Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-11-06
RECOGNITION
OF PANAMA
Believed That the State Depart
ment's Action Will Cause In
tense Feeling In Colombia.
C0CHLAN TO COMMAND
Will Have Supreme Charge Of American
Naval Force on Atlantic Side
Of lsthmuS.

Of lSthmus.
Washington, D. c., Nov 6.-(Bul-
letin) The United States government
has recognized the de facto govern
ment of Panama 1t was announced at
the state department after the return
of Secretary Hay from the cabinet
lister Beaupre at Bogota (assuming he
has not left the capital yeti and U. S.
Vice Consul Ehrman at Panama, now
acting consul there, to inform the gov
ernments of Colombia and Panama re-
spectively, that the de facto govern
ment is recognized.
| Ordered to Panama.
Washington D. c., Nov. 6.-Consul
General Gudger has arrived in Wash
ington from Ashev.lle, N c., and to-
day received instructions preliminary
anna Rear Admiral Coghlan received
orders to convey Gudger to the 18TH
mus on the Mayflower a Il speed.
On his arrival at Colon, hlan will
assume supreme conn f the
American naval force OF &c
side of the isthmus.
Glass on his arrival at Panama will
relieve the captain of the Boston OF
command there.
Official Statement To Be Issued.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 6.-Assist-
ant Secretary Of State Loomis has an
nounced that an official statement of
the Panama situation will uudouhted-
ly be issued from the White House
Immediately after the cabinet meeting
today Loomis had an early confer
ence with the President on the situa-
tion and on leaving, asked if this
statement would mean the recognition
of the new government and replied that
it undoubtedly did. He suggested
that our government would probably
recognize de facto government. He
also said that it was probable that a
permanent government would be es-
tablished soon.
Dixie Arrives at Colon.
Washington, Nov. 6.-The navy de-
partment received cablegram from
NJ No Of hn vi
nouncing it's arrival at Colon. He
states that he landed. an adequate
force of marines from the Dixie and
the blue jackets from the Nashville
have re-embarked. He says the Co
lombian troops have evacuated and
the situation is quiet The department
also received a cablegram from Rear
Admiral Glass commanding the Pa
cific squadron, announcing the depar-
ture of the Marblehead, of the Concord
the Wyoming and the Collier Nero,
yesterday at Acapulco, Mexico, for
Panama. The squadron is under full
speed
instruction From State Department
Washington, Nov. 6.-The following
telegram was sent by the state depart
ment today to Acting Consul General
Ehrman at Panama:
THE people of Panama have by an
apparently unanimous movement, dis
solved their political relations with the
republic of Colombia and assumed
their independence. When you are
satisfied that the de facto government.
republican in form, and without SUBJ
stantial opposition from its own peO-
pie, has been established in the state
If Panama, you will enter into rela-
ions with it as the responsible govern
nent of the territory, and look to it.
or all due action to protect the per-
IONS and property of the Citizens of
he United States and to keep open 18TH
nian transit, in accordance with the
obligations of existing treaties govern
ng the relations OF the United States
o that territory
Immediately afterward an instruc-
ion was sent by telegram to u. S.
Minister Beaupre at Bogota in the fol-
owing terms:
IN apparently unanimous movement
dissolved the political connection with
he republic of Colombia and assumed
republican in form, with
which the government OF the United
states has entered into relations the
President of the United States. in ac-
ordance with the ties of friendship
hat SO long and SO happily have ex-
sted between the respective nations,
most earnestly commends to the
governments of Colombia and Panama
peaceful and equitable settlement Of
Ii questions at issue between them.
lie holds that he is bound not merely
y treaty obligations but by the inter-
SITS of civilization, to see that the
eaceful traffic of the world across che
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