Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-08-07
KEEP |STAMUS OPEN
Uncle Sam Will Send a Warship
into Colombian
Waters.
UNDER TREATY OBLIGATIONS
Open and Free Transit Across the 18th
mus of Panama Must BE
Maintained.

Washington, Aug. 5.-lransit across
the Isthmus of Panama may be in
tcrrupted through the operations Of the
according to information just received
by the state department from the
American consul in Colon. A confer
cnce between Acting Secretary Adee
and Rear Admiral Crowninshield, chief
of the bureau of navigation, followed
While no orders have been given to
any ships to proceed south, it is Tin
derstood that as soon as the Machias
is ready she will be directed to steam
to Colombian waters. In case she
should not he available for several
days, Rear Admiral Higginson of the
north Atlantic squadron will be or
dcred to send a vessel.
Under Treaty obligations.
The United States is under treaty
obligations TO maintain open and free
transit across the isthmus. Should the
railroad between Colon and Panama
be threatened, the United States would
have to step in and protect it from
the operations of either the govern
ment or insurgent forces. The dis
patch sent by the consul was vague,
and Senior Thomas Herrera, charge
d'alfaires of the Colombian legation,
was unable to anplify it.
81 have received dispatches from
Bogota dated rs late as July o." he
said, "and they do not make any refer.
ence to the situation in Panama. This
Indicates the government does not re-
gard the situation there as serious.
understand there are n few guerrilla
bands operating in the isthmus, but
they are unimportant. If the guer'
rillas should attack the railroad, then
the United States would be required
to Interfere.
Snys Situation Ia Not Serious
"The general situation in Colombo
is not serious. The largest gucrrill;
band operating against the government
is in the state of Tolimo. 1t is abso
lutely impossible for 1t to cooperate
with General Tribe Tribe. who is re
ported to be at Maracaibo, Venezuela
endeavoring to organize & filibusterin:
expedition, because of the distance an,
OF the government forces which ar,
stationed at intervening points.
~ have just received a letter from
the governor of Antiocha, regardin:
Tribe Tribe. The latter had posses
sion of munitions of war and is Try
| ing to get men. He is not receiving
official encouragement from the gov
eminent of Venezuela, but the frontie
officials wink at his operations, ant
he may be able to gather together ~
expedition. The governor of Antioch
is confident, however. that the invasion
will be repealed. He has $4,000 me
along the frontier, and they will b
able to crush any force which the in
surgent leader may gather.
Castro Is Kept Busy.
General Castro now has revolt
ton on his hands, and that require
his attention. Had General Castro an
intention of making war upon Colon
bia he would have done so when tn
rebels in the latter country wer
stronger than they are today.
"It would not be surprising shout
it develop that the Venezuelan insul
gents organized on Colombian sol
San Jose de Cueceta, Colombia is
hotbed of movements against Nenes
uela, while Maracaibo, Venezuela,
nest in which conspiracies ar
Matched against Colombia. | do nc
believe, though, that there will be wa
between Venezuela and Colombia