The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-10-07
ALL NOW PRAISE HIM
PANAmA,ANs COMMEND WISDOM
OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

Democratic Charge that the chief Tx
ecutIve Was Hasty, Refuted by Re-
cent Developments in the Isth.,ian
RepubIie-nis Election Desired.
THERE is 40 BETTER ARGI--
MENT IN REPUTATION or THE
DEMOCRATIC ALLEGATION THAT
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is HAS
TY AND INCONSID ERATE IN HIS
ACTIONS THAN THE ACTUAL DE.
NELOPMENT OF EVENTS IN THE
REPUBLIC OF PANAMA A few
weeks ago, and even recently. many OF
the leading Democratic newspapers in
, tile United States have asserted that
Panama was demonstrating against the
administration OF the canal zone as or
dered by the President. and that an i'm
perialisiic policy was being pursued by
| him in his treatment Of the Panamaiaus.
The Democratic critics took advantage OF
state OF locaiSunrest in Panama and
a protest on IT'S part against the inter-
preta'ion OF the treaty ut the hands of
the canal commission rs an evidence that
the President was treating the Panama
ians with autocratic sway
What are the facts! 1t seems that
when the President gave his orders in
June last to Gen. Davis, as Governor Of
the zone. to organize the strip controlled
by the United States. the President en-
deavored in every way to net in strict
accordance with the wording OF the
treaty, and for the best interests of
Panama as well as the zone. 1t happen
ed. however. that a CERTAIN GROUP
OF POLITICIANS IN PANAMA
WHO HELD NO OFFICES. AND
WHO ARE TIE OUTS" LIKE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE
UNITED STATES. WE'RE LOOKING
FOR ANY OPPORTU NIFTY TO MAKE
TROUBLE. Without consulting care.
fully the treaty. they Immediately made
n severe attack on the United States gov
eminent and the President, proclaiming
in manifestos and in their newspapers
that the Presidents orders to Governor
Davis We're against the spirit and letter
or the treaty. and that he was Disregard
ing haErantly the rights and interests of
Panama. thus crushing out its indepen-
dence! They agitated their position so Wig
orous!y that they not only aroused n con-
BILE element OF the Panama popuia-
ton. But PROVIDED THE BACK
GROUND FOR SENSATIONAL
NEWSPAPER STORIES TO BE
SENT TO THE UNITED STATES.
No Cause for the FURRY.
At the moment when the situation was
somewhat critical in Panama, the new
American minister. John Barrett. arriv-
Ell on the scene with special instructions
from the President TO demonstrate 10
the Panama government and people that
the President was determined that NO
STOPS SHOULD BE TAKEN. IN
NoLNING THE RELATIONS or
PANAMA PROPER AND THE
CANAL ZONE. WHICH WERE NOT
CONSISTENT WITH THE TREATY
AND WITH THE TRUE INTER
ESTS OF BOTH PANAMA AND
THE UNITED STATES. After the
minister had Gained the excitement 10
great extent by his assurances OF fair
dealing and after he had given the Pan
amaians abundant opportunity to file
with him all the complaints they had in
mind, he showed them. in respectful
but diplomatic way. that THE VERY
POINTS ON WHICH THEY so Sc.
VERELY CRITICISED PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT HAD ALREADY,
BACK IN JANUARY OF THIS
YEAR. BEEN EXPLICITLY EN-
| planned BY THEIR OWN ENVOY
| PiE&IPOTENTIARY. MIR. BTNAU-
VANILLA, IN HIS STATEMENT TO
SECRETARY HAY OF HIS INTER.
| IRRITATION OF THE TREATY. In
OtAISA NpANSs lht munster proven 10 tue
| Panama government and people that
their own representative. Mr. Runau.
Narilla, many months before. had on
| their behalf. given the United States alb
| Solute control of the two ports at the
| respective entrances of the canal. THUS
COMPLETELY DISARMING THE
| CONVENTIONS OF THE CRITICS
OF THE PRESIDENT that. in es.
tablishins these ports 10y his orders TO
Governor Davis, he had disregarded the
| sovereignty aud rights of the Panama
government. In addition to this. the
minister also explained to them that in
view Of the great responsibility which
the United States owed to the rest of
| the world in constructing such n gigantic
| waterway, there could be no possible di-
vision OF authority, and that the United
States had already, by liberal gift of
ten million dollars, paid for those very
| sovereign rights which they now ques-
| toned, II they had not agreed to this
| arrangement. they might never have got
the canal. and they would probably have
lost their independence.
President Was Right.
What now is the result? In compari.
son with the situation a few weeks ago
when the editorials III the local news
papers, the discussions in the public
b'tAsF''Tt ''aA% AAN ttAN~ AIMS W the ADGlHN-
cratic papers in the United States. all
criticised the President and said that
he was acting arbitrarily, WE NOW
SEE THE LEADING MEN. NOT
ONLY OF THE GOVERNMENT
PARTY But OF THE OPPOSITION,
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE
PRESIDENT is RIGHT; we hear peo-
pie in the plazas and public meetings
commencing the United States: we note
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