Bisbee daily review., 1904-02-02
THE LADIES AND PANAMA.

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 The women of Bisbee have a club tn that club all sorts of questions are debated, from essays read from the efatfOrm, prepared by the members, many Of which are interesting. The matters treated upon extend from the prehistoric man 6bwn through the Fealms of ages to the current events a the day. We speak now entirely d what the ladies permit 10 become the propery Of the public, by appear snce of their essays in the columns of Che press. Of course, their little dis stnssiOns among themselves belong to them exclusively. Those they choose 60 have published, it is presumed may hecome fair matters for discussion And criticism, and one of the most public matters coming within the dis eission of the club at its last meeting, Tas the paper read by a well known and charming little lady of this city, taking as her subject Current Events
 Among the current events touched upon by the essayist was the Panama question, a most interesting subject, too, by the way. The speaker-at least the author of the article-in pro ceeeding with her subject, says:
 On June 2s, 1902, the President was authorized to make treaty with Co sombia for the canal across the 18th "aus of Panama In case such a
 7ty could not be secured, after a
 of 8 reasonable time, the object
 shing Panama canal was to be
 ldoned, and the United States was
 .ndertake a canal by the Nicaragua
 ute. Technically speaking, the at empt to make treaty with Colombia failed"
 VIII the essayist insist that it was sehnically" a failure? Was it not ally voted upon by Colombia and de Hberatefy voted down in their legisla- snre? Could that be called '.techni- car failure? Why they did so. is another matter. It was for them to deeept OF reject, as they saw fit. was it aot? The fact that treaty existed between the United States and Co- Aombia or between the United States and any oaher nation, that this coun- cry was to maintain the neutrality of he canal, never authorized the Unit. ess States to rush in and acknowledge q secession" of a state of Colomhia and with ''unseeming haste" treat with tbat "secessionist."
 While on that subject. a blush of name must have risen to the cheeks oa many patriotic Americans. as they nead in the press reports these words. addressed by General Reyes to Secre- sary Hay, on December 23:
 TT there be an eternal and immuta- he principle of right, that right of Co fomDIa has been injured by the Unit Cd States by an incredible transgres- aon of the limits set by equity and fustice."
 Ano. that blush must have deepened Weil-nigh to the shade of anger on seading this further passage from the letter of General Reyes:
 Sad, indeed, is the fate of Dny coun. xy, condemned at times to suffer ca. fanities for its own revolutions. and A others to witness the unexpected Attacks of powerful but friendly State, which for the first time breaks \ i6 honored traditions of respec. for especially for the right Of the weak
 This oignified remonstrance of the envoy of Colombia is a veritable eastj- zation for every American who re- ains enough moral sensitiveness to feel that the rebuke is well deserved xbat these words are true.
 It is the first time such words ever lave been spoken of justifably and in ruth. That is what makes them so hard to bear That is why they are almost sntolerable. So that when the eesayist of the Women's Club of Bis See says further, that the President properly interpreted the action of Con- Aess, that a treaty should be drawn, so MATTER WITH WHAT POW ER," she did not, it is assumed, mean @ say that it was right, the United States was to take advantage of . ueaser power, and be the receiver of stolen goods
 On the subject, also, of the contro- vasy between Japan and Russia, the lRdy esayist is a little wide of the mark az to the facts, but 1t Is just