The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-14
Colombia Will Shed Her Last
Drop Of Blood
And Spend Her Last Cent to
Save Panama.
REYES HAS AN ARMY.
It Is Not a Peaceful Mission He
Started On.
The People Are Furious About
the Revolution.

New York. Nov. 14.-Cabling from
Panama, the correspondent of the Her
aid says direct communication has been
reesta blished with Bogota, capital of
colombia. He forwards the following
dispatch sent from that city under date
OF November 10:
Acting President Jorge Holguin said
today that Colombia never will recognize
the independence of Panama.
My government will exhaust it's last
drop of blood and its last cent in put
ting down the rebellion he said. Il
wish to make the announcement to the
world that we will not submit to 18TH
mian independence
General Rafael Reyes, who has been
appointed general-in-chief of Col
Ombia's fighting forces and who left to-
day for the coast. has large and we'll
equipped army. He announced that he
had left behind force Of 100000 men
ready for any emergency.
All departments and parties have
promised unconditional support and fin
ancial aid to the government. The peo-
pie are furious over the revolution.
BogOta continues in a state of siege,
but the United States legation is well
protected.
It is asserted in Bogota that the 18th
mian movement is not unanimous.
The government declares that it has
of Panama that they are not in sym
pathy with the rebellion and can be re-
lied upon to assist in putting down
the rebellion.
The Colombian government and the
people are satisfied that patriotic SEN
timents will prevail and before long
the isthmus will realize the error of
its course and will return to the
mother country before Colombian
blood shall flow in torrents
From reports received here, the gov
eminent is counting on the sincere
sympathy of all the South and Cen
GERMANY WILL RECOGNIZE HER.
Berlin, Nov. 14.-Germany' consular
representatives at Panama have opened
business relations with the new govern
ment which action Germany Subse-
quently sanctioned
The German consular officers on the
1sthmus- have reported to the foreign Of
flee that the cabinet of Panama is COM
posed of men worthy of respect
1t is intimated in official circles here
that when the Panama government
makes formal notification of the organ
ization of the new republic Germany
win give the usual recognition without
delay.
WASHINGTON HASN'T HEARD OF
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE navy de-
partment has received no information
to the effect that large body of Colom-
DIdI troops Is nldTCnluR on Panama.
The officials here regard the present
force on the isthmus as adequate to
meet any emergency.
The state department has no knowl-
edge of the marching of any army
from Colombia upon the isthmus and
the officials state that were any such
in progress it would GER
tainly be informed by it's agents in the
south. the cables being still open.
These officials scout the idea that any
CnCh march iS in AK 1a
dent of Colombia is reported to have
described to the president of Ecuador.
1t is assumed here that the army
said to be marching on Panama was
more than the few men, per-
haps 500 all told, who were about to
embark at Buena Ventura a few days
ago when they were turned back from
the isthmus by notice of the deternli-
nation of the United States naval
commanders to allow no landing in
that quarter. These troops cannot /
reach the isthmus by water. and the
officials here are positive that they can
not Go so by land. The character of
the country is such that there is no
for an army on the route
Of the wild mountain trails and the
passages through the morasses that
lie between Panama proper and the
Even if there were subsist-
ence. the trails are so rough that it |
would require manv weeks or even
months for even a small army to make |
But there are more than physical OBJ |
stacleS in the way of the approach of |
an army upon Panama The officials /
DO not care to express publicly their |
plans, but enough has been cleaned |
from the instructions given to our /
naval commanders to make it evident |
that never again will the isthmus be-
come the seat of warfare so long as the |
United States government can prevent I
It. The difference between the present t
on the isthmus and that |
which existed last year when Com
nander Mclean prevented armed
troops from crossing the isthmus by
rail is just this: The authorities have
now determined to extend the lines of
protection to the railroad. They will
not allow hostile forces. no matter
whether they are Colombian or Pana-
ma troops to come into collision anv-
where near the railroad and to prevent
such collisions it will be necessary to
extend the neutral zone clear to the
north and south boundaries of the re-
public of Panama. Officials here will
not make such a statement publicly;
hey simply say: "Wait till the emer-
yency arises" But it is known that
such were the plans of the naval com
nanders and as there is no indication
IF change in these Plans not the
slightest apprehension is felt here of the
of any Colombian army
Upon Panama.