Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-10-06
Democratic Charge that the Chief Ex-
ecutive was Hasty, Re-u by Re-
cent Developments in the Isthmi Ian

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a state of local unrest in Panama and
a protest on its part against the inter
probation of the treaty at the hands of
the canal commission as an evidence that
the President was treating the Panama
ians with autocratic sway.
What are the facts? 1t seems that
when the President gave his orders in
June last to Gen. Davis, as Governor Of
the zone, to organize the strip controlled
by the United States, the President en-
deavored in every way to act in strict
accordance with the wording of the
treaty, and for the best interests of
Panama as well as the zone. 1t happen
ed. however. that a CERTAIN GROUP
OF POLITICIANS IN PANAMA
WHO HELD NO OFFICES. AND
| WHO ARE THE OUTS" LIKE THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE
UNITED STATES, WERE LOOKING
FOR ANY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
TROUBLE. Without consulting care
fully the treaty, they Immediately made
a severe attack on the United States gov
ernment and the President, proclaiming
in manifestos and in their newspapers
that the Presidents orders to Governor
Davis were against the spirit and letter
of the treaty, and that he was disregard
ing fiagrantly the rights and interests of
Panama, thus crashing out its indepen-
dence! They agitated their position 50 Wig
Orously that they not only aroused con-
| siderable element of the Panama popula-
ton, BUT PROVIDED THE BACK
GROUND FOR SENSATIONAL
NEWSPAPER STORIES TO BE
SENT TO THE UNITED STATES.
No Cause for the F1urrY.
At the moment when the situation was
somewhat critical in Panama. the new
| American minister. John Barrett, arriv-
ell OH the scene with special instructions
from the President to demonstrate to
the Panama government and people that
the President was determined that NO
STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN, IN
VOLVING THE RELATIONS OF
PANAMA PROPER AND THE
CANAL ZONE, WHICH WERE NOT
| CONSISTENT WITH THE TREATY
AND WITH THE TRUE INTER
ESTS OF BOTH PANAMA AND
THE UNITED STATES. After the
minister had Gained the excitement to
a great extent by his assurances of fair
dealing and after he had given the Pan
a1naians abundant opportunity to file
with him all the complaints they had in
mind, he showed them, in respectful
but diplomatic way, that THE VERY
POINTS ON WHICH THEY so Sc
lVERBLY CRITICISED PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT HAD - ALREADY.
BACK IN JANUARY OF THIS
YEAR. BEEN EXPLICITLY EN-
planned BY THEIR OWN ENVOY
iPLENIPOTENTIAR MR.. BUNAU-
lVARILLA. IN HIS STATEMENT TO
SECRETARY HAY OF HIS INTER
IRRITATION OF THE TREATY. In
other words, the minister proved 10 the
Panama government and people that
their own representative, Mr.. Bunau-
Varilla many months before. had on
their behalf. given the United States alb
solute control of the two ports at the
respective entrances of the canal THUS
COMPLETELY DiSARMING THE
CONVENTIONS OF THE CRITICS
OF THE PRESIDENT that, in es-
tablishing these ports by his orders to
Governor Davis, he had disregarded the
sovereignty and rights of the Panama
government. In addition to this, the
minister also explained to them that in
view of the great responsibility which
the United States owed to the rest OF
the world in constructing such gigantic
waterway, there could be no possible di-
vision of authority, and that the United
States had already, by liberal gift of
ten million dollars, paid for those very
sovereign rights which they now ques-
toned. II they had not agreed to this
arrangement, they might never have got
the canal, and they would probably have
lost their Independence.
| President Was Right.
| What now is the result? In compari-
son with the situation a few weeks ago
when the editorials in the local news
papers, the discussions in the public
plazas. and the kilograms to the Demo
cratic papers in the United States, all
criticised the President and said that
he was acting arbitrarily, WE NOW
SEE THE LEADING MEN. NOT
ONLY OF THE GOVERNMENT
PARTY BUT OF THE OPPOSITION.
ACK NOWLEDGING THAT THE
PRESIDENT is RIGHT; we hear peo-
Pile in the plazas aud public meetings
commencing the United States; we note
the editorials in the Panama press pray
ing for the election of President
Roosevelt. and at banquet given on
Sept. in the American legation by
Minister Barrett in honor of the Minister
of Foreign Affairs. this latter official,
Don Tomas Orias. one OF the ablest and
most influential men in Panama. toasted
in eloquent terms the health of President
Roosevelt and expressed the earnest
wish. on behalf of his government and
his people. that THE PRESIDENT
WOULD BE TRIUMPHANTLY
ELECTED IN NOVEMBER. SAYING
THAT THE REST INTERESTS OF
PANAMA AS WE'LL AS THOSE OF
1.-THE UNITED STATES. AS INyOLV-
ED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE GREAT CANAL. REQUIRED
1.-THE CONTINUANCE OF THE AID
IMINISTRATI0N OF PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT To CARRY FOR
WARD THE WORK.
And so il is with most of the eriti-
cisms of President Roosevelt. whether
they refer to his home or foreign policy.
At krst It is alleged eAat he acts rashly