Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-11-12
NEW REPUBLIC
IS RECOGNIZED
De Facto Government Recog-
nized BY us. and lnstruc-
tons Given ConsulS.
COLOMBIA CANNOT MAKE WAR
Impossible to Move Troops Without
the Use Of the Railway, and United
States Will Not Permit Landing of
Troops.

Panama, Colombia, Nov. 4.-The in
dependence of the isthmus was pro-
claimed at 6 p. m. yesterday. A large
and excited crowd of all political par
ties assembled ana marched to the
headquarters of the government
troops, where Generals Tovar and
Amaya, who arrived in them orning,
were imprisoned in the name of the
Republic of Panama. The enthusiasm
was immediate, and at least 5000 of
the men in the gathering were armed.
The battalion of Colombian troops
at Panama favors the movement,
which is also thought to meet with
the approval of at least two of the
government transports now here
Colon, Colombia, Nov. Sat 1880
o'clock last night the American blue
Jackets returned aboard the Nashville.
Colonel Torres promised to maintain
order.
Without the firing of shot and
amid scenes of great enthusiasm the
independence of the isthmus and the
last evening. ......
The city of Panama is now in the
hands of revolutionists, and no seri.
Gus attempt has been made to recap
ture it. The Colombian gunboat Bo.
gotta arrived in the harbor after the
declaration of independence and threw
a few shells into the city, without
doing damage to life or property.
Perfect order prevails in Colon to-
night, and trans-isthmian trains are
running as usual without interruption.
In Panama the flag of the new re-
public, in colors of red, white and
blue, floats over the government
buildings.
The movement for independence
has been in progress since the rejec-
ton by the congress at Bogota of the
Hay-Herran canal treaty, but it's sud-
den ripening last night was due to the
news of the unexpected arrival at
Colon of the Colombian gunboat Car
tagena with Generals Tovar and Am
ava and a number of troops. The
movement has been promoted by
prominent and wealthy isthmians, and
Governor Obaldia of the department of
Panama Tuesday, on computing the
troops and citizens in favor of the in
dependence. found that they numbered
at least 1900.
The presence of the United States
gunboat Nashville at Colon is believed
to have resulted in the avoidance OF
serious trouble. .-. .s.
AS the result of a conference here
Colonel Torres. commanding the
troops at Colon, has sent on a special
train to Panama representative to
confer with General Tovar, whose I'M
conditl s>-elease is demanded.
The British consul has suggested
that If required, contingent of troops
will be sent to Colon from the British
cruiser Amphion, now at Panama.
Washington, Nov. THE United
States government has recognized
the defacto government of Panama.
1t was announced at the state depart
ment that instructions have been sent
to United States Minister Beaupre at
Bogota assuming that he has not left
the capital yeti and to Mr.. Ehrman,
the United States vice consul at Pana-
ma and now acting consul there, to in
form the governments of Colombia
and Panama respectively that the de-
facto government is recognized.
The following telegram was sent
by the state department to Mr.. Ehr-
man, the acting consul general of the
United States at Panama:
THE people of Panama have by an
apparently unanimous movement
adopted their political relations with
the republic of Colombia and assumed
their independence When you are
satisfied that a defacto government,
republican in form, and without sub
stantial opposition from its own peo-
pie, has been established in the state
of Panama, you will enter into rela-
tons with it as the responsible gov
eminent of the territory and look to
1t for all due action to protect the
persons and property of the citizens
of the United States and to keep
open the isthmian transit in accor-
dance with the obligations of exist
ing treaties governing the relations
of the United States to that territory"
Immediately afterward an instruction
was sent by telegram to Mr.. Beau
pre-. the United States minister at
Bogota. in the following terms:
"The people of Panama. having by
an apparently unanimous movement,
dissolved their political connection
with the government of Colombia and
resumed their independence and hav-
ing adopted government of their
own, republican in form. with which
the government of the United States
of America has entered into relations,
the president of the United States.
in accordance with the ties of friend
ship, which have so long and so hap
PLY existed between the respective
nations. most earnestly commends to
the governments of Columbia and OF
Panama the peaceful and eQuitable