Show 5 THAT f COLOMBIAN SQUEAL Periodically from the east comes a dissertation tion on the need of settling with Colombia her grievance against the United States that since I Panama drew out of the Colombian union anc and andi 1 i drew the money from the United States for the theS S canal belt it has been much more difficult to todeal deal with the Central American states they being afraid that it is the purpose of the United States to absorb them It is hard to read stuff of that kind in American Ameri Amen can newspapers with patience Our country negotiated negotiated ne ne- ne- ne with the Colombian a at Washington for the canal belt to pay I an enormous price The e transaction was in the 1 form of a treaty which our senate ratified Then believing that part secure another contract was I made with the French owners of the franchise to build the c canal nal and another huge sum was agreed upon for that The treaty went to the Colombian legislature i ifor for approval But that body knowing the sum agreed upon to pay the French company and andl l mowing knowing that the French franchise would expire in n a few months showed no haste to approve the treat treaty reaty and fin finally all adjourned Then Panama withdrew from the Colombian union even as she had lad stipulated to do when such Buch union no longer seemed good to her entered into a negotiation negotiation with our government and drew down the he money for the canal Ever since the baffled grafters of Bogota have been filling fining the atmosphere atmosphere atmos- atmos phere here of the world with lamentations over the mighty wrong done her S I Among gamblers her complaints would be I J JOur called ailed squeals Our thought would be to let h her r squeal t She went squarely back on a contract she had authorized authorized au- au her official representative at Washington Washing- Washing ton ion to make and thereby lost As Asfor Asfor Asor for or our dealing with other Spanish American states tates there is just one clear way which is to todeal todeal deal eal with them as with all other powers on the dead ead square After that let them scold all aU they please ilease They need us much more than we do them hem |