The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-01-31
PICKING ON PANAMA.

Th ltt Renubc of Panama filed protest Win our ~
Department because action of United States 'ee' ~ p
nossesof small OF ground east oil No'o" VII ~ p,a
ostensby for defensive purposes at me entrance ,h .ho
Canal The note protests against the act 81 lorce ' ~ M
, @ ro,session Of the land being alleged tha' Tue
dirgo were carried on III undipomatc manner HH' ~
are expressed precedent which may De dangerous p
national rights may have been established II Inc p'O'
is well founded this country Will nave "i' V ~, I iooI
of the government by men ltSleau Vi " Ia" ~
f the Wilson Administrations a.
In tbc [Iay -Funau Varlla Treaty November TO- ''o'' ~
Panama had made grant in perpetui'y oil len'h NV p
as the Canal Zone it agreed that Inc heP"0"V ~
Further Grants TO the United States perpeuy the use occ"p
and oopr Of anv other lands and waters outside Oh e ~'
d which may he necessary and convenient for the cohs'
ton maintenance operation, sanitation and pUec'o" 4"
Canal and such rights, powers and auholi! are " " - IS
~ States would possess and exercise if it were the sovereign OF
sucb sovereign rights power authority hr III he 'pi
the territory within which said lands and waters are '"''
~ ovnsiop of the exercise by the Republic OF faapa 4" any
ary treaty known the Root AroSeInena uFaS ss ''
1909 if was further agreed that all differences when ma! a
ang to the Interpretation application OF the treaty T."
her S 1903 which may not have been PosSi'e " ~ " n
loac shall be referred on request of either party 10 "
bmal of Arbitration be named by the contracting P'!e
Judgment should be final all matters submitted TO "
from Panama protest it would appear that tns "elh ~
odoned in Las Nnas Bay matter bpt that something frs
seizure and custer had been committed presumably WIN " ~
sent tact or otherwise, of our State Department.
In this aspect of the there can be no aeSo" o
anna has been previously wronged and that the wrong shoo "
roted forthwith The United States should not be committed " "
hchhanded proceedings bureaucratic underhgs VINO apparently
a nar from the Wilson Administration in dealings WIN weaker
states such Haiti Santo Domingo, and others me senate sn
ask for the paper in the and administer the proper re"N
called for hos,
Mr. Wilson's creed of 'sedeermnatloh mas oeeh ho'F ~
ored in the breach nthe observance whenever lh -
an nation was concerned be hoped that the msuhoeS"
inc created v this seizure of Panama territory Will De e S
the many unfortunate in our relations WIN ne
which have marked Mr. Wilson's Administration Inc TASK "'
Mr. Harding will called upon meet IN sqarng w WIFI '"
countries and in banisng their suspicion OF our motives o
enough without being added during the closing days OF the Demo
cratic regime ..
In her note of protest Panama takes exception to decision o
District Judge anan in which he refers to her as "a procoie OF
the United States In this Panama ground hardly eaoe
Article of the ay-nau Vala Treaty specifically states; Inc
United States guarantees will maintain the independence OF the
Repub Panama., and certain right III laha III
consistent with possession of full sovereign status ut possibly
Panama has ben moved the implication OF her status as
proecorae the her territory is beng maahde
Otherwise would welcome the protection which the treaty aooS