Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-12-11
The Weekly independent.
SUPPRESSED PANAMA MESSAGE.

SUPPRESSED PANAMA MESSAGE,
A renewed discussion Of Preside.
Ropseyelt's p~ropensitiee is aroused py
news that. prior to the developme C
l,auama's revolution, he had ma u
HE mind to advise Congress tina. So
must forth with take the matter into our
own hands, and build M istlniun canal
by any route that might scem good to
us. without waiting toI the consent OF
sthose wbom the accident OF position
has placed in temporary control of the
ground through which the route must
pass" Such was the message, already
written. ,hai he was intending to seud to
Congress, when the Panama revolution
changed the whole aspect OF affairs.
The message Is now made public us
proof that the administration had no
hand i'll abettinR the secession Of
Panama. But while it may prove that
it also proves something else equal!
important, declare the opposition papers.
II provee, says the Atlanta journal
(Dem J. that We have IN unsafe Pres
ident; it proves, says the Philadelphia
Record Qnd. Dem.l, that we have a Pres.
ideut who considers himself above laws
md treaties; it proves, says the Spring
field Republican tInd.L that we have ID
President who, III international ~atfairf,
disregards the moral law.
After informing Congress that Colo.E-
bia hus refused to ratify the canal treaty
the President said i'll this suppressed
message:
-Iu my judgment, it Is time to declare
that the beginning OF the canal can not
be much longer delayed. This nation
does not desire to be understandable or
impatient. but it can not and will not
permit any body of men permanently to
obstruct one OF the great world high
ways Of traffic; aud refusal to permit the
building Of the canal amounts TO such
obstruction. or course to insist upon
unreasonable terms is equivalent to a
refusal.
at seems evident that i'll n matter
such rs this we should finally decide
which is the best route, and II the ad'
vantages OF this route over An o:he r
possible route are sufficiently married.
we should then give notice that We ca!
no longer submit to tTitling or insincer,
dealing on the part of those whom til
accident OF position has placed in tempo
rary control OF the ground through
which the route must pass; that il the
will come To agreement with us in
straightforw ward fashion we shall in re
turn act not only with justice but wit
generosity; and il they fai! To come I
such agreement with us, We must fOrtl
with take the matter into Our " hands
Those arc astounding words" dC
clares the New York Evening POSTPAID
ard "they will revive the acute fears thi
many had when President MckiDlc
was nssassinatcd, lest Il lirebrand tyI
Of n man succeed to the P~rcaidercy.'
continues: This is obviously to thrO
law, treaties, and decency to tho wind
Uuder such u robber contention. "
should be entitled to SEIZE any land o
earth which We happened to want, M
which We though: ourselves possessed {
sufficient brute Tor &c To take. 1t ls
declaration OF stark and lawlcss absolut
ism, tempered only by land hunGc
which We have lived to see male by n
American President" 1t is "unprecc
dented i'll international law" and "indG
fensible in morals" declares the Ne,
York Times(Ind.) J; mud the Springfield
Republican (lud) fears for ihrl ciTec
upon our national character. Tn,
Louisville Courier journal (Dem.) cal
it cowboy diplon,acy."-The Literar
Digest.