The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-20

pldIl dulllOIllltS have tdDISu ~ Ol-
don a lengthy protest against the
United States action tOWard Panama,
in which they claim that the main
responsibility for the secession Of
Panama lies with the United States
government. firstly by fomenting the
separatist spirit. of which there seems
to be clear evidence: secondly by hast
lily acknowledging the independence Of
the revOlted province. and finally by
preventing means to repress the re
beIlion.'
The cable message goes on to say
that President Marroquin has energetl-
cally protested to the United States n
wishes that his protest should be
known throughout the civilized world.
The President contends that the United
tates to help Colombia in maintain
treaty of 1916. which. he asserts implies
the duty Oh the part of the Unit5G
Stat seto help Colombia III maintain
ing her sovereignty over the isthmus
and adds states that the Colombian
government repudiate the assumption
that they have barred the way to car
rying out the canal
h protest asserts that the delay in
the negotiations had not affected the
ultimate issue Of the canal project, and
concludes: The haStineSS in recOS-
niZing the e government which
sprung up IS under these circumstance
all the more Surpi Using to the COlonl-
bian government, as they recOl1ect The
energetic opposition of Washington to
the acknowledgment of the belligereE-
cu of rha ~ taS hu tho nnJI-prS
during the civil war"
New York. November 16. The NV
York Evening Post has received the
text of the Colombian protest. 1t is
addressed to the United States Senate
and is signed by President Marroquln.
The Evening Posts dispatch is as fol-
lows:
The President Of Colombia has to-
day addressed the American senate in
the following terms:
ITO His EXcellency. the President OF
the Senate. Washington:
'EXcellency: The government and
people of Colombia have been painfully
surprised at the notification given by
the minister of the United States 20
the effect that the government at
Washington had FASTENED to recognize
the government consequent pou u
barracks coup in the department OF
Panama
The bonds Of sincere and %unfnter-
rupted friendship which unite the TWO
governments and the two people; the
solemn obligation undertaken by the
American union IN a public treaty to
guarantee the sovereignty and property
of Colombia in the iSthmuS of Pana-
ma; the protection which the citizens
Of that country enjoy and will continue
to enjoy among us; the traditional
principles of the American govern
ment in opposition to secession move
ments; the good faith which has char
acterlzed that great people in its in
ternational relations; the manner IN
about n the precipitancy of Its re-
cOgnltion make he government and
people OF Colombia hope that the
Senate Of the people of the United
States will admit their obligation to
assist US IN maintaining the integrity
of our territory and in REFRESHING that
insurrectlon which is not ven the
result Of a popular feeling.
I'm thus demanding justice COlom-
bia appeals to the dignity and honor
Of the American Senate and people.
(Signed) "MARROQUIN."
1T is to be hoped the petition for
justice which Colombia make 10 the
American people will be favOrably re-
ceived by a SOUND public opinion
among he sons of that country.
(Signed) Minister of Government,
"ESTEBAN JARAMILLO.'