Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-07

the accomplishment of the revolution
The Colombian troops stationed on the
isthmus. who had long been unpaid
made common cause with the people
| of Panama, and with astonishing una
nimity the new republic was started.
The duty of the United States in the
premises was clear. In strict accord
ance with the principles laid down by
Secretaries Cass and Seward in the
official documents above quoted, the
! United States gave notice that it would
permit the landing of no expeditionary
force, the arrival of which would mean
chaos and destruction along the line
of the railroad and of the proposed
canal, and an interruption of transit as
an inevitable consequence. The de
facto government of Panama was rec
ognized in the following telegram to
Mr.. Ehrman:
The people of Panama have. by APP
parently unanimous movement dis
solved their political connection with
the republic Of Colombia and resumed
their independence. When you are sat
isfied that a de facto government, re-
publican in form and without substan-
tial opposition from its own people, has
been established in the state of Pan
anna, you will enter into relations with
Fit as the responsible government of the
territory and look to it for all due ac-
ton to protect the persons and prop
erty of citizens of the United States
and to keep open the isthmian transit
in accordance with the obligations of
existing treaties governing the rela-
tions of the United States to that ter
ritory"
The government of Colombia was
notified of our action by the following
telegram to Mr. Beaupre:
THE people of Panama having, by an
apparently unanimous movement dis
solved their political connection with
the republic of Colombia and resumed
their independence, and having adopted
government of their own, republican
in form, with which the government of
the United States of America has en-
tered into relations the president Of the
United States, in accordance with the
ties of friendship which have so long
and so happily existed between the re-
spective nations, most earnestly COM
mends to the governments of Colombia
and of Panama the peaceful and equit-
able settlement of all questions at issue
between them. He holds that he is
bound not merely by treaty obligations,
but by the interests of civilization, to
see that the peaceful traffic of the
shall not longer be disturbed by a con-
slant succession of unnecessary and
wasteful civil wars"
Disturbances on Isthmus Since 1916
When these events happened, fifty
seven years had elapsed since the
United States had entered into it's
treaty with New Granada. During that
time the governments Of New Granada
and of its successor, Colombia, have
been in a constant state of fiux. The
following Is a partial list of the dis
turbances on the Isthmus OF Panama
during the period in question as re-
ported to US by our consuls. It is not
possible to give complete list, and
some of the reports that speak Of rev
olutions' must mean unsuccessful rev.
olutions.
May 20, 1850-Outbreak; two Ameri-
cans killed. War vessel demanded to
quell outbreak.
October, 1S50-Revolutionary plot to
bring about independence of the 18TH
mus.
July %. 1S51-Revolution in four
southern provinces.
November IA, 1S51-Outbreak at
Chagres.' Man-of-war requested for
Chagres.
June 81, 1S53-Insurrection at Bogo-
ia, and consequent disturbance on
isthmus. War vessel demanded.
May 20. 1S54-Political disturbances;
war vessel requested.
June %, 1S54-Attempted revolution
October "a, neutrality-suspicious. Of
isthmus demanded by provincial legis-
lature.
April, 1S56-Riot, and massacre of
Americans
May 4. 1856-Riot.
May IS, 1S56-Riot.
June 8, 1s56-Riot.
October 2, 1S56-Confliet between
two native parties. United States
forces landed.
December IS, 1S5s-Attempted seces-
sion of Panama.
April 1859-Riots.
September, 1S60-Outbreak.
October 4, 1S60-Landing of United
States forces in consequence
May %, 1S61-Intervention of the
United States forces required by in
tendente.
October 2. 1S61-Insurrection and
civil war.
April 4, 1S62-Measures to prevent
rebels crossing isthmus.
June 10, 1s62-Mosquera's troops re-
fused admittance to Panama.
March, 1S65-Revolution, and United
States troops landed.