The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29


morning Deacon Hawkins
and Rawlins, the IT ocery-man, became
involved In q discussion on the walk In
front Of the church, and as a result more
than half Of the male members OF the
congregation were not in their pews until
the trate preacher had reached the second
theme In his serman. The LincolnvIlle
to go to the front at an hours notice.
This subject was therefore uppermost
in tho minds Of Judge Sawyer. Post
ma stsr Jenkins and Colonel Monroe when
tho three met for their regular weekly
talk In the back room OF the old post
office. ,.t
II am astounded, at the actions and
policy OF our government In this Panama
| business" began Judge SAWYER. zone
| would think that this were Russia. and
that South America took the place Of
and occupy. We have Ignored all OF our
tra ditions. and have acted the part Of
poltroon in taking advantage Of a
weak and defenseess nation, OF course,
| there is large and unthinkfng class
which applauds the action OF our govern
ment. and presume that my position
Is not the popular one.
THE mere fact that most persons differ
from you does not prove that you are
q
There are those so constituted that
| they determine their attitude on all pub
llc questions by fret ascertnlning the
| opinion OF the majority and then taking
the opposite side. Such men are
actually disappointed II they and them
selves on the popular side OF any great
issue. You are not OF that clas. Judge,
| hut do not arrogate any superiority to
yourself because you happen to be ~
the minority on this Panama question
Why are you so eager In defending the
| Colombian republic?
II am not defending t." returned the
Judge with some warth. " insist that II
is not dignlhed for this great nation to
act the part OF a bully toward small
and friendly republic. We have prac'
tlcally conhscated part OF their terri
tory We have landed our troops on
their soil and anchored our ships IN
/ their waters. For the sake Of securing
! a commercial advantage we recognize
/ q rebellious faction In one OF her Prov
Itnces We would not dare do such a
thing II Colombia were a first class
power
''You talk like an editorial I recently
read In Wall Street paper" laughed
Colonel Monroe eater reading It felt
I like going upstairs and putting on on4
OF Mrs. Monroe,s skirts. do not agree
with thing you have said. The bully,
Ing has all boon done by this weak and
defenscless Colombia, whose cause YOU
4 hltndly champion. II Is the privilege Of
every petty nation on these two hemls-
pheres to badger and insult the United
states, A small nation Is like SONS
email mon, the smaller they are the
mere they presume on the physical tol-.
era nee Of their superors. The present
rulers OF South America are there by
right Of conquest over an inferior people
The ancestors Of the men With whom
we are now dealing conquered, slaugh-
1 tered and enslaved happy, prosperous
md fairly Intelligent people. The pres
emit holders cannot show any tue to their
possessions other than thu blood rust on
their swords,
II am not given to making prediction.
continued Colonel Monroe, "but expect
TO live to see the last yestige Of Spanish
rule wiped off tho face at the New World.
|It will be conquest not Of sword, put
of the allied forces OF commerce, me-
chanics and engineering The degenerate
race whose feeble clasp on the Isthmuf
OF Panama has been wrenched away
stand no more chance Of maintaining
their supremacy than did the natives
. Of Peru before the stern and el-e|ad
knights hurled against them by l,izarro.''
'"rhnt may all be true, but It does not
make II right" declared Judge SAWYER
"They have been there lnDE enough tG
rIye them = legal and moral title e
the land. II we wish to build a canal
through their property we should come
TO their terms or abandon the project
i III is pure sayagery to take by force
2 lthat which cannot be obtained by treaty.
l svpbera In slch a thing as an inter,