Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-07

treaty we have negotiated or ATTEMPTED
TO negotiate with the peoples I'm con-
troll of the isthmus and with foreign ma.
llons In reference thereto our consis-
tent good faith In observing our OBJ
legations; on the one hand to the peo-
pies OF the isthmus, and on The other
hand to the civilized world whose com.
mefcial rights We are safeguarding and
guaranteeing by our action. We have
done our duty to others i'm letter and In
spirit, and we have shown the utmost
forbearance in exncting our own rights.
TREATY CONCLUDED.
Last spring, under the act above re-
TERED 10, a treaty concluded between
the representatives of the republic Of
colombia and OF our government was
ratified by the senate. This treaty was
entered into at the urgent solicitation
OF the people of Colombia and after
body Of experts appointed by our gov
ernment especially to 80 into the mat.
ter OF the routes across the isthmus
had pronounced unanimously IN favor
OF the Panama route. IN drawing up
this treaty every concession was made
10 the people and to the government of
Colombia. We We're more than just in
dealing with them. Our generosity was
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whether We had not gone too far I'm
their interest at the expense of our
own; FOR In our scrupulous desire to
pay all possible heed, not merely to the
real but even to the fancied rights of
our weaker neighbor, who already
owed so much to our protection and for
bearance, we yielded in all possible
ways to her desires In drawing up the
treaty.
REPUDIATED BY COLOMBIA
Nevertheless the government of
Colombia not merely regulated the
treaty but repudiated 1t In such man
ner as to make 1t evident by the time
the Colombian congress adjourned that
not the scantiest hope remained of ever
getting a satisfactory treaty from them.
The government of Colombia made the
treaty and yet when the Colombian
congress was called to ratify 1t the
vote against ratification was unani-
nous, 1t does not appear that the gov
eminent made any real effort to secure
ratification.
REVOLUTION IN PANAMA.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the Congress a revolution broke out
In Panama. The people of Panama had
long been discontinued with the re-
public of Colombia, and they had been
kept quiet only by the prospect of the
conclusion of the treaty, which was to
them matter of vital concern When
II became evident that the treaty was
hopelessly lost, the people Of Panama
rose literally as one man. Not shot
was fired by single man on the 18TH
mus In the interest OF the Colombian
government Not a life was lost In the
uRGnmnli ghnHnf nf tha rauAlntfAn ThA
Colombian troops stationed on the 18TH
mus, who had long been unpaid, made
common cause with the people of Pa
mama, and with astonishing unanmlty
the new republic was started.
OUR DUTY CLEAR
The dutyiof the United States in the
premises was clear. In strict accord
ance with the principles laid down by
Secys Cass and Seward IN the official
documents above quoted, the United
States gave notice that II would per-
NIT the landing of no expeditlonary
force, the arrival of which would mean
chaos and destruction along the line
= the railroad and of the proposed
canal, and an interruption Of transit
as an inevitable consequence. The de
faeto government OF Panama was re-
tbbHlHN w NHt loiluNlHS lVitbidln W
Mr. Ehrman;
DE FACTO GOVERNMENT RECOG-
NIZED.
"The people of Panama have by APP
parently unanimous movement dis
solved their political connection with
the republic of Colombia and resumed
their independence. when you are sat
ished that defacto government. re-
publican n form and without substan-
tal opposition from it's own people, has
been established IN the state OF Pana-
publican I'm form and without substan-
ma, you will enter into relations with Il
as the responsible government of the
territory and look TO II for all due ac-
tion to protect the persons and property
of citizens of the United states and to
keep open the isthman transit, in ac-
cordance with the obligations Of exist
ing treaties governing the relations of
the United States 10 that territory"
COLOMBIA NOTIFIED.
The government Of Colombia was
notified of our action by the following
telegram 10 Mr.. Beaupre
go people OF Panama having, by an
apparently unanimous movement, dis
solved lnrlF pOlltlcal connection WIN
the republic of Colombia and resumed
their independence, and having adopted
government of their own, republican
In form, with which the government
OF the United States Of American has
entered into relations, the president of
the United States, In accordance with
the ties OF friendship which have so
long and so happily existed between the
respective nations most earnestly COM
mends to the governments OF Colombia
and of Panama the peaceful and equit-
able settlement OF all questions at issue
between them, He holds that he is
bound not merely by treaty obligations
but by the interests Of civilization, to
dee that the peaceful traffic of the world
across the isthmus Of Panama shall not
longer be disturbed by a constant sue
cession Of unnecessary and wasteful
civil wars
DISTURBANCES SINCE 1876.
When these events happened, my
seven yenrs had elapsed since the
United states had entered into It's
treaty with New Granada, During that
time the governments or New Granada
and OF It's successor Colombia, have
been In constant state Of hux. The
following Is partial list OF the disturb
ancos on the isthmus OF Panama dur
ing the period In question az reported
to us by our consuls. 1t Is not possible
to give a complete list, and some Of the
REPORTS that speak lnf revolutions"
must mean unsuccessful revolutions.