Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-05
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ers for the movement Of the Afneri.
can war ships had been too long Do
layed. &c long, lii fact, that there were
but fortystWo marines and sailors
available to land and protect the lives
of American men and women. u was
only the GOODNESS and gallantry with
chief Tobar. Was not expected until
the American uniform faced ten times
their number of armed foes, bent On
carrying out the atrocipis threat Of
tine Colombian commander, that pre-
vented il m~urdcrous catastrophe. AK
Panama, when the revolution broke
out. there was no American man.of-.
war and no American troops or sail.
ors. All Colon. Commander Hubbard
acted with entire impartiallty towards
both sides. preventing any movement,
whether by the Colombians or the
Panamans. which would tend III pro.
duce bIoodshed. On November Q he
prevented d body Of the revolutionists
from landing at Colon. Throughout
he behaved IN the most creditable
manner.
! call especial attention to the con-
Guiding portion Of this interview
which states the willingness Of the
Panama people to fight the Colombian
troops and the refusal Of Commander
Hubbard TO permit them 10 use the
railroad and therefore TO get into q
position where the fight could take
place. II thus clearly appears that
tho fact that there was no hloodsheI
on the lsthmus was directly due-and
only duc-to the prompt and firm en-.
forcement by the United States Of lis
traditional policy. During the past
forty years revolutions and attempts
ut revolution have succeeded one an.
other with m~onotonous regularity on
the isthmus. AMI again and again Unit
ed States sailors and marines have
been landed as they were landed In
this instance and under similar In
strnctlons 20 protect the transit. One
OF these revolutions resulted In three
years Of warfare; and tho aggregate Or
bioodsheJ and misery caused BY them
has been incalculable. The fact that
In this last revolution not 4 life was
lost, save that Of the man killed by the
shells OF the Colombian gunboat, and
No property destroyed. was due To
the action which ! have described
Vein effect, policed the isthmus In the
interest Of its inhabitants and of our
national needs, anil for the good
OF the entire civilized world. Failure
20 net as the administration acted
would have meant great waste OF life.
great suffering. great destruction Of
property. all o. which was avoided
BY the ilrmness and prudence with
which Commander Hubbard carried
out bis orders and prevented either
party from attacking the other. our
action was for the peace both Or co.
lombia and o. Panama. II Is earnest.
~ 70 DO hoped that there will BIO no
unwise conduct on our part which may
encourage Colombia % embark on d
war which can not result In her regain
Ing control Of the isthmus. but which
may cause much bloodshed and suf
fcring.
hesitate 10 refer 20 the i~nsinuatlons
which have been made Of completely
BY this government in tho revolution.
AIRY movement In Panama. They are
Is destitute of foundation as Of pro
priety. Tho only excuse for my men.
tionin8 them IL the fear lest unthink
INK persons might mistake for acquies
censc the silence Of mere selfrespect.
I think proper 10 say. therefore, that
no D connected with this government
had any part III preparing. melting,
or encouraging the late revolution on
the isthmua Of Panama. and that save
from the reports Of ou military and
naval ofhcers. given above. no one
connected With this government had
any previous knowledge II the reyolu.