Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-25

Governor Reilly back TO his post. and
by this action backed him up com
pletely There II reason TO believe that
underneath all of the dissatisfaction
with tho present Governor, was the
fact that he Topped or appropriations
for salaries for sinecures which have
been sources OF income TO politically
prominent natives for some time.
Much OF tho criticism was cisguised,
however, under clamor for making
the island an Independent nation.
Not only In outright posscssione,
but In smaller republics In which tho
United States must of necessity take
n hand In maintaining law and order,
does the germ OF trouble lie. America
had TO take a hand In STRENGTHENING
out the situations which have arisen
In Santo Domingo and in Haiti. These
negro republics from time to time
have upheavals which make mecca
sary bit of quieting down and pact
flying by the long arm of the Ameri-
can Government.
In the ehort historical lives OF these
island republics. It has been a raro
| thing for "A President To survive his
! term of office or TO como To his death
| from natural causes. One OF them was
torn TO pieces by wild horses. II IL
not unknown for the legations OF
! foreign powers 90 be attacked. Revolu-
| tlons abound. In the Interior while
denials will DO made OF II, aavagery
often comes 10 light. and there bs no
doubt OF the survival of voOdooism
and It's awful rites. The nativea often
are bitterly roScntful Of American in
| tCrventiou 10 restore order. but the
| American governmental policy IN that
this country must be responsible for
/ the good conduct OF its emaier and
leSa enlightened island nclghbors not
far off tho Atlantic cOastllne.
| Cuba wac nursod along by the Amer
lean Government until strong enough
to stand clone. In enite az everything
that was done for cuba, from tho time
II was freed from Spanish rule until
America withdrew from the island
there was always a bitterly anti Amer
lean party which was not lacking in
demonstrations Of its feeling.
The Case of Panama.
The case Of Panama II another in
point. The American Government had
a gree; deal 70 do with the successf1Il
effort OF this lite republic TO FRYE IA
eelf from Colombia. 81 which country
It wss formerly a province The etc
cassfui revolution at the beginning ~
thia century was tho last icf about
ffty such efforts Amesioa quickly
recognized the new republic. and the
r0at 81 tho world followed her lead
From tho new government America
purchased tho canal rlghte which she
had been trying 30 get from Colombia
FOR hong time. This concession in-
cllides ten~nne "trip of and acro~s
the lsthmlIe bordering the great canal
and the right go furtify tho canal. ON
the other hand she must defend the
cities - Colon and Panama, a. either
end II tho Canal and lying within tho
ten milo strip. These citioa arc not
American territory, however. "a par
tioular exception having been nude Of
them.
Naturally American influence 50
strong IN these cities. particularly in
Panama city. the capital. and there
too, strong opposition 20 American
",nterference~ he's developed Forget
ting tho American responsibility for
, Panama being free at all, there have
been outbursts Of this feeling from
time 20 time.
! In all % these troubles the policy
; has been 70 smoth and calm down tn,
! excliable natives and discuss III,
b. troubles openly az little as possible. For
8 underlying everything else in nearly
: every one of these cases Is the Away.
. troublesome color question and tn,
fact that arguments avail little OF
- nothing In bringing races 10 regarc
4 each other with true fraternal affec