The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-05

who can discern in the recognition of the
republic of Panama only a general APP
proval of the principle of revolution
by which a given government is over
turned or one portion of country separ-
ated from another. Only the amplest
justification can warrant revolutionary
movement of either kind. But there is
no fixed rule which can be applied to all
such movements Each case must be
judged on it's own merits. There have
been many revolutionary movements,
many movements for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
of countries, which were evil, tried by
any standard. But in my opinion no dis
interested and -mineded observer ac-
quainted with the circumstances can fail
to feel that Panama had the amplest
justification for separation from Colom-
ba under the conditions existing, and,
moreover that its action was in the
highest degree beneficial to the interests
of the entire civilized world by securing
the immediate opportunity for the build
ing of the interoceanic canal. 1t would
be well for those who are pessimistic as
to our action in peacefully recognizing the
republic of Panama, 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 national in
terest and duty When we interfered 1T
was freely prophesied that we intended
to keep Cuba and administer it for our
own interests. The result has demon
strated in singularly conclusive fashion
the falsty of these prophecies. Cuba
is now an independent republic. We
cd in te interests for a few
years till it was able to stand alone, and
then started it upon its career of self
government and independence, granting
it all necessary aid. We have received
from Cuba a grant of two naval stations,
so situated that they in no possible way
menace the liberty of the island, and
vet serve as important defenses for the
Cuban people, as well as for our own
people, against possible foreign attack.
The people of Cuba have been immeas-
urably benefited by our interference in
their behalf, and our own gain has been
great. So will it be with Panama. The
people of the isthmus, and as l firmly
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
its line; and hand in hand with the bene-
fit to them will go the benefit to us and
to mankind. By our prompt and decisive
action, not only have our interests and
those of the world at large been con-
served, but We have forestalled complica-
lions which were likely to be fruitful
in loss to ourselves. and In bloodshed and
suffering to the people of the isthmus.
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