Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-05

ban government in its military move"
mente 49,, -,
There are az the stations named on
the Atlantic coast approximately Vne
following number OF narines, ~
folk. 200 League Island, 800; New Aolk'
400. washington. 500; Boston, sOp, "a u
napodis. ESQ., Portsmouth, n, H., 100. m
n case OF emergency 800 or more OF
these could be spared for service on me
isthmus, and should greater eheib-
oncy arise arrangements necessarily
would be completed making nracucaliy
the entire force available ior duty u
Panama. AZ Port Royal ana Nlhrles-
ton only small detachments are STATION.
ed. inst sufficient TO meet the needs OF
,hose two stations, on the Pacific
coast the marine force mas peth re-
duced to small number
Senator Cullom. chairman OF che SEN
| ara rommittee on foreign relations,
is much interested In the news OF inc
| revolution at Panama. lie says ne
| vould be glad II the reyolutlonists
| should establish government IN or
| der that the United Stntos mBnt rec
| ognze IT, negotiate q treaty ana pro
coed with the construction OF the canal,
| The senator thinks that the Colombian
| eo,ernment has attempted high
| handed procedure with the United
| states IN rejecting a treaty so favor
! obio 10 Colombia and In making which
the United states granted more CON
cesslons than Colombia had a right to
expect.
FRANCE rs INTERESTED.
Paris Nov. i.--The foreign office has
received dispatch from Panama CIV
ing brief details OF the revolutionary
uprlsIng there yesterday. which says
that tho general commanding the Co
lombian forces at Panama ana lhe
civil governor OF that place We're
among the notabIlities held prisoners;
The revolutionary gathering occurred
at the town hall OF Panama and was
blcodless.
AS the French consul forwarded MS
dispatoh the revolutionary leaders OF
4 Panama were IN session drawing up a
ny0clnmation OF independence declar-
ing the eenaration OF the lsthmus oil
| Panama from Colombia,
The grave reports from Panama arc
being given the most serious attention
VI the officials here. owing to the num-
her Of French residents on the lsthinu'
| and the extent OF French property IN
terosts there, but thus far the govern
nent has not taken action. as u doe'
not consider that the revolutionary
movement seriously impehls Frencl
personal or property rights. An oilicia
pointed out that If any of these righl'
are preiudiced, France VIII undoubt
edly take action.
The French government continues u
consider the Panama canal as being
purely private enterprise, but as en-
titled TO the same governmental pro
lection as any property interest o
French citizens The officials say the
have no present apprehension that tn
/ canal company or other property right
r will be injured by the uprising, as IN
, independence Of Panama cannot be
come effective until the powers recog
nlze the newly established sovereignty
The case OF Roumania throwing OF
{ Turkish sovereignty is cited, Roumanl
: not becoming independent until N
= powers recognized the new sovereignty
From this the officials drew the con
Z clusion that the revolution in Panam
4 does not alter the existing canal o
e other property rights, since re
= mains for the powers TO say whethe