Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-12-12


apparently by counter revolution.
April, 1S73.--Revolution and civil
war which lasted to October, 1875.
August 1s76.--Civil war which last
ed until April. 1877.
July, 1S7o.-Rebellion.
December, 1S7s.-Revolt
April lS79.--Revolution.
June. S79.-Revolution.
March. 1SS3.--Riot
May, 1883 Riot.
June. 1884 attempt.
December, lss4.-Revolutionary at
tempt
January. 1885 Revolutionary dis
turpances.
harch S5.--Revolution.
April. isS7.--Disturbance on Panar
ma railroad.
November, ISs7--Disturbance on
line OF canal
January, iSso.-Riot
January, 95.-Revolution which
lasted until April
March, s95-Incendlary attempt.
October, 1883. --Revolution.
February. 1900 to July, 1900.-Rev-
olution.
January. 90i.--RevolutIon.
July. i.-Revolutionary distur-
Dances
September. 1901 City u Colon TAX.
en- by rebels.
March. 1902. --Revolutionary distur-
Dances
July .iaG2 -Revolutlon.
The above is only partial list of
the revolutions. rebelions. insurrec.
tons. riots. and other outbreaks that
have occurred during the period in
question; yet they number SO for the
81 years. II will be noted that one OF
them lasted for nearly three years be-
fore IL was quelled: another for near.
~ year In short. the experience of
over half century has shown Colon
bia to be utterly incapable Of keeping
order on the lsthmus. Only the active
Interference OF the United States has
enabled her TO preserve SO much IA a
semblance Of sovereignty. Had II not
been for the exercise by the United
States of the police power In her in.
terest. her connection with the 18th.
mus would have been sundered long
ago. In 1856, in 1860. In 1878. In 1885
In 1901, and agin In 1902. sailors and
marines from United States war ships
were forced 20 land in order 10 patrol
the isthmus, to protect life and prop
the isthmus was kept open In 1861
In 1862, in 1885. and in 1900. the Col
ombial government asked that the
United States government would land
troops to protect it's interests and
maintain order on the isthmus Per
hapR the most extraordinary reuues,
In that which has just been received
ond which runs as follows
lnf hag al
ready commenced in Panama ian emf
nent colombian) sa:s that II the gov
eminent OF the United States will land
troops 10 preserve Colombian sover
eighty AMI che transit n requested
by Colombian charge d'affaires. this
government will declare martial law
and, by virtue OF vested constitutions
authority when public order is dis
turbed. will approve by decree th'
ratification OF the canal tracty M
signed; or. II the government OF tn
United States prefers. will call extrl
session OF the congress-with new
and friendly members-next May q
approve the treaty. tAn eminent Col
ombian) has the perfect confidence
oI vice-president, he says, and II II be
came necessary will go TO the istnmu'
or send representative there to adjus
matters along above lines to the salts
faction of the people there"
This dispatch is noteworthy from
two standpoints. Its OFFER of immed
lately guaranteeing the treaty To N
Is In sharp contrast with the POSITIVE
and contemptuous refusal OF the con
gress which has Just closed It's ses
sions to consider favorably such
treaty: II shows that the government
which made the treaty really had AT
solute control over the situation, bu
did not choose to exercise Its control
The dispatch further calls on us to re
store order an. secure Colombian 81
premacy In the isthmus from whicl
the Colombian government has Jus
Ny its action decided TO bar us by pre-
venting the construction OF the cana
importance to United States Of Cor
troll OF means Of undls.urbed Trar
cit Across isthmus.
The control, In the interest OF tn
commerce and traffic of the Who'll
civilized world. OF the means OF undis
turhed transit across the lsthmus O
Panama has become OF transcenden
importance to the United States. w
have repeatedly exercised this contro
by Intervening In the course OF domes
TIC ulbctHbitus ahb W P'pNNN'ho -
territory from foreign invasion. Il
1853 Mr.. Everett assured the Peru'
dan minister that we would not hes
tate to maintain the neutrality of tn
isthmus In the case of war betwee
Peru and Colombia. In 1864 Colombia
which has always been vigilant I
avail itself of It's privileges conferre
by the treaty. expressed Its expects
ton that in the event Of war betwee
Peru and Spain the United State
would carry into effect the guarant
OF neutrality. There have been FEY
administrations OF the state depar
ment In which this treaty has mo-
either by the one side or the othel
been used as a basis of more or les
important demands. II was said b
Mr.. Fish in 1871 that the department
of state had reason to believe that q
attack upon Colombian sovereignty o
the isthmus had. on several occasions
been averted by warning from thu
government. In 1886. when Colombo
was under the menace OF hostilitie
from Italy In the Cerutu case. M
Bayari expressed the serious concer
that United States could not but fee
that a European power should resol