The sun., 1919-09-01
BY WILLIAM n. JACKSON.
Formerly Judge Of the United States
District Court q, Panama

0WWer!y Judge Of the United States
district Court IN Pomona.
Traitors Note-Judoe jackson oc-
ohpteo the bench IN the Canal Zone for
eight years and u quite conpersont ,eith
oUGtrs IN the Republic of Panama. the
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=, UP to the present time It may be said
that the wealth Of Panama has come
as a result OF its geographical position
rather than from any development of its
natural reeources. One OF the principal
causes assigned by the leaders OF the
IeVoIutlon OF November, 1903, for the
secession OF Panama from Colombia
was that the development of the De-
partment OF Panama had been neglected,
mat nothing had been done to aid in
Inns respect by the home Government at
bogota, but that, on the contrary, with
out any corresponding benefits, it had
neen burdened by heavy taxes for the
support Of the Government.
IL is not our purpose to enter into
the merits OF this matter, but merely
70 20 state that while other Central and
South American republics had made
great strides in developing their re-
sources-for example, Cuba with her
sugar and tobacco, Colombia with her
OIL, platinum, agriculture. cattle and
petroleum, Chile with her nitrate, the
argentine with her cattle, hides, &c
the natural resources of Panama have
practically remained untouched and, as
stated, her wealth has heretofore come
almost exclusively by reason of her
geographical position.
During the gold fever of 1s4S rnanv
OF the gold seekers took this route for
California, and OF course they were
lavish spenders For more than a CEN
fury prior to this time IL had been the
gateway FOR the passage Of the fabulous
wealth Of Peru to Europe.
Tourists Help Country,
Again golden stream poured into
Panama during the period of the French
construction of the canal and still again
when our Government undertook this
colossal work in 1904. Hundreds of
tourists arriving every week during the
period OF construction brought so much
money into the country that 1t was not
found necessary to develop and produce
anything for their own use, much less
Tor the purpose Of selling to other coun-
tries, but practically everything, even
ina simplest necessities of life was
purchased from abroad.
AS natural consequence there has
Deen no production, no manufacturing
and practically no development of agri-
cultural or other resources.
The time has arrived, however, as ali
OF its best informed citizens realize,
when Panama must take her place
among other Latin American nations as
an actual producing country; otherwise
she will not long exist as an independent
republic. And, moreover. she offers
great attractions for the investment of
American capital The resources are
there and capitalists will be welcomed
and fairly and generously treated by
the Panamanan Government and the
Panamanan people, who. must say, are
a cultured, generous, warm hearted peo-
pie, eminently fair in their dealings with
foreigners and especially with Amer.
leans.
No Revolt to he Feared.
AS further inducement to the in
vestnent of capital in manufacturing
and agricultural enterprises and In
banking institutions, 1t may be added
that Panama offers an exceptional Sc
curity by reason of the fact that the
treaty between that country md tba