The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-11-10
GUOGE.R is INSTRUCTED
He is Told to Go at Once to the Repre-
sentatives Of the De Facto Govern
ment at Panama and Do Business
With Them as Authorizes Of the
New Z public.

Washington, D. c., Nov. Consul
General Gudger arrived IN Washington
this morning from Asheville and received
instructions preliminary to his depar-
ture for the lsthmus OF Panama. Eariy
III the day he called at the State De-
partment and had a long conference with
Assistant Secretary LOOMS.
The instructions given Mir. Gudger were
Of the most specific character. Upon his
arrival at Colon he is TO make himself
known at once to representatives of the
de tacto government and do business
directly with the Republic of Panama,
which, i'll its present form, consists Of an
executive board of three.
AS & result OF Mr.. Gudger's visit to
the State Department, 1t was arranged
that instead Of going 10 New York arc
waiting fer the sailing Of a merchant
steamer 10 Colon next Tuesday, he should
leave here Sunday on the President $
yacht, Mayfower, with Admiral Cogn-
Ian, who is to hurry TO Panama with Il
structiors to Admiral Glass, IN command
OF the Pacific squadron.
On his return from the State Depart
r1ent, Mr. Gudger expressed the opinion
that the provisional government OF Pan
anna vii! be able TO maintain itself. He
says Panama and Colon are the only
routes by which Colombians can enter the
Panama country and that this govern
nent will not allow armed Colomblans 10
60 through, because TO do SO they wouia
have to lombard these towns, and there
by would interrupt the worlds traffic
across the isthmus and destroy the prop
erty Of Americans He thinks that in
this position the American government
has ample precedent to support It.
IL
the three members OF the executive
board, now constituting the provisiona:
| government, that they are men Of strong
Characters, leaders III the commercial
| world and command respect Of al, then
people. From this and the ~recog 2it:on
OF the new republic by this country, he
argues the stability Of the government
/ they have set up, even though. there are
only three hundred thousand people Ii
! Panama, while there are four and a hall
| millions in Colombia.
Il am not II the least surprised to know
| that the isthrlus has declared It's inGe-
pendenccs.' he said. Five months
ago a revolution was a f~oregone
| conclusion as we all know. The
| isthmian people ave conducted them
selves in patience and with dlgnlfed de
| liberation, have awaited the adjournment
of the COLOMBIAN congress. and the &c
struction of their last hope for the rati-
| n~cation Of the Hay-Herran treaty before
| taking this apparently radical step. Their
/ reason for this action IS the alleged re-
| fusai Of the Bogota government to direct
| It's policy with some regard to the 18th
mian peoples 6ood.
striking proof Of the stability of the
government is seen in the personnel OF
he executive board, which now con.
stitutes the provisional government. They
are all three men Of the strongest char
l~acter. leaders in the isthmian Commercial!
world. and men who the un-
divided respect o fthe natives as well as
he foreign residents Of the isthrnus.'
What OF the sentiment of the people
on the isthmus toward the United
states?' MI. Gudger was asked He re
piled:
1T IS extremely cordial and friendly.
They want independence, annexation, or
3nvthins that will insure the constructlor
81 the Panama Canal and the consequent
prosperity Of the isthnlus. They have the
r~reatest confidence in the people and the
government Of the United States. Amer
an capital is alredy there to u large eN-
ert and the people are DESTROYS OF cuItl-
waiting closer trade relations with tho
United States.
NV leave Of absence does not expire
for a week. but when ] saw the Associated
sPress cablcgrams from tie isthnus ind