The sun., 1903-11-13

Says His Country Looks 10 Us TO Insure
1t Against Attacks OF Enemy-Six
BattaiiOns OF Troops. OF Four Com-
panIps Each, Ordered to He Ready.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 12.-Plans of the
War Department for sending troops to
the Isthmus Of Panama to protect the
sovereignty of the lsthmus in case OF any
interference by Colombia or any other
foreign Power were completed to-day at
the War Department.
1t was learned tonight that orders have
been issued to the different staff depart
ments Of the army to have supplies and
equipment ready at moments notice for
six battalions Of troops, of four companies
each, to he commanded by Brig. Gen
Thomas H. Barry, formerly, Adjutant-
General Of the Department of the East
This expedition would give total
strength Of about 900 men. Reports re-
ceived to-day by the General Staff showed
that everything was in readiness for an i'm
mediate movement Of this kind with the
exception, of the necessary Transports
The Fitzpatrick and Mcclellan, now in New
York, are being made ready to carry troops
and information received at the War De-
partment this evening was that they can
be ready in four or five days. The trans
port Sumner is expected to reach New
York in few days, and can also be made
ready should her services be required
1t was said by officers Of the War Depart
inent that. while there seemed to be no
immediate need of troops on the Isthmus,
1t was the intention to be prepared for any
emergency that might arise. and that the
present activity in army quarters was due
entirely to q desire to be in q state Of pre-
paredness. ........
While the officials would not concede
that they looked for any foreign inter-
ference on the Isthmus, It was also learned
that orders have gone forth to military
department commanders to get their troops
in shape to be called out at q moments
notice. ....
So far as could be learned tonight, the
selection of organizations which 1t Is In
tended to send to the Isthmus in case Of
trouble has not yet been made, but Major
Gen. Corbin, commanding the Department
OF the East, has assured the War Depart
ment that he has everything in readiness
for the embarkation Of troops in twenty
four hours, should the emergency appear.
Other reports received from department
commanders indicate that within few days
something like 20 900 men could be In readi-
ness for service.
1t was declared. however, that unless
there are indications Of serious trouble
on the Isthmus suck &c would be caused
by declaration Of war by Colombia or the
interference of some outside nation, no
further orders would be issued.
With the recognition tomorrow by
the UnitedrfStates of the Government
of the Republic of Panama as a
Government de . jure instead OF q Gov
ernment de facto, the United States
will be asked to assume entire charge Of
the military5rssp of the new
nation under the treaty OF New Granada.
by the terms Of which the United States
guarantees the sovereignty OF the lsthmus
OF Panama.
1t was said tonight that the Repub-
lie OF Panama will expect the United States
to protect its sovereignty against any
Power that may seek to dispute 1t, even
against the Government of Colombia.
According to representatives Of the
Panama Government the obligations I'M
posed upon the United States by the treaty
made in ls4e with New Granada are such
as to require this Government to take entire
control OF the protection Of the 1sthmus
and by force Of arms guarantee Ito sover-
eighty against any foreign State.
NEW REPUBLIC LOOKS TO Us FOR IT'S DEr1NCE
p. Bunau-varilla, who will be received
tomorrow as the representative Of the
Republic of Panama said tonight that
he understood that the United States had
obligated itself in the treaty OF New Granada
fully to protect the sovereignty Of the 18th
mus of Panama, and so far as the Republic
wes concerned It would look to this country
TO meet those obligations and would make
no special effort in the direction Of building
Notifications or organizing navy.
He insisted that the United States had
agreed in the treaty OF 1S46 to guarantee
the sovereignty Of the Isthmus, the glaran-
tee Of sovereignty being made to the cover
egn power of the territory, which at the
present time is vested in the 2s9ple Of the
new Republic, g~-|N-
In consideration OF this guarantees the
people of the Isthmus had granted to the
United States free and uninterrupted traffic
across the Isthmus for commercial pur-
poses Under these circumstances he
thought the Republic OF Panama would
look TO the Unit ed States to insure it against
the attacks Of any enemy.
ruYAu-vARILLA TO BE RECEIVED TO-DAY.
II was explained tonight, by an official
authorized to say 80, that the action Of the
President in receiving Mr.. Bunau-varilla
tomorrow az Minister Plenipotentiary and
Envoy Extraordinary Of the Republic Of
Panama, will mark the full and formal
recognition of that republic as a full
AedRed nation, governed de jure, as well
as de facto, and tha; no proclamation or
other announcement will be necessary.
At the present time the United States
Government is merely on business relations
with tic &c .2cto Government nf the 18th
mus Tomorrow it will enter upon diplo
matte relations.
The State Department received to-day
a'telegram from Mr.. Ehrman, Acting United
States ul-General at Panama, con-
frmng the statement made yesterday
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