The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-06-21

formed. During the four years it
has been worked out in detail and has
received effect. 1t was communicated
by executive order to the Military
Governor. 1t was embodied in the
Act of Congress known as the Platt
It was accepted by the
Cuban Constitutional Convention on
the 10Th of October, 1901. 1t secured
to Cuba her liberty and her indie
pendenee, but it required her to main
tain them. 1t forbade her even to use
the freedom we had earned for her by
so great a sacrifice of blood and treas
ure, to give the Island to any other
power; it required her to maintain a
government adequate for the protec-
ton of life and property and liberty,
and should she fail, it gave us the
right to intervene for the maintenance
of such a government. And it gave
us the right to naval stations upon
her coast for the protection and de-
Tense alike of Cuba and the United
States.
On the Goth Of May, 1902, under a
constitution which embodied these
stipulations, the government and con-
troll Of Cuba were surrendered to the
President and Congress elected by
her people, and the American army
sailed away. The new Republic began
its existence with an administration
of Cubans completely organized in
all it's branches and trained to effec-
tive service by American officers. The
administration of President Palma
has been wise and efficient. Peace and
order have prevailed. The people Of
Cuba are prosperous and happy. Her
| finances have been honestly admins
tered. and her credit is high. The ma
val stations have been located and
bounded at Guantanamo and Bahia
Honda, and are in the possession of
our Navy.
In 1900 the project Of an Isthmian
Canal stood where it was left by the
Clayton-Bulwer Treaty of 1850. For
half a century it had halted, with
Great Britain resting upon a joint
right Of control, and the great under
taking of de Lesseps struggling
against the doom of failure imposed
by extravaganza and corruption. On
the 18th of November, 1901, the Hay
Pauncefote Treaty with Great Britain
relieved the enterprise of the right
of British control and left that right
exclusively in the United States. Their
followed swiftly the negotiations anC
protocols with Nicaragua; the 18th
mian Canal Act of June 2Sth, 1902
the lust agreement with the French
Canal Company to pay them the
value of the work they had done; the
negotiation and ratification Of the
treaty with Columbia; the rejection
of that treaty with Columbia in VIC
lation of our rights and the world
right to the passage Of the lsthmus
the seizure by Panama of the oppor
tunity, to renew her oft-repeated Ell
fort to throw off the hateful and OPP
pressive yoke Of Columbia and RESUME
the independence, which once ha'
been hers. and of which she had beef
deprived by fraud and force; the sue
!, cess of the revolution; our recogni
ton Of the new Republic followed b.
recognition from substantially all tn
civilized powers Of the world; tn
, treaty with Panama recognizing an
: confirming our right to construct tn
, canal; the ratification Of the treat
bv the Senate; confirmatory legis
lation by Congress; the payment O
the $5O,OOO.000 to the French Con
; pany and to Panama; the appoint
} ment of the Canal Commission in az
} cordance with law; and its organize
ton to begin the work.
The action of the United States a
2 every step has been in accordanc
Y with the law Of Nations, consister
with the principles Of justice and hor
s or, in discharge of the trust to bull
Y the canal we long since assumed, b
e denying the right of every othe
f power to build it, dictated by hie
e and unselfish purpose, for the commo
y benefit Of all mankind.
: In 1900 the first Administration {
= Mckinley had played a great part
t establishing The Hague Tribunal fl
International Arbitration. The pr
) vailing opinion of Europe was il
e credulous as to the practical utilit
r Of the provision, and anticipated
e paper tribunal unsought by litigant
: It was the example Of the Unite
States which set at naught this OPT
l. ion. The first international case ia
J. en- to the Hague Tribunal was und