Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-14
REPUBLIC IS RECOGNIZED
Special Action Taken at Important Cab.
met Meeting.
HERRAN MAY LEAVE WASHINGTON.
President Roosevelt a1d Ills Cabinet Decide
to Recognize tn: De Facto Government of
the New RepubIlc-Secretary Hay Clearly
Defines Validity of Action Takeu--Cruiser
Dixie Reaches Colon.

Washington, D. G.. (Special).-The
United States government has recog-
nized the de facto government of Pan.
anna.
1t was announced at the State De-
partment after the return of Secre-
tary Hay from the cabinet meeting that
instructions had been sent to United
States Minister Bcauprc, at Bogots
assuming that he has not left the cap
ital yeti, and to Mr.. Ehrman, the Unit
ed States vice-consul at Panam, and
now acting consul there. to inform
the governments of Colombia and Pam
anna, respectively, that the de facto
government is recognized.
Dr. Thomas Herran, the Colombian
charge here, is prepared TO leave Wash
ington on short notice, with his lam
lily, for Colombia. 1t may be stated
that instructions withdrawing him will
cause 40 surprise at the Colombian le-
CATION, where it is believed that the
State Department. recognition OF the
Republic OF Panama will cause intense
feeling in Colombia.
So far DR.. IIerran has had no adj
vices from his government.
The decision to recognize the de
facto government of Panama was ar
rived at after protractcd session OF
the cabinet, at which every member was
present except Secretaries Root and
Wilson.
No other subject was considered. The
the recognition of the de facto govern
mcnt
With the withdrawal of the Colombian
officials, the isthinns was lett entirely
without a government unless that estab-
lislcd by the scccssionists should be rec
ognizcd, and this step seemed necessary
for the transaction of the routine busi-
ness of the Uuitcd States on the, istllmus.
When tho decision was reached the
following telegram was sent by the State
Department to Mr. Ehrnan. the acting
consul general of the United States at
Panama:
1.-The people of Panama have, by an
apparently unanimous movement, dis
solved their political connection with the
republic of Colombia and resumed their
independence When You are satisfied
that a dc facto government, republican
in form and without substantial opposi-
ton from its own people, has been es-
tablished in the State of Panama. you
will enter into relations with it as the
responsible government OF the territory,
and look to it for all due action to pro-
tect the persons and property of citizens
of the United States. and to keep open
the istfmian transit in accordance with
the obligations Of existing treaties gov.
crning the relations of the United States
10 that territory"
Immediately aftcrward an instruction
was sent, by telegram to Mr.. Beaupre,
tho United States minister at Bogota, in
the following terms:
The people of Panama, having by an
apparently unanimous movement. dis
solved their political connection with the
Republic of Colombia and resumed their
independence, and having adopted gov
ernmcnt of their own. republican in form,
with which the government of the United
States of America has entered into re-
lations, the President of the United
States, iu> accordance with the ties of
friendship which have so long and so
happily existed between the respective
nations, most earnestly commends to the
governments of Colombia and Panama
the peaceful and equitable settlement of
all questions at issue between them He
holds that lie is bound not merely by
treaty obligations. but by the interests of
civilization to see that the peaceful traf-
flc of the world across the Isthmus of
Panama shall not longer be disturbed by
constant succession of unnecessary and
wastcful civil wars"