Evening journal., 1903-11-07
PANAMA TO FORM
A GOVERNMENT
Will Select President and
Draft Canal Treaty With
the United States
HOW COLOMBIAN REGARDS ACTION
viii Likely Take It As a Declaration
Of War-Will Be Powerless to Open
Hostilities Against Us However.
Opinion Of Powers.

Hostilities Against Us However
Opinion Of Powers.
Washington. Nov. 1.-THE recogni-
tian by our government Of the new
5 Republic of Panama has resulted in
B Ethe American diplomatic contin-
4 Agent here becoming wildly excited.
kThese diplomats are inclined to regard
q he course of the United States as
4 lcaugh5 with danger Of teritoria,
8ntegrity of these South American,
Central American, and West Indian
ISepublcs whose peace is so frequently
disturbed by bloody political clashes.
Tile action of the United states Is
Nipenly admitted TO be cause FOR a de-
81 laration of war by Colombia. That
s. government however, is powerless TO
Angage i'm hostilities with the United
+ tates. She has $4,000 troops under
rms in the interior of the country.
ut. as previously stated, they cannot
ei to the isthmus overland. and the
american fleet is there to stop proceed
re by sea.
Word was today received from PAN
ma to the effect that the revolutionary
overnnent has issued a call for a
constitutional Convention to meet on
onday for the purpose OF adopting n
rnanent form of government, pro-
dng for the selection of president
be drafting a canal treaty with the
ni,ed States.
1Le lO-..nlng telegram was sent By
he state department to Mr.. Ehrman.
he acting consul general of the United
tateg at Panama:
"The people of Panama have by an
pparently unanimous consent dis
olved their political connection with
be Republic of Colombia and resumed
heir independence. When you are
r htisfed that a de factO government,
publican in form and without sub
antial opposition from its own peo-
G. has been established in the State
Panama, you will enter into rela-
nnsfWith Z. as the responsible gov
of the territory and look to it
BrHue action to protect the per
as ard property OF the citizens of
ny UnQed States and 90 keep open
@ isthmisp transit in accordance
tn the oo..gations of existing trea-
ss governing the relations OF the
hited States to that territory"
Immediately afterward an instruc-
pn was sent by telegram to Mr.
aupre, the United States minister
Bogota, in the following terms:
The people of Panama, having by
apparently unanimous movement
solved their political connection
tn the Republic of Clombia and re-
med their independence, and having
opted a government of their own,
publican in form, with which the
vernment of the United States Of
lerica has entered into relations,
president of the United States, in
,ordance with the ties of friendship
ich have so long and so happily
sted betweenR the respective ma
rs, most earnestly commends to
governments of Colombia and OF
mama the peaceful and equitable
uement of all questions at issue
ween them. He holds that he is
md not merely by treaty obliga-
rs, but by the interests of civiliza-
a, to see that the peaceful traffic
the world across the Isthmus Of
lama shall not longer be disturbed
a constant succession Of unnecessary
wasteful civil wars"
lne Of the first acts Of the new re
lie will be an attempt TO negotiate
.eaty with the United States for the
struction Of the Panama canal. II
expected that the terms that will be
red will be much more liberal than
Sc contained in the treaty with Co
bia, the rejection of which caused
revolution. The United States will
bably be offered full control Of the
al zone in perpetuity, with complete
ce powers for the administration
Justice and sanitary supervision.