The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-27
THE NENED QUESTION.

There every probability incident will be an
ISSUE and possibly main issue during campaign Such apparent
y the intention OF Democratic party leaders the
other hand the attack which being made upon
decidedly premature Nothing like success digging
OF the Panama well under in the year.
which depends upon the ratification by
will be dead ditch for scheme with such brilliant pros
poets OF commercial progress under could be used
club against the administration Any party which did this
would be ranging itself the side OF retogesson instead Of pro-
erosion and would lose votes.
Secretary Hay in very paper argues for the
administration whose he h only
taken with treaty rights obligations" quotes from the
treaty which was made in 1876 and upon which the
present intervention for the protection OF the transit is based
paragraph in the treaty says:
The government Granada guarantees to the government
OF the United States that the right OF of transit the shmu
OF Panama upon communication that now exist or that
may constructed shall be open and free to the government
and citizens of the United States for transportation
ces of produce manufactures merchandise commerce
longing citizens States The United States
positively and ecacous Granada by the present
stipulation the perfect neutrality the aforementioned Ishmus
with the view that the free transit from the may
not be interrupted embarrassed any treaty
exists and in consequence the United States also the
the rights of sovereignty and property which
NADIA has and possesses the said territory"
There have been previous Panama the revolt
onar government has times held its position years the
United States has before interviewed the uninterrupted right
ard The United States take no interest in
question of internal revolution in the Panama any state
OF the United States OF Colombia but will maintain perfect neutrality
regard such domestic The States will
nevertheless hold themselves ready protect
the mus against INVASION OF either domestic foreign dsturbe
of the peace of the of Panama"
statement which the position the United States clearly
those who cavl at the policy. He writes:
1T must not be lost sight of that this treaty dependent
efficacy the personnel the
affects 1t lawyers say that
name OF New Granada has passed its territory has been divided
But long the smuS endue the geographical
alive the solemn compact
The point that the Republic established
Obligations between Colombia and the United
transferred the Republic of Panama power held
The obligation holds with the occupation of the mus
with which has lost control of the Istmus Colombia
with which have been dealing of late is but portion
n
have dealt with Colombia because up Granada
the lsthmus fell the hands Of Colombia further break
has deal with the of the Isthmus
Colombia before the grounds This
ngand be cOntradCted Indeed the
overted but those opposed the administration
known Of when the bad abuse the opposite
The wisdom of recognizing the Republic Of Panama
not matter of advantage ourselves
whole commercial world and all the great powers
lead OF the United States Upon this there
The occupation of the railroad line clearly within rights
indeed it duty protect the of We
10 have ships and ready carry point that
Secretary Hay makes is that the United States nothing with
the revolution and that the presence of
taking action for the protection the railway necessary
ton the Colombian had handed interrupted t
nc the United States with its obligations would have
seriously to blame
In Spite then of much that being written question
whether the Panama policy will be
The administration considers that predict that the
be ratified and to lookeron from distance certainly
stead OF campaign issue the Panama policy will be the
sap OF the Republican party and Of the administration