The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-10
UNITED STATES
BLOCKS THE WAY
Colombia Not Allowed to Send
Troops to the Istbmus.
PROTEST OF The REPUBLIC
MATTER WILL RECEIVE sCANT
ATTENTION.


= washington. Nov. 9.-Embark- =
= ing OF Colombian troops from =
= Bueua Ventura or any other Co =
= lombian port for the Isthmus viii =
q not be permitted by the Washing =
. ton government and American y
= warships win be ordered 70 any =
. port upon receipt Of an intimation =
= that Colombian troops win at ,
= tempt To sail for the isthmus. The >
= Washington government holos ?
4 that this policy is ia the1nterest =
. of the general good.
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washington. Nov 9.--Reports were
current tonight to the effect that an
effort was being made whereby ne
godati0ns for a Panama canal treaty
might yet be resumed with Colombia,
Notwithstanding the detection Of the
deuart1rent OF Panama and the es-
tahHshmeut OF an independent govern
m.ut there Those had as their basis
The restoration by the United states
of the status of the isthuus as il eX-
listed ten days ago. following which
Colombia would Immediately take up
exc question Of canal treaty. effect
linz a speedy ratification of such con-
vuti0u 70 was said that unofficial
from ain outside nation which is VI
tally interested in the question. and
that an official of the state depart
ment had been approached on the sub
jcct That something along this line
was done it Is said. was admitted by
an official bur the intimation had
b0-H conveyed i'm reply that the time
for interpOsition OF this character had
passed and that the United states
rUf rIrr
was stated positively by a cabinet Of
fetal tonight that no official represen-
tctians of the character referred to had
been made As stated heretofore re-
p,atedIy. the Hay Herran convention
is dead. irrevoCably so. and any nego-
tiations for q canal treaty must be
made on the basis Of a new COnven-
ton.
VIII Not Annex by GORGE
Tt was made very plain by the official
above referred to that the United
States does intend TO and win not an
mex Panama nor dominate by force,
but that it is open to and anxious for
negotiation Of a treaty providing for
an isthmian waterway. The reported
appointment by Colombia Of General
Reyes as peace commissioner TO the
republic of Panama, as announced in
the Associated Press dispatches today,
is viewed with some interest by the
officials here-as I'm accord with the
suggestion to the Colombian govern
ment contained in the dispatch to Min
lister BeaupTe recommending the
peaceful and equitable settlement OF
all questions at Issue between COlOm-
bia and Panama. The United States,
il is stated, will lend its good Offices
to bring about a meeting Of General
Reyes and the Panama officials and
will do everything IN its power to
hasten a satisfactory adjustment Of the
questions brought forward as a result
Of the recent developments on the
isthnus.
Mr. Herran the Colombian charge,
said tonight that he was still without
any advices from his government.
although he keeps the officials at
Bogota promptly advised of everything
that is Transporting. AS yet he has not
received any reply TO his protest
/ against the attitude Of the United
States government in isthmian affairs.