New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-07
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Washington Nov 6.-By the Presidents for
| NAL recognition Of the new State of Panama
| announced at the White House after to-day's
| Cabinet meeting the autonomy of new Amer
| lean republic has been proclaimed. the last OBJ
stacle to an isthmian canal has been permanently
removed, and emphasis has been given to an i'm
| portant development in the continental policy of
| the United States The two communications.
addressed respectively TO the acting consul gen
eral at Panama and to the United States Min
| lister at Bogota. win convey to the persons ad-
dressed and to the nations OF the world the in
formation that the President Of the United
States holds that he is bound not merely by
treaty obligations, but by the interests OF CIV
ilizaton. to see that the peaceful traffic Of the
world across the Isthmus OF Panama shall not
longer be disturbed by a constant succession OF
unnecessary and wasteful civil vans" 1t will
also convey the fact that this country, as was
frankly announced at the State Department to-
day will throw the mantle of its protection
around the infant republic and will permit no
power to encroach on the rights and liberties
of the inhabitants of the sthmus.
TREATY WITH THE NEW STATE.
This step. made necessary by the evacuation
Of Colon by the Colombian troops thus remov
ing the last vestige Of Colombian authority from
the territory OF Panama, makes possible. &C
cording to the unanimous opinion of those men,
beers of the Cabinet who conferred with the
President to-day, the early negotiation of
treaty with Panama whereby the construction
of an interoceanic canal may be promptly un-
dertaken. The precise form OF the treaty re-
mains TO be determined, and. although it is not
unlikely that the agreement will contain in
some modified form the provisions of the reso-
luton regarding Cuba adopted by the Senate
on February %, 1901, and known as the Platt
amendment, that is one of the diplomatic de-
tails which remain to be worked out.
DEVELOPMENT OF MONROE DOCTRINE
It Is regarded as significant that in announc-
ing that those revolutions which have so long
disturbed the peace of the isthmus must cease
the President has employed language almost
identical with that which President Mckinley
Tpplied to the conditions in Cuba In his message
to Congress declaring that the United States
must interfere to put stop to bloodshed in the
interests Of civilization. There has long been
growing sentiment among American statesmen
that in return for the protection from foreign
aggression insured to the South American States
Nv the Monroe Doctrine this country should
exercise more direct influence on the affairs
of the nations so protected than 1t has in the
past and there appears to be some reason for
the belief. entertained by some officials and
members of Congress. that the recognition and
protection of the Republic Of Cuba. and eventu-
ally of Panama. is the first step in this direc-
ton.
STEP APPROVED IN EUROPE.
1t is learned at the State Department that.
while no official communications have passed
between this country and European powers re-
garding the situation in Panama. this country
is well aware that its assumption Of increased
responsibility and It's stanch adherence to its
treaty pledge to maintain uninterrupted traffic
across the American Isthnus will be greeted
with pleasure on the other side of the Atlantic.
While the suggestion has been made that Ger
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