The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-12-11

to exercise command at sia
II " e%mincntly d~cslfahle. however. that
there should he provided q naval general
stan on lines similar 90 those Of the general
stan lately created for the army within
the navy department ltselt, the needs OF
under which the duties Of a general stan
are partially performed. Ter the bureau OF
navigation has, under It's direction the war
college. the office OF naval intglligcnce and
the board Of Inspection. and tas been in
close touch with the general board Of the
navy Hut though under M ,rv-rtttnt ON.
DO good work. they have not the authority
OF u general stan. and have not sufficient
scope to in'nrs a pr?pgr. rsnd,hss, 70,
by Jaw OF n body Of trained officers. who
shall exercise n Systematic control Of the
ized ADVISER OF the secretary concerning u.
The Isthmina canal.
Ivy the act Of June q, ig1s. the congress
authorized the president 80 enter into
treaty with Colombia for the building of
the anal across the isthmus of Panama,
failure 20 secure such treaty after the
lapse OF a reasonable time. recourse
should he had to building a canal through
Nicaragua. 10 has not been necessary to
consider this alternative, as I am enabled
to- lay before the senate a treaty ptovld-
ing tct. the building 81 the canal across
tn. isthtuus Of Panama. THIS was the
route which commended itself to the de-
ib,ratc judgment VI the congress, and
We can now acquire by troaty the right
w. '"hstt.,l Nn' 'Auhl WI 'nN r'",..
which route the isthminn canal shall w.
built. for mat question has bon dcnnitc.
" and ittcNgeahly decided ~, pn's,inn
" Ainlgll Mh'tn't OF NOT We Ahhil hhN'
When the congress directed ihut We
shuulu l.h' w. iNhaimh rvutr ."unl
condition. of course. referred not to The
government which controlled that route
bul 70 lnr tou,c hA'us 70 VI. t"tttuul
i..nsN wh,h Ih. tnul' ~ ~, wy IVY.
,nm' Ni,'h VI w, munn.nl w. ',t,'tieis
nnt' vn w. mNp ~ pu'lh,N' ~ w. ~
va. v. hulnui n, W. ni'Alu'u. " ""S
= ,r'n'F WIN ", p"W,' ~ ngt"'' nv ,s
u,nl vi ~ i.lnml. az ,""'"'"' '"'
purpose mas h'"h iu'hllep'
tstbmtsn Treaty Obiis attoos.
I'm IA, ,,nr i,ts this government en-.
tered into "a tt,nty vith Nrw UrnnnIn-
,hs n,'iSg,s.r, imam III" i~thw,,s ~ Tho
u,,,,L,iis ~ r,t,n,bi, and ~ az, urssent
ucnt,bitr 81 p,nHm, IA, vrbtrb tr,,t, n
~ upoytini thnt Inc g",.rnm.nf and
ritiz,ns al The t'nttri states should al.
,s,Vs hnv, IT,, ,u1 np,n ttght N way
", s,nsV, ,rr,s. ~. iath,nus 81 Isak,ut,
by modes 81 som9anis",lgn 'ha,
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s,u,Ii, ,"", .tas. rn.i t',b,,us vim
H. y,ww ~, d. ~, 1ransit rom ,hr
,"nntaJ ~, ~ MI, ,,s, ~ ,,.,1, Vel
- la M, IiuIisd stat,s a suhstantt,i
- a .A. y,
',vp.ihs 49, ~ ~ pntdihN"S .v
n,ansnh. ,,s w. rnn"n,' n,,, ~,
- ~, 49,, "ar, y" So m
III, No nns..t nv and ~ ,,,,i,"ry
~ nas ,I,,t,u "NsF ply 1890
"a. 80.
,i",u, '',"'"' -
rrannputHi i,'',b,y, W p.n,mn which "a" y,
~" H.. ~ Nv s"'na ""nnu ~
",h.r lin. A mar I.nnsim,ot al IA" .nr
cssslye cnnJcierntinna known ~ New
Granada nfh Colombia. has now succeed.
ed 10 The rights which first me and then
the other fnTmofl exercised over the
lures the mere rcorraphlpal fact Of It's
existence. aud the peculiar intsreat there
perpetuatc the solemn contract which
I binds the holders Of the territory to re-.
| spoci our right 20 freedom OF transit
I across "a. and binds us in frturn Ia safe.
guard Tor the isthmua and tho world the
I sNsrciaa OF TINT i~nrstlmnble privilege
The true INTERPRETATION ~ the affiliations
upon which the United States entered IN
this treaty of 1870 hlF been given repeat.
eddy In the uttcTanceA OF presidents and
! secretaries ~ state.
For 80 years. ever sinro shortly after the
dIsoytry Of his hsmisphUrD. the rnnni
nrfuss the iHthmus has been planned For
twoscore years n hns been worked at.
when made II Il Ia last TOT N, ages u IL
to alter the gsupTnph, OF "a continent aud
ths trade rnutcs ~ the World We have
| ShoNu by every treat, ~ have ~u,gottnt.d
or attempted 10 nogotiai. with The peoples
u ia tultfNI Mf fIg NNNMfnftW ana WIN Foreign
nation. IN reference thereto our consistent
good faith In observing our obligations un
tie one hand to thu peoples NJ tie iftImuH,
/ and on the other hand 10 the civilized world
Who's. cnmm'fcinl rights We are safe
/ guarding sud guaranteeing by our action.
We have donu our dutN TO othetH In letter
aud fpirit. ana ~ have shown the utmost
forbrnrnurc IN 'Nnctiug our " rights,
C~otowbin'. u,,uJi,,i,, ,f Ir,,,,.
Last Hpring. under the act nhuN. ~.
t"tfrd in. . treaty concluded h"twc"n IN
representative ~ IN" h'iuhlr 81 'olum
hlh ana ~ nhf government was fhtlnrd
by tho s'nhi" This treaty whh entered
Into At the urgent solicitation Of The PEG.
~" Of Colombia and after u body ~ cS'
ports appointed by our government 81.
p"clnlly 10 gu into ~" mutier of th'
routes across ~" lHthmus had pro.
nnunc"i unanimously In favor al
Panama fuut" IN drawing up THIS treaty
every concession was mndD 10 the propl'
ana 10 the government ~ Colombia W.
Ncr" mnru thhn Just IN dealing viii
them. Dur gcnotuniiy Wa such 40 Il
make IA n serious question whether WI
hhd not gone too far m their In
t"r"Ft at the cxpou." Of uur own tot II
our .sotupuluuH desire ~ pay all p1Htihl'
h"'d, not merely 10 the real but oven e.
The fnuCi'i lights uf our weaker neigh
Dor, who already owed 30 much 10 nul
protection Lnd tprh"hrnnc". W. yioldc,
IN all pnHsSl' ways to her desires II
drawing W the ttrnty .kovorth"l"ss th'