New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
COLOMBIAN ENJOY HERE
HIS Country Mast Retain Soy
ereignty of Canal Strip. He .sous.

Isrnael Enrique Arcinieras -,
years has been in the dinlor,a+t, -. - e
Colombia. has just arrived in tbis ci,,. -. =
special mission from his government, sI.bo,,-b
Senior Arclriegas declined, when seq, o.+e~,1.,.
at the Hotel Imperial, to div,llye tba evs,.t "a,
ture OF ms eFrahd' ne minated that il bears
OF the Panama Canal treaty ne - - -
soeclai e-'llsse-y . the State Department At
Bogota &c Dr. Tomas Herran. CoIor1bI,-, Go
d'Affaires at Washington. where h ,ytr -, =
Tuesday.
lie is the bearer Of volurnInors sa.1As =o,,,
ments for Dr. Herran. Of which he said ne doaz
not know the contents. Il is orob9h-s 80
these documents contain the amendments Dro-
posed 70 the canal treaty bv the c,olo-,tis-
Senate snd the advice that without them, thor
is no possibility OF the measure beirp accented
at Bogota- Senior Arciniegas spoke Yesterday
Of The reasons for the defeat OF the treaty. and
OF the form in which the Colombian Govern
nent wiz approve and ratify il. said he:
The people Of Colombia are not opposed to
the canal Ihey are only against certain pre-
visions OF the treaty. I have talked Win NAM,
Senators and ConGressn en- and they believe
that the $40 ttFNH indemnity which the United
States is to pay Colombia Uo6ar tLa tens ~
the treaty IS Inadequate. The General onini-r
among them Is that this inde7-nstv ouFbr 70
be between $4,000 000 and S40Ol0On0 Thf-
OF course. was one Of the Obstacles 70 the -ati
dcation OF the measure. Then there is more
IT porlanI OEaWLack J0An his mere pscuuiary
co0si6era ton Inc Colo7hians WI never con-
sent 70 reli-Guish their soverei7-v Over +F-A -a-
ritory Of the canal route That = Question
OF patriotism with them, which cannot he over
core by money or argument. There e no OBJ
lection 70 giving certaf7 -irrts over this Ian5
but - obtain sovereignty over it is out Of the
question
This last statement % the special envoy comes
as a direct contradiction Of the news received
here from other sources 20 the erect that Colon
b;a had come to realize the benefits and protec-
ton that she would receive from the completion
Of the canal. and would waive all objections 10
the United States obtaining absolute control Of
Colombian territory. Senior Arciniegas added:
So far as the Senate is concerned the treaty
is disposed Of But when I left Bogo-a there
was a bill to be discussed which invested in
President Marroquin the power to ratify the
treaty. Without these amendments that I have
mentioned. however. he can hardly take such
action
Regarding The coming election for Presidential
electors, he said that General Rafael Reyes
would probably e chosen for President. and
Luis Carlos Rico. now Secretary Of State for
Vtca-President. Both men are strongly in favor
OF the canal He also declared that the rsmors
Of war between Colombia and Venezuela ars
unfounded. The proof Of this. he said. was the
recent action Of the Colombian Congress, limit
ing the army to 10000 men.
In his diplomatic career. SeTor A-ciniegas has
been charge d'affaires Of his country at Caracas
for Eve years. and at Santiago. Chilli for one
year. Previous to that he was member Of
Congress. He is also q writer Of some repuLa
ton in South America.