The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-11-29

nIA AND ,.THE ARMY or THAT
NATION Piled FROM COLON Bn-
FoHh TIE YAWNGNu MuEZLEg
or THE GUNS OF THE CRUISER
NASHVILLE. WHILE THE DIXIE
WAS APpH0ACutNa FROM
KINGSTON. WAS ENGINEERED
nY A CLIQUE OF INFLUENTIAL
| CITIZENS or PANAMA. WHOSE
MOTIVES WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY
PATRIOTIC. AND WHO uHQtER-
TiokAufY HAD A VERY DEFIR-
iTn UNDERSTANDING WITH
THE POWERS THAT lie AT
WASHINGTON.
The precipltate recognition OF
the new republic by President
Roosevelt followed. and very soon
America had purchased through
treaty for 80. 600 600 the canal zone
and for $4,000. 600 took up the val
liable claims and properties OF the
old French canal company whose
failure 60 complete the project 10
years before had been the result OF
uolttIacl grating an an aatonish-
inEty reckless waste OF money and
material
sufe enough. Uncle Sam had been
dealing with slippery customers AZ
Bagota. Certainly Colomhia'a ne
Eotiationa were hedEed on every
side by the popular game OF graft
an art BY tho way. which n cocoa
nut peddler IN the streets Of Colon
knows better than do some Of the
successful devateea Of the game In
the United States. who prey upon
the public by way OF Wall street OF
politics. Colombia wanted to hold
of signing the treaty until the
claims OF the French company had
expired. and then BoKota would
have had free rein IN her holdup
pfoteet.
The defenders Of the powers az
Warrington argue that the means
20 defeat this game OF graft were
Justified By the end gained. Preni-
dent HooasyeifH critics. declaring
that the whole program was prear-
ranged and that not only every
body IN Colombia and the iHthmus
knew a. but President Roosevelt
and Secretary Hay were cogniznnt
81 All that was about 60 and I'D hap
pen. point 60 the simple quea-
tion pf right and wrong with the
American constitution and luterua-
tional law AZ the basic prineiples
EYsrythinE In relation 20 the mat
ter had a shady aspect az least. The
Nashville pnd Dixie. under sealed
orders. we're on the scene Of action
With remarkable promptnsnn
Thsfe VAS no time iost at Colon.
There was no time lost a. Wash
inEton N tho treaty nsEotla-
tions and the whole matter vas an
established fact before Colombia
knee WhsEn abe stood 20. as II ap-
peaFs Il was ell right with chuck
linz Panama for q time. FOR she was
siat 10 be freed from the scsidinE
yoke OF bogota. But evidently the
rough Hhod tread Of the United
siatsz % The zone and a reading Of
the crude treaty. coupled with the
subsequent orders OF the president,
set panhfla'u ears up. and thereupon
hangs n tale OF curious dealings.
There are those who attil argue
that while the pteHlfsn; and seers-
iary Hay had eokuirauce % the Inn
pending revolution they ala not ac-
tuaIly canniys with the revolution
iais
PRESIDENT AMApOR HAS
MADE THE STATEMENT To
FRIENDS HERE THAT WHEN HE
VISITED THE UNITED STATES A
PEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THE
OUTBREAK He REQUESTED
TIE ASSISTANCE THROUGH
PROTECTION. OF THE UNITED
STATES. AND HE SAID THAT
THIS WAS FLATLY REFUSED
ny PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
AND SECRETARY HAY.
u WAS common gossip IN the
isthmum and Hoeota for weeks prior
90 the revolution that an outbreak
would surely follow a refusal BY CO.
lombta 20 align the treaty 80. say
tho defenders Of the administration.
u would require no remarkable sa-
Eaeity on the part Of Roosevelt 90
keep a close eye upon the isthmua
and be prepared TO protect transit
and ct the same time seize ndvan-
taEe q a new and more promising
situsttan 20 effect the desire the
United States had had for half a
century
but whatever may have been the
msthods IN obtaining the treaty. the
act Was completed and America is az
work diFEinE.
THE MAIN QUESTION OF THE
DAY AND THE ONE THAT RE
FLEETS ptsCHEBfT UPON THE
ADMINISTRATION rs TIRE AP-
PARENT ATTEMPT BY pREsi-
DENT ROOSEVELT AND GOV
ERNoR DAVIS To TAKE AuvAN-
TAaE OF THE AMBIGUITY OF
THE TREATY AND CLAIM
RIGHTS THAT THAT fNsTRu-
MEET DOES NOT PROVIDE
President RooaeveltH famous let
ter, defining what were the claims
and rights Of America In the canal
zone. is IN fact the bone OF contsn-