The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-07

our store Olilgs VI " Asalts
Redo Gross Pharmacy
evident iiy t.e time t4e Colombian CON
gress adjourned that not the scantiest
hope remained Of ever getting a salts
factory treaty from them.
Revolution IN Panama.
The people Of Panama had long been
discontinued with the republic Of Co
lombia. and they had been kept quiet
only by the prospect OF the conclusion
Of the canal treaty, which was to them
a matter of vital concern, When it be.
came evident that the treaty was hope
lessly lost The people Of Panama rose
literally as one man. Not shot was
fred hy d single man on the lsthmns
in tile interest Of the Colombian gov
ernment Not d life was lost in the
accomplishment Of the revolution. The
Colombian troops stationed on the 18TH
mus. who had long been unpaid. made
common cause with the people of Pan
anna, and with astonishing unanimity
the new republic was started. The
duty IF the United States ia the prem
ses was clear In strict accordance
with the principles laid down by Sec
retarics Cass aud Seward the United
States gave notice that 1t would per
nit the landing of no expeditionaiy
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. The dc facto
government 81 Panama was recog
uized
Under such circumstances the gov
eminent Of Che United States would
have been guilty Of folly and weak
ness, amounting ID their sum to 4 crime
against the nation, had it acted other
wise than Il djd when the revolution of
Nov LAST took place iii Panama. This
great enterprise Of building the inter.
oceanic canal cannot be held up 10
crafty the whims or out Of respect 10
the governmental impotence or 10 the
even more sinister and evil political
peeuliarifies Of people who. though
they dwell affair on, yet, against the
wish % the actual dwellers ou tha lsth-
mus assert au unreal supremacy over
the territory The possession OF ter
ritory frught with such peculiar ca
paeitles as the sthmus tn question cAr
ries with il obligations % mankind
The course Of events has shown tliat
this canal cannot be built by private
enterprise 81 BY any other nation than
oar oWn therefore it must BE bnut BIZ
the qited States
Sew Treaty with Panama.
Every effort has been made 81 the
government of the United States to per-
suade Colombia to follow Il course
which was essentially not only rs our
interests and to the interests Of the
world hut to the interests Of Colon
biz itself These efforts have failed.
and Colombia, BY her persistence in re-
pulsing the advances that have been
made has forced us for the sake OF
our own honor ANA of tie interest and
wei being. not merely OF our own PEG
pie. but Of The people Of the isthmus Of
Panama and the people Of the civilized
countries of Tie world. to take decisive
steps to bring to an end a condition OF
Affairs which had become intolerable
Inc new republic Of Panama immedi-
ateiy offered TO negotiate 4 treaty with
Us This treaty | herewith submit
Ivy It our interests are better safeguard
60 than ia the treaty with Colombia
winch was ratified BY the senate at its
iast session It Is better IN its terms
lhan the treaties offered TO as by the
republics Of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
ny last the right to begin this great
Undertaking is made available. PAN
anna has done her part An that re-
mains Is for the American congress to
% lts part ana forthwith this republic
Wlll enter upon the execution Of
project colossal in its size and Of well
nlgh incalculable possibilities for the
good Of this country and the nations Of
mankind.