New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

Parker have done or any other Democrat! Re might
have abandoned the canal A6ou, This time the
Bogota Dictator sent new generai'' to Panama;
his stan out and shoot them. because Of suspected
o ot to the regning Clique The news eaked
rived on the isthmus they were taken prisoners.
INDEPENDENCE and established its own government
Colom6la had been hotbed Of revolution. an
ishmus alone there have been unors than hfty revo
bar0nss az s Tf nt cyyzsd v6I 65gts ese
and disguised at this eternal sslseless shameless
canal They were e'C our friends We were Obliged
ruped VIA. ReFe we TO oP sbo15 or Snnse5
ment allow the Colombian military jetes' TO use
purpose Of depressing and destroying our friends?
Should We assist the Colombian Dictator's clique
build the canal at all?
PRESIDENT DID THE ONLY PROPER THING.
President Roosevelt did the only proper thing
and he did IL at the proper time. He recognized
the new Panama Republic as he had a right TO
90 under the strtctest tenets Of international law,
and bis action was followed by every civilized
government in the world. Had he done otherwise
e terI you'd hay been sven to this day reign
s. IL was not lie was lost The people o;
OPPRESSION and wrong at The hands Of Il the Rs6a
dlctators, and it is curious see the Democratic
rIgnts and liberty. esPouse the cause OF the
I@TIous gang OF military oppressors OF Bogota-
Was President Rooseyelts action In tbs
what the Democrats call imperialism II So let
mas said II. Senator German has said It. no doubt
the whole Democratic mena gerie feels that way
Panama CaEaI is the 4dghtiest work which has
world for the benefit Of the worlds Commerce Il
IS absolutely essential to our national defence-the
5os Soa,S 4ms?os ln 96,' drr sei
most pornt seP es taen 1T ~. s a BE s6s
Of making Network the worlds metropolis II
most Of Il This is evidently what hurts the
and Sro ~ n Esrs tor II seems to be the head
PIT, Lhst 9i one Of them. in discussing the
L Is significant al any rate that Mr. Roosevelt,
~nen instanctng the measures and achievements
he inpersiistic Of aii"tRe Ince0to nen' en
on the ishn ano Of Of the rsvo,ut2n
meant 70 alude TO this matter In his renarE that
when the die was cast and the United States found
recoq,Iz be by me sco1 OF the President to
sDndr is wst6out any distinction OF party 70
the governments action On the confTary It re
TERED the case to the people remarkng THE
IS ore that concerns the future The people az the
on his Heio on g,b thai Point and vii
1ust, ,prG3aent ard statesman5e or condemnns It
WHY NEWCOMERS SHOULD SUPPORT
HIM
The. intinatton that the President had sone-
thing TO do with the inception announcement
and organization Of a revolution on the sthmus
OF Panama" shows the utter depths to which the
Democratic party will stoop.
Now. the Democrats want TO defeat the Presi-
dent on the Panama Canal issue. which, as stated
was Just. prudent and statesmanlike or inlqui-
HE Issue Is Joined; A's'''
MS ' issue sa9'S vote waG The Ss psoe h 9 . on
Is II possible that the voters OF the city OF New
suburbs Of New-York VIII fan TO ra1ly 10 the SUP
port OF the President this issue7 A half century
some debates. OF intrigues Of political and fnan-
ea brsVe hones p vpca m 9reatn ~ pr T.is
tent Is there man among us who taxes pride
wisdom. The patriotism. OF this man? with
Promptness ana energy which has never before
he engineering work Is being pushed by one Of the
stand ready under the direction Of the great Ex-
present state to perform miracles OF engineering
a..u coaS,ruc % on me lsth,nus ana 20 demon
strate ane" me marvellous fertility OF American
sEins o, ~ ne 81 IKE ms ms y[ qnder
he wor.c VITO has smashed into atoms every OBJ
w oy The Sa rsrsI9 Tese @ Nh be In ds
aunching Of this stupendous proiect IS Theodore
ooTsye t He s a9s P3esup re york well and wise
ysereict o. the American people. want The voters
! y Hew-YoTs City 20 stop and TANK a moment
| 70 have right 70 vote.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE
Take the map q the Western Hemisphere and
Il will be seen that the entire west coast Of South
America Is almost directly due south OF New-York
chill is already rich and prosperous country. and
| growing rapidly. Peru In the past been re-
| sarded the richest country naturally In the
| world. Two generations ago they used the express
| sion 'as rich 4 Peruvian in the same sense
| as our people would say, i'as rich as Croesus.'
snd to- e ANA RsGOa a6 95 Of the
and other great enterprises Of that country are
controlled by our people Chill IL practically IN
| ne hands OF the English and Germans LARGELY be
/ cause the steamship lines leaving Quay aQul..
| or
miles around the Horn. and once In the Atlantic
| ocean Europe is more easily reached than New
York. When the Panama Canal Is finished. this
! rich and important territory will be Immediately
contiguous the Network market. The dis
lance and saving effected follows:
| Miles
| Miles Via Panama
| Sew-Yorx Cape Horn. Canal Miles saved
| Qua souH ............. Il47I 332T s2+l
| Cal.aO 3..44 094-
| Valparaiso .............. $3.50 50I4 473e