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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGf ON THE PANAMA SITUATION

tee to New Granada her rights Of soy
ereigntv and property over that terri
tory tire president says.
This article is sometimes discussed as
Il the latter guarantee constituted its sole
object and bound the United states 10
protect the sovereignty OF New GrSldfiit
against domestic revolution NotAl2e,
however. could be more errOueati th2n
this suggestion
The attacks against which the United
States engaged 10 protect New Granular
sovereignty were those Of foreign pow
ers: but this engagement was only a
means to the accomplishment Of a Set
more important end. The great design
Of the article was 10 free an unobstTucted
of which would be found in an inter-
oceanic canal To the accomplishment
of this object the government Of the
United States for years directed its Gi-
plomaey."
colombia's First Act.
The president says that long before
the conclusion OF the Hay-aerran treaty
canal must be built by the United States
not at ALL Nevertheless. when the
/ well considered agreement was rejected
/ by Colombia and the revolution had en-
/ sued one of ColOmbia's first acts has
/ been to invoke the Intervention of the
! United States.
I'll was" continues the president. Gun
DER these circumstances that the nfted
+ States, instead Of using its forces to de-
stroy those who sought TO make the
/ engagements of the treaty d reality, rec
\ ognized them as the proper custedtans of
/ the sovereignty OF the isthmus.
This recognition was further justified
by the highest considerations OF oar ma
2 uon2l interests and safety. an All the
/ range OF our international relations, L do
not hesitate toe affirm that there is moth
/ ing greater or of more pressing import
I ance than the construction Of an inter
Z oceanic canal. Long ACKNOWLEDGED TO be
/ essential TO our commercial development,
/ 1t has become, as the result Of the re-
| cent extension of our territorial dominion,
more than ever essential to our national
! self defense.
The establishment OF easy and speedy
/ communication by sea between the At
( lantic and Pacific presents itself not
/ simply as something to be desired, but as
/ an object toSbe positively and promptly
7 attained. Reasons of convenience have
/ been superseded by reason of vital ne
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cit is on all hands conceded that trea-
ties relating TO boundaries and rights OF
navigation continue in force without re-
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ances of approval and encouragement. in
which even Colombia herself at one tine
participated. and TO general assurances
were added specific acts and declarats0us.
In order that no obstacle might stand in
our way. Great Britain renOEness i'm
portalt rights under the Clay ton BulWer
treaty anu asreed TO its aerosatlon, Re
ceivl1g in return nothing but our non
orabie pledge to bslild and protect it as
an open highway.
World Wants the Canal.
President Roosevelt speaks Of the
resolution adopted hy the Pan-Alnerican
conference at the City OF Mexico, on Jan
- 1902 appiaediag the purpose Of the
United States To construct an inter-ocean-
ic canal and calls attention to the fact
that General Reyes the present 0eiegatc
Of Colombia tn Washington. was among
those who signed the resolution. he con-
Little could it have been foreseen that
two years later. the Colombian govern
meut. led astr2y oy false aliurementS OF
selfish advantage, and 1orgetTlt aAke OF
its fnterua tionai obligations and Of the
duties and responsibilities OF society
would Ihwart the efforts Of the United
which the nations OF America, Te-eehoins
the sentiment Of the nations of Europe
had pronounced TO be not Only worthy
Of the greatness Of the American people
but also in the highest sense a work o.
civilization.
.sThat our position as to the mandatory
OF civilization has by no means beer
mise0neeived is shown bT the prompt
tude with which the powers have, one
after anotheT. followed our lead il recog-
nizing Panama as an independent state
"In view of the manifold considerations
Of treaty right and obligation, of national
interest and safety, and OF collective civ
ilization. by which our government was
constrained to act, I am at q loss TO com
prehend the attitude Of those who car
discern in the recognition of the republic
Of Panama only z general approval OF
the principle of revolution by which tbs
given government is overturned OF one
portion Of a country separated from an
other. only the ampiest justification car
either kind. But there IS no fixed rule
which can be applied 10 all such move
ments. Each case must be judged on its
own merits.
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Cuba Is Il Example.

But IN my opinion no disinterested and
fair-minded observer acquainted with the
circumstances. can fail TO feel that Pan
anna had the amplest justification for
separation from Colombia under the con-
ditions existing, and, moreover. that it's
action was I'm the highest degree benefit
ciaI to the interests Of the civilized world
by securing the immediate opportunity
for the building of the inter-oceanic
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canal It would be well for those Who
are pessiEistic as 10 orr aetic1 IN peace
fulix recognizing the republic Of RanaElsl
while we lawfully protected the transit
from invasion and disturbance, & to recall
what has been done in cuba. where we
interviewed even BY force on general
grounds Of rational interest and duty.
When we interfered if was freely pr0phe-
sled that we Intended to keep cuba and
administer it for our own interests. Re
suits have demonstrated in singulariy
conclusive fashion the fsisity of this pro-
pheey. Cuba is now an independent re-
public.
The president Their re[ers 10 the aid
given cubans IN establishing them upon
n career Of self government ard indie
pendence. and adds
$50 will il be with Panama. The peo-
pie of the isthnUs and as ] firmly be-
I lieve Of the adjacent parts OF Central and
South America. viii be greatly benefited
! by the building of the canal and the guar
antee of peace and order along its line.
and hand in hand with the benefit 70
them viii go the benefit 10 Us and 60
/ mankind.
BY our prompt action. not only have
our interests and those of the world az
! large been conserved but we have fore.
/ stalled complications which were likely
/ tie be fruitful in loss to ourselves and III
! blOOdshed and suffering TO the people
+ of the isthmus-
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bzfnUGeS
OP
E5ERehs

That is the average time
spent IN a large city restau-
rant by three thousand
lunchers. i takes three
hours to digest q fresh egg
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Question of Ratifcation.

Instead OF using our forces, rs we
were invited By Colombia to dc. for the
tWo-fOld purpose OF defeating our own
rights and interests and the Interests Of
the civilized world. and of compelling the
submission of the people Of The isthmue
to those whom they regarded as oppres-
s0rs. we shall. in duty bound. keep the
transit open and prevent its invasion.
Meanwhile. the only question now nef9fe
US is that OF the ratification of tne treaty
For il is to- be remembered that a failure
TO ratify the treaty viii not undo what
has been done; wiz not restore Panama
to Colombia, and viii not alter our Ooli-
cation to keep the transit open across the
isthmus. and TO prevent any OUTSIDE
power from menacing this transit.
1T seems TO have been assumed IN cef-
tain quarters that the proposition that
the obligations of article 80 of The treaty
of 1876 are TO be considered as adhering
TO and following the sovereignty Of the
isthmus 50 long as that sover eighty IS
not absorbed by the United states, rests
upon some novel theory No assumption
could be further from the fact. It is BY
no means true that a state in declaring
its independence Fids Itself Of an treaty
obligations entered into by the parent
government.
at is on all hands conceded that trea-
ties relating TO boundaries and rights OF
navigation continue in force without re-
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No Intimation Given.

@Duriug the years of ueg0tiati0n and
discussion Chat preceded the conclusion
Of the IHay-Herran treaty Colombia never
Estimated that the requirement by the
-ufted States Of control over The canal
zs-sn would render unattaiuable the con-
efrtlctiou OF a canal by way OF the fstl-
mus OF Panama nor were We advised.
during the months when legislation OF
1el2 was pending before the congress. that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-05
Was No Bloodshed.

"it thus clearly appears. says the
president. "that the TACT that there was
no bioodshed on the isthmUs was directly
due-and only due-t0 the prompt and
firm enforcement bg the United States
of its traditional policy. During tine past
forty years revolutions and attempts at
revolution have succeeded ore another
with mOnot0uuus regularity 90 the istn-
mus and again and again nitcd states
sailors and marines have been landed as
they were landed in this instance and
under similar instructions 60 protect the
transit One Of these revolutions resulted
in three years of warfare and the a5-
greEate OF bioodshed and misery caused
bv them has been incalcuiabie Hnc fact
that ip this last revolution not q life Vas
lost save that or the man Killed bv the
shells of tbe Colombian gunboat. and no
property destroyed, Was due u the SC
ton which I have described we. iu el-
feet Doiiced the isthmus in the interests
OF its inhabitants and OF our own na-
tionai needs, and for the good or the
entire civilized world Failure 10 act ~
the administration acted would have
meant great waste Of life great suffer
ing. great loss 81 property, all 81 WHOA
VAS avoided by the firmness and pru-
dence with which Commander 1ubhard
carried out his orders and prevented
either party from attacking the other
The actieE WAS Tor the peace both OF
Colombia and Of Panama. IT Is earnestly
to be hoped there VIII be 10 UnNise con-
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
VIEW ROUGH ROADS
Council deamitteeFlnds Some
IN DepiorsbIe Shape

The members. of the city council
good roads committee yesterday made
the final inspection of the streets that
IL IS proposed, to improve, and at a
meeung to be alled by DIR. Schiffmanu,
the chairman, report is to be pre-
pared for the council.
Inc route taken was on West Sew
enfh to Randolph, on Randolph to
Cleveland, and an inspection of the
latter street as to the possibility of
using 1t for the farmers in the vicinity.
{ A trip around and, by. way of Smelling
avenue took the party to Logan street.
serving the territory between Como
park and Minneapolis. On Maryland
street the trip was made to Edgerton
street, which was Inspected. Arcade
street was also gone over and reported
In very bad condition. 444s
AID. BuSchmanns the Second ward
member of the council committee, says
that Arcade street. Minnehaha street
and the Alton road, the most impor-
tant thoroughfares in this section of
the city. were found in deplorable
shape. He fears that it will be i'm
possible to secure the improvement of
the three theroughfares the first year.
The menabers ofst1e committee will
probably have some trouble. in agree
ing upon the streets that are Ito: be
hrst cared for. it being contended that
the council will accomplish all that can
be expected IL it improves one thor
oughfare leading in the four different
directions. From the east this would
mean the Alton road or Arcade street;
from the west, Randolph street and
Cleveland avenue; from the north,
Dale street or Logan street, and from
the south South Robert and Annapolis
streets 44 ss-ss siafsis..
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
UNION MEMBERS HELD e
]. INDIVIDUALLY LIABLE
Court Holds Those of Bookbinders.
Union Can. Be Sued for Damages

. s s.-% e
Judge Orr yesterday held that the in
diyidual members of, the, bookbinders
union can be sued for damages done
the West Publishing company anG
other members of the Typothetae by
the violation of a contract entered into
by the ST. Paul Typothetae and the ST.
Paul Bookbinders union.
The point was decided on the mo-
tion Of b, Lott that his bank ac-,
count, which had been garnished by
the West Publishing company, be re-
leased. The, court holds that although
it has been. shown that the. money is
In the name of Lott, and is not the
property of the union, Lott must go
to trial on Fthe merits of the case. The
fact that the publishing company ana
the Typothetae did not only sue the
union. but also the individual members,
places .eachb beokbinder OF that union
on the defense, and subjects him to
the necessity of proving that he was
not a party, to9the breaking Of the con.
tract and therefore liable to the dam
ages that may be shown by the
This casesis an echo Of the suit Of
the Typothetae, in the name Of the
West Publishing company, against the
bookbindersb Nnion, in which the court
has held that the union as body can
not be sued. NIts,Was contended that
Lott was the treasurer or the union at
the time the suit was brought, but the
showing made In court Is that the
money held on garnishment is his per-
sonal property.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
WILL HOLD FUNERAL
OF S. V. HARRIS TODAY
obsequies of Veteran Hotel Man to
Take Place at the Ryan

The funeral of s. V. Harris, the
veteran hotel man whose death oc-
CURED suddenly on Wednesday at st.
James, will be held at IL O'Clock today
from the parlors of the Hotel Ryan.
Rev. Theodore Sedgwick, of the
Church of st. John the Evangelist, will
conduct the services and a male quar-
tette under the leadership of John F.
Gehan win sing. Members Of Acker
post, g. A. will attend the services,
but will take no part in the exercises.
The paflbearers will be former busi-
ness and social intinates of the de-
ceased. They are e. F. Barto and E.
S. Bowman of the Hotel Ryan; E. L.
Shackford, w. L.. Fredenberg, George
Ticknor and DIR. Christian Frye, in
whose employ Mr.. Harris was for
many years.
The funeral party reached st. Paul
last night from st. James Mrs. Har-
ris was accompanied by Mrs. Christian
Fry and Mr.. Bowman, who had gone
to st. James upon the announcement
Of Mr.. Harris death. The remains
were taken last night. to Dampier's
undertaking rooms. Following the
funeral they will be placed in a re-
ceiying vault prior to being sent to
the old home In Rochester, N. Y, for
intermerlt.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
GRANTS NEW TRIAL OF
PERSONAL INJURY SUIT
Verdict Against Street Railway in
Favor offschooi Teacher Set Aside

Judge Orr yesterday granted new
trial in the case of Sadie E. Rowles, a
school teacher; against the ST. Paul
City Railway company, in which the
plaintiff secured a verdict of $8,306
against the company.
The new trial is granted without the
court filing memorandum or making
comment, and this case, the most i'm
portant Of those resulting from a street
car running down the Selby avenue
hill and colliding with a car near
Pleasant avenue, must be retired.
The principal points argued by the
defense in its motion for a new trial
were based upon assertions made by
C. D. O'Brien, counsel for the plaintiff,
who, referring to the claim Of the de-
fense that but $1,000 would have been
awarded if the woman had been killed,
asked why the company did not have
man there to knock her on the head
with an ak.
Another sentiment expressed by Mr..
O'Brfen to which the defense objected
was that the chief counsel for the COM
pany had received $4,000 for his
services as counsel for the state in the
merger case, but yet the company iit.
represented thought it too much to give
$4,000 to a school teacher whose fu-
ture health had been ruined by the
care1essness Of the company
During the trial of the case before
Judge Orr, Miss RoW1es tainted upon
several occasions, having been kept on
the stand for about two days. In this
end she was granted zae verdict for
500, about one-third the. amount
asked for.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
FARMERS DON'T CRY
Ezsa G. Valentine Says They
Can Stand Some Adversely

while the yield of wheat is light
and the quality rather poor, the farm
ers of Wil1ins and the adjoining coun-
ties are by no means sending up a ca
lamity howl" said Ezra G. Valentine,
the Breckenridge banker and politi-
clan, at the state capitol yesterday.
.'Our farmers have a good crop of
flax and corn and have plenty of oats
to feed their horses. They are not go-
ing to get rich from their wheat crop,
but they are. in a position, after SO
many years of prosperity to. stand a
little rape Of sadyersity. They are not
sending out any appeals for help"
Mr.. Valentine, who was a candidate
for railroad and warehouse commits
sioners in the Republican state conven-
tion, says that politics are not being
very generally discussed in his sec
ton of he state .se
"The primary election seems to take
the party spirit tof the people,"
he said. Candidates for office, ami
mated by a selfish spirit for their own
success. in the mature Of. things. de-
tract from the general interest"
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
ROSEAU is THRIVING
Israel Sjoberg Says Crop Con.
ditions Are Satisfactory There

Roseau county Is prosperous, and
while rust injured the wheat to some
extent her farmers are not wholly de-
pendent On the wheat crop. This was
the report brought to st. Paui yester-
day by Israel Sjoberg, merchant Of
Roseau and Badger, Roseau county.
''The advent of the Great Northern
through the county and OF the 500
along the eastern edge of the county
line are expected to materially develop
the resources of Roseau county," Mr..
Sjoberg said yesterday at the state cap
itol.
Crops in our county are fairly good.
The rust hurt wheat in the 1owIands
to some extent, but the farmers have
other crops as well as wheat, and the
money return from the crop of 1904
will be satisfactory"
Mr.. Sjoberg said that popular opin-
ion conceded the Republican nominal
tions to the legislature in his district
to Representative Ecknan, or Roseau
county, and FL. Hanson, of Marshall
county. The district is strongly Re-:
publican and nominations are claimed
to be almost equivalent to elections In
the district
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
WHISTLERS IN COURT
Railroad AttorneyAttacks Anti.
Whistling Ordinance

The validity of the ordinance pro-
hibiting locomotive engineers from
Wh1stling inside the city limits
was attacked in police court Yesterday
by f. w Root, attorney for the Mil
Waukee road, when C. A. Leckert,
Warren Search and P. Doyle were ar
ralgned on a charge Of violating it.
The ordinance was declared to be
class legislation by Attorney Root. He
said that the ringing of bells and the
blowing of whistles was not injurious
TO the public health and did not con-
stitute a nuisance, and that the coun-
eli had no right to prohibit them He
also contended that as the charter
granted the railroad company by the
state requires all engineers to whistle
within eighty rods of every public
crossing, the ordinance was in. contra
vention of the charter and therefore
unconstitutional.
City Prosecutor Helmes replied that
an ordinance requires all railroads to
keep fagmen at every public crossing
and that the provision of the charter
was a dead letter. He also contended
that the ordinance was not class legis-.
lation, as 1t does not deprive the rail-
roads of property without due process
of law, and amounts only to a regu-
lation.
Judge Finehout will announce de-
ciSion today.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
Woodmen Receive Prizes

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 1s--Prizes
were awarded today for both military
proficiency and degree work to teams
successful in the competitions that
have been feature Of the annual en-
campment of the Woodmen of the
World at the worlds fair grounds for
the last week. The results:
Degree work, first prize, Company b,
First regiment. Omaha; second, Com
pany A, Twenty third regiment, NJ
agara Falls, N. T.; third, Company Al,
Eleventh regiment. Sioux City; fourth,
Company e. Eighth regiment, St. Louis
Military drill. first prize, Company B,
First regiment, Omaha: second. Com
pany A. First regiment, Omaha; third,
Company E. Eighth regiment, st.
Louis; fourth, Company A, Twenty
third regiment. Niagara Falls. N. Y.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
REFORMATeRY'S NEW
. CELL WING GOING Up
Board of Control inspects Work on
the St. Cloud institution ~ :.

Members of the state board Of con-
troll who returned yesterday from a
visit to the ST. Cloud reformatory re-
port progress on the new cell wing be-
Ing constructed there by the state.
Work has progressed on the new
building to the windows of the first
story, but little can be done during the
cold winter months.
The new wing will be a counterpart
of one erected two years ago to the
north Of the administration building,
and since it Is being built by the labor
of the inmates of the institutio1f%no
fair estimate of its cost can be OBJ
tained. The north wing is said to have
cost over $4,000.
The increase in the prison popula-
ton Of the institution has caused the
board Of control to stop work on the
new administration building and to
put the full force of the employees on
the cell wing. It is being constructed
of cut and rock-faced granite. and is
thoroughly modern from a sanitary
standpoint. The board yesterday
granted paroles to eight inmates Of
the reformatory and gave final dis
charges to eight others.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
METHODIST WOMEN
B HOLD ANNUAL SESSION
Their Home Missionary Society in Min
nesota in Prosperous Condition

There was "a full enrolment of dele
gates at the eighteenth annual session
of the Minnesota Methodist Woman's
Home Missionary society, held in the
First Methodist church, yesterday. Mrs.
J. M..Miller welcomed the delegates ana
aaAEkxss. S. EhensEson responded
The: reports of the committees and
Z officers showed the organization to be
ina prosperous condition. and the
project of adding to the expense by
sending a deaconess to a training
school was fatefably considered Dur
ing the past year $1,612 was collected
and SLAB spent on home mission
work.
Mrs. John Grove was reelected pres
fdent. Mrs Weston Hayward and Mrs.
A. w. Dunning, vice presidents; Mrs.
S. e. tTho1npson, recording secretary:
Mrs. w. o. Hillman, corresponding sec
retary, and Mrs. Allie f. Fitz, treas
urer. sS--s@i'
Mrs. Mabel Hillbish, of Chicago, ma
tipnal organizer of nome missions, de-
livered an address in the afternoon, de-
failing the results achieved throughout
the country and giving an account Of
the urgent needs.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
GRAND JURY WILL
MEET OCTOBER 8
Bowe- Phillips Mdrder and w. 1. stine
Case Nest Important on Docket


The. grand jury, not yet summoned,
will meet Oct. 3, two weeks from Mon
The jury will consider the case Of
James Bewe, accused of the murder OF
joseph Phillips. The body OF Phillips
was found near the Minnesota Trans
fer, death having been caused by knife
wounds. Howe was found in the Min
neapelis werkheuse, having been ar
rested in Minneap polls the morning after
the crime was committed. Bewe's
story of the crime was that he and
Phillips, both intoxicated, got into a
quarrel that led to, blows, with the re-
suit that Bowe used his knife with
deadly effect. It is alleged by Bowe
that he was not aware of the death OF
Phillips until after his arrest.
Another important case will be that
of w. I. Slime, accused of having made
away with $4,000 worth Of Southern
Pacific railroad bonds, the property OF
the w. Ascot estate. James p. Muir
ply, who disposed of the bonds in the
East, testifies that they were turned
over to him by Slime. 1t is believed
that Stine's defense will be that Mr..
Scott made him a present Of the bonds.