The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10

1Ot 10 nc Qiue WHICH 1oi lAS hooaS4t.1
The territory bore on the map. The
purpose Of the law was to authorize
the president to make treaty with the
power in actual control Of the isthmus
Of Panama. This purpose has been
fulfilled.
For 400 years, ever since shortly after
the discovery Of this hemisphere, the
canal across the isthmD las been
planned. For twoscore years 1t has
been worked at. When made 1t is to Z
last for the ages. 1t IS to alter the
geography Of continent and the trade ;
routes Of the world. We have shown
by every treaty we have negotiated or 4
attempted to negotiate with the peo-
pies in control Of the isthmus and With
foreign nations in reference thereto our
consistent good faith in observing our
obligations. on the one hand to the peo-
pies Of the isthmus and on the other
hand to the civilized World. whose COM
mercial rights we are safeguarding and
guaranteeing by our sction. We have
done our duty to others in letter and In
spirit, and we have shown the utmost
forbearance in exacting our own rights.
Reputation Of Treaty by Colombia.
Last spring a treaty concludes be-
tween the representatives Of the re-S
public of Colombia and Of our govern
ment was ratified by the senate. This
treaty was entered into at the urgent
solicitation Of the people Of Colombia
and after body Of experts appointed
by our government especially to 60 into
the matter Of the routes across the
isthmus had pronounced unanimously
in favor Of the Panama route. In draw
ing up this treaty every concession was
made to the people and to the goyerH-
ment Of Colombia. We were more
than just in dealing with them. Ou-s
generosity was such as to make 1t 3
serious question whether we had nots
gone too far in their interest at the ex-
pense of our own, for in our scrupulotis
desire to pay all possible heed NOT
merely to the real but even to the
fancied rights Of our weaker neighbor,
who already owed so much to our pro-
lection and forbearance, we yielded In
all possible ways to her desires In
drawing up the treaty. Nevertheless
the government Of Colombia not mere
ly repudiated the treaty, but repudf-
ated it in such manner as to make IT.
evident by the time the Colombian con-
gress adjourned that not the scantiest
hope remained Of ever getting salts:
factory treaty from them. Ss
Revolution In Panama.
The people of Panama had long been
discontented with the republic Of Coz
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 a shot was
fired by a single man on the isthmus:
in the interest Of the Colombian gov.
ernment. Not life was lost in the.
accomplishment of the revolution. The:
Colombian troops stationed on the isth-
mus, who had long been unpaid, made
common cause with the people Of Pan.
anna, and with astonishing unanimiy
the new republic was started. The:
duty Of the United States in the prem
ises was clear. In strict accordances
with the principles laid down by Sec:
retaries Cass and Seward, the United
States gave notice that it would per-
NIT the landing Of no expeditionarys
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 de fact0.
government of Panama was recog-
nized.
Under such circumstances the goy..
ernment Of the United States would:
have been guilty Of folly and weak
ness, amounting in their sum to crime
against the nation, had it acted other
wise than it did when the revolution OF
Nov. 3 last took place in Panama. This
great enterprise Of building the inter
oceanic canal cannot be held up to.
crafty the whims or out of respect to.
the governmental impotence or to the
even more sinister and evil political
peculiarities Of people who, though
they dwell afar of, yet, against the
wish Of the actual dwellers on the isthr
mus, assert an unreal supremacy over.
the territory. The possession Of ter
ritory fraught with such peculiar ca,
pacites as the isthmus in question car
ries with it obligations to mankind
The course of events has shown that
this canal cannot be built by private,
enterprise or by any other nation than.
our own: therefore it must be built by.
the United States.
New Treaty With Panama.
Every effort has been made by the
government Of the United States to per-.
suade Colombia TO follow a course
which was essentially not only to our-