The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-11-12
REPUBLIC RECOGNIZED.
Developments of Day in the Re-
vOIutiOn.

voiution.
Washington, Special.-The events o.
the day as they developed here relatlVe
to the situation on the isthmus are:
Recognition Of the de facto govern
ment: the receipt of dispatches from
Commander Hubbard, of the Nashville;
the arrival in Washington OF Con
sul General Gudger, Of Panama, ana
the issuance of orders to Admiral
Coghlan to proceed forthwith TO the
isthmus with the consul general.
Commander Hubbard cabled that the
Colombian government troops. under
Generals Torras and Toyar, 45O strong,
OF Colon. had departed on a merchant
vessel. He stated that the isthums,
from one side to the other, was IN the
hands of the revolutionists. This state
ment is OF the greatest Importance.
The United States government is bound
by treaty to maintain order and pre-
serve free traffic across the isthmus,
and is also under obligation to pre-
vent any hostile collisions either along
the line of the Panama Railway or at
the termini, Panama and Colon. Thus
the future attitude of the Colombian
government towards the new Republic
of Panama becomes Of little import
II
ance, for it is practically Impossible
for il to go to war with Panama. Oiil-
cials here familiar with the country
declare that it is impossible to move
a Colombian army overland to the isth-
mus. owing to the character OF the
country. On the other hand, If an at
tempt is made to bring troops either 20
Colon or Panama by water, the United
States naval officers at these points
would interfere Thus by force OF
treaty obligations requiring the main
tenance of order across the isthmus as
a necessary condition to free transit,
the United States government Dracti-
cally has been placed in the position OF
a protector to the new Republic OF
Panama, and that. too. regardless OF
any bias on the part OF the united
States government towards either
party to the strife in Colombia.
It was authoritatively stated Friday
that, though the recognition OF the
new republic is Of business character
at first. consisting of an authorization
through our consular officials on the
isthmus to do business with the new
government as they did with the Co
lombian government, this will. in due
time, be followed by full political rec
csnition. This latter form Of recogni-
ton will be deferred until the govern
ment at Panama has taken a more reg
ular form. 1t Is presumed here that the
irnta will very soon issue call 1or
q convention which will adopt con-
stitution and provide for the selection
of a President. Then it will be In oruef
for ministers to be appointed between
the two countries, the United States
and Panama, which will constitute fuli
political recognition OF the new state.
That condition will enable the conduct
@, negotiations that may be necessary
TO the successful execution OF the pro-
iect of the United States for the con-
struction of the isthmian canal, and II
Is a certainty that existing concessions
will not suffer.
Colon, Colombia, BY Cable.-General
Cuadros, the prefect Of Colon, and the
senior officer commanding the troops
whcih arrived Tuesday on the gun-
boat Carthagena from Savanilla. are
maintaining their position Of refusing
to acknowledge the authority OF the
provisional government OF Panama
and the troops still refuse 10 return 10
Savanilla. The lives Of American resi-
dents are threatened. American anu
foreign families are flocking for shelter
to the railroad stations.
Washington. Special.-Vice United
States Consul Ehrman. at Panama,
cables the State Department under
Wednesdays date that the Colombian
government warship Bogota is shelling
the city. One Chinaman has been
killed. Mr.. Enrman has been instruct
ed to protest against the bombardment'
II the consul's protest Is not sufficlens.
the commander of the United states
War Ship Boston. which Is by thls
time on her way to Panama from San
Juan del Sur, 600 miles distant. Will
promptly seize the Colombian gunooat'
IL necessary to stop the bombardment.