Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-19
France he made code. Then he en-
forced il.
Talked to Them Like Father.

Talked TO Them Like a Father.
The governor had much to do. Pana-
ma was very new republic, for which
Uncle Sam stood sponsor. 1t was a
land where yellow fever and revoluz
tions were liable to break out any day.
Yellow fever did break out in the canal
zone. and Governor Magoon went aft
er it with big stick. He cleaned up
the premises and stamped his foot
down hard on yellow Jack. Then Il
revolution began TO show symptoms
The governor. who had made himself
very popular with all sorts of people
In Panama, talked to the populace like
a father. He made u Fourth of July
speech-told them that the United
States government expected great
things of them and that Uncle Sam
thought they We're pretty fine folks
and the revolutionary cloud blew over
before ii burst.
He had been governor but n few
weeks when there came demand
from Panama that he be made also the
United States minister II that repub-
lie. Thus spaEe the Panama Star and
Herald:
with Il full realization of the ability
and tact Of Governor Magoon ana with
a knowledge of the high esteem felt for
him by the government of the republic.
we would respectfully request his eX-
cellency President Roosevelt to APP
point him as minister also. We do this
with Il feeling of confidence that such
an appointment will give much pleas
1
nized tact and affabilIty the many little
difficulties that are bound to occur be
tween the two countries Will be speed
lily removed in dignified and Ionora
bic manner satisfactory 10 all parties"
Six weeks after his appointment as
governor he became minister also.
Governor AIagoon continued his study
of the Latin Americans. begun when
he was porting over old Spanish records
and reports at Washington. Now he
had opportunity to make study at
first hand. II was very much graft
fed" he said during an official visit to
Washington, that the favorable Opin
ion that | had formed of the Latin
Americans was justified by the facts"
This reveals the judicial mind. Many
of us are too prone to look upon the
Latin American as an inferior person
Il jerky. excitable. whipper snapper In
dividual not TO be considered seriously
Magoon's sober Judgment constrained
him to view the problem from all sides.
He believed that the Latin American
was Il pretty good sort of fellow after
all. He was in sympathy with the PEG
pie. and that is one factor in his sue
cess.
Now. as to his administration OF Gu |
ban affairs. what? Time and events |
must tell. The president and the secre- |
taries of state and war believe in him. |
past performances and is buoycd W ~ |
their recognition of the fact that Gov |
prnOr Ma%oon knows the Latin Ame:!- |
can. that he knows civil law under |
occupation and that he wrote |
most of the legal opinions for the mill
tary government of Cuba prior TO the
formation of the republic. The outlook
appears promising.
Governor Magoon is bachelor.
Nearly every time he comes to the
United States he makes Il trip out to
lincoln. Neb., not to reopen that law
1fflce-he has lost the key somehow
1ut to visit mis- venerable mother who
kinks Charley is not making any sort
If fool of himself
ROBERTUS LOVE. l