The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-18
ICOLOMB|ANS LABOR
WITH PANAMANS
But the Latter Stoutly Resist
Both Threats and Bland
iShments.

COLON, Nov. 1.-THE Panama COM
mission, composed of Seniors Arias.
Morales and Arosemena, which left
Panama yesterday to meet the peace
commission from the department of
Bolivar, boarded the Mayflower today
and held a short conference with CO.
lombians, who represent only the de-
partment of Bolivar, and the governor
of that department, and who have no
credentials from Bogota.
Nicanor Insignares, a brother of the
governor of the state of Bolivar, who
was the spokesman of the Colombians,
made strong appeal to the Panamans
not to disrupt the republic of Colombia,
and he supplemented his appeal by the
solemn assurance that Colombia would
grant all the rights demanded by the
1sthmians and eventually carry out
their grand project of building the ca
nal.
Replying to Senior Insignares. Senior
Tomas Arias, representing the junta,
said that the Bogota government and
the Colombians generally did not ap-
pear to grasp the actual conditions
prevailing on the isthmus. The revo-
luton was born absolutely of the unan-
1mous desire of the entire people of
Panama and was irrevocable. 1t was
the act of a now independent govern
ment, already thoroughly organized
and formally recognized by the United
States, France and Italy. Senior Arais
said:
COLOMBIA will always find in this
country the most sincere brotherly
feeling. The political ties binding the
isthmus to Colombia have been broken,
but the fault is not that of the isthmus.
he Of
can be broken"
Senior Insignares, in answer, ex-
pressed his deep sorrow at finding that
the hopes of reconciliation were impOs-
sible of realization and that the actions
of the people of Panama were irrevo-
cable. He declared that all the people
would unite in an effort to enforce the
rights of the republic on the isthmus
of Panama, even at the cost of great
sacrifices.
The threat of Senior Insignares did
not cause apprehension to the Para-
milan commissioners, who received 1t
with equanimity and did not give it
any serious consideration.
1t was unofficially announced by the
Colombian commissioners that Gen.
Reyes, representing the Bogota govern
ment, was coming to the isthmus to
confer with the provisional government
of Panama.
Panama Flag Is Saluted.
PANAMA, Nov. 17..At $3.50 this
morning the United States flagship
Marblehead hoisted the flag of the re-
public of Panama and saluted it with
tWenty-one guns. The Tresnoviembre,
a gunboat of Panama, displaying the
American flag, answered the salute
The shore batteries also fired a salute
OF twenty one guns, which the Mar
blehead answered.
q At 10 a. M. Rear Admiral Glass, Con-
sui Gudger and Commander Phelps, ac-
companied by Lieuts. Philip Andrews
and S. w. TrellinWinder, officially call
ed on the junta. A military band play
ed THE Star Spangled Banner" on the
Americans arrival at the palace and
on their departure from that building.
They were received by the members of
the junta, the cabinet ministers and
Gems. Huertas, Jefferies, Diaz and Va
ron and their staffs. Admiral Glass
and Senior Arrange, a member of the
junta, exchanged felicitous sentiments.
The people of Panama are happy
over the official recognition of the flag
and the event is being celebrated en-
Enthusiastically.
Too Late for Colombia.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. lit is
GApeCl6u mere llldl Tie OOlOlIlDldIl COIll-
missioners at Panama will seek to Sc
cure the revocation of the act of sep
aration by Panama, holding out as in
ducements certain pledges that new
treaty on the lines Of the failed Hay
Herran canal treaty will be put through
with all expedition at Bogota. But, it
is said, the experience which the state
department thus far has had with the
Colombians in treaty making, is not
of a character to induce it to negotiate
another treaty, so such a course as
proposed will receive no support from
our government. The commissioners
from Colombia are expected next to
propose to Panama that it assume
fair share of the Colombian national
debt as the price of independence.
VariIIa Seeks Further Recognition.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 17.-Ac-
credited to the United States, the re-
public of France and the world at large
as minister of the republic of Panama,
M. Philippe Bunau Vanilla, under
It.