The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-02-14
i. S. POLICY
CRITICIZED
JOHN COLLINS SAYS 1T. is WIN.
Ming HATRED OF SOUTH
AMERICANS
NO COURAGE IS tSHOWN

Chicago, Feb. 13.-Judge Lorin c.
Collins, for more than five years an
assistant justice of the Canal Zone
Supreme Court before the CONNER
cial Club Saturday, criticized the
State Department of the United
States, saying it was pursuing a
policy in connection with Central AM
erican republics which was winning
for itself the hatred of all Spanish
speaking nations, was being made the
victim Of malign influence and was
gaining the reputation of country
that raises it's arm to strike, but has
not the courage to give the blow"
Judge Collins, after relating a Sc
ries of incidents within his own OBJ
servation which, he said, were spe-
cific instances that this governments
representa- atives were being insulted
and affronted in the trops, without
apology or reparation, declared the
American hopes of increased trade
from that territory would not mate
rialize. He also said the common ex.
planation in Spanish circles of Am
erica's overlooking insults from Hon
duras was that j. P. Morgan & Co.,
who were arranging to refund the
national debt of Honduras, protested.
Continuing Judge Collins said: "How
was the secession of Panama, and its
recognition as republic by America
received in Colombia? That nation
United States for her, and asked us
to allow her to send troops to Pan
anna to suppress the rebellion. These
requests were. denied by John Hay,
Secretary of State. This was follow
ed by a long letter from Colombia
calling Americas attention to the
treaty of 1916 and the violation of
that treaty by the United States in
recognizing Panama as an independ-
ent republic. Colombia offered to sub
| nit It to the Hague The United
States declined to discuss it further.
''The most deplorable action of the
| United Sta @es, in that it gave color
| to gossip and criticism against up, oc-
Cured last summer in Panama. On
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
constitution of Panama prohibited any
person from succeeding himself IN
that Office. = -
ssThe next move of Washington was
to inform the Panama Congress that
| they should elect Samuel Lewis pres
ident. The pressure from Washing
ton was so strong that one day at 80
o'clock in the morning it was agreed
that at that days session, Lewis
should be elected. At 10 o'clock a
cable came from Beverly, Mass, dis
claiming any intention on the part Of
the United States to annex Panama
or to dictate to the Congress whom
| the members should choose. The
Lewis campaign ended then and there,
and Or. Pablo Arosemona was elect
ed president. All of this was iunwisei
and neddlesome interference which
gave lis the same reputa.ion we bear
in Nfcara gua-of raising our arm to
strike and not having the courage to-
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.sStin we are building "a canal and
pluming ourselves on our wonderful
undertaking Are we building fof1
peace or for war? For the worlds
development or for future aggres sion?
eff for peace, or for, the develop
ment-of the Cen raj and South Ameri-
cans the trade will not beEours, but
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