The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-05
FRANCE INTERESTED.
So Far There Is No Thought of TAX
ing a Hand.

30 Far Inere IS N IhougnJ OF TAX
ing a Hand.
Paris. Nov. 4.-The foreign office has
received a dispa tch from Panama Civ
ing brief details of the revolutionary
uprising there yesterday, which says
that the general commanding the Co
lOmbiau forces at Panama and the
civil governor Of thar place We're
among the n0t2bilities held prisoners.
The revolutionary gathering occurred
at the town hall of Panama and was
blOOdless
As the French consul forwarded his
dispatch the revolutionary leaders Of
Panama we're in session drawing up n
proclamation Of independence declar-
ing the separation Of the Isthmus Of
Panama from Colombia.
The grave reports from Panama are
being given themost serious attention
of the officials here. owing to the num-
Der OF French residents on the isthmus
and the extent of French property in
terests there, but thus far the govern
ment has not taken action, as it does
not consider that the revolutionary
movement seriously imperils French
personal or property rights. An Official
pointed out that If any of these rights
are prejudiced. France viii undoubt-
eddy take action
France Has Interests.
The French government continues to
consider the Panama canal as being a
purely private enterprise, but as en-
titled to the same governmental pro-
lection as any property interest OF
French citizens. The officials say they
have no present apprehension that the
canal company or other property rights
viii be injured by the uprising. as the
independence of Panama cannot be-
come effective until the powers Tecog-
HiZe the newly established sovereignty.
The case of ROumania throwing or
Turkish sovereignty is cited, ROumania
not becoming independent until the
powers recognized the new sovereignty
From this the officials drew the con-
clusiOn that the revolution in Panama
does not alter the existing canal or
other property rights, since it re-
mains for the powers to say whether
the changed political conditions shall
be recognized.
United States Guaranty.
A point has been made that under
the treaty of 1916 the United States
guarantees the rights of the sovereign
ty and property Of Columbia on the
isthmus. But attention is now called
to the fact that this new treaty was
made with New Granada, a nation Of
which Colombia formed only a frac-
ton, and there is nothing TO prevent
the United States from recognizing
further subdivisions of the original DER
ritOry of Granada. This conclusion
may have an important bearing on the
future Of The canal project, as indi-
eating that the United States is not
absolutely bound to make a treaty with
Colombia alone if it wishes TO open a
canal.
Cullom's Position.
Senator CuIlom, chairman Of the SEN
ate committee on foreign relations. is
much interested in the news of the
revolution at Panama. He says he
would be glad If the revOlutiOnists
should establish a government in or
der that the United States might rec
Ognize il negotiate a treaty ana pro-
coed with the construction of the canal
The senator thinks that the Colombian
government has attempted q high
handed procedure with the United
States in rejecting a treaty so favor
able to Colombia and in making which
the United States granted more con-
Cessions than Colombia had a right to
expect