Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-12

Aranco, FREDERICK Boyd, ana TOMAS
Arias. They say IN part;
1.-THE separation OF the lsthmus from
Colombia was accomplished Wlthou.
any feeling of hatred or OF sentlinen,
Of Joy. The lsthmian people dld u WIN
grief but they compiled with Their SUI
nreme Inevitable duty. that of looking
Ia their own future, of attending 70
their own preservation and working out
their own welfare We therefore now
begin to form one OF the free nations
of the world. We consider Colombia as
being n sister nation. with when we
shall be I'm sympathy whenever circuin-
stances may require II and for whose
prosperity we have the most ferVent
and sincere wishes"
This should be self-evident Self
preservation Is the first law OF nature
Both states and individuals necessarily
are subject to 1t. 1t is useless to cite
our attitude toward the Southern Con-
federacy as an argument against Pana-
ma. The true precedent Is our own
secession from Great Britain, Panama
has as much right to assume the reins
Of government over her own territory,
as the North American colonies had,
or az Cuba had.
Another fact the critics forget is' that
the Colombian authorities themselves,
do not seem to have taken the neces-
sary steps to prevent the secession
though they had ample time to do So
For months the rumor has been abroad,
that n revolution might break out,
should the Colombian senate fail 10
ratlfy the Hay-Herran treaty The
United states took notice OF the ru-
mors and when the outbreak occurred
we had several warships nj convenient
distances from the coasts The Colom-
blan government could not have been
Ignorant Of what was COINS on, ana II
could have taken some steps for preYen-
ton Of the proclamation Of independ-
ence 1t might have secured the ring
leaders, and nipped the revolution IN the
bud. The failure ON the part OF Colon
bla TO do this is almost inexpllcable'
II would not be surprising II an inside
view OF the entire movement would re-
veal the fact that II was not entirely
without sympathy at Bogota. The presi-
dent Of Colombia, It Is said, is In favor
Of the treaty.
Another fact is that Europe has tax
en- about the same stand toward ran
ANA as has the United States France
FASTENED TO recognize the new republic
From London the statement camo
quickly that there will be no outsldc
interference and that II Is expected that
British interests viii be guarded by inc
United States. From Berlin came prao'
tically a similar statement. Is II not al
together probable that the views
of Europe were consulted, before rec
ignition was accorded by this country
to the new republic? The time IS, per-
haps. not far distant when all inc
world will deem 1t necessary 10 secure
to the inhabitants of all south Amer
lea the protection Of life and property
And as that view grows, II VIII De iei'
universally that it would be an excel
lent arrangement to have this country
undertake the preservation OF goou or
der and stability In all the volatile re-
publcs to the south Of us, That woulc
not mean annexation. But 1t woulC
mean a great triumph Of civilization
Finally the critics forget that thl'
country is destined to grow and to ex
erclse an influence for good. directly o
indirectly. upon all the world III
career can no more be stopped thai
can the sun be stayed in its cours
| through the heavens, as long as the peo
De are true to the mission committed
TO the founders Of the Republic. AT ev
cry stage OF advancement, the critic
have been ready with predictions o
disaster, and denunclatlons' But tn
Almighty has always led the nation on
ward by night and by day, as He di'
anciently the chosen people, as long a
they were true to Hin. The critic
have much to learn from the history o
the country they assail in blind fury.