Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-11-12
New GOVERNMENT
IS RECOGNIZED
United States First Of Powers to Ac-
knowledge DefactO Government.
CONSULS ARE so INSTRUCTED
Action Was Agreed Upon mt Cabine,
Meeting Friday and Instructions
CabIed to Our Representatives
at Bogota and

Washington, Nov. THE United
States has recognized the new re-
public of Panama as a de facto gov
er1ment. This action was agreed upon
at the cabinet meeting Friday morning.
Instructions in accordance Herewith
were cabled to Minister Beaupre, at
Bogota, and to Northumberland
Ehrman, at Panama. They were Or
dered to notify the republic of Column
bia and the republic of Panama OF the
action of the United States.
The decision to make such a state
ment was tentatively reached Thurs
day after a conference at the White
House with Secretary Hay, Secretary
moody, Assistant Secretary LOOMS
Rear-Admiral John Walker (retiredi
and Rear-Admiral Henry G. Taylor
chief of the bureau of navigation.
Cablegrams from the American 0
sui at Colon and from the commands
of the Nashville were received.
Transit to Be Kept Open.
Orders have been sent to the yaH
GUS naval commissioners in the Caria
bean that the isthmus is to be policNh,
the transit kept open and also tilae
bloodshed must be prevented at fny
cost.
Notified of Recognition.
The following telegram was sen bf
the state department Friday to MI.
Ehrman, acting consul-general Of the
United States at Panama:
1.-THE people of Panama have, by on
apparently unanimous movement, dis
solved their political connection with
the republic of Colombia and declared
their independence. When you are
satisfied that a de facto government,
republican in form and without sub
stantial opposition from its own people
| is established in the state Of Panama,
you will enter into relations with it as
a responsible government OF the ter
ritory, and look to it for all due acton
to protect the persons and property 81
| citizens of the United States, and tn
keep open the isthmian transit in ac-
cordancb with the obligations of eX-
listing treaties governing the relation oil
the United States to that territory"
ConsGl Has Authority.
Under the instructions sent, Vice
Consul Ge1 eral Ehrman will be author
lied to conduct diplomatic business
/ with the officers of the provisional gov
eminent in that city. The recognition
of the provision government as a dt
facto government does not necessarily
mean it's recognition as a permanent
institution. Not until the new govern
ment has been thoroughly organized
and has demonstrated it's ability tt
maintain order, will the formal recog
milton of the new republic as a perma
nent member of the family OF nations
be extended by the United States.
Almost the entire time of the cab
met meeting Friday morning was de
voted to q discussion Of the new de
yelopments on the isthmus. Secreta
ries Hay and Moody laid before tn
president and cabinet the latest dis
patches from the isthmus, which mad
it quite clear that the provisional gov
eminent was in entire control Of tn
province of Panama and that orde
was being maintained and that tn
Dopulace had accepted the new regime
not only with satisfaction, but with re
joicing.
After a full and free discussion, th
acticn indicated above was agree
upon. The framing of instruction t
sir representatives in Colombia an
Panama an of the public statement I
be issued liter in the day was left er
tirely to ST iretary of State Hay.
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