We note that the attempts of the Colombian Government to
refuse their consent to the making of the Panama Canal by the United States Government unless they receive an ex- travagant consideration for such consent are being very properly met by President Roosevelt. He intimates that the Panama route is not the only one available for an inter. oceanic canal, and that if Colombia is unreasonable he will choose the Nicaraguan proposal instead. Nicaragua is most anxious to get the canal made through her territory, and would give every facility. The special correspondent of the Morning Post observes, however, in Friday's issue that "the well-known resoluteness of Mr. Roosevelt is expected to have an immediate effect on Colombia." So we should imagine. In any case, the Colombians are certain to find that attempts to bully the United States into an advantageous bargain will not pay.
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