The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-01-15

from which 1t Is dCduCud. the rule y uuU.
jcct TO exceptions; and there are IN my
opinion clear aud imperative reasons Why
a departure from IL was justified aud even
required IN the present instance. TnCss
reasons embrace, nrst. our treaty TtEhtsi
SECOND, our national interests and safety.
and. third. the interests Of collective eiNii-
zation."
Reason. for Ratification.
lie reviews these reasons NJ considerable
length aud justints the, speedy r,eoguition
on either aud ali Of them lie refers to
presidents to show that treaties concluded
with one nation are binding upon the sue.
ccssora Of that nation. thus the treaty %
1876 with New Granada was transferred
nrst TO Colombia and now to Panama. OF
III second reason he says
place. further Justlncd by the highest con-
sldoraticns Of our national Interests aud
safety. In all the range Of our intcrna-
tional relations. l do not hesitate 90 ut
irn that there Is nothing OF greater or
more pFes!ng lnportarc" Than the COM
stfuct!on OF an intot0cCanic canal. Long
Acknowledged to be essential TO our COM
mefela! development. u has hscomt ~
the result Of TIE recent extension Of our
territorial dominion. more nan ever es-
ntntlal TO our national Sslf.dcfensc. :.
Ia the light Of our present situation, the
establishment Of easy ana speedy COM
m%uHlCltiuu ~ sea between the Atlantic
and the Pacific presents ITSELF not simply
~ something to be desired. but ~ an un-
Jcct to be positively and promptly at
iaincd Reasons Of convenlenc, have hy'n
superseded by reasons u Vital necessity,
"9ieh 10 not admit Of !ndohtlle d,.Als
III the same connection he charges CO
lomhih with attempting ~ 30 delay tho
rutiicntlgn Of any anal treaty as 90
place that government In n position not
compensation by this government, hut TO
tccuro The 100000 pr missed the Panama
ulhts az we'll. By waiting unul Octo-
Der u. 1874. the franchise oi the Panama
company would have expired, aud tho
Colombian government BE- Ia "A position
20 seize It's properly aud rights on tho
iHthinuH, aud ih'u De In n position 10 de-
inaud Of the United states The pnymc1t
10 that government 81 both sums. In
this connection he FayH:
such L. the sChcmc 20 which " was
proposed that the United States should
bc invited to become a party. The cun-
struction OF the canal was 60 be- tcle-
gated TO tho Indefinite future, while CO.
lombin was. by reason OF her own delay,
position OF claiming not merely the rum-
pcnsation TO he paid by tho United states
but alro the s0.ooI.o1 authorized by tho
act OF 1907 To be paid for the property Of
tho New Panama Canal company. That
tho attempt to carry out this scheme
would hnv. brought Colombia INTO com
hiet with. tho government % France cam
not bc doubted. nor could the United
states have counted upnn immunity from
the consequences of the attempt. even
apart from the indefinite delays 10 which
tho construction Of the canal was TO b..
subjected. on tho. first. appearance %
danger. to Colombia. this government
would have been summoned to lntcfposc,
In order 10 give orrct 10 the guarantees
OF the treaty OF 1915. and All this Ia sup
port Of u plan which, while character
lied IN It, FIRST stage by tho wanton dis
regard OF our own highest interests. wHs
ntly TO end In further injury TO the cit
liens Of n friendly nation, who's" cnor-
nous losses 10 their goncrous Efforts TO
pierce the isthmus have become n mat
Ter OF history"
or the third reason for speedy rccog-
milton tho president says In part;
"ln the thlFl nIuWH gUUn10uNlN MAIN
tain that the recognition Of the rrpuhlId
Of Panama was an act justified by tho
n government could be- said TO have re-
coivrd u mandate from civilization to
oncct nm object the accomplishment %
maniini. the United sta,@SS holds NAT
position with regard to the iut"rngcauiG
canal, Since our ,puspos" TO build tho
have come from all quarters assurances
Of approval aud ,nc0urlRsmont. IN which
even Colombia herself a. one time par
ucipnted; nnd TO general nHflr1n''s were
added Hpscinc acts and declarations. In
order that no obstacle might stand In our
way, Great britain renowned important
rights under tho Cl1yton-uulwor treaty
nnd agreed 60 its abrogati0u. rrcciving In
return. nothing but our honorable pledge
70 build the a and protect II as an
| open highway.
JusiIDcd by Collective Civilization.
THAT our position AS the mindataIy VI
civilization has been by no means mis-
conceived Is shown by the pfpmptltude
with which tho powers have, one after
another. followed our lead 10. recognizing
Panama AS an independent state. our
action In tScosnisinE tho rev republic
the part OF France, Germany, Denmark.
Russia, Sweden ana Norway, N~lrHflEui,
Peru. China. Cuba, Great Britain, Italy,
Costa luia, Japan and Auatria-llungary.
In view Ot the manifold CuuHidcratI uuB
Of treaty right aud obligation. Of national
J iilIatlon. ~ which our govofnms VAS
e eompTsnena the asI utuSasm o. At ,. |. loss vic TO
can discern IN tho recognition OF tho re-
public OF Panama only q general 40.
pruVgd Of tho principle OF revolution by
which u given government ~ overturned
or one portion of u country separated
from another, only the amplrst luBti-
nchllon can warrant q revolutionary
no liked rule which can be APPLIED TO All
such movements. Each case must ho
Judged on It's own merits, rhrt" have
been many revolutionary movements,
many movements for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF countries, which were EVIL, tried ny
any standard But In my opinion no dis
Interested and fair minded observer ac-
quM.ntcd with the circumstances al fail
TO feel that Panama had the ainpi"st iuB-
tilcatlon Tor separation from Colombia
under the conditions existing, ana, more
over, mat ~ ACTION wns In the highest
degree beneficial 10 the interests OF the
immediate opportunity for tho building
OF the interucennic canal 49, Tfs-
people Of the isthmus, and as nfmlt
believe OF the adjacent parts OF Central
and South America, WILL be greatly henc-
ntcd by the building Of tho canal and tho
guarantee OF peace and order along It's
Ilno; and hand In hand with tho boaent
10 them will go the benefit to N and TO
mankind. BY our prompt ana decisive
action. not only have our Interests and
those Of the world at large been cIu-
served, but we hn~r foresthllcd cOmpli-
cations which were likely 20 be fruitful
In loss TO ourselves, and In bloOdshed and
suffering 10 the people Of the iathmus.
Instead Of using our forces, as We
were invited by Colombia TO do. for tfs
twofold purpose Of defeating Oui own
rights and interests and the Interests ~
tho civilized world. and OF compelling tho
submission OF the pcODle Of the istnmua