The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-01-08

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our action in ordinary cases. l have not.
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This rule IL derived from the principle Of
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from Which Il i d.dused te '1 rule il SUB
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required ii the present instance. These
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and. third. the interests Of collective civlll-
neasSas. Tor Ratincatloa. .#f
r. He reviews these reasons at considerable
length and justifiea the speedy recognition.
on either and all Of them He refers TO
to show that me-
cessqrs OF that nation, thus the treaty Of
1886 with New Granada was transferred
first to Colombia ana now TO Panama mama "
This recognition was. In the second
place. further justified by the highest con.
alterations Of our national Interests al. ana
firm that there 10 nothing Of greater Or
more pressing importance than the con-
structtons OF an interoceanic canal. Long
Acknowledged to be essential to our com
merciai development, it has become. 40
the result Of the recent extension OF our
5ential to cGP natisnaI
In the light Of our present situation. the
establishment Of easy and speedy com.
ana the Pacific presents itself not simply
a. something to be desired, but as an 0o.
ject to be positively and promptly at.
superseded BY reasons Of vital necessity.
which do not admit Of indefinite delays
In the same connection he charges Co
Sm6 %t Of sny cana. treay
only to secure the 100000 offered i as
ns es
Canal company for its franchise and
rights as well. BY waiting until octo-
Der 81. 1904, the franchise OF the pana ma
to seize its property and rights on the
isthmus and then be IN position ;hs to de.
to. that government Of both sums: In
this connection he says: 81
"Such is the scheme to which It was
Be Invited to become a party. The con-
gated to the The indefinite future, while Co
BY 3bs Of heg ANN
pensation to be paid BY the United states
for the sd Sa 81 aathorzt eae By f.:
act Of 1902 to be paid for the property Of
the New Panama Canal company. That
the attempt to carry put TINS seh edm
not be doubted: nor could the United
States have counted upon immunity from
apart from the indefinite delays to which
the construction of the canal was to be
subjected. On the first appearance OF
% %oaid have BEEN summoned ned to tnterpose.
Of 81 the treaty Of 1s5s; and I'll this in sup.
Rsst IN Of It's Rast e , Tssh by The vaon
regard. Of our own highest int .-es-T7 e.Ss
atly to end In further injury to the cit
Of d.ze, III thr wneas
pierce the isthmus have become a mat
ter Of history" 1850 ~
OF the third reason for speedy rscog-
I'm the third place, I confidently main
tain that the recognition Of the repuhlic
Of Panama was an act justified BY the
Of eoS sad TO- have
effect an object the accomplishment Of
va. tss nsS saes sods that
position with regard to the intercc. -. ~"
canal. Since our purpose to build the
canal was definitely announced, There
Of approval and ENCOURAGEMENT. In which
even Colombia herself at one time par
ticipa ted; and to general assurances were
order that no obstacle might stand in our
wsv. Great Britain renowned important
rights under the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
and agreed to it 81, aoroEao n1edee
to build the canal and protect 1t as an
open highway. g., .s.., 81, -
Justifled by Collective Civilization.
THAT our position as the mandatory OF
conceived is shown by the promptltude
another: followed our lead in recognizing
Panama as an independent state. Our
acton in recognising the new republic
has BY sns
Peru. China, Cuba, Great Britain. Italy.
K,Sa re and
of treaty right and Obligation. Of national
interest and safety. and Of collective cdv-
ilizatlon. by which our govetrn govern. r.. - -
comprehend the attitude. Of those who
can discern in the recognition Of the re-
public Of Panama only g genera a p.
which a given government Is oyei .urned
r. from 1Ds another ic Only the amplest justi.
% Sas9n sao Of s stnsr kind snt SsTs
no fixed rule which can be applied to all
such movements. Each case must be
judged on its own merits Th'E
been many revolutionary movements.
many movements for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of countries, which were evil. tried by
any standard. But in my opin:on no Is
interested and fair minded observer &C;
ousinted with the circumstances can fail
to feel that Panama had the ampiest jus
ti1cation for separation from Colombia
under, the conditions existing. and; more e.
over. that its action was IN the highest
entire civilized world by securing the
Immediate opportunity for, the building
Of the interoceanic canal. The
people Of the isthmus. and as I firmly
believe Of the adjacent parts Of Central
and South America, will be greatly bene-
fitted by the building Of the canal and tho
guarantee of peace and order along its
kne; and hand in hand with the benefit
to them will go the benefit to us and to
mankind. BY our prompt and do-,.r ~.