The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-11-11


panied BY w j. Curtis, d member q
the law firm OF Sullivan & Cromwell of
New York, attorneys in this country
for the new Panama Canal company
They were admitted to the presidents
private office at once.
AS Senator Hanna left the White
House he ehatted frankly lie said
that he and the president had not dis
cussed the question of the chairman
ship Of the Republican national com
mittee. I'm fact" said be, that mat
ter was not mentioned today. It's
dead issue anyhow
Eve talked Of variety Of topics
continued the senator, among them
the Panama situation. That is not
political question, not even a technical
one. The people Of this country want
an isthmian canal built, and they want
it built by the Panama route. They
have accepted tile Panama route. and
they propose to stand by the president
in the matter of constructing the canal
by that route
Senator Hanna was asked whether ID
his opinion It would be necessary to en-
act new legislation to provide for nego-
tiations between the United Sta ties and
the republic Of Panama for the con
struction of a canal He replied that
that was a question for a lawyer to an
swer. He felt that a new treaty would
be necessary. Of course, but did not
think serious difficulty would be en-
countered in negotiating canal treaty
with Panama
Glass Reaches Panama.
The navy department is advised that
Rear Admiral Glass. commanding the
Pacific station, has arrived at Panama
with the cruiser Marblehead and the
gunboat Concord having made d quick
run from Acapulco. Their consort. lie
monitor Wyoming. was not able "a
keep up with the two other vessels and
probably win not reach Panama before
Thursday. BY virtue of his rank, Ad-
miral Glass Will have supreme com
mand over the naval forces In the vi
entity Of Panama, and in case Of a
| juncture of the forces at Panama ana
Colon he would have command Of all
operations
With the exception of a brief cable
gram from Admiral Glass announcing
his arrival at Panama no cablegrams
We're received overnight by the state
and navy departments, SO it is pre-,
sumed that the statu quo is being
maintained there. There is no expec-
tation here Of a hostile clash on the
isthmus in the immediate future, for
1t Is believed that the Colombian GOV.
ernment, when fully advised OF what
has happened, will accept the newt
able.
The state department has been noti-
fed that the Colombian government
has established a censorship over ca
Diagrams destined for the interior OF
Colombia reaching Buenaventura. This
practically cuts off free communication
between Bogota, the capital of Colon.
bia, and the outside world. It may
delay communication with United
States Minister Beaupre, but the Unit
ed States government win not submit
to any suppression Of its dispatches SO
long as the telegraph route is open at
all.
France Recognizes New Republic.
Paris Nov. 1.-THE French govern
ment has recognized the de facto gov
eminent Of the republic Of Panama
The instructions forwarded By Foreign
Minister Delcasse to the french con
sui at Panama authorize him to have
relations with the new government.
The instructions are substantially the
same as those sent from Washington
to the United States consul at Panama.