Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-20
TO WAIT ON panama
That Country Must First
Ratify Canal Treaty,
TurK NOTI tn NrN NhTr
THEN GOES TO SENATE
PANAMAIAN COMMISSIONERS
FORMALLY RECEIVED.
Greeted by the President and Secretary
of State-A Colombian Delega-
ton Coming.

President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay
have decided that there shall be no more
repetition of the experience incident to the
failure of Colombia to ratify the Hay-Her-
! ron treaty and the new canal treaty
with the republic of Panama will not be
submitted to the Senate of the United
States for ratification until after 1t has re-
ceiyed the Endorsement of the government
of Panama The treaty is now in the hands
of the Panamaian commissioners and Will
be sent at once by them to Panama Tor
ratification byl the authorities of the proVls-
ional government. The junta Is now the
only governmental authority in Panama
able to do this. 1t is not expected that there
will be any long delay in ratification py
Panama. On the contrary, the expectation
is that the treaty will be ratIhed quickly
and without attempt to obtain changes OF
amendments. When the treaty Is returned
with the approval of Panama 1t Will pc sup
mitted to the Senate OF the united otd.es. 1s
II is believed by Secretary Hay that the
treaty will be back in the United states
with Panama'S approval soon after the as,
sembling of Congress in regular session anu
the document Will De suphhi''eu W ~
body without delay.
This question was discussed at the cabl-
net session today with other phases OF the
Panama situation. but the Panama ques. s.ioii
was not the foremost one peloie .ile N'DiiiN.
as at other meetings recently secretary
Moody at the close of the cabinet meeting,
said that he would give out some letters d..
the Navy Department this afternoon lloLii ,A
CAPTAIN Hubbard. commander OF the NASH
vile. now at Colon.
Panama Commission Received.
Promptly at 10 O'clock this morning the
Panama commissioners visited the state
Department, accompanied by the Panama
minister Mr. Varilla. They did not tarry
in the diplomatic ante-room, but were
ushered at once into the diplomatic re-
cantion room. where Secretary Hay was
awaiting their arrival The exchanges,
,vhiIe informal were most cordial and
were in English
The Secretary first greeted DR.. Amador,
"Panama's favorlte son, e&presseu ms
shook hands with Mr.. Boyd, the Other
member of the commission and with the
minister
dor first informed the secretary that the
commission had carefully inspected the
Hay-Varilla treaty. and he desired TO
take this opportunity OF expressing their
entire satisfaction with its terms DE-
Amador assured the Secretary that no
time would be lost in its ratification by
the Panama government. He then paid q
sincere tribute to the services Whicn tiie
Panama minister had performed In WASH
ington in so promptly negotiating the
convention.
After these felicitations the Secretary and
the commission discussed the future OF me
new republic 1t was pointed out by the
minister that the junta felt that 1T must
first accomplish the mission to which IT was
called by the entire people of the lsthmus
before turning its attention TO the equaiy
important. though less immediate. work OF
establishing more usual form of govern
ment-
The Secretary expressed deep interest in
tn lictn nod
attentively to the plan as unfoded by the
commission.
At half-past o'clock this afternoon the
President received the commission at the
White House.
The Colombian Debt.
The movement among the European hold
ers of Colombian bonds to secure the as
sumption by the new republic of portion
of the foreign Indebtedness of Colombia has
not failed to attract the attention of the
commissioners, and the subject was
broached in the talk at the State Depart
mcnt today.
The first impulse of the State Department
officials here was to urge the new republic
To assume some share of that debt, on the
ground that such course was usual in
cases of national separation. But it has
now been stated that there is really no
equitable standing for claim of that kind.
ne DulK OF tne foreign lnQeDteuneSS OF SO-
lombia is represented to have been con-
tracted before the adhesion of the isthmuS
to the United States of Colombia. The
money was borrowed in the period between
1SlOand 1871, before the formation of New
Granada, and while what was known as
Greater Colombia included only Colom
bia of today, Venezuela and Ecuador The
isthmuS was separate and governed from
Spain directly. 1t is probable that that
fact will be advanced as a reason for the
denial of the request expected to be forth
coming from the foreign bondholders.
Ready to Give Recognition.
The State Department received today a
cablegram from United States Minister
Thompson, dated at Petropolis yesterday,
stating that the Brazilian minister for for
eign affairs had informed him that the
Brazilian government was ready to recog-
nize the new republic of Panama whenever
application was made i'm due FORM
Ambassador Tower. from Berlin made a
similar report as to the attitude of the Ger
man government toward Panama. In fact.
1t is now apparent to the State Department
that there will be no withholding of recog-
milton by any of the powers as their repre-
sentatives seem to be convinced Of the reg
ular establishment of the new republic
Colombian Delegation Coming.
Secretary Hay has received a dispatcb
from the Colombian consul at Galveston
advising him of the arrival at that point
of a delegation from Colombia which is on
its way to Washington. Secretary Hay
promptly communicated the news to DR..
Herran, the Colombia charge Dr. Herran
has also received a dispatch from the del
egation saying that 1t is on it's way to
Washington, via st. Louis, and will confer
with him at the legation upon arrival.
Further than this DIR. Herran is in com
plete ignorance as to the mission of the
delegation
Senor Blanco, head of the delegation, is
a well-known man in Colombia, hay-
ing been member of congress He
came to the front at the time of the
canal discussion by writing a series of
brilliant articles in support of the Hay
Herran treaty.
The delegation should arrive here about
Sunday.I