The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1903-11-12
REPUBLIC RECOGNIZED.
Developments Of . Day In the Re.
voIution.


Washington. Specialize events Of
the day as they developed here relative
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-
sui General Gudger. OF Panama. and
the issuance of orders 10 Admiral
Coghlan TO proceed forthwith TO the
isthmus with the consul general.
Commander Hubbard cabled that tho
Colombian government troops. unie,
Generals Torras and Toyar. $50 strong.
OF Colon. had departed on merchant
vessel. He stated that the isthums,
from one side to the other. was in the
hands OF the revolution!sts. 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
CT Panama becomes OF little import
ance, fo- it is practically impossible
for it to go 10 war with Panama. Oni-
cials here familiar with the country
declare that It is impossible to move
Colombian army overland to the 18TH
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
would interfere Thus by force o.
treaty obligations requiring the main
tenance Of order across the isthnlus as
a necessary condition 10 free transit.
the L Ulited States government practi-
cally aas been placed in the position OF
d protector - the new Rc1ub l. OF
Panama, and that. too. regardless OF
any bias Cn the part Of TIC United
States government towards either
rarty to the strife in Colombia.
II was au:hOritatively stated Friday
chat. though the recognition of the
new republic is Of business characte,
at first. consisting Of an author iZatiOr
through Cur consular officials on the
18th mus to 10 business with the new
government as they did with the Co
iomhian government. this will. in due
time be followed ny full political rec
cenition. THIS latter form Of recogni-
ticn will he deferred until the govern
menJ al Panama has tGaCn more ] 9
Glar form. 1t is presumed here that the
ianta will very soon issCc 4 call for
q convention which will adopt con-
sti.utlon and provide for the scle2tion
! Of a President. Then 1t will be in order
| for ministers to be appointed between
| the two countries. the United States
and Panama. which will constitute full
| 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 is:hmian canal. and it
| is a certainty that existing concessions
| will not suffer.
| SOlOu. SOtCIlOii, DS ShSi eei
| 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 TO return tc
Savanilla The lives of American resi-
dents are threatened. American and
foreign families are fiocking 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 shellint
the city One Chinaman has beer
| killed. Mr.. Ehrman has been instruct
ed to protest against the bombardment
| II the consul's protest is not sufficient
the commander of the United States
War Ship Boston, which is by thi'
time on her way to Panama from Sal
Juan del Sur, 6Oo miles distant. viii
promptly seize the Colombian gunboat
Z necessary to ste" the bombardmen