Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-13
Reasons for Ratification.

second, our national interests and safety:
a and third the interests of collective civil'-
Reasons for Ratification.
He reviews these reasons at considerable
length and justifies the speedy recognition
on either and all Of them. He refers to
with one nation are binding upon the sue
SCISSORS GeHs OF that nation. thus the treaty Of
49, dSae With New Granada was. transferred,
nrsc to Colombia and now to Panama. OF
IN second reason he says:
~. ms recognition was. in the second
pace, further justified by the highest con-
s saqera1'ons OF our national interests and
frm that there Is ncthing of greater or
more pressing Importance han the con-
acknoWledged to be essential to our COM
merclal development, it has become, as
tee esnf Of the recent extension OF our
genital to our national self-defense
IN n ne light of our present situation, the
esIaonshment of easy and speedy COM
and the Pacific presents itself not Simply
as something to be desired, but as an OBJ
1 JeGe 10 pc positively and promptly at
superseded by reasons of vital necessity,
which do not admit of indefinite delays"
IN the same connection he charges Co.
i 10 .ie with attempting to so delay the
ratlfication of any canal treaty as 10
place that government in position not
only to secure the s1o.ooo,ooo offered it as
secure the So ooS 900 Promised the bahama n
Canal company for its franchise aud
f EaI IS as as, well BY waiting until octo-
per 81 1SH. the franchise of the Panama
colombian government be in a position
to seize its property and rights on the
81 tho Hne De 5 81 pG s to de
to that government of both sums. In
this connection he says:
such is the scheme to which it was
be Invited to become a, party. The con
gated to the indefinite future. while Co.
to be placed in the more advantageous
position of claiming not merely the COM
pensation to be paid by the United States
but also the SO, 90" authorized ed by at tn:
act Of 1902 to be paio for the property OF
the the H Sttsra Panama Canal company: That
would have brought Colombia into con-
f1ict with the government Of France can
not be doubted: nor could the United
the consequences of the attempt. even
apart from the indefinite delays to which
ths eons,ructon Of Of the canal to be
danger, to Colombia. this government
would have been summoned to interpose.
m order to give effect to the guarantees
port of plan which. while character
lied in its first stage by the wanton dis
T {,9f;7 Of our own highest interests. was
liens Of a friendly nation. whose enor-
nous losses In their generous efforts to
PIE &c h the isthmus have become mat
OF the third reason for speedy recog-
milton the president says in part:
I'm the third place, confidently MAIN
tain that the recognition of the republic
n 1lSff fo1 hsrt no
interests of collective civilization. II ever
a government could be said to have re-
erect an OBJECT the tso accom p1aen Of
which was demanded in the interest az
mankind. the United States holds that
position with regard to the, interoceantc
canal vas definitely announced. there
OF ora approval and encouragement, in which
tlcipated; and to general assurances were
added specific acts and declarations. In
order that no obstacle might stand in our
way; Great Britain rehounced important
rights under the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
and agreed to Its abrogation, receiving In
return p,;,d nothing tn but our honorable pledge
open highway.
Justified By Collective Civilization.
civilization has been by no means mis-
conceived is shown by the promptitude
with which the powers have. one after
another. followed our lead in recognizing
Panama as an Independent state. Our
action IN recognizing the new republic
has been followed by like recognition IN
Rns! part s Of ETanGe
Peru, China, Cuba. Great Britain. italy.
Costa R1ca, Japan and Austria Hungary.
In view Of the manifold considerations
OF treaty right and obligation, of national
interest and safety. and of collective CIV
lnzation, 6y which our government: "as
S ACT a Of at tso!e loss to
can discern in the recognition of the re-
p pua;Cn; Of Panama only a genera APP
which given government is over.urn oS
from another. Only the amplest pA just,1
Of kina 1Ss ue 'ss1s y
such S',Ghoa movements oy me Each case must be
been many Revolutionary movements eaHe
many movements for the dismemberment
OF countries: which were evil, tried by
interested and fair minded observer ac-
quainted with the circumstances can fail
to feel that Panama had the amplest jus
under the conditions existing. and I'9 mopea
degree beneficial to the Interests t n of tbs
9 ths badh the
of the interoceanic canal. Thee
people OF the tsthmuS, and as firmIv
believe Of the adjacent parts Of Central
and South America, will be greatly bene.
fitted by the building Of the canal and the
guarantee of peace and order along it's
line; and hand in hand with the benefit
to them will go the benefit to US and to
mankind. BY our prompt and decisive
action. not only have our interests ana
those of the world at large been con-
served. but we have forestalled comni1-
cations which were likely to be fruitful
In loss to ourselves, and in bloodshed and
suffering to the people of the isthmus.
1QStead of using our forces as wa
wereS invited by Colombia to do, for the
twofold 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 istf1mus
to those whom they regarded as ),
sors, we shall, as In duty bound keep the
transit open and prevent its Invasion
MEANWHILE. the only question now be1ore
Us is that of the ratification Of the treaty.
For 1t Is to be remembered that a IA: ure
to ratify the treaty will not undo whaf
has been done. viii not restore PanaT~s
to Colombia, and will not alter our obi
cation to keep the transit open a:ross
the tsthmus, and to prevent any outside
power from menacing this transit
I'm conclusion let me repeat that tina
question actually before this government
is not that of the recognition Of Panama