The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-04-28
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llo niger existed, rushed Hi troopa
Into Panama. and robbed paIlana q
every vestige ok eelf government,
The double dealing of fhss Color.
sssan GDveriment Iii connection yitil 7
the canal treaty fina11y created stf,Ss
opportunity for successful yentirS
~ which. aided by the strained rela
lions between the Colombian and tho
United States goyernments.Pa nKnns
nnally came into her own. Pana1na
wanted the canal built, and when she
saw the great undertaking in danger
OF Indefinite postponement or utter
Ialiure SO far as Panama was con-
cerned. she took the bull by the horns
and placed herself in position to
deal as q nation with the United
States. In all OF the former reyolu-
lions the authority OF the United
states had been thrown IN favor or
Colombia, upon the theory OF pre-
serving peace in the prospective canal
zone. This. time the United states
interviewed In favor OF Panama and
promptly recognized the Panama re-
pubic upon its organization OF a do
Iacto government Here is what had
happened to bring this consumma-
ton about:
Immediately following the enactment
roosevelt instructed Secretary Hay to
open up negotiations for treaty with
S Stata bia, on the basis Of the United
ranaina company and proceeding with
gotiations ended in what is known as
signed oa January :ssssa i D Dnis MerT Ms
colombian charge d affaires at Walking
Tni, signing with the authority Of the
the payment to Colombia Of $40. 900 IN
gold and an annual payment OF S4,OO0,0O0
y, pegln nine years after ratification Of
a un treaty. But Marroqutn and the Boz
go o politicians got to scratching. their
heads and palms and started playing
noth ends against the middle. First
TIE they tried toget another SO, ooo. 900 out Of
Its concessions, and then they raised the
ante on the United States. As the price
OF ratification by the Colombian govern
ment's spokesman, notified Secretary
Hay that the deal would be of unless
two amendments We're inserted in the
firing Panama company should pay 49,
100000 In gold, and the other that the
payment of the United States should be
Hay stood pat on the original agree
ment. Then President Marroquin con-
vened the Colombian congress-the first
OaAC III i've years. IL WAS h manu- uikau0
body. at Marroquin's beck and nod. y
began Immediately to do business. II
rejected the Hay-Herran treaty, demand
ed the $10,0o0,0O0 bonus from the old Pam
ceived another brilliant stroke. It dis
covered that the last extension OF time
and that therefore the Colombian gov
eminent could foreclose on the Panama
company in about a years time and Il
would then be in possession to grab
q hn M ~ WI q
from the United States and sweep 1t.
with the rest, into the Colombian Golfers.
No definite action, however. was taken
by MarroquinS congress-it was their
policy evidently to sit by and wait for
the day Of foreclosure.
Then things began to happen at
Panama. The Panamanians aided and
encouraged by Bunau- Varilla, an of
ficer Of the French company, speed
up the revolution. Colombian troops
were landed at Colon and threatened
to open fire on the town. The United
States cruiser Nashville, which had
been dispatched with other vessels to
Colon by President Roosevelt on re-
ceipt of the news of the revolution.
landed company Of marines, AZ in
to protect the lives of Ameri-
cans who had been gathered into the
shelter OF railway shed. The Colon
bians withdrew, after firing one shell
which killed II Chinese-the only life
lost in the revolution. Acting on an
order from the state department, the
United States commander served no.
tice on the Colombians that they
would not be allowed to transport
troops across the isthmus. The Co
lombians withdrew, Panama quickly
organized its de facto government and
proclaimed it's independence as ma
ton. The formal declaration of in
dependence was made November 4.
1903. Three days later the republic
of Panama was formally recognized
by the United States. One of the first
acts of the provisional government OF
Panama was to appoint Philippe Bu-
nau-Villa envoy extraordinary to the
United States with full powers to con-
duct the diplomatic and financial ne
gotiations necessary to constructions
of the canal