The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-18
A THROW DOWN.

simultaneously with the telegram which the defeat Of
the Panama Canal Treaty. published editorial upon
views of sections OF Colombian politicians relative the big
ditch The editorial would explain in great the action OF
the Colombian But would explain all Besides the
forth by Mr. Perez there yet another which
powerful factor The South American Republics ogaces fear
people
will learn from with the American of the northern continent
and they fear the adventurous young who will be ready
take hand their local They hate Ian
guage religion and they our national and commercial
progress.
OF the time will when better counse will prevail but
will be in van for drop Panama and begin negotiate with
Nicaragua the Panama Canal will be regaed the limbo of forget
uness and Colombia will lose her place the worlds highway The
chance has and the chance has been thrown The chance
will never come again.
What hopes built upon that canal Saavedra old
Spanish dreamed of it. Lessep of the greatest of nine
among financial qucksands The company
completely failed the United States government would have fail
ed but would have driven the work through and made
he ab to busrt the enaiei of GREAT world mower Ike the tinted
States and bring of the useful of world improvements
stands In the end Colombia will regret and Colombia will
dearly
OF upon Nicaraguan
again however with opposition stirred by the South
American politicians Having off their tall the Colombian
wrepuers will other sem states be prepared
make similar cauda operation their exemetes But
whatever decision be taken the United States have
from even eventually have to use force to obtain it.
This out wide subject Of national right Is semi-cvized
state justified in stopping the worlds progress If barbac
there would be question about the matter would be
marty settled No barar aggregation of mankind would be allowed
for an instant to delay the opening out OF great trade route If such
would be the action when dealing with utterly uncvlzed
would be usfabe in the OF either Colombia Nicaragua
Mr. Perez his article in the North American Review limited
this He that Colombia would much prefer that the ismus
would be Observation-Disclosures Colombian honor
the article very high price in South America
incidentally financial claim might be established which Colon
bian honor might very comfortably exist.
waterway through America connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans time Not only
does the United States demand it, the world demands it, The Pacific
growing worlds
The large of manufacturing and commercial population that cuS
along the Atlantic shores must have and cheap to this
The goods have little handling possible between
their point of departure and their point of distribution Moreover
the protection of the United States toral demands closer
the long the Horn The of the American
fleet for both defensive and offensive operations would be than
doubled possessed the command of either through
Panama via Nicaragua.
To who dwell the outpost of western civilization the Pac
canal is vital 1t will make of the islands
of the important positions in the world Upon the canal hinges
1t seemed few
comph this it has been back and be back
definitely The alluded above then becomes pertinent
long worlds progress be delayed by irresponsible minor
for purely political purposes?