Arizona republican., 1903-12-22
As to Whether It Is a Crime to Fore
 see the Inevitable.

| and many other democrats. a formidable indictment has been lodged against the national ad- mtnistration when it is charg- l ed that President Roosevelt and Secre- 1 tary Hay had a foreknowledge of the Panama revolution. There is a sub stantial difference, however, between | forellnowledge of a revolution and par | ticioation therein. Were it to be brought home to MT. Roosevelt and MT. Hay that they were silent partners in the Panama revolt, that would be | another and more important matter. l But nobody of responsibility charges | that they were either secret partners i or open associates of the Panamians in breaking the ties between Panama and Colombia.
 And as to good understanding of what was to follow Colombia's rejec- ton of the canal treaty, that fact fails | to place the administration in a dis crcditable light. It is something new to claim that that it Is a grave offense for the United States government to be alertly intelligent, and it called for , no extraordinary precedence to foresee the revolt in Panama. Indeed. months before the outbreak, and long before treaty, The Republican predicted just what has occurred. We said that if , Colombia proved to be so foolish as to refuse ratification of the treaty the natural result would an insurrection in Panama and a demand by the peo- pie of that department for the creation of separate government in order to assure a canal treaty with the United States and the construction of the waterway. Other papers took the same view. The best facilities of all for learning the trend of public opinion in Panama and Colombia were possessed by the administration. It was the business of our minister to keep his government advised. On Saturday, last, in compliance with a resolution Of the house of representatives, Presi- dent Roosevelt sent to that body some very interesting papers. Among these documents was a cable dispatch sent conildentially by Secretary Hay to Minister Beaupre on the 9th of June:
 The Colombian government appar- ently does not appreciate the gravity of the situation. The canal negotia- tions were initiated by Colombia and were energetically pressed on this government for several years. The propositions presented by Colombia with slight notifications, were finally accepted by us. In view of this agree ment, our congress reversed its prev ious judgment and decided upon the Panama route. If Colombia should now reject the treaty or unduly delay it's ratification. the friendly under standing between the two countries would be so seriously comprised that action might be taken by the congress next winter which every friend of Co., lorbia would regret
 June 10 Mir. Beaupre wrote that de- cided effort was being made to change public opinion into a more favorable consideration of the treaty. MT. Beaupre said he had been informed by Mir Mancini, agent at Bogota of the Panama Canal company, that he had been told ratification could be secured by payment of s1O.OOOOOO from the canal company to the Colombian gov ernment.
 July Mir. Reaupre sent the follow ing confidential telegram to Secretary Hay:
 Have received information pEivate- ly that a paraphrase of your cipher telegram on June 9 was received in the senate secret se1sion and created sen- sation Construed by many as a threat of direct retaliation against Colombia in case treaty is not ratified. This and the statement of just-arrived mem- bers of congress from Panama that treaty Is not ratified, caused alarm, and the effect is favorable"
 Under date of September 10 MT. Beaupre cabled that the report of the committee had not yet been discussed in the senate. He added:
 Fierce attack today in the senate upon the appointment of Obaldia as governor of Panama. The appointment is regarded as being the forerunner of separation. Of several senators who snoke, only the son of the president defended the action of the government. A resolution passed by almost unani- nous vote which is equivalent to vote of cersure against the government"
 He added that the situation was not improved and there seemed no chance of satisfactory action.
 In a letter which followed this cable message, Mir. Beaupre commented on the "separatist" tendencies of the new ly-appOinted governor of Panama, which he said were "well-known."
 He is reported to have said" the letter continues. that should the canal treaty not pass, the department of Panama would declare it's indepen- dence and would be right in doing so. That these are his opinions, there is, of course. no doubt
 The administration would have been stupid to an extraordinary degree had 1t failed. with all these facts before it, to see that a revolution in Panama was inevitable. And our democratic friends will gain nothing hy cOntendinp that if