Show BUILD PANAMA ROAD I Government to Parallel Canal With Railroad to Control Land Minister of of f Foreign Affairs Confers With President Taft and Secretary of State Knox English Capital Sought Line I I Panama Dy Panama By a contract signed the theother theother other day Uncle Sam embarks In the business of railroad building in Latin America American engineers are to undertake at once the survey of the Panamanian link in the tho Pan American railroad miles from the city o of Panama to David the commercial center center cen cen- ter of the northern end of the republic lic and by the time the national assembly assembly assembly as as- meets next fall the government government government govern govern- ment will havo ready to submit a proposition for the construction of oC th theline the theline line as an extension of the present Panama railroad which is the property proper proper- ty of ot the United States 0 The argument with which Panama has prevailed upon the United States to go outside the limits of the cana canal zone and build railroads for the isthmian Isthmian isthmian mian republic Is in brief this Either the American government shall build this link in the International al railroad system In order to control the approaches by land to the Pan Panama ma macanal canal or English French or German I capital will do It ft and America will have just so much more to do to fortify fortify for for- the water way English capital was bidding for COf th theline the theline line through W W. Harcourt Palmer an Australian engineer who has established established here a manufactory for his safety safety safe safe- ty explosive which the canal anal commission is adopting as a substitute substitute substitute sub sub- for dynamite Palmer has been the American governments government's foremost fore fore- foremost most Competitor and Panamanian officials officials of of- have not hesitated to declare that Palmers Palmer's bid has been used as a club upon the state department and President Taft Conclusion of this railroad deal with Uncle Sam was the principal object of the recent visit to Washington of Sato Lewis Panamanian minister of foreign affairs H He l had reached an understanding with President Taft and Secretary Knox nox when hen the unexpected death of President recalled him to Panama He was assured in Washing- Washing I 1 ton lion that the the American government would accept Panamas Panama's proposals proposals and and that the agreement could be completed In P Panama Manama and this has just been accomplIsh ac ac- d. d Details of the contract have not been announced In fact the secrecy maintained by the government government govern govern- ment with reference to the railroad plans has been criticized severely and opponents of the government nt wish to know upon what terms the republic Isto is isto isto to be bound up with the United States in affairs within the r republic publIc as well as on the canal The administration has crooked the knee at every nod of ot the isthmian canal commission it has defied the supreme court of Panama I and overridden the laws and the con conn of the republic In order to exe execute the will of Washington with little glossing over of the fear in which all Panama and a large proportion proportion tion of Panamanians hold the power of the American government Thrown now into the midst of ot a presidential campaign through the unexpected unexpected un un- un expected death of ot President Panama finds itself face to face with the question of American not domination domination domina domina- tion but arbitrary dictation |