New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-01
TO BE DONE AT PANAMA.
IN Tbat Remains Is to Dig the
Tstkmian Canal
.,, cor.s.-o~prvr or TIE TUrpvSrl

:. ,-e.-nt the several phases q '"S
- situations IS they have fe'o'' ,..-- -
sho 81 ma. TIE anomalies. inoohR' oI''sa
seiTer y -. IN IA. story OF this republcs
rnei0'. - "a Greer % cate may feed the h'"'o
-. s.--ic discussion. lut the pihcuo'' "
% a. ,b,. situation end and an hnsNei -.
0Hg -,,ler, which hes interested Nl's So ,..
cana ,.,,-. ana which was brought stralsn,
iO -tcr the Oregon was compehed 20 -.
no" -. 81 ,oir the SQUADRON operating eta.-7I
tns - c,.-vera's command In west No1H
-. nearly SIX years ago. -, .,,.O ?
!, .A., r,-s -tical side CT the situation VII
,,bo,,zh have investigates ano
". 80 The revolution of November ""
ne - -. 40 matter what its direct eause.
IL Ass suffered enough AZ No h'noS
,.-h,s and wsU stiil suffering, 70 hA'e -.
- - -s,,olt wears before. Tint she VIZ -
" :, t.- gndepen6ence long ago hao sl
- - l.aaersh,p and had not Coionl'-~
s..s By unrernitting Vigilance ana O'.' - -
:, ~. cannot b. disputed She nae ai-i
l"l "a, larl,ed the means ana ace 80
..-,os. The act q November hao q. -, -.
..so-, or freeing from very oe"us Y-'-,
r.orl. who had little or no1h'nE u oo.i'ii'o, -
-, who had for so long held the relns Oh 81
.---,,r, There Is nothing In geographl'SI -
-, commercial interests national teuipeTe'l''''
= s,s-os,.io- that can possibly De coIs'l eeN
.,-r,,rr q bond of unity 20 toin ooioin oA -.
-,.-sv~a and Colornbias dominion mas eho".
sor many years solely because o. 'Ao NV
,rightv over the weak -.
c,s,-,o,s ,.ore were even worse PRIOR 10 NO
,,~,f,er than they were n Cuba; the Only olHeI
erce was that the ist'1aian situanon ."u -,
commanded the worlds attention as hau az -
one I say the condition here was "oiSe -.
~, -,,.+.er what else Spain cid IN hor oppression
- c,,ha she gave the Cu5ans q chance 10 So'N'
,-s+e their soil. 70 raise crops. 10 b1i'c 'O-,
,,eke communication possible and &c support ''e
selves.
cO1oNBrNs VICTOUSNESs.
Colombia by her vicious system OF -
,,rs,-e7,es the PauEuans from doing ahV O -,
things WITH land which TVS 1-'' - ~
IN richness and productivity. Panama h~s 80
-.-ies "a give it over 20 the wilderness. swamp
sns funzse an because Colombia has rel1seu -
,,e-nit the building Of roads % give ne 49,
chance 70 occupy the land and tUrh il 70 e-O0'-
~ 70 ensb', them 70 avail themselves treeiy nno
,,-,s,erl,, p, their opportunities. Championship
=, C-olo-,ha's car Sc means. therefore. Champion
shin Of q system OF government which mas cursed
she fsth~7ian strip FOR th-ee-c uaTters q Ce'''
which makes It to-day uudeveloPed, worthless
wilderness. peo7led by as benighted ero u-"
eressve race IS any that claims 2oneTeice 70
civilization
a ouar-er OF = century under the new republican
r,le with the Cnite5 States standing by 10 give
assistance advice and encouragement. VIII cnane'
eli OF this and change u for the oettsr. IN lnat
time there viii be bred here a nev spirit; WIN the
natural influx OF Americans that VIII ioAew 'he
canal work this country Viii be sEbiugated and
turned 20 CONNER cial account. The people may De
lifted from state closely experimenting savasery'
and through education and the training o. thelT
talents made III 10 occupy decent and dlgnlleo
position among civilized peoples. THIS Val be
possible because the faults OF this people. eside
rom their .aherent laZ,ness are largely acquired
Naturally they are Tot vicious IN disposition they
would DOUBTLESS work - there was proper IN
cent.ve 70 labor.
Concurrentiv with development viii 60 the pro-
motion Of sanitation. Panama can never be an
admirable country untH there occurs a miraculous
change in the seasons, 10 DO away with the eHcts-
rive annual rainfall. II NAV, however. be naoe
hsslthv hab.tabie and prosperous II oil OF It's
parts with the building of roads and the esteb-
nshrnent OF ether facilities for ready and IN
expennive comnuuico ton Il VIII begin 10 disgorge
its natural riches. When THAI time shah havo
come It viii be discovered that Psnams Is q coun-
Try oapahle OF sustaining a population great
as, n not greater than, that now TO be found in
what is LEFT o. the Republic OF Colombia
PANAMAs ACTION JUSTIFIED.
Il follows. therefore. thai upon commercial. as
well upon humanitarian. grounds the action OF
the Panamans scvcring their relations with
Colombia IS fully to be justified.
Panama knows, 0s does the world at large, JUST
what motives influenced Colombia TO reject the
HayHerran treaty Panama has had more OK
perIence than has sI TIE rest OF the world with
Colombian greed and CnscruDul0usne This little
republic while state in the Colombian federation
politely pifcred OF their substance. and for many
long wears The whole State paid tribute 10 that
-. 80 tA4.l -eel-.- aldtld hAoNs t.4sN M4icH
colombia rejected the treaty. upon which every
60 in the belief thst she could drive better bar
goin for herself 80 thought % Pauana's interests
enlerea ITO the cons 9eatl0us at BOcota. Tor had
Sc.eB)Je9 instead q SV.0gUgo been She Drice
cesson Panama void rsvc~ nave seen a cent OF
that SUN. And with an d Panama's future hopes
ssked - tie transfer o. that concession to the
United States she move than any ether people or
government las felt me evil effects OF Coioubia's
public to man approves Auc-icsa interference:
thet Is the reason the treaty negotiated with
Eeial4a was 50 quickly accepted by the Jllta.
GAIN TO THIS COUNTRY.
IN" people here look upon the United States as
Their friend, and ready 10 rely upon and trust
II implicitly. The canal treaty IS so liberal n
Us grants tka- the United States could not have
asked more, except il had asked a cession OF the
entire territory The United States is free under
The treaty. and in return for the same terms
oUered Colombia 10 Go exactly as II pleases over
the canal strip; - maze ana enforce sanitary
Ieellauous over the zone and Ia the cities OF
Panama and Colon; 10 bring into these ports free
OF duty al the supplies neeued in the canal work
11a secures m is.ancs Ia Panama aar lying isl
win convert these islands mo yer1pe ,-sIe HoIA
s-T,,s S9 o osef the canal strip Is IN short
secured f.Om cciorn.as N'"-o DOt nave been
10 ako up aEsirs colog eber have occasion
Ieaoolc = succession one ne, er bsers ~, H.
II hr a-na n.D
colony m us city ltumors OF All ssrts az 49,,
re- az ons te1.e.s- but rOne OF them arc desr,1o
" ~ $40 max NClomblans are aFrosft ,~---i-.-
toNeI4 atlaH-d' iac-r camps have ia pa 49,
s-e circulated. '''s va A@ie
The lS-cwlug-tac native Pauauans-o,,,. 49,,
ta-lr SfOu Gers Il these tales II -. -
e.ccs ihc@s IS some little show OF actie5tv in rTa
szs 10 dSi tai SHE'S eo- 5 I6s + h bun equal
tasSed to Col1uel Torres The telenhe-.e -.
ee,WCel Panama and his city on the e5.s,i-. -
November l. Colonel Torres had been dersrssfr.
lnat he be allowed 10 communicate with Cieaers.s
4ogcr ana GI1at2- The demand was refusal -,
ss substitute lie WAS allowed 70 ELK 10 Se5o-
rsngO. After q little preliminary psaser C,olonc
-orrps. N frl-ng El-ra Sonnr -