The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-12
.CRITICISES
 U. 5. POLICY
SUPREME JUSTICE OF CANAL ZONE SAYS UNITED STATES
 IS BLUFFiNG.
interferes in Latin American Affairs But Permits Indignitles to be Heaped on Citizens With
 out ResentIng.

Chicago Feb. 11.--Judge Lorin c. Collins, who was for more than five years an associate justice of the 18th milan Canal Zone Supreme Court to- day criticised the state department of the United States saying 1t was pur- suing policy in connection with tae Central American republics which was winning for itself the hatred of all Spanish-spealSing nations, was being made the victim of malign influence and was gaing the reputation of a country that raises its arm to strike, but has not the courage to give the blows"
 Judge Collins after relating a se- ries of incidents within his own ob- servation whica, he said, were speci- fic instances that this governments s representatives were being insuIted and affronted in the tropics without apology or reparation declare the American hopes of increased trade from that territory would not mate rialize.
 He said the common explanation in Spanish circles of Americas overlook ing insults from Honduras was that IJ. P. Morgan and Company, who were arranging to refund the national debt Of Honduras, protested.
 Judge Collins spoke in part as fol- lows:
 We may with propriety and anx- iety, ask the question, whether we will reap the just harvest of our la bor and capital on the isthmns.
 'fHow was the secession of Panama and it's recognition as a republic by America received in Colombia? That nation asked Mexico to intercede with the United States for her and asked us to allow her to send troops to Panama to suppress the rebellion. These requests were denied by John Hay. secretary of state. This was fol- lowed by long letter from Colombia, calling Americas attention to the treaty of 1S46 and the violation of that treaty by the United States in recognizing Panama as independent. Colombia offered to submit it to the Hague
 'The United States declined to dis. cuss it further.
 The result? The Colombians talk ed it over with every Spanis' speak ing race they knew Then followed the election of Obaldia, dn which troops were installed by United States officials and Obaldia's oppo- nent withdrew This added to 18th milan distrust.
 These and ether incidents cause the Central Americans to ask. Why. under the Monroe Doctrine, should the United States alw find 1t nec- essary to select rulers for these inde- pendent republics
 The speaker recalled the threatened stoning of the Costa Rican minister. July 4, 1910, the fear of the minister at lBogota. the affront to the American minister at Amapala, the stoning of the legation in Mexico, etc, and asa ed:
 Don't all these insults heaped upon our government drive us to the conclusion that there Is a steady and malign influence working against us all through Spanish-speaking Amer ican countries?
 ''The most dep orable action of the United States in that it gave color to gossip and criticism against us, oc- cured last summer in Panama. Gu the death of President Obaldia, Dr. Mendoza became acting president Of the republic. The United States in formed Dr. Mendoza that he was in eligible and that should he be elected, they would not permit him to hold the office for the reason that the consti- tuition of Panama prohibited any per son from succeeding himself in that office.
 eThe next move of Washington was |to inform the congressman that they should elect Samuel Lewis president. rsy. x.oo~,r< fr<x. txr. All ., ot<., wtoo so strong that one day at 1:30 o'clock in the morning it was agreed. that day. Lewis should be elected. At 10 o'clock cable came from Beverly, Mass. disclaiming any intention on the part of the United States to an nex Panama or dictate to congress 1 whom it saould choose. The Lewis