The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-05

ports of our military and naval otil-
GERS, give nabove, no one connected with
this government had any previous know
ledge Of the revolution. except such as
was accessible to any person OF ordinary
intelligence who read the newspapers ana
kept up n current acquaintance with pull
lie affairs
BY the unanimous action of Its people,
without the firing OF sllot]w1th
unanimity hardly before recorded IN any
sim lar case--the people Of Panama Dc
clared themselves All independent repuD- /
lie, Their recognition by this government
wns based upon a state OF facts in no
way dependent for Its Justification upon
our action In ordinary cases. have not
denied, nor do wish to deny. either the
validity or the proprietys Of the generai
rule that new State should notEbe re-
cognIzed as independent TIL IT has shown
lie ability to maintain Its Independence,
This rule Is derived from the principle
Of non-lntervcnt ton, and as a cornllaFy
of that principle has generally nech
observed by the United States, But llKe
the principle from which 1t isi deduced,
thc rule is subject to exceptions; and
there are in my opinion clear ana I'M
,pera tive reasons why a departure from "
was justified and even required IN tho
nresent Instance These reasons embrace.
first our treaty rights; second our M
tionnl interests and safety; and, third.
the Interests of collective civilization.
have already advertcd to tho treaty
OF 1916, by the thirty-flfth article or
which the United States secured me
rlght to free and open transit across
tho Isthmus of Panama, and to that enc
agreed to guarantee TO Now ulullh.a
her rights of sovereignty and properly
i've, that territory. This article Is somea
times discussed as IL the latter guaran-
tee constituted it's sole object and bound
! tho United States to protect the soVer-
eIrnty of New Granada against domss-
| tic revolution. Nothing hownyer, could
| be more erroneous than this superstition.
That our wise and patriotic ancestors.
| with all their dread OF entasllts ~
| lIances. would have entered INTO treaty
| With New Granada solely or even pr'-
marily for the purpose OF enapllhs 'i'ds
remnant Of the original Republic ~
Colombia, then resolved into the States
| az New Granada, Venezuela, and Ecua-
dor. TO continue from Bogotn to rulo over
| Tho Isthmus of Panama, Is a conception
| that would in itself be incredible, even
If thc contrary did not clearly appear
r. Is true that since the treaty was made
tho United States has again ana again
been obliged forcibly to intervene toF
tho preservation OF rider, ana me man
tenance OF an open transit, and tnat ms
intervention has usually operated 10 me
| advantage Of the titular government o.
| Colombia, but It Is equally true that the
| tinted states in intervening, with or
witno,,t Colombia's conkent, for the pro-
/ taction Of the trars,sit, has dlsclalmed
apv duty ia defend the Colombian GOV
er against domestic insurrection
NJ against the erection OF all independent
government ON the Isthmus Of Panama,
The attacks against which the United
stnies engaged to protect Now Granar
Alan Sovereignty were those Of foreign
nnxsrs; but this engagement was only
a,means to tho accomplishment OF q yet
more Important end, The grea =! de I, 7
j IL the article was to assure me sdeqssss'