The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-04
SERIOUS Revolt
| ST|RS: Up PANAMA.
Dissatisfaction Shown Over Rejection of
! the Canal Treaty and Sentiment in
Favor of Independent Republic.

surrectionary movement hope TO gain
the assistance OF the United States.
which is anything but kindly disposed
at this time to the Colombian govern
ment. Under ordinary circumstances
there would be no hesitation I'm making
the assertion that the administration I'm
Washington would preserve a strictly
neutral attitude. In view OF the known
Irritation OF the president and his adj
viserS over the rejection OF the capal
treaty. II is better. perhaps. In this In
stance TO confess ignorance OF what the
governments course will be.
The treaty between the United States
OF America and New Granada (the
United States OF Colombia's successor).
which went into operation nearly so
years ago, provided that the Washington
government should at all times maintain
free traffic on the Isthmus OF Panama.
Under this treaty the United States gov
ernment has on several occasions landed
marines and hluejackets on the isthmus
during political outbreaks and prevented
the interruption OF traffic between Colon
and Panama.
That II will do so I'm the present dis
turbance. II the trouble assumes respect
able proportions. IL a foregone conclu-
sion. What may result from tho pres
ence Of large body OF American troops
on tho isthmus at this time. with the en-
of the administration with ther evolution
lists, may only be conjectured. But II s
not an exaggeration to say that the ad-
ninistration feels that the rejection OF
the Panama Canal treaty by the Colon
bian congress was breach Of good faith
toward the United States. As everyone
who has read history knows. breaches
OF good faith have frequently caused war.
The Dixie with her 100 ma ries was sent
n N a ga ff, Ice,
the marines 10 garrison the new oaling
station which the United States has ac-
quired at that place. When she left the
United States IL was reported t'lat she
had secret hurry orders. the purport OF
which was not known 20 those who were
responsible for the report. The navy de-
partment denied the report The Dixie
went TO Guantanamo. She did not land
the marines. hut took them 10 Kingston.
Jamaica. 1t was plainly limited today that
the departments reason for sending her
there was that Kingston Is centrally To-
Gated for n short run 90 the Isthmus of
| Panama or santo Domingo. where revolu-
tionary disturbances are occurring No
| official explanation Is obtainable for the
reason for sending tho Dixie 10 Kingston.
| which Is 546 miles from Colon.
A few DAYS ago tho navy department
ordered the cruiser Baltimore from Nor
folk 10 Puerto Plata. Dominican Republic,
70 safeguard American interests. The
| g,irboat Nashville waN then az Kingston.
| Officials OF the department said that the
reason they had not ordered the Nash
| vile ~ Puerto Plata was that there was
something the matter with her machinery.
| At that time she was either under orders
10 go TO Colon or on her way there. The
explanation given today Of the Nash
viles presence at Colon is that reports
| indicating a state OF political unrest on
! the isthmus had made II the part of wis
| dom to have her show the Stars and
| Stripes there. 10 let malcontents know
that American interests must not be i'm
| terfered with