The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-08

given repea tcdlyiin the utteranccs. OF
presdents ana sEerctarles 81 state ~ see
THE progress Of events has. rendered To in.
Central America vastly Important to the com,
nerclal world and especially TO the unl,.edz
lnntlc and Pacific coasts and demand the
speediest and easiest modes OF coniniunlcn
oceup p Ing t Ills region shouid always
spected wo shall expect that these rights Ign De
Sovereignty hns It's duties IL well as Its rights:
and none Of these local ~ , even X
smnllds OF other nations than they have been.
would berermitted. II spirit Of eastern iso,
great great h liz way Of Tie world ana Justify I'll:
act by the preonslon that these avenues Of
they choose 10 shut them or, what is almost
equivalent to incumbcr them with such unjust
relations as would prevent their general use.'
Seven years later III 1865. Mr.. Seward
in different communications, took tho
following, positions 4, Y.
no Interest In any question OF internal reyolu..
lion IL the state Of Tanama Sc, y Stats ., q
tain n perfect neutrality In connection with
such domestic alterations The United States
will nevertheless hold themselves ready 70
protect tho transit trade across the lathnius
against invasion OF either domestic OF. foralsn
disturbers ofthe peace Of the stat, OF rnh
tho stipulation In that article by which. tho
United States engages to preserve tho neutral
Ky Of eho 81 ds ts " 10 with
tho roquistion (of the President OF tho United
States OF Colombia for force 70 pro.Srt me
ton was to guarantee Tic lsthnps against ses
Attorney General Speed. under date OF
November Z. 1865, advised Secretary So
ward us follows: 5 49,
'Trom this treaty It cannot be supposed th h
New Granada invited tho United states 70 pc.
party to the Intestine iron ,nt c Or ls
Soynd 70 tak a0s sdes n tho domestic
New Granada. Tho United States did Iuaran-
II TIE Ss Ms as ag ni1
other and foreign governments
For four hundred years. ever since
shortly after the discovery q Imas nG i,ns
been planned For two years u
has been worked at. When made IT IS
to last for tho ages, It Is 70 after INC
routes OF the world. We have shown by
every treaty we have negotiated on ut
tempted to negotiate with the peoples
IN control OF, tho isthmus and VIII. for
cign nations III reference thereto our con-
sstent good faith In observing our OBJ
legations, on tho ono hand to the peoples
OF tho isthm,'s and on the other hand
to the civilized world. whose commercial
tpeing. by our action We have done our
duty to others In letter and In spirit,
md we have shown tho utmost forDear-
nncc In eXnctng our own rights
Reputation of Treaty by CO.
lonlbia.
last spring. under the net above re-
forred to, Il treaty concluded between tho
OF the republic or Colom-
biu and OF our government was ratified
BY tho Senate, This treaty was entered
Into ut the urgent solicitation OF tho peo-
ple OF Colombia and after II body Of en-
perts appointed by our government es-
peclally to so into the matter OF the
routes across the lsthmus hnd pronounced
In favor of tho Panama
route. In drawing up this treaty every
was made to tho people and
10 the government OF Colombia. Wo We're
moro than Just In dealing with them,
u serious question whether we had not
gene too far In thelr interest at the
e,xpense Of our own, for In our scrupulous
dc sire to pay all possible heed not. mere, 4
~ to the real, but even to the fancled
rights of our weaker neghbor, WHO a.,
ready owed SO much to our protection ana
we yielded in 81 possible
treaty. Nevertheless the government Or
Colombia not merely repudiattd the
treaty, but repulated It In such manner
as ia mako 1t evident BY the timc ire
Colombian congress adjourned tllat not
tho scuntiest hope remained OF ever Sst-
ting q satisfactory treaty from them, me
OF Colombia made the treaty
pnd Yet whe y tho Colombian congress WAS
called to ratify It the vote against ratlll-
Ell ton Wa = lmouS. II 1aSA pok ap-