Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-21
COLOMBIA ISSUES PROTEST
Denouuces the United States to Great
Britain.
THIS COUNTRY BLAMED FOR REVOLT.
The Protest of the Colombian Government
Against the Recognition by the United
States Of The Independence of Panama Was
Received By Senator Frye. as President
Pro Tempore of the Senate.

London (By Cable).-The Colombian
authorities have cabled to London a
lengthy protest against the United
States action toward Panama, in which
they claim that the main responsibility
for the secession of Panama lies with
the United States Government, firstly,
by fomenting the separatist spirit, OF
which there seems to be clear evidence;
secondly, by hastily acknowledging the
independence of the revolted province,
and, finally, by preventing the Colon
bian Government from using proper
means to repress the rebellion"
The cable message goes on to say
that President Marroquin has energcti-
cally protested to the United States, and
wishes that his protest should be
known throughout the civilized world.
The President contends that the United
States has infringed Article IS of the
treaty of 1886, which, he asserts, i'm
plies the duty on the part of the United
States to help Colombia in maintain
ing her sovereignty over the isthmus,
and adds that the Colombian Govern
ment repudiate the assumption that
they have barred the way to carrying
out the canal"
He asserts that since 1885 they have
granted canal privileges to different
people no less than nine times, and
claims that the treaty concluded with
the late General IIurlburt, when he was
United States Minister to Colombia, at
Bogota, July 8, 1870, has been ignored
at Washington.
After giving the previously stated
reasons for the Colombian Senate
failure to approve the Hay Herran
treaty and asserting that the delay in
the negotiations had not affected the
ultimate issue of the canal project, the
protest of President Marroquin points
out that Colombia had constantly en-
deavored to act in a friendly manner
with the United States, even asking for
the assistance of American marines to
insure free transit across the isthmuS,
says the rising occurred when the gov
ernrncnt was not prepared, having
withdrawn most OF its troops when
peace was .e-establislled last year, and
concludes:
The haste in recognizing the new
government which sprung uN is. under
these circumstances, all the more sur
prising to the Colombian government,
as they recollect the energetic opposi-
ton of Washington to the acknowledge
ment of the belligercncy OF the Con-
iederates by the Powers during the
Civil War"
Washington (SpeciaD. - President
Marroquin's reference to protest FL
ed by the Colombian government with
Washington relates to the letter writ
ten week ago by DR.. Herran. the Co.
1ombian Charge here, i'll which the
writer said he was sure his government
would approve his protest. But, tech
nically, the Colombian Government has
not lodged protest with the State De-
partment.
1t is assumed that copies of this pro.
test delivered to the British Foreign
Office have been sent to each OF the
principal European capitals, but moth
ing is expected to come OF it, for the
State Department is well assured of the
indisposition OF Europe to NEEDLE i'll
the isthmian question