The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16

at least Wouio nave Felt herself compelled to hold the isthmus for long period. Might Set Hemisphere Ahre. This would have wrought immediate and poignantly upon the sensibilities of the American people in respect to the Monroe doctrine. and We should no doubt have found ourself viewing France with annoying apprehension. The French war ships might easily have been followed by those of England and Holland; and Panama. like the Balkan States. might vel have been expected to furnish the spark to set half the world in flames. When you keenly grasp the full sense of imminent danger of foreign compli- cations which confronted the President and the plainly evident truth that no justice. generosity. fair dealing or bust. ness-like consideration could be obtained from Colombia. and when you recall Co., lombia's dog in the manager attitude and the salient, dangerous. pressing exigen- cies of the situation which confronted this Government upon the night of November 3. think you may well be glad that there was in Washington upon this truly fate full occasion a man who possessed the insight, the knowledge the spirit and the courage to seize the opportunity to strike blow, the results of which can be fraught only with peace and good to the whole world.
 A Limit to Patience.
 'One of the most significant and val uabie results of our action In respect to Panama will be the wholesale object les son and the enduring moral effect which our supremacy on the isthmus will bring to the eyes of certain people who are In sore need of instruction in the practice Of peaceful pursuits and orderly adminis- tration. 1t also will not be without value for these same people clearly to under stand in dealing with the United States that there is limit to the patience and the forbearance of this Government.
 We have always tried to deal geriers ously and kindly with out neighbors; we have done them great favors ct many times. in many ways, with no expecta- ton of reward in return. Our cittsens have sometimes suffered great indignities at their hands and on more than one occasion they have visited unmerited slights and insults upon this Cove, nment. All these things we have borne well and patiently for 1t is doubtless true that there is disposition to take advantage of our good will and our good nature. It is also true that some of the Latin. American countries have presumed upon their smallness and feebIeness to do cer- t6All tuAu&B anu tO assume CSItAln uus pardonable attitudes which we would not for moment tolerate on the part of larg- CT or more responsible notions.
 All Not Alike.
 Happily all of the Latin-Americans are not alike and all do not offend in these particulads There are many good and enlightened people among them. We have the best of feeling for them all. We want them to attain great prosperity and power. We wish all of our nelEhbors well and we want all of them to be plen- teously endowed with blessings of peace. No republic to the south of us can be- como too rich. potent and self-snstafning to suit the kindly purpose of this coun- try. Everywhere among the people of Latin-America we want the spirit of liberty to thrive and have its being. We want to feel that they are profting by what is noble and true in our national life ...g as.S
 'In shis ssnse at least. we hope to be paruTlkuns throughout the world. We want the American republics to know that honest toii is disnlned and eflnobling; we want them to entertain spirit of toleration in all matters; we want. too. ideas of civil and religious freedom and education to have abundant and free scope and we desire all our Latln-Ameri- can friends heartily to join us in urging, supporting and vitalizing the principle of international arbitration.
 "In these peaceful ways 1t is the desire of the government to Americanlze the new world and perhaps the old. but not by the power of the almighty dollar. nor by the urgency of trade demands, not by any manifestation or display of force, but rather by the more potent and enduring means of the dissemination of those lofty civilization agencies; those great princi- ples; those fine ideals. those substantial virtues upon which our country was founded and upon which 1t has continu- ously thriyed, and had It's well beingI'