The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1903-12-12

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the one to the other sea mlrh, ffoa
interrupted or embarrassed M not
vested I'm the United States q a"s usatg
property right carved out ~ ssanuatanusl
.. of sovereignty and property ,, ,ae nshh
Granada then had and possesse @,' ga Nv
said territory. The name Of New o ossf III
mas passed away and Its territory h'snsis
divided lis successor, the oovassIesss
OF Colombia. has ceased to ou,r, einnsu
erty In the isthmus. A new rer,s any prop
Of Panama. which was at one t,,se. that
ereign state, and at another fir 'e W.
department OF the successive co,,s. men
tons known as New Granada lsae's
lombia, has now succeeded IN @"a 70
which first one and then the otho ngnt
merry exercised over the istbrnns = f'f
long as the isthmus endures ,h nut
geographical fact OF its existehn. men
the peculiar interest therein which aM
CURED by our position. perpetua,a y
solemn contract which binds the bo,a ,H
OF the territory to respect our ria sash
freedom of transit across II ana 'sh,
us In return to safeguard for the go plhas
and the world the exercise OF tha s'a u
Unable privilege. The true intssx,rs.i'ha st
OF the obligations upon which the yrssM
States entered In this treaty Of 1sss , !
been given repeatedly In the ntte.s ma
of Presidents and Secretaries ~ ' e.a
Reputation Of Treaty by CoIoms.'
Last Spring, under the act aho...
| ferred to, a treaty concluded hetuas r.
representatives OF the Republic ~ ~ rs,I III
bia and of our Government was ratsa, 'on 4
the Senate. This treaty was enter ,aSa ~ E
| at the urgent solicitation Of The - my
| of Colombia, and after a body on sr ssVpa \
appointed by our Government esnee,sn. n
| to go into the matter of the routes aa'9 s
| the left hod *etVf3 6
In favor OF the Panama route. In ' s'N
fns up this treaty every concessIon ~.
made to the people and to the Cove
ment OF Colombia. We were nnors ~.
just In dealing with them Our gsns.s sa
ity was such az to make Ii a serioss 49, 4
ton whether we had not gone too go
their interest at the expense OF orr ~.
Tor in our scrupulous desire to nav -
possible heed, not merely to the realths &
ever TO the fancied rights of our weak,
neighbor who already owed SO m,,ns !.
our protection and forbearance, we vIsn y
ed in all possible ways to her desires (. 4
drawing up the treaty. NevertheIess q. X
Government of Colombia not merely =
pudiated the treaty, but repudiated II 4.
such manner as to make 1t evIdent ~
the time the Colombian Congress Al
journed that not the scantiest hone :. e
manned of ever getting a satisfactor
treaty from them. The Government 1,
Colombia made the treaty, and yet wb.'
the Colombian Congress was called
ratify 1t the vote against ratification M,
unanimous. 1t does not appear that N,
government made any real effort to =.
cure ratification.
Revolution at Panama.
Immediately after the adjournment d
the Congress a revolution broke out i K
Panama. The people of Panama had lam
been disconnected with the Republic \
Colombia. and they had been kept quls
only by the prospect of the conclusion q
the treaty. which was to them a matterm
vital concern. When 1t became evidss y
that the treaty was hopelessly lost. ns
people of Panama rose literally as on
man. Not shot was fired by sing.
man on the Isthmus in the interest a +
the Colombian Government Not a id
was lost In the accomplishment Of TIA
revolution. The Colombian troops 81.
toned on the Isthmus, who had long be-,
unpaid, made common cause with the pet
pie OF Panama. and with astonlshlrs
unanimity the new Republic was startea
The duty of the United States in h,
premises was clear. In strict accordans
with the principals laid down by secrs
taries Cass and Seward In the official docr
ments above quoted. the United Stats
gave notice that 1t would permit The
landing of no expeditionary force, the sr.
rival OF which would mean chaos and de-
struction along the line of the raiIroas
and of the proposed canal, and an inter.
ruption of transit as an inevitable conss-
quence- The de facto Government d
Panama was recognized in the following
telegram to Mr.. Ehrman:
The people of Panama have, by appar.
entity unanimous movement, dissolved
their political connection with the Repub
Tic or Colombia and resumed their inis
pendence. When you are satisfied that
oe racto government. republican In form
and without substantial opposition frcu
IT'S own people, has been established IN
the state OF Panama, you will enter into
relations with 1t as the responsible gov
eminent of the territory and look to 4
Tor all due action to protect the perses
ana property of citizens OF the United
states and to keep open the isthmIan
transit, in accordance with the obligations
OF existing treaties governing the rela.
uons OF the United States to that tern
tory"
Colombia Was Notified.
The Government Of Colombia was moi.
ned OF our action by the following tslt
gram to Mr. Beaupre:
Inc people of Panama having. by al
tifdtiitllOQS movement. Cs- ||
solved their political connection with The
republic Of Colombia and resumed Their
Independence. and having adopted GOV.
srnment of their own, republican in form.
Win which the Government of the United a
states OF America has entered into rela-
IONS the President of the United States
n accordance with the ties of FRIENDSHIP
Snicn nave so long and so happily existed
,e,"eeh the respective nations. most earl
seiy commends to the Governments OF Co "A
ouaia ana OF Panama, the peaceful and
y ~ qoi,aoie settlement of all questions at Is
'ue between them. He holds that he q
FOUND not merely by treaty obligations
,ut by the interests of civilization, to see
nat uie peaceful traffic of the world
eioss the lsthmus OF Panama shall not
o-ser De disturbed by a constant success
vars"
Inc control, in the interest of the com
aerce and traffic of the whole civilized
,osio' OF the means of undisturbed tran
y across the Isthmus of Panama has be-
une OF transcendent Importance to the
hiteo states. We have repeatedly exer-
Used this control by Intervening in The
curse OF domestic dissension, and BY
rosecting the territory from foreign In
asions IN 1868 Mr.. Everett assured the
eiuVian Minister that we should not hes
a.e 10 maintain the neutrality OF The
minus In the case OF war between Peru
uo Colombia In 1854 Colombia, whlca
as always been vigilant to avail Itself
us privileges conferred by the treaty
dressed Its expectation that In the event
war between Peru and Spain the United
lates would carry Into effect the guar
seee OF neutrality. There have been few
'ministrations OF the State Department
which this treaty has not. either BY
'e one side or the other. been used as
'sis or more or less important demands
was said by Mr.. Fish In 1871 that the
apartment OF State hsd reason to be-
eve that an attack upon Colombian sov.
signify on the isthmus had. on several
rs Government.
Every effort has been made by the Gov
nment OF the limited States 10 nersuadi