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Cheyenne Record.
VOL. 3
Washington Letter,
By Edward Keating,
Congressman-at-Large
Worn Colorado.
During the next month or two
there will be a great deal in the
newspapers about the Colombian
treaty. Colonel Roosevelt opened
the bombardment the other day
when he returned from Europe.
He said a lot of things about the
treaty and the foreign policy of
President Wilson which neither
the Colonel or any other sane
man believes.
Tne nations of the earth are
n>t laughing at the United States
as Mr. Roosnvelt suggests. They
never respected us more or fear
ed us lets. We have ceased to
bully, the little fellows but that
has caused us to carry our heads
a bit higher when we are dealing
with the big fellows.
We are showing the world that
we are strong enough to do right
even when it involves confessing
that we once did wrong.
We stole Panama from Colom
bia. No amount of ranting by
Colonel Roosevelt or any one else
will cause History to lose slghtof
that fact. We cannot return the
stolen goods because we have
constructed the Panama canal
through a portion of the territo
ry thus acquired. But we can
make the amende honorable.
We can say to little Colombia:
•‘We’re sorry, old boy, and we
are willing to pay for the damage
we have done.”
ITS AMERICA’S WAY
Of course, that is not the way
England would do it. But what
do we care about how England
would doit? We must determine
howthe United States—the most
enlightened republic in the his
tory of the world—will do it. If
Colombia were a great strong
country, with an efficient army
and navy, we might hesitate,
feaiing the world would mis-un
derstand our action. Fortunate
ly 1 o one imagines we are afraid
of Colombia. We can be just
without being suspected of cow
ardice.
Let us consider the history of
this controversy with Colombia.
Get out your old geography and
find the map of the Western
hemisphere. Down there in the
northeastern corner of South
America is Colombia, a group of
good-sized states. The northern
most state—the one which looks
like a goose’s neck—is Panama
and it connects South America
with North America.
For a hundred years the United
States has professed to be Col
ombia’s friend. In one of our
treaties we guaranteed its terri
torial integrity and at all times we
have insisted that it was one of
the beneficiaries of the Monroe
doctrine.
Some years ago Colombia
granted French capitalists a fran
chise to build a canal across Pan
ama, The Frenchmen invested
$100,000,000 and went on finan
cial rocks. Colombia took the
position that the Frenchmen
must complete their contract or
forfeit the property. Naturally
the contractors struggled to save
at least a part of their invest
ment. They pleaded in vain
with the Colombian authorities
CHEYENNE WELLS, CHEYENNE COUNTY, COLORADO, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1914.
and then they turned to certain
astute gentlemen in New York
who posessed plenty of money
and vast quantities of political
pull. The New Yoi leers purchas
ed the Frenchmen’s holdings for
a song and opened up negotia
tions with the United States gov
ernment with a view to unload
ing on Uncle Sam.
Colombia warned the Wash
ington authorities that Wall
street men had nothing to sell,
pointing out that the Frenchmen
had forfeited their franchise by
failure to comply with its terms.
A HAND MADE REVOLUTION
President Roosevelt saw fit to
ignore Colombia. A made-to or
der revolution was arranged in
Panama and a government was
set up backed by American bay
onets and supported by American
money. The Wall Street gentle
men unloaded their white ele
phant, receiving $40,000,000 for
the Frenchmen’s “claim,” and
the United States obligated itself
to pay the Panama government
considerable sums of money fir
an indefinite period.
Colombia continued to protest
but its representations were dis
missed as “palpable attempts at
blackmail.”
We “got away with it” be
cause Colombia was too weak to
fight but we suffered immeasure
ably in the good opion of the
world, particularly among the
Spanish-speaking peoples.
Throughout South America, press
and people reffered to the inci
dent as “the rape of Colombia”
and described Uncle Sam as “the
Hog of the North. ” Europeans
shrugged their shoulders and dis
missed the affair as another evi
dence of the fact that the United
States was willing to enforce the
Monro 6 doctrine against every
nation but itself.
The Taft administration, real
izing that we were in an unten
able position, sought to placate
Colombia but did not meet with
much sucess and the problem was
passed along to Wilson.
The latter approached the sub
ject from an entirely new and
unique point of veiw. He insist
ed that the United States must
deal with other nations exactly
as an honerable gentleman deals
with his friends and business as
sociates. We could not abandon
the canal and we could not with
draw the guarantees we had giv
en the make-believe republic of
Panama. All this was explained
to the Colombians and once Wil
son and Bryan had gained their
confidence they manifested to
meet this country more than half
way.
THAT WORD “REGRETS”.
• The result was the drafting of
the much-talked of Colombian
treaty.
That document frankly de
clares that this country “regrets”
that the friendly relations be
tween the United States and Col
ombia have been disturbed and
it provides for the payments of
$25,000,000 in full settlement of
Colombia’s claims.
The opponents of the Wilson
administration make much capital
out of that word "regrets”. We
are told that Uncle Sam is asked
to get down on his knees and
apologize to a third-rate nation
and in the holy name of patriot
ism we are called on to defeat
the treaty. Of course, it is all
nonsense. The United States can
always afford to do the big, gen
erous thing, and that is what it
will do when it puts the seal of
approval on the Colombian
treaty.
Senator Thomas.
Tall Sycamore ot the Platte Has
“Made Good” in the Senale[
(Gilpin Observor.)
Tlie time will soon arrive when the
“political pot will Itogin to boil.”
That means that we will soon bo hold
ing primaries to nominate officers'for
the November elections. Not only
will a full county and stute ticket be
chosen but four congressmen and one
United States senator are to be elected.
Jhurles S. Thomas, the present United
States senator whose term will expire
at that election, will undoubtedly be u
candidate- for re-election.
Senator Thomas, in common par
lance, has “made good.” He has not
deceived the people who elected him,
when in his campaign speeches he
promised them that if elected he would
assist in removing the protection 0.1
sugar that was tnrieliing the sugar
trust and compelling the consumer to
submit to trust prices. Sugar in Den
ver under protection was retailing six
teen pounds for a dollar and $0.25 per
100 pounds. Today sugar is retailing
at twenty-two pounds for u dollar, or
$4.05 per 100. Wool under protection
sold for 15 cents a pound and today
the wool growers are getting 2J cents
pel- pound. Senator Thomas promised
his constituents that he would assist,
in remedying these evils, and in this
helms made good.
Senator Thomas is one of the live
United States senators who enjoy the
coniidence of President Wilson, and
his influence with the administration
is of great benefit to Colorado in many
ways, and it is the duty of everyone
who Ims the prosperity of the state at
heart to see that ne is returned to the
senate where his great influence will
be cast for the benefit of the state.
Should another be selected, especially
if one from a party not allied with the
administration, he would be in the mi
nority and, therefore, unable to secure
the rights due us. This is a time
when party lines must be eliuiinaied
and all true and loyal citizens cast
their ballots for law and order and for
the benefit of the state at large re
gardless of party.
MT. PLEASANT.
W. E. Snyder was visiting at
T. Emal’s Sunday.
Mrs. Fannie Kistler is on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. E, McClaskey is on the
sick list this week.
Charlie Avars was a caller at
W. A. Hatfield's Sunday.
Mrs. W. E. Williams spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Hoff,
0. E. Mayfield will start har
vesting this week for Mr. Dur
fee, north of Arapahoe.
Mrs. Will Haney and children
and Mrs. W. S. Ayars, were vis
iting with Mrs. McClaskey Sat
urday.
Mrs. E. L. McClaskey and Mrs
Cliff Williams and son spent
Thursday with Mrs. Lawrence
Kibbee.
W. E. Williams is expecting to
start soon with his threshing out
fit to Kansas to thresh the bum
per wheat crop.
There is going to be quite a
crowd spend the Fourth at W. S.
Ayars at a pic-nic dinner and
ice cream is on the program, and
a jolly good time is promised all.
Some of the women of this
neck of the woods are quite
heartbroken for their men to be
away as they have to learn how
to milk, now girls come on, I
have been there for the past 25
years and will keep it up for a
while j et.
Booster and Boosters.
There is a Decided Difference.
The Booster who is continually
howling about boosting his town
and country and is so narrow
and contracted as to want every
thing, or the booster who tends
to his own business, gives credit
to those who do the same, and is
willing to work side by side with
his competition, when it is for the
benefit of his town and country,
and humanity in general.
The first meets in secret with
those of his class and works out
schemes they consider of benefit
to their individual desires and
pocket books, and then make a
public howl about everybody
helping boost provided some
open hearted individual should
not absolutely agree with their
scheme. Condemning every le
gitimate business that does not
throw dollars directly into their
pockets, and "still howling boost,
boost, boost, until the Angels
weep at the harmony of the
music.
The second, or real booster is
the one who asks his neighbors
and fellow man to assist him in
formulating plans for the benefit
of all, and then works, mind,
strength and money, to carry
those plans through to perfection
disregarding whether Mr. O. K.
or X. T. is in the same business
or whether he might reap some
of the benefits.
The real booster can do his
work well enough so he is not
afraid of competition or does not
haye to use underhanded means
to overcome the same.
While we are boosting 1 , let us boost,
Not as the Weasel, at the roost;
Waiting, watching, now and then.
For the blood of some fat hen;
Hut be tireless and unflagging, '
Ever cheering, never nagging;
Keep the stranger from gagging,.
By lifting up the lagging.
A Letter From “Uncle John
Snyder.”
Grand, Okla. June 23. 1914
Cheyenne Record;
Dear Editor: -No doubt some
has wondered what has become
of old John Snyder. Well we
left Arapahoe May 11 and drove
to Towner, then east along the
Mo. Pac. railroad to Leota, then
south to Lida, then Garden City.
Then due south to the Santa Fe,
28 miles, then east to Copeland,
then southeast through Meade to
Englewood. All in Kansas there
was a perfect sea of wheat from
SantaFe to Englewood; from En
glewood to Shattuck on the San
ta Fe railroad, is mostly a good
country. We were detained en
route about 8 days, by heavy
rains. Crops here are fine; I just
finished binding 65 acres of wheat
that took three pounds of twine
to the acre to bind it, it’s certain
ly fine, corn is so large that it
breaks under cultivators. All
crops look fine, but we are hav
ing heavy winds lately, but not
hot. Peaches were killed by our
warm January, are some
apples. I like it here very well,
but nobody knows “How Dry I
Am,*’ and “nobody seems to
care a Well all come and
see a fellow once in awhile, or I
won’t stay. Well here’s to the
comrades, we are going to carry
Oklahoma for socialism this fall,
big encampments are being, and
wili be held all over Oklahoma
until after election. I call you
all comrades, for you will be as
soon as you find out you are al
ready a socialist. Read up and
find out what socialism stands
for, you’ll find you’re one, believe
me, your friend as ever,
John F. Snyder.
Mr. S. C. West, salesman fot
Fairbanks, Morse and Co., of
Denver, spent a couple of days
here last week and assisted Chas.
Eichenberger in closing a deal
for an eight horse power oil bur*
ner engine and Plymoth Force
self feed fourteen inch ensilage
cutter, complete, and silo filler.
The purchasers are Messrs. John
Marolf, J. A. West, Ben Tight,
Hink, Van Dorn and Seibert.
The outfit costs S6OO and will be
shipped August first. These
gentlemen are all prosperous far
mers. among the best in the
county, and are showing theii'
faith in the country by putting
down pit silos. There is no doubt
about these gentleman making a
success of their new undertaking,
as silos are one of the surest and
most profitable investments for
the farmer in this country.
NORTH VIEW
Mr. Hatcher headed a fine piece
of wheat for Mr. Jennings the
first of the week.
J. A. Denley cut Mr. Hibbards
winter rye this week. It is one
of the best pieces in the country.
Mr. and Mrs. Lothian and son,
also Mr. Morrison were the
guests of Mr. Bruce Jackson’s
family Sunday and enjoyed a
splendid dinner.
Mrs. Sullivan called on Mrs.
Bacon last Wednesday.
Mr. C. Jackson and Verne Hill
drove up to Wells Jackson’s Sun
day and spent the day.
Miss Williams is having her
rye cut this week by Mr, Jack
son.
Mr. J. A. McCrumb and family
spent Sunday at S. C. Hill’s.
NOTICE.
The Board of Directors of
school Dist. .No. 6 will receive
sealed bids for the moving of
the Asealon school house from its
present location, to the west side
of section 2 town 15 range 45 un
til July 11, 1914, at 10 o’clock, A.
M.
The building is 18x24 with a
6x14 addition; to be set on a ce
ment foundation, leveled to a
heighth of six inches, and 8 inch
es wide.
The Board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids. Dia
gram of building can be seen at
the Record office.
Address, D. Robertson, Sec.
Dist No. 6. Cheyenne Wells,
Colorado.
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