The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-22
To Await the Result of Reys'
Mission.
THEN THEY WILL DECIDE.
Public Opinion Demands That Panama be
Forced Back Into the Union, When CO.
omba will Treat With the
u ,ited States,
United States.
(By the Associated Press.)

Bogota, Nov. 21.-A man prominent in
public affairs today informed the CORE
spondent of the Associated Press that the
Colombian government would await the
result of the mission to Washington of
General Reyes before deciding upon its
policy as regards the new Republic of
Panama. The general opinion here is
that there will be war, but that the gov
'ernment will do its utmost to effect a
diplomatic arrangement
The belief is expressed in government
circles that the United States will not
approve of the action of President Roose-
welt regarding affairs on the isthmus. All
parties here have offered their aid to the
government, and over 1000 volunteers
have rendered their services in the event
of declaration of hostilities.
President Marroquin has made the fol-
lowing statement to the Associated Press,
in response to queries as to the political
situation in Colombia
Omitted States Minister Beaupre and
all Americans here are surrounded with
every guarantee for their safety. My CON-
munications to the United States Senate
and to the people of the United States
make manifest the attitude of my gov
eminent on the Panama question. The
situation in the interior of the Colombian
Republic is quiet
President Marroquin's reference to his
communication to the people of the
United States is explained by an address
to the American people, which he has
given the correspondent of the Associated
Press in which he says
THE Colombian nation has Just beefa
the victim of unexpected aggression, and
is in danger of losing the best part of its
territory. A military movement not pop
ular sentiment, was the origin of the pro-
clamation of the independence of Panama.
THE solemn treaty between Colombia
and the United States binds the United
States not only to respect the sovereignty
and ownership of the Panama isthmus by
Colombia, but to help the latter main
tain them. The proceedings of the United
States marines on the isthmus and of the
American minister here are in open VIC
lation of that treaty.
''The traditions of that great nation, the
United States as a mighty defender of
rights and bearer of the standard of civil
lization before the world, always have been
opposed to the secession of territories
cognition of the Confederate States dur
ing the Civil War confirms emphatically
the application of this doctrine decsvely
at critical moments
''The American people will not permit,
I am sure, any violation of public treat
les, thus denying their glorious traditions,
in order to obtain by force what Colon.
bia is ready to concede through pacific
and equitable ways.
THE Colombian people tranquil in the
strength of right and being sure of the
sentiments of justice and equity of the
American people appeal to the national
conscience of the United States, which
conscience constitutes force superior by
far to that of an army and navy, in or
der to save the honor and integrity of our
territory
The correspondence between Minister
Beaupre and Foreign Minister Rico has
been made public. Mr. Beaupre conveyed
20 Senior Rico a paraphrase of the tele-
gram sent by the State Department noti-
flying him of the recognition of Panama,
to which Senior Rico replied at length on
the following day reviewing the action of
the United States, quoting from the treaty
of 1916 and saying that the United States
had clearly violated the treaty. Senior
Rico concluded:
eve hope the United States will apply
the doctrines which it upheld during the
War of Secession and not oppose the right
of Colombia to suppress rebels, and not
recognize their belligerency. The United
States by its recognition of the govern
ment of Panama would accept conditions
almost similar to those existing at the
time of the separatist movement in the
United States, thus aggrevating the cir
cumstances and violating the treaty which
obliges Colombia to enter an energetic
protest against such action.
Colombia considers that her friendship
with the United States has reached such a
state OF disturbance as to make it i'm
possible for her to continue diplomatic re-
latlons with the United States unless the
latter announces its intention not to in
tertere with Colombias action to suppress
the rebels on the isthmus and in not re-
cognizing their belligerency nor the revo-
government"
is announced that the entire country
rejects the independence of isthmus and de-
mands that the colombian government
send troops to check the secession move
ment
battalion of troops is on duty at the
United States legation.
Public opinion here demands that Pana-
ma be compelled to submit to the govern
ment of Colombia which will then conclude
a canal treaty with the United States.
Money makes the mare go and the au-
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