Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-12-11

quiet only BY the prospect II the con.
clusion Of the treaty, which was to them
matter OF vital concern. When it be-
lessly lost. the people Of Panama rose
literally as one man. Not q shot was
n fI o., Dy single man on the isthmus in
the nen+ interest Ges ct d. the Colombian govern
plishment of the revolution. The Co.
lombian troops stationed on the isthmus.
VINO mad long been unpaid, made COM
and With astonishing unanimity the new
republic was started. The duty Of the
United States was clear" \
Inc Inc president then tells of the orders
Peoltlonary force on the isthmus. and
ms recognition OF the de facto govern
%en It, Of r panama He follows with itst
lions, riots and other outbreaks that have
occurred on the isthmus since 1916: they
a ae%oes % Tor the g years. and the presi-
I'm me he INST sa1 is on ny, e1nsrisacs one
over half a. century has shown coiombia
to be utterly incapable Of keeping order
of ths n 3ay s the active
q seyereienty. In 1855. in iseo, in 1879
Ina 3ssS IN 1s21 and again in 1902 sailors
ships were forced to land in order to
patrol the isthmus. to protect lite and
p proper and nd to sec that the transit
1881. in 1862, in 1885. and in 1900: the
Colombian government asked that the
United States government would land
tain order on the isthmus. Perhana 1 4hs
most extraordinary request is that which,
has Just been received and which runs a.
follows: S e0
commenced in Panama (an eminent ~ ~
lombian) says that II the government 0f
RssssFitye Colombian rsaaat. 'oyeretEnty ana tho
charge d'affaires, this government ~g Mii1
declare naarttai law; and, BY virtue Of
ySSe oeSer SiafarnsS @ whs
by decree the ratification Of the canal
Of The United states prefers, vii cali am
and friendly members-next May to I an.
is@S!en has the perfect e eonideec. c Of
fee VICE he says and II i
or send representative there to adjust
matters along above lines to the satisfac-
ton OF the people there?
1spatfh En- is o aetewSrthy from tye
guaranteeing the treaty to us is in sharp
contrast with the positive and contempt
uoas refusal of the congress which has
treaty; it shows that the government
which made the treaty really had abso-
lutte control over the situation, but did
not choose to exercise this control. The
dispatch further calls on us to restore
order and secure Colombian supremacy
In the 1sthmus from which the Colombian
government has just by its action decided
of the canal
"The control, in the interest Of the COM
merce and traffic of the whole civilized
World, OF the means of undisturbed
transit across the isthmus of Panama
mas become of transcendant importance
to the United States
Under such circumstances the govern
ment of the United States would have
'peen guilty of folly and weakness,
amounting in their sum to crime
against the nation had it acted other
wise than it did when the revolution of
NOV last took place in Panama.
Every effort has been mac by the
government of the United States to per-
suade Colombia to follow a course which
was essentially not only to our interests
and to the interests of the world, but to
the interests Of Colombia itself These eff
forts have failed; and Colombia, by her
persistenc in repulsing the advneces that
have been made, has forced US, for the
sake of our own honor, and Of the inter-
est and Well-being, not merely of our
own people, but if the people Of the
lsthmus of Panama and if the civilized
countries of the world, to take decisive
steps to bring to an end a condition of
affairs vl,ial' had hA~onoa in+olara BILE