Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-10-20 | Page 4 | Undue Fear in Panama

4 . UNDUE FEAR IN PANAMA. The authorities of Panama are unduly un-duly exercised by the fear of encroachment encroach-ment by the United States. It was not to be expected that the exercise of the delegated sovereignty over the canal strip would be viewed by the Panamans with complacency, for their reservation of the two cities at the respective termini of the canal from the conceded exercise of that sovereignty showed their desire to keep in their own hands the handling of all the Imports and exports. ex-ports. But the finding of a port more convenient con-venient for the operatlong In the building build-ing :of the canal was a stroke of good luck which it could hardly be expected that the United States would not take advantage. The gravity of the fearg of the natives, however, is seen In the determination of the President to send Secretary Taft to the Isthmus to calm the fears of the fearful. That the Secretary will be fully able to do this doeo not admit of any doubt, for his abllltyand tact in dealing with primitive primi-tive peoples has beii fully attested by his great achievements In the Philippines, Philip-pines, and the respect that the- Filipinos have for him.