Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 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 Cabinet
Meeting Friday and Instructions
CabIed to Our Representatives
at Bogota and Panama

Washington, Nov. THE United
States has recognized the new re-
public of Panama as a de facto gov
ernment. This action was agreed upon
at the cabinet meeting Friday morning.
Instructions in accordance Herewith
were cabled to Minister Beaupre, at
Bogota, and to Vice -Consul-General
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 conference at the White
House with Secretary Hay. Secretary
moody, Assistant Secretary Loomis,
Rear Admiral John Walker (retired)
and Rear-Admiral Henry c. Taylor.
chief of the bureau of navigation.
Cablegrams from the American con-
sui at Colon and from the commander
of the Nashville were received.
Transit to He Kept Open.
Orders have been sent to the vari-
GUS naval commissioners in the Carib-
bean that the isthmus is to be policed,
the transit kept open and also that
bloodshed must be prevented at any
cost.
Notified of Recognition.
The following telegram was sent by
the state department Friday to Mr.
Ehrman, acting consul-general of the
United States at Panama:
"The people of Panama have, by an
apparently unanimous movement, dis
solved their political connection with
the republic of Colombia and declared
their independence. When you are
satisfied that 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 1t as
responsible government of the ter
ritory, and look to 1t for all due action
to protect the persons and property OF
citizens of the United States, and to
keep open the isthmian transit in ac-
cordance with the obligations of ex-
listing treaties governing the relation OF
the United States to that territory"
Consul Has Authority.
Under the instructions sent, Vice.
Consul General Ehrman will be author
lied to conduct diplomatic business
with the officers of the provisional gov
ernment in that city. The recognition
of the provision government as de
faeto government does not necessarily
mean its recognition as permanent
institution Not until the new govern
ment has been thoroughly organized
and has demonstrated its ability to
maintain order, will the formal recog-
milton of the new republic as 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 a discussion of the new de-
velopments on the isthmus. Secreta-
ries Hay and Moody laid before the
president and cabinet the latest dis
patches from the isthmus, which made
it quite clear that the provisional gov
erpment was in entire control of the
province of Panama and that order
was being maintained and that the
populace had accepted the new regime,
not only with satisfaction, but with re-
joicing.
After a full and free discussion, the
action indicated above was agreed
upon. The framing of instruction to
our representatives in Colombia and
Panama and Of the public statement to
be issued later in the day was left en-
tIrely to Secretary of State Hay.