The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-08

events leading up 10 ana curing the TeVO-
luton the president refers to the recogni-
ton of the new government by The United
States. and in this connection he says:
pie. without the firing Of q shot-with .
similar ease-the people OF Panama de-
NC. Their recognition by this government
was based upon a state of facts In no
~ny s dfa IT'S nos
validity or the propriesy Of the general
rule that new state should not be rec
ogniEed as independent till it has shown
its ability to maintain its independence:
Tits rule Is derived from the principle OF
nonlnuerventlon, and as a coroIIary ol that
principle has generally been observed by
the United States. But. like the principle
from which 1t is feduced. the rule is sub
jeot to exceptions; and there are in my
opinion clear and imperative reasons why
. departure from it was justified and even
reasons embrace, first, our treaty rights:
second our national interests and safety:
and: third. the interests Of collective ciViii-
gee Reasons for Ratification.
He reviews these reasons at considerable
on either and ali of them He refers to
presidents to show that treaties concluded
with one nation are binding upon the sue
1916 with New Granada was transferred
first to Colombia and now to Panama OF
This recognition was, In the second
place. further justified by the ,hlghest com
siderations of our national Interests and
safety. In all the range Of our interna-
tional relations. l 40 l.ot hes.:at. :.
firm that there Is nothing Of greater or
more pressing Importance than the con-
structton OF an interoceanic canal. Long
acknowledged to be essential to our Con
mercial development. 1t has become, as
territorial dominion. more tnan ever es-
sential to our national self-defenSe. {.
! In the light OF our present situation, the
municat.on by sea between the Atlantic
and the Pacific presents itself not Simply
as something to be desired. but as an OBJ
1ect to be positively and promptly at
tanned. Reasons OF convenience have been
superseded by reasons of vital necessity.
which do not admit of Indefinite Oe.ays.
in the same connection he charges Co.
lombia with attempting to SO delay the
ratification of any canal treaty. as %
only to secure the slO.OOO.0oo offered it as
compensate ton by this government. but TO
secure the $4,000 coo promised the Panama
Der 81. 1904. the franchise or the Panama
Colombian government be in position
70 seize ITS property and rights on the
mand Of the United States the payment
to that government OF both sums. In
this connection he says:
Such is the scheme to which It was
proposed that the United States should
be invited to become a. party. The con-
structien of the canal was to be rele-
gated to the indefinite future, while CO.
lombia was. by reason Of her own delay.
to be placed in the more advan .ageouS'
position of claiming not merely the COM
pensation to be paid by the United States
but also the so, 100000 authorized by the
act &C Of 1902 to be paid for the properly OF
would have brought Colombia into con-
not be doubted: nor could the United
States have counted upon immunity from
the consequences of the attempt. even
apart from the indefinite delays to which
the construction of the canal was to be
subjected a On G, the first ~, appearance OF
a Goue have I" bsen to
Of the treaty Of 1s4s; and al! this in sup.
i Ri in 1 its rst staee BY the wanton dis.
regard of our own hiehAe+ '-+r-o =
titly to end in further injury to the cit.
nous losses In their generous efforts 70
pierce the isthmus have become mat
ter of history"
milton the president says in part:
I'm the third place. I confidently main
tain that the RECOGNITION of +ee ren"hNc
of Panama was an act justified by the
interests Of collective civilization. If ever
q government could be said ~ have ro
ceived a mandate from civ,i-at'o, to
mankind. the United States holds that
canal. Since our purpose to build the
canal was definitely announced, there
have come from all quarters assurances
even Colombia herself at one time par
ticipated: and to general assurances were
oeIer that no obstacle mieht stand IN o,,r
wav. Great Britain renowned important
rights under the Clayton ulwer treaty
return nothing but our honorable pledge
to build the canal and protect 1t as an
open highway.
Justified BY Collective Civilization.
That our position as the mandatory OF
civilization has been by no L.eans ais
with which the powers have. one after
another. followed our lead IN Recognizing
Panama as an independent state Our
acrlOn in recognizing the new republic
has been followed by like recognlt on n
the part OF France. Germany, Denmark.
Russia. Sweden and Normas. H:-->- :,
Costa Rioa, Japan and AuStr ..L-nHnga. y.
I'm view of the manifold consideIat ons
interest and safety. and of collective CIV
! tlization. by which our COVE.
mnrshsnd to tbe act t;,a am at loss to
can discern in the recognition of the re-
pubic of Panama oniy genera y
proyai Of the principle of revolution by
from another. Only the amplest jusfi-
fication can warrant revolutionary
movement of either kind. BIZ. horo
no fixed rule which can be applied to all
such movements. Each case must be
judged on its own merits. I'm
been many revolutionary movements
many movements for the Acknowledgement
of countries. which were evli, tired ~
any standard. But in my nP.n OF =
interested and fair minded observer ac-
Quaanted with he circumstances can fail
to feel that Panama had the amp est -
LITIGATION for separation from Colombia
under the conditions listing, and, l..o.S-
over. that its action was in the highest
degree beneficial to the interests of the
entire civilized world by securing ne
immediate opportunity for the building
OK the interoceanic canal The
people Of the isthmus, and as I firmly
believe of the adjacent parts Of Central
and South America, Will be greatly bene-
fitted by the building Of the canal and the
ELL MT Of