The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-17

ruption carried out that every dollar Of
public money in the former department
OF Panama was attached by the revolu-
tlonists and has since been paid out to
those men who accepted bonuses from
the instigators OF the movement for In
dependence. Nor was this sum sufficient
20 Insure the success of the plan. i was
used as far as It would go, and when
1t was exhausted the revolutionists resort
cd to promises. which have since been
redeemed by the payment of sums taken
from the loan OF 100000 made about tho
middle of the month to the new republic
by j. P. Morgan and Company, Of New
York
FAITH IN THE UNITED STATES.
The promoters of the revolution are,
therefore, compelled by experience to dis.
trust large proportion Of those men
upon whom they are now forced to rely.
They know that the army and the police
force was purchased to support the rev.
oluuon, and, knowing that these factors
are susceptible to corruption, they do not
know to-day whether the military and po-
lice officials are true or untrue to the
republic. The Panamanian naval estab-
lishment stands In exactly the same posi-
ton as does the army and the police
tcrce. and since 1t us upon these agencies
that the new government must depend
In greater or less degree for It's securi-
ty,%there is fear and suspicion discover.
able upon every hand, The weakness Of
The present government, it's lack OF pur-
rose and indeclson are, therefore,
excusable In a measure
The real revoutonisN know that they
have to deal with gocd-sized company
OF Colon bian Benedict Arnolds. and they
deal cautiously and susplciousy, All they
now hope for Is that they can keep things
going as they now are until after Thurs
day next, when the canal treaty Will be
,lgned by the members OF the junta. That
act of ratification accomplished. the rev.
olutionlsts will have little interest left In
the republic; and just here there enters
INTO this consideration an element which
| must, perforce, be little understood IN the
| States, That element is the bland and
| childlIke faith OF the revolutlonsts IN
| the government Of the great American
| republic.
| NAV he current in the States all Pana-
| ma believes that the revolution was made
nossible by Washington's foreknowledge
re what was proposed and an expressed
J determination by the government at
| Washington to give moral and physical
| support to tho revolut!onists. There Is
reason for this belief, for IT was not
actually decided to attempt the coup
which resulted In the creation OF the re-
the states to tho effect that II 1t should
be attempted the United States would
back 1t IN. These adyces were not Of
fetal, SO far as the administration was
concerned, but they were Of such. a char
acter. as Will be shown In subsequent
letters, as to conyino ethe revolutlonistE
I that all they had to do was to take the
initiative and then rely upon the United
1 States to insure the success OF the pro-
lect This they did, and their earlier
| confidence in tho support to be afford
| ed By our government was Justified BY
| The occurrences of the Sd and 18th Of No
/ yember at Colon, when marines were
| landed from this Nashville and employee
4 to prevent colombias military htsgfeF