The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-06
ADVANCING into COLOMBIA.
WAR ~ IMMINENT Unless THE
UNITED STATES INTERFERE.
The Colombian Legation Has News Ina
Land and Naval Forces From Ecuador
Were About Ia Invade Colombia and
warships We're Needed to Resist Them

wAsHISaToS. Sept s Unless the United
States Government succeeds In bringing
about a better understanding In IN" South
American trouble. Il IL probable that the
countries concerned will engsgs in war
To-day the most serious news vet received
from the scene 81 the disturbances came
10 the Colombian legation here In a tele-
gram from Cali. n town In the department
81 CaucA and near the EcuadorRn border
but at a considerable distance from the
Isthmus The despatch was from the Gov
ernor Of that district. lie reported that
land and naval forces Of Ecuador were
proceeding To invade Colombia and that
naval vessels wer. needed 10 resist the
invaders.
The officials Of the Colombian legation
here AXE a very horrril view Of the new
complications In the situation. They he-
lieve that the expedition from Ecuador
l. not sanctioned by that Government
Gen Plaza, who was i~naugurated PRIEST
lent Of Ecuador "a few DAYS ago. Ns de
clared himself on several occasions 20 te
ds~irous ~ maintaining Teace with Colon
bia His immediat. prrdecsssoT. Alfaro,
was hostile To the C~olomhians The sup
position IL entertained az the egatiun that
the elements Ia ecuador hostile To Colombia
organized the expedition, PERHAPS with
some assistance from local officers, In
the knowledge that President Plaza would
not sanction a war between ths two
tries.
The objective point 81 the Erladorsn
expedition IL probably the lsthmus II the
naval forCe II large Colombia will have
serious trouble on her hands. bat the Ecua-
doran land fore" may find great difficulty
In advancing. a. the country around Cali
isthickly populated. and plenty Of mel could
IT, found To- resist "A foreign invader Tumaco
aud Buena ventura arr the first placrs
likely TO 10 attacked by the naval eSIe-
dition. They are both on the Pacific coast
~ Colombia, the first near the border ~
Ecuador and tho other about half way To
Panama.
Venezuela's attitude. toward Colombia
l. not definitely known here Colombia,
through her Minister here. has notified
the State Department Of her desire and
willingness To- Accept President MChinley's
offer of mediation between herself and
Venezuela. and expressed herself as Ia
entire accord with the Presidents senti-
ments II was explained to-day by Of
ficials that this was n personal communica-
ton. but why II was not regarded as official
could not be asccrtained Venezuela rests
on her acknowledgement 10 the state De-
uartment Of the rcCeipt Of the Presidents
offer. with Ecuador now a factor In ia"
political situation II il likely that an EFFORT
10 prevent any hostilities betwcen that
Government and Colombia will be made hy
Commander firld OF the eunboat
Ranger reported to-day by tele-
graph the arrival Of that vessel at
Panama. whittier she was sent to pro-
tect American interests In the dtsturhed
condition Of political Affairs on the lsthmus.
Commander Field says that affairs are
quiet OF the Panama Tor Pacific Ocean)
side.