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blegrams received from his government dated at Bogota, Nov. 10. Il and F. re- spectively. The cablegrams say that the Colombian government las taken meas and adds that all the parties and all classes have offered to the government their lives and property in defense of the national territory"
 Guayaquil, Ecuador Nov. 13.-General Plaza, President of Ecuador. has cabled to President Marroquin of Colombia, sympathizing with him in the recent events on the isthmus of Panama. Press ident Marroquin has replied. thanking General Plaza, and adding that General Reyes, Cabelleros, Ospina and Ho!quin are marching on Panama with large army to subdue the isthmians.
 Washington, Nov. 13.--Both Secretary Root and Gen. Young the chief of stan of the army had retired when the bulletin announcing that an army from Colombia was marching against the isthmians came, so that 1t was impossible to learn what action the government might take to meet the issue which will be raised. Rumors were current today that the government intended to send United States troops to the Isthmus of Panama, but positive official denials were made that such was the intention of the administration which some time ago asserted It's purpose to prevent fighting that would endanger the free transit of the isthmus.
 Washington, Nov. 13.-President Roose- welt today formally received M. Philippe Buena- varilla, the duly accredited Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenti- ary to the United States.
 The reception of the Minister marked the birth of the new Republic of Panama into the family of nations and paves the way for negotiations between the UAtfed States and the infant republic precisely as they may be conducted between any two sovereign nations.
 The ceremony incident to the reception of M. Buena-varilla and the presenta- ton of his credentials occurred in the blue room of the White House at 9:30 this morning few minutes before the hour Minister Buena- Varilla, accompanied by Secretary of State Hay, in the latter's s State carriage. arrived at the White House. The Secretary's carriage was fol- lowed by a landau, the only occupant of which was Minister Buena-Varilla's s young son.
 Secretary Hay and the new Minister. both attired in conventional morning dress, entered the White House, accompa- nied by the Ministers son, and were shown into the blue room. They were joined by the President and Secretary Loeb. Secretary Hay formally presented M. Buena- Varilla to the President, as the accredited Minister from the Republic of Panama.
 Minister Varilla Speaks. Minister Buena-Varilla. in presenting his credentials, delivered a brief address, to which the President fttingly respond l t1nr e. sive, by reason of the circumstances. and the addresses themselves are regarded as felicitous and patriotic.
 Minister Buena-Varlla spoke as fol- lows:
 Mir. President-In according to the Min ister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Panama the honor of presenting to you his letters of credence you admit Into the family of nations the weakest and the last born of the republics of the new world.
 Ut owes It's existence to the outburst of the indignant grief which stirred the hearts of the citizens of the Isthmus on beholding the petition which sought to forbid their country from fulfilling the destinies vouchsafed to it by Providence.
 Tn consecrating its right to exist, Mir. President. you put an end to what appear ed to be the interminable controversy as to the water ways. and you definitely in- augurate the era of the achievement of the Panama canal.
 From this time forth the determine ton of the fate of the canal depends up- on two clements alone. now brought face to face singularly unlike as regards their authority and power, but wholly equal in their common and ardent desire to see at last the accomplishment of the enterprise for piercing the mountain barrier of the Andes.
 "The highway from Europe to Asia, fol- lowing the pathway of the sun, is now to be realized.
 The early attempts to find such way unexpectedly resulted in the greatest of all historic achievements: the discovery of America. Centuries have since rolled but the pathway sought has hitherto re- mained in the realm of dreams. To-day Mir President. in response to your sum- mons it becomes a reality"
 Roosevelt Makes Reply.
 In response the President said:
 Mir. Minister I am much gratlhed to receive the letters whereby you are &C., credited to the government of the United States in the capacity of envoy extraor- dinary and minister plenlpotentiary of the Republic of Panama.
 "In accordance with it's long estab- Iished rule. this government has taken cognizance of the act of the ancient territory of Panama in reassertng the right of self control and seeing in the recent events in the isthmus an unoppos- ed expression of the will of the people of Panama and the confirmation of their declared independence by the institution of a de facto government, republican in form and spirit and alike able and re- solved to discharge the obligations per taining to sovereignty we have entered into citations with the new republic
 Tt is fitting that we should do so now as we did nearly a century ago when the Latin people of America proclaimed the right of popular government and 1t Is equally fitting that the United States should now as then. be the first to stretch out the hand of fellowship and to observe toward the newborn state the rules of equal i.1isrchnrse that rnZ.