Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-17
STATES
WON 7 ANNEX
PANAMA
REPUBLIC is GIVEN the he rs : +.
PRESIDENTS ASSU Sat I
Nj. Taft Arrouses Enthusiasm
by Declaring This County
Has No Desire 10 Take Mere
Territoy on ISthmuS,
fBy Morning Journal Special Leased wireI

Thy Morning journal Speeiai Iehse" "hol
Panama, Nov 16-President Tart
tonight effectuaily disposed OF the
report That the United states was
likely To annex Panama.
At a dinner given in his honor by
president Arosema and attended by
quo officials, diplomats ana mef-
chants. Mr. Taft aroused the greatest
enthusiasm when he declared the
American people would leel utterly
aishonored in annexing Panama un-
less some conduct on the part OF the
Panama people left no other course.
This contingency MI Tart was sure
would never arise
The president arrived at Panama
ri Gao O'Clock this evening from
Culehra after spending the day in the
great cut where he was surrounded
cftentimes with giant shoVels, putting
drills and hurryin2 dirt trains/ while
occasional distant blasts sent up tons
of rocks The recent landslides were
visible but they We're in no Wise dls-
turbng to the president or to Colohci
tioethals. the latter saying they VIII
be taken care OF as they occur, unul
the degree Of wall slcpe prevents q
recurrence.
Immediately on his arrival on PAN
anna the president proceeded TO the
American legation where he was
called on by President Arosema,
President Tart returned the can ~
the palace and then proceeded To the
banquet
President Taft said
president Arosema
II am again glad to accept your
hospitality. AS once in the case ol
Mexico, 50 now in the case OF Pan
amA | vcnmrcd to violate the Gus
tomary limitation upon the move
ments of the president OF the Onlteu
states by leaving the SOIL ol my own
country to come beneath the nag anu
protertion OF Il fIiendly neighbor.
-rhe birth al the republic cf Fan
anna and the peculiar interest whica
the United states has had since that
birth in Panamas welfare and pros
peritv have found common cause
in the construction Of the Panama
canal.
.'rhe treaty between the two coun-
tries makes the United states the
guarantor Of the Panama republic
and therefore in a sense the guardian
of the liberties ol her people secured
by its constitution.
'Our responsibility therefore Tor
vo,f government, requires us 20
bV those selected as the officials oi
ycur government, after they are Sc
lected, and to insist that they he So
lected according to law.
1--WE do not wish any further re-
| spcnsibility in respect 20 NoW S0N-
ernment than is necessary IN lespecl
4 "a the carrying out Of our purpose 20
! construct ana maintain this canal
| We have no desire to add 10 the ter
ritory under our jurisdiction, except
ae the opelation OF tho canal may
require it,
"Wo have guaranteed vour integ-
rity as a republic and Tor us To an
mex territory would be To violate that
guarantee and nothing would justify
il on our part, So long as Panama
performs her part under the treaty
~ wish 70 make this statement rs
eunhatic as possible because lffc-
pcnsihle persons without the silsnt'
est foundation, in fact, have started
q rumnr that my visit TO the isthmus
is for the purpose OF promoting an
nexatiun. when nothing could be Iur-
ther from the truth
| Panama cannot be too prosperous
too healthy, to strong government
for the United states, ana J know
sneak the unanimous voice oi th'
peonle Of the United states when
saw that we would be most reluettn
to have To take over the responslph
itv Of government beyond the cana
zone. and would feel utterly dishon
ored in SO doing unless there wa
some conduct on the part Of the Pan
anna people which LETT them no othe
ipOssible course.
Il am glad To say TINT there Il
not the slightest indication or prop1
bilitv that the Panama people VII
ever nnrsue "A policy which would re
nuire such Il change In the presen
most satisfactory relations hetweci
the two republics.