Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-01-15
Latin American Press on Panama.


press on the Panama question. as indi
Gated by the comments Of papers lately
received in this country, will perhaps
Be somewhat disappointing TO those
persons who looked for n violent ex'
plosion Of Indignation throughout the
continent over the isthmian situation
The leading newspapers in Rio Janeiro
Valparaiso. Buenos Ayres and Monte
video are little reserved in handling
the whole subject as yet, and Colon
bias appeal TO the nations OF South
America generally TO take arms against
..the aggressor' from the north has
been TO considerable extent ignored.
The one journal to enter the lists
against the United States with much
holiness is the influential Prensa (Bue
nos AyresD. 1t indorses the suggestion
that Brazil, Chile and Argentina act
together In all that concerns recogni'
ton of the new republic, because 1.-The
appearance of a foreign protectorate
over a portion Of Latin America Is
very grave event" 1t says:
Was the revolution regional local, iso-
lated? We do not possess at this mo-
| ment material information sufficient TO
| warrant US in arriving at conclusion
upon this point. The people OF the de-
partment of Panama were certainly In
favor of the treaty concluded with the
| United States of North America for the
opening of the isthmus, but the other
| forces in the national life Of Colombia
| were opposed to the instrument. was the
| separatist movement In any way connect
ed with this antagonism OF interests? Is
| the separation satisfactory to the United
| States? Is the problem confronting the
| United States rendered easier OF solution
| by the event which has been brought
| about? We do not know. In due time We
expect that light sufficient to see clearly
will be thrown upon the whole subject.
| In this country the event has caused a
feeling of alarm in the minds of those
who fear the advance and the powerful
influence of the north in Latin America.
The Dia (Montevideo), which is sup
posed to represent the views of the
president of Uruguay, thinks that
South America should not arrive at
conclusions hastily" but makes no
comment whatever on the appeal Of
Colombia to the South American re-
publics. Antiadministratio papers of
Uruguay agree that Colombia can
: scarcely expect the South American re-
publics to help her, since they are not
in a position to do SO.
According to the Concrete U.ima),
Peruvians "are certain that the United
: States is responsible for the success Of
the revolution" but at the same time
"opinion generally favors the step TAX
en- by the people of the isthmus," so far
at least as 1t tends to the completion of
the canal.
The Chileans are apparently not so
favorable. The Ley (Santago) Is filled
with alarm and says:
II 1t be shown that the United States
, actually interfered in the isthmus to
bring on the revolution, we have a portent
Of the utmost gravity in South America
} On the other hand, the MercuriC
' (Santiago) has no fear of North Amer
, lean aggression" remarking that the
only thing to take into account is the
canal ITSELF which, It observes, Twill
revolutionize commercial conditions
Let us look northward."
The Chilean Times, an English paper
: published at Valparaiso, says:
Il The fact that the new republic has beer
=. recognized. with almost unseemly haste
as a sovereign power by the United State,
Z lends color to the supposition that tn,
r separatist movement has been engineered
by the great republic with the object O.
o facilitating the termination of the cam
across the isthmus If this be the objec
- Of the movement the change is to be wei
l. coined. no matter how 1t has been brough
about. for the obstacles thrown by tn,
Colombian government in the way Of tn,
Al completion of the canal had worn out tn,
patience of everybody, including it's owl
'e people Of the department of Panama.
= The Brazilian papers give utteranc,
y to no particular indignation but tn,
% Correio de Mania (Rio Janeiro) note
t. approvingly ahat Chile, Argentina ant
n Brazil are taking measures to act ii
!, concert regarding recognition of tn,
new republic, while the Journal d,
Concrete (Rio Janeiro), although re
;" framing from insinuations, says /
81 ought to be understood that the repub
vi lies Of South America are "attachet
re to the principle of their territorial In
lg tegrity." The Notizia (Rio Janeiro
De fears that the quarrels of the Soutl
IT American republics among themselves
If are little conducive to harmony of &C
20 ton on any point.
! The Venezuelan press, notably tn
Combate (Caracas), remembers the ait
received from the United States agains
Europe, but the Pregoneio Caracas
wants a South American alliance 70
to mutual protection.
ia Naturally the Colombian press. a
n shown by the comments of the Bogot
= papers, Is very bitter against the Unit
" ed States, while that of Panama 1
:" filled with enthusiastic expressions O
J." rejoicing and approval. The Star an
~ Herald, a paper printed in both Spar
N ish and English at Panama, says:
"a All hall to the republic of Panama!
III Not drop of blood stains her banner!
Without tuck Of drum or sound of trun
OF pet, without shot fired the new republi
s, sprung into being In few hours
~ All honor to the intrepid men who 9
25 quietly and with so much tact and discre
ton organized and carried through thi
~ peaceful revolution And yet there wa
M danger to those concerned. Every man {
them knew full well that he risked hi
Is, head.
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