Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-22
DIPLOMATS WORK
Powers Strive to Prevent
War With Colombia.
BOCOTA MUST EXPECT NO SYMPATHY
Reyes Has Been Told That His Gov
eminent Cannot Depend On Euro
pean Powers TO Interfere, as
They All Want the Canal.

penn IONeFS 10 AutCElCECS As
They All Want the Canal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Diplomat-
ic pressure is being brought to beaI
ON Colombia by several European pow
ers to prevent war between that coun-
try and the United States. The first
step in this direction already has been
taken by several foreign powers
through their representatives here, who
have informed General Rafael Reyes
of the futility of any attempt by Co
lombia to retake Panama, declaring
that it will result only in precipitatins
the BOgota government into war with
the United States, and have said to
him that the result of such Il catastrO-
phe Colombia herself must realize. If
this is not sufficient the representatives
of these countries at Bogota will be i'll
structed to inform President Mario
quin that Colombia can expect no sym
patty from the European powers i'll
any move she may make on Panama
which would inevitably involve her in
war with the United States.
1uG lueIllDGlS VI llt ulllOllldtiN rs
have been informed by General Reyes
himself thai he fears he can with diff
Guilty check his people much longer.
General Reyes is not talking for publ
cation, but to several European ambas'
sailors he has confided his fears with
frankness and has said that he is doing
everything in his power to prevent an
outbreak before the conclusion of his
mission, but that, although his intlu-
ence with the army is considerable, he
is so far away that it is difficult for
him to make this felt as strongly as if
he were on the ground and in ON
mand.
Realization of the true situation, it
Is said, will not prevent General Reyes
from calling on the United States for
a reference to The Hague of several
of the questions at issue. 1t is on this
point that European diplomats ave
told General Reyes that it is expecting
too much to expect this government to
submit any phase of the Panama mat
ter to The Hague. Several ambassa-
doris have earnestly advised the gen
eral to impress Oh his people the fact
that Europe wants the isthmian canal
and that Colombia can expect no sym
patty from that quarter. 1t has fur
Their been pointed out by these diplo-
mats that the proifered sympathy of
several South American republics can
avail Colombia nothing in the event
of wal with the United States.
1t is hoped that the receipt of this
news in Bogota will do much to calm
the feeling there and hold the Colon
bans in check until General Reyes can
return.
Great Britain and the Netherlands
have taken pains to let General Reyes
know indirectly that Colombia reckons
without her host if she interprets their
delay in recognizing the republic of
Panama as an evidence of their sympa-
thy for Colombia or as due to other
than n desire to protect the interests
of their tinanciers, who are the largest
holders of government bonds. 1t is
said here to be unlikely that Il naval
commanders in isthmian waters will
20 to the extent of dislodging the Co
lombian force, numbering 100 men,
that has landed on the island of Pines.
On this point, however, the policy of
the government has not been definitely
decided.