Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-03

erstand that under no circumstances
would the U. S. apologize to any ma.
ton for political act-that was our
unwritten law that never had been
ald never would be broken. In
purely informal conversations and
in my unofficial memorandum I sug-
gested that chivalrous expression of
regret that our friendship had in any
way been marred such as any real
gentleman would freely grant to an.
other, might later be embodied in
the treaty as a balm for the wound.
ed feelings of a once friendly nation
which had been Inundated before the
world whose credit had been des-
troyed in foreign countries, whose
borrowing ability had been annihil-
ated and whose persistent appeals
for arbitration had been ignored.
The opposition to this feature on the
ground that it is an apology, is not
just and is not in the true interests
of the United States. If the Anglo
Saxons are to live in harmony with
the Latins on this continent they
must treat them with absolute jus.
tice,, just as we shall exact Justice
from them"
Article III.
Dealing directly with Article III of
the treaty providing a payment to
Colombia which Colonel Roosevelt at
tackled rs a blackmail, Mr.. Dubois
describes the claims of Colombia for
the unpaid annuities on the cession
OF the tra1s-isthmian railroad comp.
any, the reversionary rights in the
Panama railroad and Panama's DOR.
ton of the national debt, all of
which, in his opinion should be met
by the United States.
Under the contract of 1867" he
Colombia coded the trans,Isthmian
Railroad company to the Panama
Railroad company for a period of %
years, and for this she was to re.
ceive $25O,000 annually during the
life Of the contract. At the time of
separation of Panama where were re-.
manning Ga annuties unpaid amount.
ing to SIG, 0 $1,000.
Reversionary Rights.
The concession also insured to
Colombia reversionary rights in the
Panama railroad at the expiration If
the contract in1967.
The physical value Of the railroad
shortly after the revolt was placed
at S16,444,000. In addition Colombia
claimed that she is entitled to sever.
al millions of dollars for that part of
her national debt incurred in tho n.
terests of Panama before the revolu-
ton, claim that it was recognized IN
the treaty of 1909 made under the
Roosevelt administration. Alto.
gether these claims total about s9e !.
100000" e'o''
Though Colonel Roosevelt asserts
that all of the civil rights, titles and
pecuniary interests of Colombia
passed to Panama at the moment Of
actual separation, Mr.. Dubois do.
ciares that these rights had been
virtually recognized by the Roose.
Welt administration itself.
Colombia" he says, "by aproo.
ment concluded IN 1880 contracted a
debt OF 100000 with the railroad
company, amortizable in 20 wears nv
the company's $25O,OOO annual nav,
ments. The amortization actnaliv
proceeded and the debt woull have
Deen iiquidated in 1909. But. as tho
United States prevented by physical
1orce the suppression of the insur.
rectlon on the isthmus by Colombia
SIX years before the debt could he
entirely paid, and never ATTEMPTED
10 exact the six missing installme7t.
OF the amortization, they recognized
Colombia's right Of ownership
Thes and other material claims
q Colombia says Mr. Dnhois
Justify the Naturalization article
OF the treaty, to say nothing of the
tremendous territorial loss and hmm.
1llatioa that Colombia has sustain.
ed" ous'ain'