New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
COLONBIA'S ATTITUDE.
Notes Exchanged Betzceen Mr.
Beau pre- and Senior Rico-

Bogota. Nov 21-The following are extracts
from the notes recently exchanged between the
United States Minister. Arthur II. BsauprA
and the Foreign Minister Senior Rico- NJ
Beaupre wrote.
have received cable message saying that
the people Of Panama as the result or pop
uar movement have nroAsn Ss'-lS -ys
independenCe by the adoption or their OWE
government which has been recognized oy the
rnends that the governments Of Colombia ard
Panama arrive at pacific and equItaole set
tlement of the questions N dlspCIs he &c
and nv the. interests OF civilization TO insist
that free traffic across the tsthn1us % unln-
terIuP'ed oy ''-'-'i''' ''.-- BEAUPRE
ON the following day Senior Rico acAnowl-
edgsd the receipt OF this note and SET forth
that Colombia wishing 10 have the canal
onened. signed a treaty en- January 80. 1908.
for whose consideration the Colombian Con
grAss was called TO meet in extra session
The government Of Colombia. he added was
also informed that the United States would not
admit notifications Of the measure. and thar
if II was not approved friendly relations be
tween the two countries would be cOmpro-
missed and the United States Congress woulc
take painful measures The treaty vas sent
10 Congress with this information The Senate
did approve CT Ile treaty anu dLEO--At-o
a commission 20 study the best means OF salts
fvine the United States government without
violating the constitution.
Minister Rico wrote that Minister Hsrran tn
formed the United States government on No
van1ber 3 that the military at Panama had
hae, sr1o~na5 had rebeIIed and had proclaimed
the independence Of Panama owing 10 the be-
lief that another military force. arriving that
very dav az Colon would be disarmsd BY the
--r,-F-- ~ar-~-
Ing the re-estabIshnnent OF constitutional order
The Colombian Minister then said that the
United states Immediately afterward entered
into relations with the rebels. indicating that
colombo must accept the situation or engage
IN Z civil war. the action Of the United states
also meaning that It would not allow the Co
| 1or,bian government 10 take military measures
n suppress the rebels and reintegrate the IA
+io7 The United states thus. he said. became
the aI1v of the rebels and severed her friendly
ties with Colombia
Minister Rico asserted that this action Of tire
r-,i-ad States was in contrast with the steps
taken when Texas declared her Independence.
v~oicb he said was not recognized b. The
I-rfted states until two years later. and re-
farre4 10 the treaty OF December u. 1876. be
tween the United States and Colombia, quoting
Article / and saying that the United states
nv IFS action toward the Colombian forces on
the isthrnus had clearly violated said article
The minister then quoted the inal part OF Ar
riclA 81 OF the treaty Of 1916. and said the
obligation Of the United states TO maintain neu-
trautv and Colombian sovereignty was clear and
could not be nnisinterpreted. He afrerward re-
ferred 70 the other treaties between the United
states and Colombia, asserted that the treaty o.
1876 was in force. and that II the United states
government doubted that the recognition OF the
Independence OF Panama was against this treaty,
and wished 70 submit the point 20 aroitra-
tion OF another power or 70 The H9gue Arcitra-
tion Tribunal. Colombia would willingly asres
70 IT,
| The FOREIGN Minister next touched upon ths
/ civil War in The United states and SAID
| When ENGLAND ard France recognized the osl-
/ 1,ysra-~v- ~ the Confederate states American
i diplorosCv was so aStOnished that Nr- ScWdiu
/ would not listen TO the reading OF the his-I-l
tiors received by the ministers or those PuVNsLs
because the Union was DIVIDED lleo usSI-isei,-11
/ - 70 Afr Adams the American Alnlstef N
/ London he said. quoting disPaI.n rsi o'''
/ 100000 to the American Minister a. PARIS
/ .E4are ONLY one political power EXISTS 4Hu "
= e recognized by all nations ,,, -, =. !.
J ..-.~f+ss which il upheld during the war o.
| ss-Sssiou and not oppose the rlSct or to!otnott
/ = -,e-sss rebels and not recognize rhelr peLtg-
/ ers0cv The United State4 OF - L<,OslI-lo-i
/ - En- government Of Panama would accept
,5i,io~s almost similar 70 those existing az the
st,,s ~ tbe separatist movement IN the United
/ statas thus aggravatlng the circumstances ara
/ toIattng the treaty. which O5ltges Colombia 20
.,s- an energetic protest asaiast such action
/ THE sHcREzAM WASHINGTON. =. c
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