Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-18
ENVOYS OF PANAMA
Arrive at New York on Steam
 CT City of Washington.
FLYING THE FLAG OF NEW REPUBLIC
Commissions Federico Boyd Tells Story of Design tvtnd Execution of Revelation, Saying Republic Is
 Not lNrepared For War.


 the new republic of Panama flying at her foremast, the Panama Railroad company's steamship City of Washing ton arrived here from Colon with the special commissioners of the infant re- public on board. The envoys were pr. Manuel E. Amador, Federico Boyd, minister of finance, and Carlos Arose mena, Secretary.
 With Senor Boyd were his son Archi- bald, attache to the commission, and Miss Emilia Boyd. The commission will proceed to Washington to confer with Secretary Hay regarding amend ments to the HayHerran treaty.
 In addition to being envoys in this country the three members of the com- mission are important members of the governing board of Panama, and in- deed Dr. Amador is said to be the real head Of the revolutionary party in Pan- anna. The revolutionary party, by the way, includes almost every one in Pan anna. Both Liberal and Conservative parties for the present, so the comnnis- Bioners pointed out, are united in one body as separatists.
 The steamship was at Colon all through the recent revolution. She was one of many vessels lying in Havana harbor when the Maine was blown up.
 The steamship, with the flag of the new republic snapping heavily in the wind, received a royal reception as it entered the Narrows. Every vessel large and small, had a welcome for her.
 Denying intrigue with any nation in order to achieve their independence from Colombia, Senor Federico Boyd stated that they were utterly unpre- pared for war. He eloquentiy told of Panamas decades of wrongs, the last hope of help to their progress destroyed by the inactivity of the Colombian congress, and enthusiastically depicted the isthmian republic of the future.
 "It was a campaign of peace" he said, "in which all factions laid down their political animosities and joined the common cause.
 we had no assurance of assistance from the United States, but we knew from the precedent established in the last Colombian. revolution that the United States would not permit fight ing either in Panama or Colon or any where near the railroad whose traffic it guarantees safe conduct.
 The movement was opposed by no one on the isthmus, and because of the phy ysical difficulties Colombia could not attack us from overland. We therefore had made no preparation for war.
 '"The actual change of governments took place on the Sd of November, &r o sunset. The signal was given from the fire department.
 Five generals and their staffs who had arrived that morning from Bogota to put down the movement were made prisoners. They included the two Gen. erals Tovar General Castro and Gen. eral Amaya. They were made prison CTS in the square, the Plaza Chirique, just when they arrived at the entrance to the Quartet.
 "The people came in from the sub | urbs, the soldiers fraternized with them, and the generals and their staffs were marched across the city from the Quartet to the police station.
 Nicaragua was the first Central American republic to be heard from and assured our government of recog- hilton as soon as the United States rec ognized the republic"
 What is the sentiment of the people of Panama toward the question of an- nexation to the United States?' he was asked.
 | That is something we have not talked about" he answered. That may be something for the future. I do not know
 A Colon dispatch says the Panama commission, composed of senores Arias, Morales and Arose mena, which left Panama to meet the Colombian peace commission, boarded the Maydower and held short conference with the Coiombians. who represent only the de- partment of Bolivar and the governor of that department and who have no credentials from Bogota.
 The CoIombians asked the Panama nians if they would return to the re- public of Colombia assuring them con- sessions and considera tions on the pas sage of a canal treaty. The Panamani- ans replied that they would not return to the republic of Colombia and de- clared the assurances came too late, as
  Panama's position was so advantage GUS and strong that they could not see any reason for changing.
 During the conference Nicanor Insig- mares, a brother of the governor of the state of Bolivar, who was the spokes- man of the Colembians, made strong appeal to the Panamanians not to dis rupt the republic of Colombia, and he supplemented his appeal by the solemn assurance that Colombia would grant all the rights demanded by the isthmi- ans and eventually carry out their grand project of building the canal
 Replying to Senor Insignares, Senor Tomas Arias, representing the junta, said that the Bogota government and the Colombians generally did not ap- pear to grasp the actual conditions prevailing on the isthmus. The revolu- ton, Senor Arias said, was born abso- lutely Of the unanimous desire of the i - n