Bisbee daily review., 1903-11-12
SHALL WE BLUNDER?


 The ambitions of American citizens are the wonder of the world. The curb set on that ambition has been limited to the commanding position of superior workmer. superior products and superior ingenuity in the turning out of more than We could consume ourselves. and disposing of the sur plus to our fellow nations. The Span ish war, with it's quick successes, was another example of what an army cf Anne iCSr soldiers can co in hurry up time The war, with the remark able history making incidents bred in the American heart the idea of big navies. This is not to be conderueG at all, it is to be commended, rather, but the smoke of battle has, We fear, bred the feeling for more of it.
 Affairs in the Panama district al most in a moment became matter of worldwide significance. If President Roosevelt pursues a course which will result in thed lsmemberment of the Republic of Columbia. and thereafter proceeds with the Panama Canal ,in- dertaking, which the destruction of the sovereignty over the Isihnus would leave him to Ducsle, at he world will conclude that the iusiiga ton of the revolt, the interference by us to prevent the suppression. Jf il. and the recognition of the independ- ence of the republic were all measures of our national policy, determined upon long in advance by the l.. Sl gov ernment ana executed by the pTesi- dent to the end that "a that way all obstacles would be remcved ;n the construction of the canal.
 If such a policy of wrong ami spoil ation should provoke protests, and if it shoun. oe felt at home and abroad that We had disgraced ourselves, anc put a stain upon the country's name by intrigue and aggression, the presi- dent will have biundered. and the fair name of the American people be tar nished. where today it stands for all that is free. fair and honorable. That it is a dishonorable business in which we are about to become engaged, at least in danger of doing so, and that our motives would be ignoble must be plain to every one who will take the trouble to look at the situation as it exists.
 Pending the consideration of the treaty at Bogota the prediction was confidently made in this country that | if ratification was refused the State Of Panama would secede, set up a gov ernment of it's own, and make a treaty with us to permit the building of the l canal In proof of this fact it has
 just leaked out that three months ago | large amounts of ammunition, and | large numbers of Winchester rifles
 and other materials were shipped from l Morgan City, La, under clearance pa | pers for the vessel. covering lumber l The attempt to land these articles O | bad intentions, at least, was discov | cred in season by the government | troops who had gotten wind of the op
 e.ation. The steamship steamed ava!
 and mace the delivery of the arm | and ammunition in Porte Rico, a ter ritorial possession of the Unite'
 States. where they were delivered t the revolutionists of Panama. The plo of the revolution was laid in Nev York nearly three months ago, an naturally the revolutionists looked t
 this country to help them out. Tn
 revolt occurred on the 3rd of thi
 month, and the most significant fac
 of all is that just at that time, unce
 orders from this government, seTe
 war vessels of the U. s. navy appear
 ed at Colon and Panama.
 The treaty of 1S46 guaranteed tn neutrality of the Isthmus. This treat
 has been construed always to prevel- the transportation of arms across in
 Panama railroad To interfere is :, prevent the Columbian governmen putting down an insurrection witfi
 it's own borders.
 We are already distrusted by fo