The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08
srcsansss OF thls outrage end the :nsule
to our dignity, even apart from the eAvs
agsry OF b threat.
Commander, y. 3. Navy.

.Commandine.s
This Lain oenclAl account shows that.
i Hm::,s.s q .o sss %sss 9 Rs:y o.ssa. e sSr s &:
movement OF American ships had been
too long. delayed; there were but forty
-, R Rmaq;s.s an m. ssil saa , vomsDl E E p %ss
which this little band faced ten times
thor number h prevented . catastro-
mun-of-war. troops or satlors. AZ Colon.
Commander Hubbard acted with entire
iinpartiality towards both sides. prevents
iomnb:anss 'e or i Psnamsns. which would
produce bloodshed. In the New York
Evening Post, under date Of Panama,
n fosss tss : ;n = spssSi;a a correspo9maen ns s eos
lombia in Panama. In this article IL an
interesting Interview with q native Pam
aman. in part AZ follows:
canal as q matter of life or death to US.
We wanted that because It meant. with
the United States in control. of II. peace
quin appointed an isthmian to be gov
ernor Of Panama.: and we looked upon
that as Of happy augury. Soon we heard
sna5 sne canal ~ Ro ,reaay was n %s 'i heayd g 9h ~
our isthmian governor, Obaldia, who had
scarcely assumed power. was to be super
seeded ~ q soldier from. BogotA.
drained US OF in the way of revenues. she
did not bridge for us . single river. nor
max z single roadway. nor erect z sin
educated. nor do anything at 81! to adj
n u industries. Well, when
the new generals came We sei.ed them.
was in JOY: Not a protest was made. ex-
cept the shots fred from the Colombian
gunboat Bogota. which killed n Chi
to encounter the Colombian troops at co.
lon n fight 1t out: but the commander
OF the United States cruiser Nashville
forbade superintendent shaler to elbow
party. That Is our story"
I call especial attention to the con-
Guiding PORTION of this interview which
pie to fight the Colombian troops and the
refusal of Commander Hubbard to per-
NIT them to use the railroad and there
fore to get into q position where tho
fight could take place.
The fact that in this last revolution not
a HE wa lost, save n man. no prop
which 1 have described.
I hesitate to refer to the injurious In
situations of completely by this govern
ment in the revolution. They are as desti-
n connected with this government had
any part in preparing, melting, or en-
%couraging the late revolution on the Isth-
mus Of Panama, and that save from the
one connected with this government had
knowledge of the revolution except such
as was accessible to any person who read
the newspapers.
1 have not denied either the validity or
the propriety OF the general rule that .
new state should not be recognized till
I, ad has ssown i sut a9,lity to maintain it,
exceptions, and there are imperative rea-
sons why a departure was justified in the
present instance. These reasons embrace.
first. our treaty rights; second. our ma
ttOnal interests and safety: and, third.
the interests of collective civilization.
I confidently maintain that the recog-
terests Of collective civilization. II ever
q government could be said to have re-
ceiyed a mandate from civilization to eff
of mankind. the United States holds that
position with regard to the interoceanic
canal. In order that no obstacle might
nounced important rights under the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty.
The second pan-American conference,
adopted the following resolution. -'SN'
1.-THE republics assembled at the inter-
national conference of Mexico applaud
ment to construct an interoceanic canal,
and acknowledge that this work will not
only be worthy Of the greatness. Of the
sense a work Of civilization, and to the
greatest degrees beneficial to the develop
ment OF commerce between the american
world"
That our position as the mandatory Of
civilization. has been by no means miscon-
ceived is shown by the promptitude with
which the powers a followed our lead
in recognizing Panama. Our action has
been followed by recognition on the part
Of France, Germany, Denmark. Russia.
Sweden and Norway. Nicaragua, Peru,
China, Cuba, Great Britain, Italy, Costa
Rica, Japan and Austria-Hungary.
Theodore Roosevelt.
White House. January Z. 1904.