The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-02

ls a blackmailing agreement in his
lhtefpretatton OF the document. He
declares that while negotiating forl
treaty he made the Colombian au
thorittes understand the" United
States would not apologize to any ma
t,on for political act; but In his in
formal conversations he suggesteu'
that an expression of regret that any
thing to mar the friendly relations be.
tween the countries might later be in
cluded In the treaty.
This expression OF regret, the state
me9t says. would have served as q
balm for the wounded, feelings OF, B.
once friendly nation. which had heen;'
numiliated before the world. whose
credit had been destroyed. whose bor-,
rowing ability had BEEN anDihilated
and whose persistent appeals for ar
bitration had been ignored.
The opposition to this feature, on
the ground that 1t is an apology, lis
not just and Is not in the true inter-.
ests of the United States. II the Anglo
Saxons are to live in harmony with
the Latins on this continent, they
must treat them with absolute JUS
ice, just az we'll as we exact jrstice
from them"
Should He Settled.
Dealing with that part Of the trea-
ty providing a payment to Colombia,
which Colonel Roosevelt attacks sps.
blackmail, Mr.. Dubois describea Co
lombia's claims for the unpaid an
nuities on the cession of the trans-Is.
thmian railroad company, the rever-
sionary rights in the Panama railroad
and Panama portion in the Colombian
national, all Of which in his opinion,
should Be mot by the United Safes.
"Under. the contract of 1887. he
Nays. Colombia ceded the trans-Atlan-
tic railroad company" to the Panama
railroad company for 80 years, for
which she was to receive $250.000 an
nually during the life of the contract.
When Panama separated, there re-
mained sixty-four' annuities unpaid,
amounting to $16.e00.000 The con:
cession also insured TO Colombia re.
versionary rights in the Panama rail-
road at the expiration Of the con.
tract in 1867. II
"The physical value OF the railroad
shortly after the revolt was placed at
S16.446.000. In addition ..t;aislaafaI
claims that she is entitled t0 several
million dollars for that part of her
national debt incurred in the interests
of Panama. before the revolution, ,4I
claim recognized In the 1909 treaty
made under the Roosevelt admipistra.
tion. Altogether these claims total
about $4,000. .000." = 5.,i s:si1l
Rights Recognized. .,sat ,..t'I
Though Colonel Roosevelt asserts
all civil rights, titles and pecuniaryl
interests Of Colombia PASSED to PAM
anna at the separation. Mr.. Dubois de!
tlares these rights had been vfftually
5ssSs'sea is;,asiss * adtnihn;
! .ssToi3mSia," says nv aan, aan, ssjgres!J1
msht, = "e9At4aasstsd .A,sss!Q60:odo. dsbt]
with the railway company. ,amornSii||
able in, 2? yearss :, BY the company.s|
$2S4GS0, ANNUAL payments. q. The am
ortizatt0pn actually proceeded and ,&he]
debt would have been liquidated, itn|
1909 - but as the Unitea
States prevented by -phyaical force TIE
suppression Of the .nsufrection on the
Iethmus by Colombia six years before
the debt could be paid and never at
tempted to exact the Aix 1itssiisoln.
stallments they recognises Col t6m6fa'S1
right to ownership>" ''dtsfhcssT =
"rhese and other niafsriaI SiaimS
Of Colombia says Mr.. Dubois. "jus-
tify the indemnification article y0f the
treaty. to gay nothing, or the
6ous territorial less and humiliRtiSS
Colombia has sustained" AK,