Show I S PPE f TO lO r. ft n of or the Iho republic of 01 r Panama In lii coming to lo Washington c v. v H oh Oh h un aim appeal to President noose Roose- ct t It c-It i lr MI- MI supervision of their elections tod L O 0 guaranty of oC fairness have pre pre- a a. rather Important mailer for foron e eon on on Ii It is nothing less than n a request for ti that which a a. stronger naon nation nation na na- tl tion on ma may give to 0 a n. weak weal people But lm he hc c. c can It be done clone without clothing t th the h government go with author author- ll It It v 7 It If the he President shall accede to toc th the c rt of or his visitors from froni Pan Pan- J ii how can he lie supervise ise their elec- elec ti oi guaranteeing that all entitled v per r om ons on ma may vote and that evel every vote o will ill II be IH counted as cast and amI that then the lie liet r n t nIt shall liall be followed by the tho Induction ti tion m l lito office of or the tho successful canI candidates can can- I without fa c coV Wg w u I a to lo ug for It Ie ry nd mid that means that lint both oth sides of ofu tl th u- u di dt flute pule In fact all the tho people leOPIe of oC t IV t hr country shall join in fn the appeal i 11 1111 rs J I In time the pledge of obedience which i h i Id be given Tin Till means the surrender of control O over the people anti and affairs of the re- re of Panama It means making ti titi th i it I t rt a ward of or our own In Inthe Inthe Inn ti the n e c end nd It means tho the surrender by hy thai hat h public public- of or its autonomy autonom and time the vol- vol n at r rj ry offer of or annexation to the time i I ilc jl il a States otates It i t extremely doubtful If President ROOf Roo fl will iii accept the trust thus hits t tend C nil nel red him But nUl none the less it ft Is Isan Isan Isu a an u indication of the tendency of or the tho thee aa aC C Central e e American governments With a an n inherent inability lo to maintain 1 p peace cace preserve order or develop p there the lie liec r re c of their rich region there is isa a a. natural desire for that peace and ancI p permanence c of or Institutions which only pI I the lic strong arm firm arm of a greater power can canIn In Inure nure i ure Thoy They turn to the United States Stales o of f America with an appeal which is at atthe atthe t the hc rame fame time a a. compliment They h 1 h. h vc VI Jt learned arned to lo look to this nation as asan asan a an n arbiter as a guardian as a a. refuge And Amid the lie logical end ond o of It all Is their lo to become a a. part parL of or time the United S tate 5 We Ve c believe c It is the destiny o of the time Panama republic perhaps of everything every every- t thing iming between Mexico and Colombia t to o come with willi time the major part of or the tho thoI I W c c t Indies Into Inlo the thc republic of time the United States Stales For a Soo good many rea rca reason 9 son i J heir addition to our nation nallon would be bc of advantage I to us ria as is It fl certainly would be he for fOI th thOm them m. m And this appeal of or Panama fur for supervision of an elec- elec Lion Loes a long bug way ay to lo time the ultimate of or l annexation n u. u S there would have been b by now a n declaration dee dec of or war var in In Washington There was technically at least Jeas an nn invasion of thc the sacred s soil of or Mexico There had hail been th time the marching of armed men anti and the time of guns h by aliens III In a Cl Mexican town n. Nothing but hilt 1 blood blood blood- mid antI an nn In Indemnity would would havo o wiped that lint out omit President Diaz is as s jealous of his rights an and time the sacred character of or hum his national soil soli as ag any aimy man be lie would not hot pel permit tho time invasion of or Mexico MexIco Mex Mex- ico leo by hy an nn armed hod body from tho time United States without a protest IIo Ito would I ha e gone goime to war Avar as ns readily as I any ruler alive alive if If the thc occasion hall hal demanded de tie- it IL But the occasion did ld not exist here And there was na no war ander and er very little rumor of war outside the tile yellow papers Indeed If it It had hind he been en necessary for forthe forthe the time Instant use of troops PI President s Diaz would have had no hesitation so the tho dispatches from Mexico CIl City IU say to calling on the lie American f forces the time border They were days nearer than his own troops and If It had hail required United States to lo restore order It would have been r asked lo to undertake the Limo service That Is Js an example of or the time moderation moderation modera modern tion which has come to lo the time Mexicans with the administration of President HO Ito has lias taught his people much I Emit But In nothing have th they been more rapidly advanced than luau in that lint sound sense which makes it IL Impossible to 10 get Into a quarrel over 01 trivial things timings Once the people of M were little better holtel better bet hol- ter tel than those of Panama are arc now They could not govern themselves and antI they would not permit any ny one else lo to govern them Diaz rose antI and first conquered con con- his own people Then Timen when the they were in order he began leaching liem lie Ito has imas caused time the building of or railroads time the opening of mines tho time development of or farms arias where Americans Ameri cans have been beon enriched awl and the natives natives na na- na- na tives havo o been vastly bettered In politics In Industries in education Mexico has imas advanced ad greatly since President Diaz DJaz first a assumed control And Anti it is duo to him that the time incident at Cananea has imas not Involved two countries countries countries coun coun- tries in Jim a pestiferous squabble which would have o annoyed one and seriously seri son damaged the time other |