Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-04
COLUMBIA ASKS ASSISTANCE
LATIN REPUBLICS ASKED TO PRO.
TEST TO OUR GOVERNMENT.
coIumbia's Representative Believes II
the Only Way to Get JustIce-Pan.
anna Will Spend Their Bonus for I'm.
ovements-CoIumbia makes All
Concessions Asked by United States.

New York, Nov. SO.-trOm q copy
ot cablegram sent ny General Reyes,
lne CoIomulan commissioner 70 Wash
lngton, wnlie he was IN Fort Llmon,
COSTA Rica, says the Aerald's cores
pondenI there, 1t seems that his last
nope is that the Latin American re-
puDlics Will instruct their representa-
yves at Washington to cooperate with
him in peaceful protest to the Unit
ed States government. In his dispatch,
which was addressed to the Chilean
minister at Caracas, General Reyes
declares he believes the only practi-
cable thing the Latin American coun-
tries can do to safeguard their timer
ests and maintain their brotherhood
is to order their representatives at
Washington to confer with him and
together take friendly action with the
American government to arrange the
question which he considers equally
affects all nations of their race. He
says also he has sent similar dispatch
es to Mexico, Central America, Ecua-
dor, Peru and Bolivia, Chile, Argen-
tina and Brazil. al
variIla Hears of the Scheme.
Washington.-M. Bunau-Varilla, the
minister from Panama, had confer.
ence with Acting Secretary of State
Loomis, concerning financial questions
connected with the canal problem. 1t
appears that the junta had determined
to reserve all Of the $10,O0O,00O to be
paid to Panama by the United States
after the treaty is ratified for public
improvements.
The minister is going to New York
for a day or two. He had been ad-
vised by his government and through
private agents that General Reyes, be-
fore leaving Port Limon for Washing
ton, sent to the executives Of nearly
all South and Central American repub-
lies what amounts to a protest against
diplomatic relations with the republic
Of Panama. The same circular has
been brought to the attention Of the
state department, with query as to
its propriety from an international
point of view. The response Of Presi-
dent Castro of Venezuela to this cir
cular, strongly in the negative as It
was, is regarded as making 1t unneces-
sary for the United States government
to notice the matter further. 1t being
assumed that the other South and
Central American countries will follow
President Castro's example.
Washington.-That the republic
grant to the United States all the
canal concessions provided for in the
Hay-Herran treaty, but absolutely free
of cost, is the proposition which Gen.
eral Rafael Reyes brings for the con-
sideration Of the officials Of Washing.
ton. General Reyes has arrived here.
He was met at the station by a son
Of DR.. Herran, the Colombian charge,
and went at once to his hotel. Later
in the day he will have conference
with DR.. Herran.
General Reyes, talking with a rep
resentative Of the Associated 1?ress
about his mission, said:
"You will readily admit the propriety
Of my refraining from discussing my
mission, which is of a confidential
character, but of the offers which Co
lombia is ready to make. l desire to
say my energies and those of my fol-
lowers will be devoted to the granting
Of the canal concessions to the United
States without the payment of cent.
Even at this Colombia will be the
gamer"