The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-25
A COMPLETE
REVOLUTION
THE PANAMA SECESSION WAS
WELL PLANNED AND sKILFUL-
LY CARRIED OUT.

! COLON, Nov i2-What impresses all
7 observers Of the present situation on
the isthmus OF Panama Is the complete
success of the cession movement and
/ the orderly continuance OF affairs since
! the change of government. The success
/ ful execution of the secession plan
shows that the work was that of ilas-
/ ter minds The municipal and pro nm
/ Cial laws and regulations which exist
ed under Colombian rule have been
/ continued. With few exceptions all the
/ civil employees of Colon and its neign-
borhood have taken the oath of anagi-
ance to the new republic Those who
I refused are being sent to Savanilla.
. Everything has assumed an everyday
D uli'et here,
Porhro Melendez the new governor
of Colon, today expressed full reali2a-
/ tion Of what Panama owed to the Unit
/ ed States, calling that country the
new republics powerful and generous
| godmother."
General Melendez said: "Pahanla
will be able to raise between 5000 a I'd
| 5000 troops, partly armed, in case the
! necessity arises to resist a Colombian
attack, but l do not believe that any
such necessity will ever arise"
Governor Melendez says that he
would arrest General Reyes, who comes
! on a mission from Colombia, on his ar
rival here unless he Immediately ac-
septs Panamas stipulations, among
them one to recognize the new repub-
lie. The general is due to arrive at
Earranquilla at the end of this week,
but Governor Meendez thinks he will
not proceed to the isthmus. The go -
ernor said it was impossible for Colom-
bia to send troops overland to the 18th
mus. 1t is apparent that United
States warships will not permit any
movement by sea of armed forces.
Governor Melendez tried to send 25
armed men to Porto Belo, but they
were stopped by the United States
gunboat Nashville and compelled to
| return.
: No news has yet been received here
OF any attempt on the part of Colombia
| TO move troops to the isthmus.
The warships are examining all YES
sells arriving from Colombian ports,
with the object of discOuraging the
landing of Objectionable persons. 1t is
believed that the sending of troops by
Colombia is the only thing that can
possibly disturb the tranquil march of
events on the isthmus.
The United States naval authorities
not received any official communion
tions that the United States has rec
ognized the provisional Panama gov
eminent, consequently they cannot To-
cate in any way officially with the
Panamaiau republic. The American
warships have not yet saluted the flag
of the new republic.
The royal mail steamer Ornoco ar
rived here this morning, bringing news
of General Torres and the Colombian
troops she took from here after the
proclamation of the Republic of Pana-
ma. on the arrival of General Torres
and his troops at Captagena the news
of events ON the isthmus quickly spread
and the General and his officers were
threatened with arrest as traitors. The
threat was not put into effect.
The populace We're greatly excited
and crowded the streets crying, Down
with the Americans!" United States
Consul Ingersoll, fearing violence, re-
manned in the consulate.
The excitement at Barranquilla in
creased with the spreading of the news |
of the secession of the isthmus, which |
was supplemented by exaggerated ac-
counts of the alleged part played by |
the United States
Panama's declaration of Independence
was read from a newspaper by the pre-
feet to a crowd in the plaza, and was
greeted by furious outcries, and shouts
of Death to the PanamaIans!" and
Death to the Americans!" The pre-
feet followed the reading by a speech,
in which he declared that the Coom-
btan government would never permit
the secession of the isthmus, and
would win back the lost territory at
any cost. The crowd in the plaza in
dulged in many eXtravagaut threats.
United States Nice-Consul Lovelace
was sitting on a balcony OF his house
at Barranquilla tonight, when several
stones were thrown at him. He went
inside and was not further molested.
The people of Barranquilla seem to .
have been swept off their balance by
the suddeuness and seriousness Of the
news.
Revolutionary talk began Immediate
ly in some quarters and threats We're
made against the congressman respon-
sible for the decentralization of the
Hay Herran canal treaty.
Fears are entertained for the safety
of Americans i'm Colombia and of the
possibility of the anger of the populace
being vented against foreigners gener-
ally.
The authorities at Savanilla have
mounted two obsolete guns covering
the wharf
There is no confirmation of the ru-
mors which have reached Colon that /
President Castro, u. ~..~---.-, profit ,
ing by the plight of the Bogota govern
ment, will take action against Colom- |
bia in revenge for the aid the Colom-
bian government gave to General Ma |
tos and the Venezuelan revolutionisrs. !
About nifty officers snd civilians, en- |
ployees of the former government OF !
the department of Panama, apprehend- /
ed at Panama since the date of the in /.
dependence proclamation, and who re- 7
fused to take the oath of allegiance to
the new republic, arrived here today
over the Panama raIln..y, uuuer
heavy armed escort. The prisoners
boarded the Spanish steamer Leo XIII. /
and guards We're placed on the dock to
prevent their escape The steamer will
sail tomorrow. Thirteen other prison