The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-01-21
A MEXICAN OPINION.

w. l.. Vail, son of H. J. Vail, of the
New Sharon Star, editor OF the Mex
lean investor, published in the City
of Mexico, says:
with the exception of one or two
representatives of the antique press
of that country, the Mexican newspa-
pers have commented favorably upon
the action of the United States gov
eminent in connection with the Pan.
ANA affair.
No reasonable human being could
take exception to the attitude OF
President Roosevelt. The interest OF
the civilized world demands the con-
struction of the canal and the lead
ing European powers have applauded
the energetic action OF the American
chief executive in refusing to be tied
down by the dilatory and incompre-
hensible methods of the Colombian
government so-called. All attempts
to twist and distort the real facts are
vain. The United States has no de-
signs on the integrity of the Latin
American country. She has proven
this is in her defense of Mexican
integrity during the war of the
French Intervention, in the Venezue-
Ian embraglio, and still later in her
chivalrous action towards the new
republic of Cuba Colombia simply
| exhausted the patience of the world
and her action has cost her the state
of Panama. ....
Aside from the payment of S30,000,-
| 600 which she would have received
from the American treasury, Colon
| bia loses a territory with a popula-
ton of over 100000 souls; an area of
31,571 square miles and a producer
Of revenues per annum to the amount
of 100000. She loses the two
principal ports of the Republic, Pan
anna and Colon, which are visited an
nualIy by more than 1000 vessels OF
all descriptions, which land over l.
100000 tons Of merchandise and near
ly 100000 passengers. Of the COM
merce Of the Isthmus of Panama the
United States supplies larger share
than any other country. The i'm
portations at the port of Colon dur
ing the fiscal year ended June 80,
1903, as shown by the report of the
United States consul, amounted to-
$952,6S4, of which $614,179 was from
the United States, $119,086 from
France, $118,322 from England, &c.,
1856 from Germany. The figures of
the fiscal year 1903 show consider
able increase from those OF 1902, in
which the value of the imports at
Colon were $776,345. or the $614;>
179 imports from the United States
at Colon in 1908, $2O0,744 was dry
goods, $1S9,333 provisions, $59, $3.50
coal, $3s,642 lumber, $50, 900 kerosene,
$30,400 liquors and $31,940 hardware.
The value of the importations from
the United States in 1908 exceed
those of 1902 by 100000.
The exports to the United States
from Colon in 1908 amounted to-
$173,370, of which $75,432 was bana-
mas, $4,000 cocoanuts, $12,472 turtle
shells, $4,000 ivory nuts, $6,460 hides
and $5,924 coffee.
From the port at Panama the ex-
ports to the United States in the fis-
~cal year 1903 amounted to $193,342,
of which $56,767 was hides, $780, pm
india rubber, $27,S05 cocobolo~an-
$16,59S ivory nuts, ,s13,372,1d arti-
and $690S coffee. I'he Sgland, Ger a
ANA states that thSsn1d the United d
cles come raostly statistics of the e
many, Frap-e ~
olats ~ afso loses her only capie y =
1polo ot;on with the outside world,
,i1 \ -aight be added that she loses !
I. excellent excuse to maintain a
onstant internecine strife, for Fan.
ma has always been the stronghold
4 liberalism. Owing to the fact
hat these losses are due entirely 70
and misapplied pat
riotism there will be very few OUT
side people who will sympatnize
deeply with Colombia in her ne-
If, however, It snail APP
near to be her desire to go into
contest with the United States over
the matter it will not require mucn
figuring TO reckon up the results