The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-08

entered into at the urgent solicitation Of the people of Colombia and after a body Of experts appointed by our gov ernment especially to go 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 to the people and to the government Of Colombia. We were more than just in dealing with them. Our generosity was such as to make it a serious ques- ton whether we had not gone too far in 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 forbearanee, we yielded in all possible ways to her desires in drawing up the treaty, but repudiated it in such man. ner as to make it evident by the time the Colombian congress adjourned that not the scantiest hope remained of ever getting at satisfactory treaty from them. The government of Colombia made the treaty, and yet when the Co., lombian congress was called to ratify it the vote against ratification was unanimous. It does not appear that the government made any real effort to secure ratification.
 REyLUTION IN PANAMA.
 Immediately after the adjournment of the congress a revolution broke out in Panama. The people of Panama had long been discontented with the republic 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 it became evident that the treaty was hopelessly lost the people of Pan- anna rose literally as one man. Not a shot was fired by a single man on the isthmus in the interest of the Colom- bian government Not life was lost in the accomplishment of the revolu- ton. The Colombian troops stationed on the isthmus, who had long been un- paid, made common cause with the people of Panama, and with astonish- ing unanimity the new republic was started. The duty of the United States in the premises was clear. Tn strict accordance with the principles laid down by Secretaries Cass and Seward in the official documents above quoted the United States gave notice that 1t would permit the landing Of no expedi- tionary force, the arrival of which would mean chaos and destruction along the line of the railroad and of the proposed canal and an interruption of transit as an inevitable consequence.
 HIere the president gives the dis patches previously published sent by the government to it's representatives at Bogota and Panama giving notiflca- ton of the recognition of the new re- puhlic.)
 DISTURBANCES ON IsTHMUs
 SINCE 1s4s.
 . When these events happened, fifty seven years had elapsed since the Unit ed States had entered into it's treaty with New Granda. During that time the governments of New Granada and of it's successor, Colombia, have been in constant state of Aux. (Here a list Of many revolutions is given.) LATEST PROPOSITION OF CoLoM-
 BIA
 Perhaps the most extraordinary re- quest is that which has just been re- ceived and which runs as follows:
 Knowing that revolution has al- ready commenced in Panama Gan emil nent Colombiano says that if the gov ernment of the United States will land troops to preserve Colombian sover- eighty and the transit, if requested by Colombian charge d'affaires, this gov ernment will declare martial law and by virtue of vested constitutional au- thority. when public order is disturbed, will approve by decree the ratification of the canal treaty as signed, or if the < government of the United States pre- fers will call extra session of the con- gress-With new and friendly members next May to approve the treaty. (An eminent Colombian) has the perfect confidence of vice president, he says, and if it became necessary will go to 1 the isthmus or send representative there to adjust matters along above