The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-02
~oUIT IT," HIS DEMAND
Claims Present Administration
Has Not Given Colombia
Anything That Was Not Of
fered In One Form or An
other, During Republican
Administrations
.,oci,l to News and Observer.)

tSpecial to News and Observer.)
New York. May 30.-Francisco Es-
o,,r Consul General in New YOrk
C'ty for Colombia. has sen h fol-
t,Uing letter to Col. Theodore ROoSe-
,.lt he same being occasioned by
t,l,naI ~FooseveltS recent TRADE
,,.inst Colombia. charging that coun-
~ with Matchmaking this country in
Connection with the recent treaty be-
tween this country and Colombia:
"Sir-In the year 1914, while you
,y.r- the power at wash
inctnn -. c., you sent to the Congress
If the United States, n of the most
august bodies of men, a message deal
M with Colombia in which were
mai such misstatements. that l felt
c,lled upon to refute them in an ar
ticI. published in The North Ameri-
can Review for January, 1914.
in the year 1911 October - you
uubI,shed in The Outlook a cOwardly
tirade against Colombia and the CO.
lombian people. again full of mis-
statements. Upon that provocatiOn |
r.nt YOU an open letter cOntradicting
r,tlv your libelous accusations and
hurting back at you your favorite cpl
thets. but YOU did not deem it neces-
s,ry to answer me either substantial
ing your charges or gainsaying my
CJnnterchargeS. You satisfied pubic
opinion with that Overbearing declara-
ton saying: NO. / dOn't intend to
pay any more attention to it (my let
ter, than | would to the rawlings CT
Debs Or any other crazy Socialist on
the Mcnamara trial. thus intending
10 classify me with people with whom
! have nothing in common. forget
ting 10 look UP my record during the
lurg years that l have lived in your
country. even in h class-rOOmS OF
one Of your Ost famous universe
ties. almost as famous as the one
who're you procured your versatile
learning.
Outburst as Of Relief.
Last month when you emerged
from the Brazilian jungle your first
outburst as of relief. was the charge
ot blackmailer' hurled again at Co
lombia
And now. even before you had
time to embrace your dear II a
home. you come put against Colon
bia again declaring that the amour
Stipulated to be paid to her in thu
new Treaty. is ~'blackmail.'
1T is plain. therefore. that abus1
Of Colombia has become an Obsessior
OF you mind. And searching for al
explanation of such a psychological
disease. | have come to the conclusion
that your hatred to Colombia is borl
within our conscience wherever an,
anon. rises the ghost of that fatefu
November 3. 1903 pointing an &C
cusinc finger at the author Of Colon
bias greatest misfortune.
And you try to appeaSe your con
science by abusing the victim; you g
on repeating the odious word black
mail with which you pretend I
brand every Colombian, without heed
ms our protests, with utter disregar
"t our feelings and keeping silen
when we ask you for proofs.
Charges Improved.
now come to ask you in the mos
earnest though respectful manner t
refrain from applying to Colombo
and the Colombians such an ugl
WORD and to remind you that 20
nave not proven your charges so ia,
further suggest for your consid
ration. that even during your admir-
n'rat'on 1t was acknowledged thu
.pi"inbia had a grievance and was o.
i"tea A reparation: that during tn
I'iipwing administration a propos;
was made to Colombia (Which thong
called Informal had the character {
1' "ihcial Offer to settle her claim
t"r he sum of $4,000. 900, which o
'i was refused; and hat the preseI
ADMINISTRATION in conserving to sig
~" new treaty. has not given Colon
- alythinS that was not previous
""'red in one form OF another. du,
"I republican administrations.
lnally. 1t might be proper to Ca
y''r attention to the fact that III TT,
,"| 10 repair a damage, to right an il
J'>'lc'. 10 blot out an i%nfractiOn
N''eihn public treaty, the presel
n''''h'Stration is not only proving
/" rest of the world its soticitude f
ht''"nal honor. but that it Sc
'' ahead in the future Of America
t''flaeS in Colombia. % land
Ina 'rfui potentialities. And that
"' aotin2 it squares the conduct
"it@d states with world idea