The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-10
Eleven Hundred Said to Have
Landed Nearsthc Gulf sof "
Darien. & jSsa ssl
UNITED STATES ARMY ''la
AND NAVY ARE READ YllS}
No Troops from Colol11b biaE 1 VIII, Y ;ll,
be Permitted to Remain on tie n
IstllnlusG Gcn. Reyes Has 4 IS M @
Received no Il1forY11atio Oh $s|!y
Of Reported #N[ovem M
55 From Colombia. 3s1,1
.(By Associated Press.

IAGUAYRA. ZENEzUE UE144l. b Dec. a'-sIIy
The French steamer Versailles. whioHi
has arrived here from savnnilla, report 9sS
5that9the Colombian steamers, have landsii
cd 100 mon from Carta gena. near thsfl
mouth OF 3Atrato River Gulf Of sDaricn)s$
to open a way over&tho Darien NounsY
1ta,ns into Panama. Other troops fromi
the department. OF Cauca, Colombia. SarsE
said to be converging on Panama. andss
from all parts OF Colon bia tr oops ayol
reported TO be marching Or awaiting soM a
the result otBthe8 General Reyes q mission
Ito Washington. s n sa
@ Without Authority. 9l5l
S&yYASHINGToN,i5D d. c. .,.93 Dec AZ D, Dr;sSS
Herran the Colombian charge d a ffaires,s
to-day authorized the sta tement that gtf II
troops from Cartngona, have larde ansaz A
ported by, the French tcamcr, WHICH
has arrived at Lac Guayra, II IS direct.i8Ssss
Is lin opposition to the advice sofs \ bot
himself @and General M Reyes General IA
Reyes stated a hat the Lac Guayra dispa tclls
was the first tion re,s.
scelved OF Il he reported movement Of Cos.a@fs
lomban troops, Il He declared ~ wever'.ssss9
movement h tai ZEN plaee. II wa s th-ss
out any order s. from; Nj
al Uponl coming tol shlng 70 M tie rie.ss
ciul representatives of the Colombian EgoY-H
ernment General Reye ts1nia lySSres M
:llnqulsicd. tliat Command . tllo ION: :s
oi;ll army, uties FILLING upon g e;S
cral Cast 70 81 second sln$ comma n ss Bss
General Reyes confirmed the stateinents S
recently made by Admiral Coghland5 in:s5l
D report TO the Navy Depar tment4 that ssssE
prior to his departure for HVashingto M
no had given instructions to the Col lon,s-5;
Eian troops to make no hostile den Pr
strn ton until he was heard from, ~ nd N
ing orders. which, gfl we've II would \ q notNy
como from him dlrect, but FROM lsle!Si
government "a Z Bog
III United States Backs Panama
BIZ Tho General has been fully formed "a
I by tho President himself as to tho insS5
Aentions OF the government Of the United fSS
States respecting the alsthmus FL Vas
told by the President that, as VI as4 set s83
OF, in4tho latter's message to- Congress.G
that tho United States had determined to-
maintain tho independence Or the new
mrubllc Of PANAMA d against ali comers.s8
While this guarantee Is cont Aimed In hiE
Ii ucnty. now pending before he United II
States Senate and as yet Aunrn tiff ed. the IS
administration has for some time y pa Sc
been acting uponyt the theory hat the ur.gS
lcrstnndng Is In full force. Thcrefo fores II
nado to exert whatever ply yslcal forces
may be necessary to protect the lsth,iSS
mjan transit. No Colombian troops will fS
be allowed to cross tho frontier Int Pans 4
anna; or, It they cross. they will be e3ect-d I
ie.i In duo time, f s.i 5sts3 Ff5
Tho policy OF the. Navy Department s
with respect to tho entry Of Colonlb bia n Il;
troops into Panama, was said to-day sto!l
be to prevent IL conflict before it$com-sI
menced 10 this end the naval cor ommanas u
ers In the those waters have been given EE
instructions to keep the Colombian I troops Nc
at a. greater distance from the Isthnlus g
ut points where a fight with the Pana-s89lss 9ss
man troops is likely to Soceur.2 2t &
In all naval opera tons. a IT, may be l%%s$g
stated on authority, the department 81 ia
still guided By the treaty OF 1916 under 'S$lS $ll
which the United States guarantees 70 +; 81
keen transit across the Isthmus open. ..tii
a broader Interpretation Of the duties FAX
and responsibilities OF the government " g$S
this respect has now been given TO- TINS "a
treaty, by which the protectlon OF, me HI IA
United States will not alone bs con I'M ett @ AZ
to the canal strip, but to any part q ssS
tho territory of Panama 4, 9ss
War Department Ready. .38
When seen to-day Lieutenant General S
Young, chief OF staff, authorized the ssG
statement to be mado that the War De-!sf
partment was ready to dispatch troops 10 "
the Isthmus on short notice. should theiflE
presence be demanded. Although ne
statement heretofore has been denied, s
It is learned that the department. has B Bs
taken notice OF the repeated reports that
Colombian troops were assembling at y.
different points with tho avoWed purpose $50 ri
OF making hostile demonstration a against IN
Panama, and has perfected all militia. y
plans to repel such an Invasion. Gem
eral Young said that should he be called laH33
upon to assist the navy " wollld iAot 5s
be necessary to send to the lsthmus more fAfl
than u ,egiment or two B, II a !.
Although none OF the members Of tlsa
Joint army and navy board. which
met to-day. would admit that he ISM
mian situation WAS under discussion. lt " III
known such WAS the case, and that both IL @
army and navy are now In state of f4s
preparedness for any conflict with Co "a
lombia. which might arise, .Sa s. N
Cruiser on Watch, @3
COLON Dee 9.-The q United 4 StAt9a S