Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-04-15
DISCIPLINE COLOMBIA.

Some surprising information. H.
cOrding to dispatch from Washing
ton, is contained in government put-
LEGATION called Foreign Relations OF
the United States which is soon to
be issued. A hint as to this informal
ion is contained in statements regard
ing the action of the Columbian au-
thOrities in confscating for militarr
purposes. property belonging to citi-
Zens of the United States. True. the
authorities left promises to pay in ex-
change for the property. but the pro
misses are practically worthless and
the valuation fixed by the government
is ridiculously incommensurate with
its real value.
The Colombian minister of war
seems to have issued a decla ration to
the effect that all foreigners should
be treated as enemies. This, as As.
sistant Secretary of State Hill remark
ed in a communication to the United
States legation at PCgOta. must be
regarded as gratuitOuSly offensive and
this government must demonstrate ag
ainst such characterization Of its CT
tiZenShip having conventional rights
CT visit and sCiourn in Columbia. Il
should have been made the occasion
of instant and vigorous protest
Most of us will heartily concur III
the opinion expressed by Mr.. Hill
At the same time we will wonder why
the matter has been kept from the
public for so long a period 1t does
not appear that vigorous steps have
been taken to recover the confiscated
property of our citizens or its value
in money. These Colombians don't
seem to know when they are we'll off.
They have no appreciation of the ser
vices the United States has performei
for them: on the contrary they act
as if they were comforting a favor or
this country in permitting us to Up
hold the Monroe doctrine.
If citizens of the United States are
to be subjected to indignities by SOuti
American republics: if their propert.
is to be confiscated on the flimsiest
of pretext and with only the shadow OF
hope fer reimbursement, it is high
time this nation I~-"oht them to :
realizing sense e their shortcomings
The Monroe c cine I.as not intend
ed to promote =" numerical Supre
macy Of IT. frnitad States except
perhaps, Incidentally. American citi
zens have 2 moral right to expect
better treatment in South America
than citizens of other countries, but
they have no legal rights in this re
gard.
Still they are entitled to common
Justice ana we should see that they
receive it. We are distinctly agains
abrogatlng the Monroe doctrine bU
we can sympathiZe in view OF this Co
lOmbian epiOde. with a writer in the
North American Review for April
who signs his contribution, An An.
erican Business Man." and who says
Just as surely as leprosy perme
ates the whole body. and breaks GU
again. although some local ulcer ma.
have been healed. just so certalnl.
will the anarchy of Venezuela, &c
lombia and the other Latin-Amerlcai
countries constitute an everlasting
menace to the peace of the world, ur
til such time as civilization may ris
in it's might and put an end to it. TIL
United States should adopt san
and practical policy, consQnant wit
the requirements of modern clVlllZs
ton. Whether it acts alone or i
conjunction with other powers is in
material. The important thing
that stability and security should TAX
the place of anarchy, desOlatiOn an
destruction" Salt Lake Herald.
illIiIIIlIIIItgHI'
Mrs Lottie Ross, sister of Jame
Morris, one of the proprietOrs Of tn
Tonopah Miner, died in Sacrament
last week.