Deseret Evening News | 1901-12-13 | Page 4 | Colombia's War

WAIt WoUl Hartford Tho chronic political disturbances down there are n serious annoyance and ana nuisance now IIO What will they be when our Nicaragua canal Is III completed In uso by b the tho worlds commerce l 1 The and protection of that groat waterway will fall entirely upon tho United States Wo Wc have hlo refused refu to share sharo tho Iho responsibility with the tho other com commercial mercial 1 nations or Of with any ono of them It does not lIot require any nn special arc lal vl lolI to foresee that the problem of ot about permanently and tranquil political conditions condition on the Isthmus u III going to force torce upon some future American President of stale and Congress with an urgency admitting neither of in inaction action nor nOl of too prolonged de tIc deliberation liberation When events aro nrc once In III Inthe the Iho saddle they aro hard riders rider will willton stand ton nu no nonsense and pick their own n load The war has hns gUen us ono lesson leABOn on that head It wont bo tho ho last