Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-11-07
REPUBLIC RECOGNIZED.
Action Regarding Panama Fol-
lows Long Cabinet Meeting.
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY HAY.
United States Consuls Ordered TO
Treat With De Facto State-Rear
Admiral coghlan to Command Our
Forces At Iathmus.


Admiral coghIan to Command Our
Forces at Isthmus.
Washington, Nov. T. The United
States government has recognized the
de facto government Of Panama. Sec
rotary Hays instructions to that effect
have been sent to United States Minis
ter Beaupre at Bogota, assuming that
he has not left the capital yet, and to
Mr.. Ehrman, the United States vice
consul at Panama and now acting con-
sui there.
The decision to recognize the de facto
government of Panama was arrived at
after a protracted session of the cabi-
net at which every member was pres 4.
emit except Secretaries Root and Will
son. No other subject was considered.
The president emphasized the impor-
tance of the recognition Of the de facto
government With the withdrawal OF
the Colombian officials the isthmus was
left entirely without government I'M
less that established by the secession
lists should be recognized, and this step
seemed necessary for the transaction
Of the routine business Of the United
States on the tsthmus. -@a.~
1t is author1tatively stated that, al
| though the recognition Of the new re-
public Is Of a business character at
| first, consisting Of an authorization to
| all our consular officials on the tsthmus
to do business with the new govern
ment as they did with the Colombian
government, this will in due time be
followed by full political recognition.
This latter form Of recognition will
be deferred until the government at
| Panama has taken more regular form
Rear Admiral J. B. Coghlan, who
regularly commands the Caribbean
division Of the north Atlantic feet, but
whose flagship, the Olympia, is under
going repairs at Norfolk, Va, called at
the navy department and was ordered
to prepare to go to the isthmus to as
sumo command Of all the naval forces
on the Atlantic side.
The May6ower, Commander Gleaves,
is now at the Washington navy yard
and will probably sail tomorrow. He
will be accompanied by Mr.. Gudger,
who will be the senior consular oficer
on the isthmus when he arrives at
Panama.
Secretary rays statement
The secretary of state has made the
following statement in regard to at
fairs on the isthmus Of Panama:
The action Of the president In the Pan
anna matter Is not only in the strictes1
accordance with the principles of justice
and equity and in line with all the bes1
+ precedents Of our public policy, but 1t was
the only course he could have taken II
compliance with our treaty rights ane
obliEations. BY cur treaty entered lntS
with New Granada in the year 1S4S New
Granada guaranteed that ''ths right Of
way or transit across the isthmus Of Pan
anna upon any modes Of communication
that now exist or that may hereafter b.
constructed shall be free and open TO TIT
government and citizens Of the Untte<
States
There has never been any doubt Of tia
validity of the treaty Of 1916 to guarantee
free and open transit either for American
citizens or for the government of tn
United States. We have used the istnmu
for the transit Of troops and OF fugitive
from justice, and protocol was signed
Roxota on the 22d of February, 1879, &C
knowledging this right of transit TO
troops and extradited fugitives belonging
| to the United States, a right as Is de
clared in the protocol. which 10 estao
lished In compensation for the guarante
of the sovereignty and property Of tn
isthmus. to which the same government
bound" n 81 ,
The name of New Granada has passe
away, its territory has been divided, ou
a as long as the isthnus endures the grea
geographical fact keeps alive the solem
compact which binds the holders or tn
q territory to grant us freedom or trans1
and binds us in return to safeguard 70
the isthmus and the world the exercise 9
& that inestimable privilege 1t is therefor
e too clear for discussion. that when at tn
repeated solicitation Of the government c
Colombia a treaty was entered into oe
UOVArnmnnt
" States for carrying into effect the Ion
40 considered plan of a canal across the lstf
= mus to be owned and controlled by tn
10 government of the United States 1t wa
,e no new proposition that was being adop
a. ed, but rather the carrying out of lon
cherished plan of both countries and Tn
e assertion of q right which had been Ion
since conceded in principle by the govern
no ment of Colombia. It was the universe
conviction that the time had come for tn
q gigantic project to be carried out. 1t We
ee too great for individual or corporate Ell
" terprises 1t could only be initiated an
carried to q conclusion by governmer
y of great power and vast resources ar
er the only government to which 1t was
III possibility was that of the United State
- BY authorization of congress the pres
PA dent entered into a treaty with the go
N eminent of Bogota for the construction
of q canal by way of the isthmus of Panan
A Most Liberal Treaty.
nj Wishing to show every consideration
: the government OF IIo Urea
~ contained provisions of extraordinary III
ch crafty. large bonus was given for Il
ar privilege Of constructing the canal, Ii
80 eral annual lease was added and all tn
Va was in addition to the numberless benefi
re which would accrue to the Colombo
Lst government and people from the constru
,ls | ton in their territory of this coloss
49, work. The treaty was promptly ratIh
20. by the senate of the United States and r
re- jected unanimously and without conside
.s 4 alton by. that Of Colombia.
ly to this eovsrnment since the failure of Il
treaty in Bogota of q renewal Of negoti
ar tons have been too vague and too extra
IT, agant to merit the serious constderatt
ny of the United States. and they were su
n as to create the impression on the min
tly of the people of Panama that there was
xs 1 reasonable prospect for the accomplis
10 ment of the object upon which their hop
~, and desires had been set for many year
o. This brings us to the sudden and sta
Ting events which have SO recently 6