Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-04
VIOLATES ALL RULES OF WAR.
If Protest is Not Needed Gunboat Bos.
ton Will Seize the Colombian
Gunboat.
INTERRUPTS ISTHMlAN TRANSIT.
Dispatch to Naval Commanders Says:
you Will Protect American Inter-
ests at All Points

Washington Nov. 4--Unlted States
Consul Ehrman, at Panama, cables the
state department under today's date
that the Colombian government war
ship Bogota Is Smelling the city. One
Chnaman has been killed.
Mr.. Ehrman has been instructed to
protest against the bombardment.
If the consul's protest is not sufficient
the commander Of the United States
gunboat Boston which is by this time
on her way to Panama from San Juan
del Sur 600 miles distant. VIII promptly
seize the Colombian gunboat II necss-
sary to stop the bombardment.
The bombardment is in violation OF
all the rules of war, beginning as 1t
did without the required notice. More
over the United States government
takes the ground that II certainly IN
terferes with transit across the isthmus
which this government Is treaty-bound
10 maintain.
The greatest activity was exhibited
in the state and navy departments this
morning and there were frequent con-
situations between the officials, the ma
val officers particularly being intent
IN working out the details Of the plan
OF protection of the isthmus traffic out
lined by the state department.
II 10 quite evident that the navy Is
making preparations for a larger
squadron In lsthmian waters than i
has made for many years, and the fact
is not disguised that all the information
that has come from the secret agents
points to the ultimate success Of the rev.
olution But meanwhile extremely dell
cate questions are TO be answered for
the occupation of one end of the Pana-
ma railroad by the government force
and OF the other end by the revolutions
lists make the situation extremely COM
plicated. That IL one reason the con-
fcrences are being held and why Il is
desirable that the most exact lnstruc-
lions possible under the circumstances
shall be sent to our naval commanders
and TO the consular officer on the isth-
mus to prevent them from making any
false move that would put the United
States government In a position Of vo-
lation Of the treaty stipulations or dis
playing power in derogatlon of Colom-
bias just rights.
you will protect American interests
at all points and do everything possible
to avoid boodshed. is the substance
of the dispatch cabled by the navy de-
partment at the instance Of the state
now at the isthmus or on their way.
The last part Of the instructions is par
ticularly significant for II forecasts a
more active interposition by the United
states government in the troubles on
the isthmus than has perhaps ever be-
fgore been displayed
These orders were the result of the
conferences that were held at the
White House last night between the
president, Secy. Hay and Asst. secy.
Looms and Acting Secy. Of the Navy
Darling aud Admiral Taylor, chief OF
the bureau OF navigation II is not
doubted that under the authority thus
conferred the naval commanders viii
land marines and soldiers at the rail-
road terminals, indeed It is not doubt.
ed Commander John Hubbard OF the
Nashville. already has placed a marine
guard ashore Mt Colon to protect the
property and that the commander OF
the Boston probably will take the same
action when he arrives at Panama
NO TROOPS TO CROSS.
Colon, Colombia, Nov. tit Is re.
ported that the commander OF the
United States gunboat Nashville, Com
mander Hubbard, this morning noti-
fled the project Of Colon and the PAN
anna railroad officials that no troops
from either end of the isthmus would be
allowed transportation on the railroad,
The city Of Colon was mystified to-
day when II received the news from
Panama of the overthrow OF the ma
tional government there and the pro-
clamation Of the independence of the
isthmus yesterday. Colon. however, Is
exceedingly quiet, The government
troops which arrived here on board
the warship Cartagena from Savanila
yesterday are still here and their pres
ence at Colon has caused some difficult
ties In certain quarters.
j, A. Arrange Thomas Arlas and
FREDERICK Brodeie at Panama, Gov.
Obadia Gen. Tower and few others
who were arrested by the revolution
lists at Panama yesterday are still in
custody according to advlces received
here. No bloodshed resulted from the
revolutionary movement which Is sup
ported by the people OF the highest in
telllgence and wealth at Panama as
nc hA Of