New-York tribune., 1905-11-19
PASSION In PANAMA.
IN APPEAL TO Mr.. TAFT.
Memorial Presented TO the Secretary
ba Leaders of Liberal Party.

.-,,-a-,,,ar, of tba Tinted States It viii be
remembered that almost exactly a year ago
military revolution attempted by 1ensrfA
Huertas which was nipped in the bud ny the
5udicious conduct and assurances OF the Afhefi-
can renresen1atives here The present unrest
.,- = a,eso-ar4 form, The leaders of the
Liberal party which is the opposition party
although one of its most conspicuous members
DIR Pablo Arosemena is Vice-President Oh
the reputlicl are protesting in a vigorous man
fer against what they declare TO De Ihe eo
ruption and oppression of the government anu
are bluntiy asking what is going 10 De ooiie
about # by the United States, which exercises
a protectorate over the isthmus. Ehere was a
,,o+ahle conference on the subject to-day, which
was participated in by Secretary Taft ana Gov
ernor and Minister Magoon, on the part of the
Tinted states and by Dr. Arosemena. Vice
President of this Republic: DR.. Behsario Por-
ras President of the Municipal Council Of this
city: General Domingo Diaz Sefor Eusebio a
Morales. and Senor F. F'ilos, composing the Ma
ticnal Directorate of the Liberal party OF
Panama After some general conversation re-
specting the condition of the country, Industrial
and social as well political the Pananan
leaders presented TO Mr Taft an extraordinary
memorial of which a translation is herewith
given:
Memorial presented to the Hon William H Taft.
Secretary OF War of the United States, By the
National Directorate of the Liberal party OF Pan- an
Between the Republic of Panama and The United
States:
end of 1905 was exchanged in Washington between
Secretary Hay sn9 nsa on Rafssa aeeou5f Kfsf of the at
utude assumed by the government OF the onhlteo lta
psrtment of Panama and its transformation inso
independent republic demo9stra.Ss bnn1d 1na1 f tn
maintain the established order of things and TO
or impeded by military operations. which might
convert the territory OF the isthmus into oaIsle @
summarized IN the following coneIusions i. -,o.,
UPes by the e soTes cssy on s
the territory of the sthnus in case of attack by
second-Taat this guarantee Of neutrality could
not be applied IN case OF an Internal moVenaeI.
IL ia;ter by its efforts constituted itseif
into independent naticn, she became the 2ene 9t
ciay of that guarantee as successor IN sovereignty
the treaty, celebrated on November Is of that
year QSGS), contains the above doctrine, altnough
thereby guarantee the sovereignty and independence
OF Panama. This treaty. whose principal object is
isthTnus was also bound make provision for the
traffc might not Suffer disturbances; and. in fact,
this faculty allotted TO the United states a.
shown in the latter part of Article VII or SAID
tsf;a,iai tight and equal authority is granted to
the United States for the maintenance OF public
order in the cities of Panama and Colon and their
in the judgment Of United States, the Republic
Panama should
under S'f's no Obligation Whatever naintan public
e re sSsH gives n s It e he faculty and aatRory to
I the s feT In Of Which might be exacted by the
other party 20 the treaty Correlative 70 ti thls
an articie1No iS6.which says thus:
may intervene any%here ere in % the Republic Of PAN
%d fGF 6Per s f s shond be OF snbed P
Sded that. BY virtue Of public treaty sajd natiSn lon
inSsPendsass and soysSegatz q this TspSsq
a cbsS as o e oouy is not Worth
the paper IT is written because II is plain that
rules Of stafe Sut not and orders
and doaf0 PtBoue after 20 c@e ANALYSTS Of
canal treaty and the above constitutions! clause,
duty q the S' Gnited States to maintain order this
republic, there are in this country neither ciuzens
is the interest United States that public order
oceanic waterway now being constructed. and, In
fact all through the country This in the geaepai
It gives rise 10 a different line of thounsht.
Public order IN a country is the harmonious work
ing Of its Institutions il is the normal state which
to The individual rights the people snd from the
government which violates the constitution or the
laws. which attacks OF ignores the rights OF me me
recty favors or tolerates violation the part
6dnds ~ Is If therefore to-
morrow it should happen that government should
or is il not an act witch constitutes infraction
against lawful ami constitutional order? Should.
in the opinion OF the ;lustrious government Of the
United States, the violation OF free suffrage on
the part OF the Panama government not be con
sidered an attempt against constitutional order.
what remedy remains there for the people of the
isthmus TO protect their rights and TO prevent
usurpation OF their sovereignty?
formed most auspiciousy. with Cabinet COM
2f 6o bs of 0e al sre e cabDe
have Joined the ranks of the other party so that at
the Conservative Following Colombian customs.
the government Is getting itself IN readness TO take
and through agents and its employees II is cir
culating in the of the interior the threat
in order TO gain the elections; that II has the sup
port of the United States and that II Will. II neces-
attain its ends On the other hand 1t mas also
given notice that II the people of Panama should
resist this usurpation. American troops viii come
10 maintain order and 10 shoot them down without
mercy
Of Panama before alternative: Either they per
nit the coming elections to be farce or they
resistance and thus provoke the Intervention
Of the United States 10 maintain order.
We represent the Liberal party, which has an
overwhelming majority all through the country and
it's leaders We deem the time opportune to state
TO the government which your eXcellency repre-
sents that we DO not approve OF the recourse to
arms remedy for political wrongs; but still
less do approve OF that system Of violation Of
free suffrage which II is intended TO impose upon
US invoking the support of the great American
nation for this purpose.
Ie last. which We're only OF minor importance.
realized 10 what lengths the agents of the gov
the republic. In some Of them no vote cast
because the (alealdes) prevented the notices
9I ' 1sar Sestinafon; in others ths Liberals We're
attacked and shot at to prevent them from casting
sItered on the night preceding the elections. and
the names the Liberals were stricken out there
we've fntfyndated by the police and forced 10 cast