The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-12-11

Boo which ia required hy our position.
urrrttu1to thH aolumn contract which
binds the holders of ine territory tu roe
Hpcct our Hnnt fo freedom of transit
across it nnd binds pool Iu return t9 slfc-
Huurd Tor the lHthmuH Ird me world tho
exercise of that iuestImabIe privilege
The true Interpretation of tho 0hlsa.
iiuns upon which tha United States enc
iCrrd Iu tuu treaty uf 1850 hHH been given
repeatedly ln enc uttofancca OF pr.1i-
donia and Secretaries OF State Secretary
/ CaH1 lu ISIS officially stated The position
OF thls Government ua follows.
"Thc urugfC of events has rendered
The iutcroctaulc route across tho narrow
portion of Central America vastly impor-
inut TO the commercial world. aud cspc-
claily TO the United States. whose pose
aosslona extend along The Atlantic and
Pacific coasts. ara demand fho srcCdic8t
and easiest modes OF commuuicl ton
While tho rights or sovereignty uf tho
, states occupying this rcgIon should OLE
ways Dee respected. we shall expect that
these rights Doc exercised in spirit bee
] fitting the occasion and the wants and
circumstance that have arisen. soyor-
| dignity has its duties nH well as it1 rights.
and none of these local governments.
even " administered with moro regard TO
the lust demands Of other nations than
/ they have been. would be- permitted. On n
/ spirit OF eastern isolation. to close the
/ gates OF intercourse on the grcnt high
/ ways OF the world. and Justify tho act by
| the protonaion that these avenues of
/ trade and travel belong TO them and that
/ they choose 20 shut them. or, what n
almost equivalent, to cucumber them
/ with such unjust relations na would pro-
vent their general use"
Seven years later. IN 1865 Mr. Seward
In different communications took the fol-
lowing position;
1.-THE United States have taken ana
/ Ia ~
| Internal revolution IN tho State OF PAM
| anna, or.nny State of the United States Of
| Colombia. but win maintain perfect
| neutrality IN connection with such do.
nestle alterations The United states
| viii. nevertheless. hold themselves ready
to protect tho transit trade across The
athmua against invasion Of either do.
nestle or foreign distufhers OF the peace
| NJ tho State OF Panama Neither
the text nor the spirit Of the stipulation
In that article by which the United states
! engages TO preserve the neutrality OF the
lsthmua Of Panama, imposes an obllgn-
ton on this Government 10 comply with
the requlsiton lof the President Of the
| United States Of Colombia Tor n force TO
| protect the lgthmuH Of Panama from u
body OF Insurgents of that countryl The
! purpose or the stipulation was to guar.
antco the iathmus against seizure or Ia.
ynslon by foreign power only"
For -four hundred years. ever since
! shortly after the discovery OF this hem
sphere, the canal across the isthmua has
hoon planned For two score years 90
has been worked at when made Il Is 20
'aut for the ages. II O. 60 alter tho
geography of continent and tuo trade
routes OF tho world We have shown by
every treaty we have negotiated or at
tempted 20 nCEotiatc with the peoples 900
control OF the isthmus and with foreign
| nations In reference thereto our conaia.
I In HIrtss ..f.H
ilonai ON Tho one hand 10 tho peoples %
me igthmus and on the other hand to
the civilized world whose commercial
rights we are Safeguarding and guaran-
feeling by our action We have done our
duty 10 others IN letter and ia spirit. ana
wo have shown the utmost forbcarance In
Dvactlng our own rights,
Last spring. under tho act above re-
! TERED 10, treaty concluded between tho
representatives OF the Republic OF Co
lombln ana Of our Government was rnu-
led by the Senate. This treaty was On.
iorod into nt tho urgent solicitation Of
Tho people of Colombia and after n bod,
Of experts appointed hy our Government
especially 10 so into tho matter of the
routes across the lsthmul had pronounced
unanimously In favor OF tho Panama
route. In drawing up this treaty every
concession was made 10 tho people and
20 the Government Of Colombia. We worf
more than Just On dealing with them. Oui
generosity WAS such as TO mako Il "a ac.
flou8 question whether we had not gone
too far IN their interest az the oXpouss OF
our own for On our HcfuUulous desire q
pay ON possible heed. not merely 20 IN,
real but even 60 the fnncicd rights Of oui
weaker ncirhhor who already owed 10
much 10 our protection and forbonfancc
we yielded In nh possible ways 90 hci
desires IN drawing up the treaty Never.
thele7H the Government OF Colombia mol
merely rcpudatcd the treaty. but ropu.
dated II In such manner as 20 mako Il
} evident by tho time the Colombian Con.
grcss adjourned that not the Hcanuesl
hope remained OF ever getting salts.
! factory treaty from them. The Govern
ment OF Colombia made tho treaty, nnt
yet when the Colombian Congress wa
called 20 ratify II tho vote against rati
ncntlon was unanimous. Il docs not np
p pear that the Government made any rca
, effort 70 secure ratification.
Revolution In Panama.
Immediately after the adjournment o
tho Congress revolution broke out II
Panama. The people OF Panama hnl
long been Disconnected with tho Republic
Z Of Colombia. and they had been kept qulc
: only by the prospect or the conclusion
} NJ the treaty, which was 20 them n mat
? tor Of vital concern. when It becam
evident that the treaty was hopeloasi,
lost. the people OF Panama rose iiterali,
% as ono man. Not shot was fred by
single man on tho iEthmus In the intorca
Of the Colombian Government Not !
z life was lost IN the accomplishment o
p the revolution. The Colombian troop
stationed on the isthmus who had lon
been unpaid, made common cause wifi
the people Of Panama. and with aston
lahing unnnlmity the now rcpuNlic wa
started. The duty OF the United State
! ln the premises was clear In strict nc
2 cordance with the principles lnld dow
Z by Secretaries CnHs ana Seward IN tho Of
Hclal documents above quoted. the Unite
j States gave notice that II would pormi
I tho landing OF mo- cNpedltonary fore,
I | tho arrival OF which would mean chno
{ md destruction along the line OF the rail
E road and OF tho proposed canal and n
Interruption OF transit as an lnevitabl
. consequence. The de facto Governmou
e OF Panama was recognized IN the follow
Z ! Ing telegram 10 Mr.. Ehrman;
j "rho people OF Panama have by an
parcntly unanimous movement. dissolve
d their political connection with the re
q public OF Colombia and resumed their In
X dependence. when you are satisfied tina
: a do facto government. republican {
form and without substantial Oppositlo
from rs own people, has been cstnbllshc
. IN the State OF Panama. you will ento
I Into relations with Il az the responsible
2 government Of che territory and look {
, Il for all due action 10 protect the Per
10 sons and property OF citizens OF m
3 United States and 10 keep open IA
I isthmian transit iu accordance with IN