The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-27
IN -FOUR COUNTRIES
SOUTH AMERICAN CONFLICT STILL
CONTINUES.
IN THE GAME.
LIBERALS OF FoUIt COUNTRIES
UNITE FOR GREATER COLOMBIA.

Conditions. In Interior of All the
Countries Are Rad-Rexelt 80 Cs-
lonibian Rebels Has Assumed Seri-
GUS Aspect-Uneasincss Prevails ap
Panama, which Is the Liberal OBJ
jective.
Colon, Colombia. Aug. 2S. via Kings
ton, Jamaica, Aug 26.-The censorship
here prevents the transmission of po-
litical news or news unfavorable to
the government.
The revolt of the Liberal Colombian
rebels, now two years old, lately as
sumed a more serious aspect by the
Liberals concentration on the 18TH
mus. 1t is believed they are contem-
plating aggressive action. Consequent
ly, uneasiness prevails at Panama, the
Liberal objective, which was nearly
captured year ago. 1t is not believed
the rebels will molest the railroad or
interrupt traffic. The recent rebel raids
along the railroad amounted to blood
less raiding and the robbery of Chinese
storekeepers, which the presence of a
few government troops apparently
stopped. The area of the revolt is ex-
tensive. .
noticeable, distinguishing feature
of the revolution is the actual moral
support the Liberals are receiving from
Venezuela, Ecuador and Nicaragua, in
which countries Liberal governments
prevail. Colombia's Conservative gov
ernment is not popular with the gov
ernments of the countries mentioned,
but is popular with the revolutionary
elements in the same countries The sit
uation can be likened to a disrupted
federation, composed of Venezuela,
Ecuador. Colombia and Nicaragua, in
which Liberal and Conservative partis-
ans are helping each other and in
triguing together. But, being separate
nations, the political and armed in
trigues threaten international trouble.
1t is reported that the Conservative re-
volt in Venezuela against President
Castro is receiving actual support from
| the Colombia Conservatives. Nicara-
| gua's threatened revolution will prob
ably be similarly aided on the occasion
arising.
These conditions give ground for the
reports of actual or threatened inter-
| national complications between the
countries mentioned. in which the Lib
erals are generally opposed to Colom-
bias Conservative administration.
whose prophesied downfall is accom-
panied by talk of a federation or con-
solidation by some or all of the coun-
tries mentioned. under the idea of
| Grand Colombia" The Colombian
| government is in straits. financially.
| The conditions in the interior are
bad The government is well supplied
with ammunition and this week un-
| successfully tried to become possessed
| of consignments of the same to Ecua-
| dor and Nicaragua, in transit over the
| Panama Railroad.
The rebels on the isthmus are ham
pered by a lack of arms and ammuni-
| ton, and are reported to be awaiting
the arrival of shipments and the pres
| ence in the field of certain leaders be-
| fore commencing activities.
Gen. Alban, governor of Panama,
who was recently granted extraordi-
nary civil and military powers on
both sides of the isthmus, is now alb
| sent at Savanilla. He is supposed to
| be bringing troops for the protection
of the isthmus. He lately invited a
number of friends at Panama to his
/ house, put guard at the door, and
| forced his guests TO contribute literally
to the government before releasing
them.
| A Colombia holding monopolies under
| the Conservatives is being forced to
contribute literally to the payment of
| the soldiers and police of the isthmus.
The Liberal revolutionary movement
| in Colombia is well supported
| throughout the country, and it Is gem
| orally believed that 1t will eventually
succeed. If the Liberals could win
| without too much bloodshed, the for
| eigners on the Isthmus would welcome
| their administration. Some turn in the
present state of affairs is wanted as
being preferable to the present pertur
baton, but there is nothing to show
| that the Liberals would govern the
| country any better than the present
| administration.
The government has about 400 SOL
| diers on the isthmus. while the whole
| army amounts to from $4,000 to $4,000
| men, Interior communication. traffic
and transportation are bad, especially
between the isthmus and the rest of
| the country. Commerce on the Magda-
| lena river continued at a standstill.
| The government is occasionally run
ming armored steamers connecting with
| Gogota, but river traffic is subjected
/ tn rebel interference