, 1880-05-08
PANAMA COALING.STATIONS.
r,rcstdcut CorverA, on tho American
Expedition-Ailcxcd Breach of lntor-
national Etlqnot - Analysis Of tho
FTftonnDAnn Tlties

State OF InhAlfn, 10 B0ilclt Hl8 VlcWS coIVeelh-
Ing tho United States expedition In Colom'
t,lan waters. The President expressed his
Willingness to tnlpart aty Information wlt'1lh
thu Executive power tn give.
"I SEQ By tho locnl papers that some conf |
1uu,lcutlot,s have passed between your Sec
rctnry nj State AMI tic American Consuls III |
paIla,lln mid Colon with regard 10 Tho pres
encu uf tile tw0 UnLt.Hl StAteR war vessels ut
Golfo Dulce and I,ocns del TDro7'
ut is true" ruptcd tho President, :" that
such notes lIlve been passed. Tho first one,
that 10 the Consul here, with tho Secretary
Of Status reply, Inns been published, and the
others yOli can Aco III manuscript"
"Will you plcnse say what was the reason
for ending tho Secretayy's note to the Coi'-
lit was occasloned by communications
from tho Political Judge at Bocas dol Toro
whose motives you will sce In Ills notes."
"What ls thuught hero about the Amort-
cnn expcllition%'
"lt 'ts looked upol, rs being very strange
proSssisE aitogster ,n VI ~ thn hft G1 tat 14s ~
coming into the watars OF Cololnbia tho com.
numbers Ut those ships would linye reported
to the authorities the nnttiru Of their duties.
When niai. goes int the Iaoase oL H., an11es III ~.
ter1iattonal courtesy was here Ignored. No.
body chi understand why the American
Steamers t,re pOkinK Into every hole anu cor.
ner Of tho Shirlqut Lasoon In so mysterious
hit Bocas del Toro is m open port, It
wis lung ngo surveyed by the British Gnp,
tnin Bartistt, whosY WORK was alterWnru
rtly vyf'ts4 neg by Ga FSrFag, a,n n era p ,
ghaltehseu 10 make sucn cAn!ant!oi!s " NY
Ingo0n ns may vet ln necessary ~ complete
te elarts down. tll tl!e present lsya tin.e ,,o,.
piled privilege enaplns t'ie nasa1 osncE.H T..
Of all0ter but under ordinary stfs,'f ~
tdfs tHs fi In MaSs StS ten KasSs to the satlesi
ties of the tattons III Wli0se wetefs @ tney @ ntay
be occup1ea. ilSre no nouf2 ms ,,G uSgn 'Incm
Vt tl!e Eoloia9iall aataorl.;s M wie ..e ors y.
eepete e d I shs pfseso objects q
Those steamers"
=" Is u usun! Tor state doyornniegh.S 10 ~
dress theluscivcst foreign consuls upon III
terhAtl0lnl questions 2.
IN Colombia !t1s Aecordtng e our ~ las US
special PURPOSES the agents Of the Federa'l e'
government II %as @ Dy V1a.9e sa 2, o.id1' t1s
s tq sns,ar t y' y WI Wa,nson ts to s eepy ES' It
Wiieh Is II the ,nsaassIpts thst ylIl Y. /, =, =
Ialuleh y".l. hnfe tnere fepoitea y a LIZ 'nI .a
nct1on rs 1o may s!eyi.i rroror. .,,, ,,,o, T.,
slave you any later news than Mnat v, ls
cotal'eu y, ae nRers nHi4naa mn1eM 70 IN W. ao,)
g. have 1ao.' a, alEui h@nnin te ,t s'.
or this ulaccount9olry visit -that as the Yen, i.,
sul ny G,lt,n saya: IT, Gan'lob po o'ne'"iso s''''
"hps?t htp's4fy fsm n"s eSnon rumer whet is
own opinion OF tho expedition, Mr' ffes''
dent %' .,.s-,...: ....:,., . a, .,,. !,
u shall be FRANK ct enough 10 say tnat ~ u
p k ke a S91a 9 o 70 R9EI & 4. s
LcsseJ,s canal scheme BY alvcrtinE attention
eal here bnt nsys 10 sttonE ,1,a nTefe1fesss r. 's
be bet1esn ~ y % Colombia md America secured tht
right of constr1etio,i anI Of way aeross tl,t
1sthnlus to thg uniteH states, Dnt dhat coaii u
try leVeF nfGt!es1 Ityet 9! 1ns ~ nt o,, co
aily canal ilere Or elsewhere: t would bt
too mich ngaLnst the Interests OF the racine
Railroad. A canal would tnke away, mucl
q w tre 'fG nna t Hno Rat i'v: ~ confrary I,
American Interests" - 1.o.,,o.. ,,.,
You seen to forget, Mr. President, tha'
t%nt Ket nea ~ f spSnd Tst by S4 raj
to Now York 80 Tint 1t may be shipped t
Liverpool" ,,-.
ayes, TINT Is all true. but America ha'
well secured the means OF ln1creonl.ll'n1sa
sllo las no great commercial Interests t
scrye, IT east for the present. by eo.1sftast e.
cl',Ml 10 be,iuve that the expo.lition to Cl!!rl
f5 te par19s1 anaI o1 1iye1,,,k erql; af o g
this menus kill 1t. ! do not belleyo TINT IN
United Stutes want nny ct tho cul1nD'a1
! territory. Wtps %duld thoy do with ~
!. Look ut tho ltlnenHe regions already oWne,
y uei wa wsh svs yet IT, 70 b. .,xsy ssttisa 6;,
Territory for no other reason tlan Just becaus
We nre T. sfnnll .nat'oh ni,s they great Otlt
polngs founded oi ,,t, S'S' 81 ar a9ft,rl"e woul
i, "iiaye the Ch!r[q!,!, lnproyement Co,nla
! ny Of Anbrose ". Thompson nily g rlglit !
i lal,ds IL, ula District Of bocas DEL Toro,
elsewhere in the Statew
None whatevor. ~. Thompson and LII u
Chirlqnt Improvement Company ones llvl
4 Il concession from the O!t Provincial doVeri
incnt Of Chtsiuul, but that h Inn lpnK ag
: ceased To have any force. 'lh9 e1ltlatlnliS {
: the xercrnl grnnts and cphcC.s!oMs, pnln flol
Tic Provincial Legislature ani tho Naslons IyI
COMgrsss, we're utterly neglected anu !sMf1
filled, So tluat the la1ldS conveyed. condition