The Lamar register., 1903-11-11
Tho United states In Control.

Seldom has an important act of a
great power received such swift and
such universal acquiescence from the
world as has the United States course
at Panama. Germany's foreign Of
foe announces that it will recognize
the Panama republic as soon as our
provisional recognition of that re-
gime becomes formal. France has
virtually said the same thing. So
has England. Italy has already rec
ognized the new government. Aus
tria, Russia and the rest of the pow
ers will follow this example. Italy's
recognition, as announced in dis
patch from Rome, is due to its hope of
thus contributing to the establish
ment of order in Central America
and Of Fastening the building Of the
Panama canal" These reasons, too,
have prompted the course of the
rest Of the powers in acquiescing in
the action OF the United States. Not
only does the world concede that the
United States interests in affairs at
the isthmus are paramount to those
of any non American nation, but the
world proclaims that the United
States course is in the interest of
civilization.
To.dsy's dispatches will show that
Colombia has made q protest to
Washington against our country's
course at the isthmus OF course,
this communication from Bogota was
expected. Enragsd at the loss of
such valuable piece of territory as
Panama and angered at the rejoicing
among the people Of this country 1T
the revolution, the Colombians nat
urally voice their dissent at the
course events have taken, and Just as
naturally the dissent is directed at
tho action Of the United States in
recognizing the new regime. The
protest, however, is perfunctory. 1t
virtually comedies that the thing
which has been done cannot be un-
done. To.day's dispatches will also
tell that some Of the Colombians
want their government to offer terri
tory to Germany in return for Ger
man protection to Columbia at the
isthmus. This likewise is futile
Germany will very promptly and
very emphatically decline that over
ture il it should be formally and Of
ficially made. Every European ma
ton, as Colombis's government we'll
knows, will keep its hands off. This
is q matter in which the United
States has larger concern than any
other power can have. The Euro
peau nations which have said any
thing about the matter in any way
have proclaimed this truth already.
Panama is asking US for the re.
sumption of negotiations for the
framing of canal treaty. OF course
this appeal will be needed. The
probability is that treaty will be
framed on the general lines of the
one which was rejected at Bogota
The offer which was made in that
codvention was deemed by the peo
pie Of Panama, it was understood at
the time, to be liberal. What was
there proffered to Colombia will now
be given to Panama. This time
there will be no hitch in the proceed.
ings. It will be easy to secure the
ratification Of such . treaty by the
senate at Washington, notwithstsnd-
ing the childish hostility of Morgan
and one or two others who have been
talking against the course of things
at Panama in tho past few days.
Panama will very promptly accept
the overture. The threats of inva
sion of Panama by Colombian troops
can, of course, be safely dismissed
II any invasion were possible it
would interfere with the operations
Of the isthmian railway, and this the
United States, by its treaty obliga-
tions and its trusteeship for the
world, is bound to prevent. A very
plain intimation Of this sort is given
in all the dispatches this morning
The new republic from the necessi
ties of the situation, is under the
guardianship of this country. A
treaty for the interoceanic waterway
will quickly be pushed to enactment.
The first shovelful of clay thrown up