The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-04

" doulAStOll, 4NON. h1I tAC AC-
public of Colombia grant to the United
States all the canal concessions provid-
ed for in the Hay-Herran treaty, but abb
solutely free of cost, is the proposition
which Gen. Rafael Reyes, envoy of Co
lombia to the United States on special
mission, brings for the consideration of
the officials of Washington. Gen. Reyes
arrived here shortly after nine o'clock
Saturday morning. He was met at the
station by son of DR.. Herran, the Co
lombian charge, and went at once to his
hotel Later in the day he will have
a conference with DR.. Herran.
Talks of His Mission.
Gen. Reyes talked with representa-
tive of the press about his mission to
Washington. He said:
You will readily admit the propriety
of my refraining from discussing my
mission, which is of confidential char
acter, but of the offers which Colombia
Is ready to make desire to say that my
energies and those of my followers will
be devoted to the granting OF the ca
nal concessions to the United States
without the payment of cent. Even
at this Colombia will be the gamer
Are you authorized by President
Marroquin to make this offer to the
Washington government" Gen. Reyes
was asked.
THAT would be divulging my instruc-
lions before l have executed them. l
cannot say more about this now" he re-
piled.
''You can further say" continued the
general, that all Colombia is afire with
zeal for building of the canal by the Unit
ed States and that the unfortunate po-
litical troubles which were the sole
cause of the treaty's death before the
Colombian congress have entire
ly disappeared. We want the
canal and 1 have come to Washing
ton to see what the people of the United
States are prepared to accept. l come
with instruction from the president of
Colombia direct My mission in no way
interferes with the prerogatives of Her
ran, the Colombian charge, for whom
both my government and myself per-
sonally have the greatest respect.
Sudll uc uolliy COAlClCuSC Will llLh
and we shall work in harmony. DR.. Her
ran will go to the state department with
me and present me to Secretary Hay"
Feeling Regarding Revolution.
What is the feeling in Colombia
about the Panama revolution" Gen.
Reyes was asked.
Feeling is runnig high, and there
is indignation over the events on the
isthmus. We can and will put down
the rebellion, if not interfered with
from the outside. So tense is the feel
ing, and so national the spirit of de-
termination to bring the isthmus back
into the republic that President Mar
roquin will have no trouble in raising
an army twice the size necessary to
put down the disturbance. Such an
army can march overland to the 18TH
mus, the opinion of ill-advised per-
sons to the contrary notwithstand-
ing"
What can the United States do,
now that a treaty has been signed by
Secretary Hay and M. Bunau-V arilla?"
THAT treaty has not been ratified.
The Colombian government does not
ask the United States to aid it in put
ting down the revolution on the 18TH
mus. All we ask is to be allowed to
conduct our own affairs free from out
side interference. The Colombian gov
eminent can put down the revolution
without violating letter of the treaty
of 1916. l refer to the treaty that we
always have respected and adhered to,
and not to the treaty as interpreted in
these later days. If the United SIXTIES
maintains a neutral position, the revo-
luton will be put down."
When his attention was called to
the reports from Panamanians and 9TH
er sources that he had come to Wash
ington to conduct lobby to defeat
the ratification of the treaty, he said
very emphatically:
81 authorize the press to say for me
at the outset of my visit that my move
ments here shall be strictly in ac-
cordance with the powers with which
l am clothed. | shall deal with the
officials of the Washington government
direct, to whom l bear letters of Gre
dence from the Bogota government.
as not here as private agent and |
shall ignore such reflections upon my
personal and official character"
Gen. Reyes had conference SATURDAY.
with Senior Walker-Martinez, the Chill
ian minister, who called soon after the
envoy arrived.