The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-08
coLoMB1A's PREDIcAMENT.

Last spring under the act above rsferrel to:
of the Republic of Colombia and Of our Gov
was ratified BY treats the s sas en This
REPUTATION into at the urgent
OF TREATY By solicitation Of the pei.
.oA' after a body Of &.
to go into the matter Of the routes across the
| isthnus had pronounced unanimously In favor
tieaty every concesson was made to the peopis
and to the Government OF Colombia, We were
esns.osl Hn vas such Is = make i .sriss.
| In their interest at the expense OF our own:
for in our fcrupuious desire to. pay all possible
heed not merely to the real but even to the
ready owed r 50 much to our pressctsn and for
seaIance we yielded in Ia all possible wsys t. ssr
the Government Of Colombia no. merely repu-
manner as to make Il EVIDENT By the time the
| Colombian Congress adjourned that not tho
ssols ess s a Of sFss sas
Colombia made the treaty. and yet yhsn The
| does not appear that the Government made any
Immediately after the adjournment OF the
Congress a revolution broke out in Panama.
tented with the Republic of Colombia. md
REVOLUTION IN quiet d only b. tie
| concern. When it became evident that the
soss s4ss as s the people Mot Of
MAS fired by single s,1 man on The istn%a, N
revolution. The colombian troops stationed On
With naf u nd
with astonishing unanimisy the new Republic
in INT the premises was clear. In strict accord
anse with the prinslpies laid down 5y sssse.
ments above quoted. the United States gaye
ha. il ger sns Il anS cs q IA
mean chaos and destruction along the line Of
Q. o al as an nessabe
quence- The de facto Government Of Panama
was recognized in the following telegram to
The people Of Panama have By aDps oI;atsi
CONNECTION with the Republic Of Colombis and
resumed their Independence. When YOU are sat
form and without substantial opposition from
its own people, has been established in the
with It as the responsible Government Of the
and SR to Sa al DUE ~
he United States and g keep open the e fifth
man transit IN eass soysn 1h me The rs
tons Of the United states tS that territ'ery :,
our The seoT by s IL telegram to NJ
'sThe people. of Panama having. BY an ap.
political connection with the Republic Of Co:
HAVING HAVING adopted government Of their own re-
publican in form. with which the Government
into 'nT relatioh s .he President q the intel
states y aeeosdanc ,s with the ties Gf friend
between the respective nations. most earnestly y
Of 70 the and co
ment q al questions at issue between them;
HI that sf g Is ssunS net ef
to see that the peaceful traffic e the , worr
be disturbed by q c. constant succession Of un-
necessary and wasteful civil wars
had 5 Sss S,ss; hf pass
-,su,,..xc.s and de- Of It's , successor; ss.n
N ISrMMTS in constant stsse Of
SIxCE ISa1 lux. Tho following IS
disturbances on the Is1hrrs Of Panama during
the period In question. as reported to us by
our c9nsus Il Is not IT ass nepo q hat spa
OF ..rcvoiutions' must mean unsuccessful re-
War vessel demanded 70 quell outbreak. ,
., 0eto9 Ie5orsnSence q the istim, S.'' 10
July q, ls51-Revoluton in four southern
November II. 1ssl-ousbreak a. chasre~ Man
of Msr .sqss.fa a1T poso and
sequent disturbance on isthmus War vessel
May q. 1ss+Polltical disturbances. War ves-
o Snns a, is5s0independence Of i;thmn de-
mandsd by proyincial lsg.sia s,n =, Americans.
April, leo5-fGot ana tidSsdcio "
Nav 4 ls5SRiot.
May 49, 1s5e-Riot.
o sas isssNconncs ee,. Ven, two native
p1 pesebe a'is iss Attempted secession Of
Panama
AAP5Ii, 1sss-R 1ssssou,sr-..
October !. 1850 = Landing OK ohi.eo stA'es
MAJ, "a iss1Nintcrvention Of the United States
forces rcn,,red by ineendente
ALI fSs5GMeasures prevent rebels cross
ng ne "a sisss-Mosqueras troops refused ad-
ut,anse 70 1sssamRevoutlon. and United States
Snenstl isss-Riots; unsuccessful attempt to
inv wac a'Hssss~t,nsucceSsful revolution.
anril. 1851 : Attempt to overthrow Govern
ms a,y,,s, 1ss7-Attenpt at revolution,
July s. is6s-Revolution: provisional Govern
n's amrrst 20. 1sss-Revoluton: provisional Gov
April is7i-Reyoution: followed apparently
ny anrIi isfs-Revolution and civil war. which
lasted 10 October. 1875. 80. , ..u
August iS6-Cfvil war. which lasted unth
april g,Ix tx isssss-RebeIlion.
December. 1s5s-Revolt.
April, 1s79-R Revolution
June 1s79-Revolution.
March, 18S3-Riot
Nav 1as3-Riot
June ISs4-RevolutIonary attempt:
December, 1ss4-Rcyolutionary attcinpt.
Jart,ary fsSi-Revo ltitionar5 djstuTpaileeSs
March .1SSg- Revolution.
April. Iss1-psturl,ance on Panama Hsimoni.
November 1851 Disturbance on line Ok ea1ai.
January jss9-Riot.