The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-07
srossness of this outrage and the insule
TO our dignity, even apart from the saw.
agery of the threat.

srossness of this outrage and the insule
to our dignity, even apart from the saw.
ase' "John Hubbard,
"Commander. u. 8. Navy.
Commanding -
This plain official account shows that.
instead of too much provision by the
American government, the orders for the
movement of American ships had been
too long delayed; there were put Torty-
two marines and sailors available to pro-
tecs American men and women. 1t was
only the GOODNESS and gaiiantry with
which this little band faced ten tinas
phe. At Panama there was no American
man-of-war, troops or sailors. AT Colon,
Commander Hubbard acted with ent!rs
impartiality towards both sides, prevent
ing any movement, whether by the CO.
lomb.ans or the Panamans, which would
produce bloodshed., In the New York
Evening Post, under GATE OF IaIaifa,
December 8, a special correspondent sets
forth the unbearable oppression OF. Co.
lombia in Panama. In this article IS an
interesting Interview with Il native Pan
aman, in part as follows:
'.We looked upon the building Of the
canal as a matter of life or death to us.
We wanted that because 1t meant, with
the United States in control of 1t, peace
ard prosperity for us. President Marco
uuin appointed an isthmian to lie gov
ernor Of Panama; and We. looked upors
that as of happy augury. soon we heard
that the canal treaty was not likely to be
approved at Bogota; next We heard that
our isthmian governor. Obaldia, who had
scarcely assumed power, was TO be super
notwithstanding all that Colombia has
drained us of in the way of revenues, she
did not bridge for ps a single river, nor
make a single roadway, nor erect a sin
gle college where our children could be
educated, nor do anything at all to adj
vance our industries. Well, when
arrested them, and the town Of Panama
was in joy. Not a protest was made, ey-
cept the shots fired from the Colombian
gunboat Bogota, which killed one Chi
to encounter the Colombian troops at Co.
Ion and fight 1t out; but the commander
of the United States cruiser Nashville
forbade Superintendent Shaler 70 allow
the railroad to transport troops for either
party. That is our story"
1 call especial attention to the con-
Guiding PORTION of this interview which
states the Willingness OF the Panama peo-
pie to fight the Colombian troops and tho
refusal OF Commander Hubbard to per-
nit them to use the railroad and there
fore to get into q position where the
fight could take place.
The fact that in this last revolution not
a life was lost. saw one man, and no prop
erty destroyed, was due to the action
which [ have described.
I hesitate TO refer to the Injurious In
situations of completely by this govern
ment in the revolution. They are as desti-
tute of foundation as Of popriety. No
one connected with this government had
any part In preparing, melting. or en-
couraging the late revolution on the 18TH
mus of Panama, and that save from the
reports of our officers, given above, no
one connected with this government had
knowledge OF the revolution except such
rs was accessible to any person who read
the newspapers.
+ have not denied either the validity or
the propriety of the general rule tina a
1t has shown its anility to maintain its
independence. But the rule is subject to
executions, 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
tional interests and safety; and. third,
the interests of collective civilization.
L confidently maintain tina the recog-
milton of Panama was justified by the i'll
~terests of collective civilization. If ever
a government could be said to have re-
ceived a mandate from civilization to eff
feet an object demanded in the interest
of mankind, the United States holds that
canal. In order that no obstacle might
stand in our way, Great Britain re-
nounced important rights under the Clay
The second pan-American conference,
at the City OF Mexico, January @, 1902.
adopted the following resolution;
The republics assembled at the inter-
national conference of Mexico applaud
the purpose OF the United States govern
ment to construct an interocearic canal,
and acknowledge that this work will not
only be worthy Of the. greatness of the
American people, but also in the highest
sense a work Of civilization, and TO the
greatest degree beneficial to the develop
ment Of MINER between the american
states and the other countries of the
world"
That our position as the mandatory of
civilization has been by no means rniscon-
ceived IS shown by the promptitude With
which the powers nave 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
RIGA, Japan and Austria-H Hungary.
Theodore Roosevelt,
White House, January 4. 1904.