| Show V HOOT ON PANAMA A IA I Ex of Discusses The llie I of ot the Question Feb 22 The anniversary nry of ot the Iho birth of ot was wait as observed oh here today by the Union League club cl b with two at the Auditorium theater ono onn In lii the lie morning and an 1 tho the theother other In tho the afternoon and mil a banquet banquot tonight to tho the members of ot the club Jho principal service wan hold held In III the tho th when Root noot former see sec rOtary of 01 war delivered 1 an on address on The Thi Th of ot the tho Panama Question Ho lie 0 said In parti patt Tho llio Independence ot of Panama tint tho grant to tho th United States Slates of ot tho the right to construct tho the canal across tho the Isthmus mus nus and tho tInt assumption by the United of ot tho the duty to 10 construct tho the canal anti ami 10 1 to maintain It for tor tho the equal benefit of t mankind aro MO accomplished fact Nothing can do 10 Iway with them unless K It t bo bj future war WaL vai or consent conquest against the liberties of ot Panama anti nt at the tue sonic time the tho rights of ot the tho United 1 Sties Bites held In trust for tor forthe forthe the commerce of or the world worl l Iy lJ nil all tho the lell of ot Justice among men me and Ind among nations that Ihal wo WI hare hase learned from our fathers r and nIl Ill alt tJ II nil V maintain the tho revolutionist In Panama I were veto right the people of ot Panama were entitled to be free again ogain the Isthmus was vaa theirs anti and they were entitled t to tog govern g rn It ii III and It would have been a 0 shameful thing for tor tho the government o othe ot of the United States to return them thorn again to their servitude We Wo shall not give 1010 back tho the money We wo spend upon the tho canal any more moro than wo vo shall Rot got back the tho money wo we hare hav expended exp to make o Cuba free fre and Inde mile Independent pendent penile nt or the tho money we wo have havo ox ex pendell to set net the lie people of ot tho the Philip Philippines PhIlipPines pines on the tho path puth of ordered liberty am and competency for tor Dut But we wo shall promote our commerce w we shall unite our Atlantic coasts we e shall shah render Inestimable ser service serIce vice Ice to mankind and we shall grow In greatness anti honor In the strength that comes conies from tasks accorn Pushed and from froni tho lie exercise of at th tho lie power that striven In the nature of ot a 11 great croat constructive people |
