The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-12-10

% exercise command at sea.
II y smineetly desirable. however. that
on nes sSos. q
staR lately created for the army. Within
the navy department Itself the needs Of
the service have Ave brought about system
are partially performed: for the bureau OF
navigation has under its direction the var
the So.rd 81 Inspection. ana has been ana IN
navy. But though under the excellent ON
cers Ct their head. these boards and bureaus
OF general stan. and have not allacient
scope TO insure . proper READINGS for
BY law Of body Of ss srainsd oscer. %so
military affairs Of the navy. and be author
lSeo advisers OF the secretary concerning Il.
The Isthnaian Canal.
BY the act Of June .. 1902 the congress
treaty with Colombia for the building Of
the canal across the lsthmus Of Panama:
It being provided that in the event Of
lapse of q reasonable time. recourse
should be had to building canal through
Nicaragua. It has not been necessary to
to lay before the senate a treaty provid-
ing for the building Of the canal across
the lsthmus OF Panama. This was the
hberate Judgment Of the congress- and
We can now acquire by treaty the right
to- to con instruct. the canal eyer this route.
which route the isthmian canal shall Be
" and irrevocabiy decided. The question
i nn simply ,sapy. whetnsl or not we shall have
When the congress directed that we
should take the Panama route under
treaty with Colombia. the essence Of the
government which controlled that route.
but to the route itself: to the territory
across which the route lay. not to the
name which for the moment the territory
bore on the map. The purpose of the law
was to authorize the president to make
2 treaty with the power in actual con-
troll OF the Isthmus Of Panama. This
purpose has been fulfilled.
Isthnian Treaty OBLIGATIONS.
In the year 1876 this government en-
tered into treaty with New Granada,
the predecessor upon the Isthmus of the
81 bY the
was provided that the government and
citizens of the United States should al
ways have free and open right Of way
by any modes Of communication that
might be constructed. while in return our
government guaranteed the perfect neu-
the view that the free transit from the
r9pted or embarrassed. The treaty vest
property T,sht carved out Of the s' Fights 81
sovereignty and property which New
Granada then had and possessed over the
sa Saa The name snd Of New Gran
has been divided. Its successor, the gov
eminent Of Colombia. has ceased to own
seSubc pssst n the sthmS Sc,
one time a sovereign state. and at an
other time a mere department Of the sue
cessive considerations known as New
N a 10 a NJ nFnkH Saa
ed to the rights which first one and then
the other formerly exercised over the
isthmus: But as long as the isthmus en-
existence, and the peculiar interest there's
perpet1ate the solemn Contract which
spect our Fight to freedom Of transit 70 aa
across #. and binds US in return to safe
guard for the isthmus and the world the
tr, Of that a9
upon which the United States entered in
! this treaty of 1s4S has been given repeat
eddy in the utterances of presidents and
discovery Of this hemisphere. the canal
across the isthmus has been planned. For
| When made it Is to last for the ages. II il
to alter the geography Of a continent and
| the trade routes Of the world. We have
in control Of TIE isthmus and with foreign
nations II reference thereto our consistent
| the one hand to the peoples Of the isthmus,
whose commercial rightT We are safe
We have done our duty to others in letter
and spirit, and we have shown the utmost
forbearance In exactins our own rights.
Colombia's Reputation OF Treaty.
Last spring. under the act above re-
l a hatva he
representatives Of the Republic Of Colon.
Sia Al. and .s OF our GSxernment was ratified
pie Of Colombia and after q body Of ex.
! perts appointed by our government IS.
pec,aily to 60 in. into the the matter of the
nounced unanimously In favor OF
every concession was made to the people
were more than just in dealing with
them. Our generosity was such as te
make, 1t q serious question whether W.
had not gone too far in their in.
our scrupulous desire to pay ali possible
heed. not merely to the real but even t.
the fancied rights Of our weaker neigh
protection and forbearance. We yielded
In all possible ways to her desires II
drawing up the treaty: Nevertheless thu
in such manner. as to make it EVIDENT b,
the time the Colombian congress adj
journed that not the scantiest hope re-
hmained of ever getting q satisfactor,
| treaty from them. The government 81
Colombia made the treaty, and vet wher
| the Colombian congress was called e
| ratify 1t the vote against ratification wa,
unanimous. 1t does not appear that TIN
government made any real effort to Sc
cure ratification.
Revolution On Panama. T.
Immediately after the adjournment Of
the congress revolution broke out II
Panama. The people Of Panama hat
long been discontinued with the RepubIi.
of Colombia, and they had been kep
quiet only by the prospect Of the con
clusion Of the treaty. which was to then
a matter of vital concern. When II Sc
| came evident that the treaty was hopx
lessly lost. the people Of Panama ros,
fred by 2 single man on the isthmus Il
ment. Not life was lost in the accom-
plishment Of the revolution. The Colon
bian troops stationed on the isthmus
! who had long been unpaid. made com
mon cause with the people Of Panama
and with astonishing unanimity the nev
| republic was started. The duty Of tn,
United States in the premises was clear
In strict accordance with the principle,
laid down by Secretarias Cass and SeWart
in the ofncial Documents above quoted
the United States gave notice that 4
would permit the landing Of no expedi