The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-11-12
PANAMA SENDS
CANAL COMMISSION
Has Power to Negotiate New Treaty
With United States.
OUR FIRM HAND ON ISTHMUE


Washington, Nov. TO- - Emharking
Of Colombian troops from Ruena Ven
tura or any other Colombian port for
the Isthnus will not be permitted by
the Washington government and
American warships will be ordered to
any port upon receipt of an intima-
tion that Colombian troops will at,
tempt to sail for the isthmus. The
Washington government holds th"t
this policy is in the interest OF tne gen.
eral good.
The state department has been Il.
formed by an agent of tho Fan Ia
Canal company that the pro-! ,r.a 4,
government OF Panama has Gc".,aA-e. .
a commission of three n.emD ar5. IN,
Il whom is FREDERICK BOYD. s. a :,
Der of the junta, who LOFT Panama H..
day for Washington, to hegiG ia'0o'i-
ately the negotiations Of Z no" g. -!
treaty. The commission, It l. -;... j.
clothed with full powet. = CO... ..-
that instrument.
Repous arc cvyr. t.. .., I
that AN canrt Wa ,,'-. ...' ..
by negotiation, for 4 '...,... ,.. .
treaty mi@4t y.j J.. ...r.. ..'
lombia, uotwithstaHi.ur .HN '...
Of the Department. OF ,a"..'n ..' ..'
establishment Of an iaIo".a 'r". ..t-
ornmcnt These Laj a. u r. =. SIS
the recognition Of tic s;@'lo 4Ha q jrr
isthmus IT, days ago. loriowio w..r&
Colombia would Immediately take up
the question Of a canal treaty with t.
view to speedy ratification Of such a
convention. II is said that unofficial
representations of this tenor had come
from an outside nation and that an of
fetal of the state department had been
approached on the subject. AS has
been stated repeatedly the Hay-Her-
ran convention is dead, irretrievably
80, and any negotiations for a canal
treaty must be on the basis of new
convention.
II was made very plain by the official
referred to that the United States does
not intend to and will not annex Pan
ANA nor dominate it by force. but that
1t Is open to and anxious for negotia-
tions of treaty providing for an 18TH
mian waterway.
DR.. Herrau, the Colombian charge,
says he is still without any advices
no, his government, although he
cps the officials at Bogota promptly
advised of everything that is transp.r.
ing. As yet he has not received any
reply to lis protest against the atti.
tUd" Of the United States government
In isthm!an rs;a!rs.
Powers Thank America for Protection.
CoIoa, Nov. l0.-An address was
officially presented by the consults of
France, Great Britain and Germany
to United States Consul Oscar Malm.
ros. expressing sincere sentiments Of
gratitude Tor the protection that the
consuls ard their countryment roceiv.
ed on the eth and 9TH of November,
when the lives and property Of all for
eign residents in Colon were in the
greatest peril, and were only safe
guarded through the energetic acticn
coolness and devotion of the United
States citizens, both civil and military
DR.. Manuel Amador, minister of f.
nance, and FREDERICK Boyd, a member
of the junta, have been appointed by
the provisional government a commits
sion to go to Washington and arrange
with the United States for canal and
other necessary treaties. They sailed
today on the steamer City Of Washing.
ton. 1t is said that the commission.
ers will endeavor to have amendments
made to Article of the Hay.Herran
canal treaty and to eliminate Article
II. in order that the entire territory
Of the republic may be made free to
the commerce of the world, to which
the commissariat stipulations of Ar.
ticle II are considered as prejudicial.
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