Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-17
CoLoMBIA,s PROTEST.
A Direct Appeal Sent to the American
 Senate.

Senate.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Diplomat- tc precedent is again turned fopsy turvy in the Panama situation and now by the Colombians, for President Marro- Quin of Colombia has sent to the pFesi- dent pro. tenn. of the senate highly worded protest against the action of the Roosevelt administration in recog- nizing the independence of Panama.
 It is direct appeal for the senate to turn against the administration and undo what has already been done by the president, the recognition of isth- milan independence and the warning to Colombia that she must not try to re- take Panama. Naturally the president and his advisers consider this direct attempt on the part of President Mar roQuin to touch the match of eloquent appeal to anta gonis1ns against the gov erRment which he evidently believes are smoldsring in the United States senate.
 If this was his purpose it, has failed, for Senator Frye has merely turned the protest over to the state department, where it will receive scant notice, be- cause it did not come through the prop CT channel for such communications. the state department.
 The protest, translated from Spanish, is as follows:
 'To His Excellency the President of
 the Senate, Washington:
 '"The government and people of Co., 1ombia have been painfully surprised at the notification given by the minis ter of the United States to the effect that the government at Washington had hastened to recognize the govern ment consequent upon barracks coup in the department of Panama.
 s"Thc bonds of sincere and ut1inter- rupted friendship which unite the two governments and the two peoples, the solemn obligation undertaken by the American Union in public treaty to guarantee the sovereignty and property of Colombia in the isthmus of Panama, the protection which the citizens of that country enjoy and will continue to en- joy among us, the traditional principles of the American government in oppo- sition to secession movements, the good faith which has characterized that great people in it's International rela- tions, the manner in which the revolu ton was brought about and the precipi- tancy of it's recognition make the gov ernment and people of Colombia hope that the senate of the people of the United States will admit their obliga- ton to assist us in maintaining the in- tegrity of our territory and in repress- ing that insurrection, which is not even the result of a popular feeling.
 Tn thus demanding justice Colombia appeals to the dignity and honor of the American senate and people.
 MARROQUIN."
 A cab1egram from London says that the Colombian republic has cable to London lengthy protest against tn action of the United States toward Panama, in which they assert 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 has ttIy acknowledging the independence of the revolted province, and finally by preventing the Colombian government from using proper means to repress the rebellion"
 The message goes on to say that President Marroquin has energetically 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 35 of the treaty Of 1946, which, he asserts, i1n- plies the duty on the part Of the Unit ed States to help Colombia in maintain ing her sovereignty over the isthmus, and adds that the colombian govern ment repudiates the assumption that it has barred the way to carrying out the canal"
 He asserts that since 1885 they have granted canal privileges to different parties no less than nine times and that the treaty concluded with the late General Hurlbut (when he was United States minister resident to Colombia) at Bogota, July 8, 1870, has been ig- nored at Washington.
 After giving the previously stated reasons for the Colombian senate's fail- ure to approve the Hay -Herran treaty and asserting that the delay in the ne gotiations had not affected the ultimate issue of. the canal project the protest of President Marroquin points out that Colombia had constantly endeavored to act in friendly manner with the United States, even asking for the as- gistance of American marines to in- sure free transit across the isthmus." He says the rising occurred when the government was not prepared, having withdrawn most of its troops when peace was re-established last year, and concludes:
 'The hastiness in recognizing the new government which sprang up is under. fheSa circ11nast ncas all thn rrnnra