
Ecogranhy % a continent and tae trade
routes - the world We have shown by
evcry treaty VI have negotiated Or AZ.
tempted 20 negotiate with ths peoples IN
control o. the isthmus and Win forcirn
nations Ia reference thereto our eousia.
tent good faith sn Observing cir 0hiiez-
lions, on The one hand 90 ihe peoples %
the hthmuH. and on the other hand 10
the c~irillrd World whose commercial
rights Wr are safeguarding ard Eaauau-
tcehnE oY o action. We have done cur
Outs 90 others in letter and In spirit. and
We have shown the utmost furbsnranceIu
cxactiHg our own rights
last HpttnE. urdef fhe act ahoVe fes
TERED TO- q treaty concluded bttuneu tht
representative o. the Republic sar Co
iomhia and 81 car Government MAS rats
ned ~ the scnate This treafy uah en-
tered into az tho urgent solicitation ~
the people o. Colombia and AFTER a hndv
% experts appointed ~ eur G0ssrumsft
especially 20 Eo Into the matter % the
routes across the isthinus had pronounced
unanimously lu favor ~ the Panama
route In dfsvinE ~ this treatf every
concession was made 10 the people and
20 The Government ~ Colombia We were
more than just ~ dealing Httn them. Our
generosity was such as to make { = So
rious question whether Ne had not gone
too faf IN their interest ~ the rxpens. 81
our Ovfn for in our ~cruuufou dsnirs 10
fAY an iassihle heed. not merely 10 the
real but even 20 the faueisd rights u our
weaker neiEhbor. who afreadt aaed 20
much 60 ouf protection and farheszance
Ne yielded in all possible ways 10 her
desiprs IN drawing up the rfsatyt Never.
theiess The Government ~ Cniombis not
merely rerudiatsd the treaty bot fepu2
dated u IN such manner a. 20 make u
esident By the time tho Colombian Con
greaa adjourned that not The scaufiert
hope REMAINED o. ever gsfuua q salts.
factory treaty from them The gosstn-
ment Of Colombia made the treaty. ard
yrt when the cnionlbiau cansyess was
called 10 raffy IL phc vote AGAINST rau-
nfHffrn was uu~aniaiois ~ doc noe an.
pear that the Government made am real
enoft 20 secure ratification
ReVoiution In Panama.
Immediately aner The adjournment o.
she conrfess q revolution broke out in
Panama. The people o. Panama had
long been dieounteHted with the Republic
81 foinmhia and tnry had bern sept quiet
nnlF ~ tie prnapefi % ths conclusion
% she treaty. which Was % them q mat
ter ~ Nltei ceucrru. WhrnFit became
evident thht the treaty was hdnrlessig
lost the people 81 Panama rose literally
~ one man Not e shot was nred b. a
single maa on the isthmus in the Interest
o. the Colombian Government Not a.
NE vas lost IN the accomplishment nf
the revolution. Th6 Colombian troops
stationed On the isthmua. Who had long
heci unpaid. made common cause with
the people % Panama and with aston
ishiRg uusnlmiff fhe nsN rrpuhlir vas