Show SAM j GUARDS ALL J J th Parties in Panama Politics Petition for forWe We Umpire PARTISAN FEELING I RUNS VERY HIGH HICK United States Accepts and Will Matte Make Award to Man With Most Votes BY EY J. J HASKIN I. I PANAMA R. R P. P Ma May 23 It 1 It ha has remained re reo for this the y youngest un est o of th tb the American republics republiC to to brn bring forth an but cx excellent curo cure for revolutions tong nc Realizing lizi that partisan feeling tion time timo in Span Spanish runs too high bih at cle election i ish Ji America merica to permit of even even thI th tho t approach to fairness air on el either er eride ide de and firmly trusting in In the ability of f tile the United States to pJ play the role I of ol of an umpire both hoth parties have haTe joined joine l i in petitioning Uncle Undo Sam to stand watch at the tho voting places of tho the republic roV re- re V ji public c during durin tho days of registration lad and n the day of voting The unit United States has accepted the trust and ana Wille will seo sec e to it that the man who gets the most Olt votes rw wInsOne wins ns what would i One can readily ima imagine ine h happen hi in iii some borne of the other republics fi the Caribbean if such a 3 k-cro k cr made to the United States But if tho contending factions could 3 agree to copy the plan of Panama and nd tn then n 3 abide aude the result what a 3 long on step stop in JD inthe the thc direction of better oetter conditions conditions it would be iV In ln requesting the good offices of the tn s government of the United States StaLes in tin them to hold a n fair fau election tb the li parties in Panama arc not making makin a an untried experiment ent I In 1908 P Iesi esl- esl a rt IH a Conservative wanted a a. Conservative to succeed him and b an manipulating th the re registration books booles i in I aith a w way that success I seemed to be his grasp crasp The Tue Liberal candi candi- was as Go Go Gornor of 01 Colon tyro vine Hn Hi and lind his followers s saw saw- w bow baw things were Wc going and and that Li Lib Lib- ural Urs were wing intimidated at tb th Pl places ae of oL n l. it b began bean ts t's oTc would be n a revolt revolt- hi Cn t Panama I ru Intervenes B ut f at t this juncture juncture J. J C. C S S. S Blackburn Black Black- burn ome timo time United States senator from Kentucky and at that time Jov governor governor gover gover- r nor of ot the canal an l zone intervened Ho lie told both parties that the United Stat States s did not c c care rc which side ide ideon won on in the election hUt hit that it did lid insist upon a afur atair fur fair election on and would lC flee to it that such an election was held d. ue He said that peace in Panama was to the success cess of the work worL of constructing construct construct- ing n the Panama nama canal and and that peace not b bi be had without ut fair elections He e announced that the United States He intended to put marines marinE'S at every place rl At registration and voting 1 in the republic lic iC whose e dut duty it would be oe to see lice that ivary i-ivary very rr voter oter was permitted to register na t to vote tote This I r is was done lone and nd it resulted in the triumph of or th the Liberals and the tho alee elec election tion ton of But both sides saw aw that Uncle that Sam meant exactly what whit ho hos s said au id when Ibo ho 1 announced t that nil all h be he desired was wass was's ss a lair fair election Both vietor vie vie- tor sand and vanquished accepted the result result re reo sult 11 an as a proper ami anit just one erie and Pan- Pan ma settled down own to f four n years of peace 1 Imd rid prosperity President un unfortunately un an- fh lie l when he lie had fortunately served a little IzttIe lets less than two ears cars 9 The Thc P. P Panama m of securing n a successor Iu to a president is There is S s no vice ice pr president but instead three men are chosen by the tho national the single hou houe o of fh Pan ama araa le legislature slature who ho son serve a as first second see sec on ond and third de i or designate ate according ace to thc their r rank on the net 0 of appointment ment Each designate at holas holds of of- fic for ce j Jor two years and th then n three now designates arr ari chosen If the office becomes vacant the first designate d takes Likes it up But if for an- an reason he Ite does not do so s or if it he his has Continued on page 2 UNCLE SAM C GUARDS ARDS' ARDS ALL ELECTIONS Continued nUnu d from page L died prior to the of tho the vacancy va vacancy cancy the honor K gO t to tho the s second cond cond des designate who in turn would b be sue site in in the same lime way war by y the tho third desi designate nate But when a S deai desiccates desiccate's s 's term of office expires no matter If he hn has succeeded to the pr presidency he be e retires retiree from office and tW o n new w set of cf d 81 sig nates i is iR chosen with wIth full tull knowledge that tho new v first designate nato will ta take e ethe chair tho the presidential Selection Th The selection n of President Ar came about in that wa way When President President dent diel on March 1 1910 there them was a vacancy in th the position petition of d of lIr first t designate the incumbent ha having ing died a b. year earlier Therefore rc t the tho e sec eec end oud designate esl Dat assumed the presidency and adm administered it until his Ins year two t term rm as designate expired which was wag not many months later the ti light ht over the selection of the desi designates nates for the ensuing two years b became came a bard one one since since tho Mist first lit desi designate would become president for two jears ears vears It resulted in the naming of Dr Pablo as tint first delegate atc and therefore therefore there there- fore as president for the two years now drawing to a close Dr Ar has made a good Rood nr presidents but like all other Spanish Spaniel An American cr c 1 tiler i-tiler h he developed an n ambition ambition am am- to succeed hun himself elf rc regardless of ot th the clause in tho the constitution of oC the thi republic tasking making a president ineligible to 10 succeed him himself el But ho he did not nian Dlan to hold bold tho office by force lorce He lie worked out a nice nire technicality which h hn honed booed would ouM let him got get ct bock back k for a 8 second ond term T The Tho e. e conf constitution 1 pr provides pro that noman no man succeeding to the presidency through th the death or disability of hl his lue predecessor or shall be eligible if he ho has bas held within eighteen months of the next election Ar concluded that he be could escape the tho inhibition of this section if he bc were to get tho the lc legislature legis legis' s. s lature laturo J. J to grant him a leave of absence from tho duties of tho the presidency He Ha trot cot this and after some maneuvering for political advantage among the tho three thron designates one of ot them temporarily tempo fly mr-fly took the office Arosemena thought he had the situation well wen in hand and that there thera would bp br no no further fur fur- ther obstacles in the tho of her way a A Uncle Sni O a Curious S. S I II I But the United States States' States b become became in m- m n Qui There was a f feeling around tho the state depar department ment that this might ht seta eota and that therefore it it should be p permitted only only rm in tho event that the technical situation would bear tho the acid test test- of constitutional law lawi About the tho first question tho iho lawyers lawyers' of the state department asked was as ns to tha th terms of the leave leavo of of absence Was Wae it for tor fora a 1 definite denito period longer l than the eo constitutionally tit ti nally pr prescribed period iod If it had bad been there would have been nothing else left bu to poT to-poT- per mit Arosemena to be ho a candidate to succeed himself In point of fact it zt iti W Rf not It was so 80 worded as all to be indefinite p permitting him hini to resume the reins of government whenever whenever- he chose choso This would permit his leave to tobe tobe tobe be effective as all lon long as as his bis successor bold hold th thi presidential chair in bi his bIB interest inter inter- est and to to be canceled the minute he fail failed d to do ISO BO Thereupon the state d department law law- verti verll decided that Aros Arosemena mena still retained re re- re tamed tho power Ower of president and that hit bit maneuver was wholly in in n violation of ot the he spirit mint and partially in in violation of ol the letter of the constitution and that the best interests interests' of Panama would be consulted by bv advising Mr Arosemena that ho he had bad just as nl well Q alve ve U up his ambitions to succeed him hint self This be bo ha has hafi done Sin Since e then he be has rot got behind the candidacy of ot Pedro Pedra A. A Diaz and has hat made him the administration adminis candidate for the presidency Whether ho bo expects Diaz Dine to be a aU U chair g warmer or If a a man of bf or whether ho really wants want to toI I ee see him make rood good deponent not Tho party supporting the tho candi- candi of ot Diaz Dma has been beeD named the Union That Arosemena still retains his confidence in the Unit cd States despite I pito its Ite course COUrSO in putting JUtting an end t to his immediate presidential aspirations is shown b by bv the f fact ct that th thi directorate of at f this party party under his hii took the lead in asking Undo Sam to umpire next falls fall's elec I tion in Lu power When nl earns came to the presidency preBi p dency tb the tho Cons Conservatives es went nt b back ck into for Designate ate Arosemena was U Conservative if rv ti Tho Pan Panama ma ia mini 1 to Washington Dr Belisario Po P.o. rag rae was an out and end out oot Li Liberal When Whoa Dr saw aw that Ar Arosemena sernetta was for tor a a second term h ho threw up his hid diplomatic assignment in Washing ton and hastened I back to Panama wh whore Jel he ha entered the lists as the Liberal Lib Liberal eral oral candidate for president He was met with a gratifying reception and has heartily joined in the r request for American supervision of the election It is probable that this tilts supervision U will tales take e the same form fonn as as that of ot four years vear agO aero The United States maintains a large detachment of marinel marines marines ma ma- rines rinel at Camp Elliot canal zone and it is s probable that some of them will wilI b be detailed d to the various re registration and Dollin places place in the republic to toe tosi si eec e to it that everything is is do done e hon boa What expense is ia entailed will b bo bA borne b bv by the Panama government iO It is well able to moet this outlay for not only 1 is it a country almost without a n. debt having refused t to assume any of 0 tho the burdens burdon of ot Colombia after its lb secession but has a balance balanco of ot some over of ot which is invested in Now York real estate paying pay in ing excellent returns Tomorrow CARIBBEAN POLITICS SIX Contented Costa mea |