Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-23
Grateful for His Treatment
by American Naval Forces.
COMING TO THIS CITY
PROPOSED TO ANNEX COLOMBIA
TO PANAMA.
It is Believed That the New Republic
Will Decline the Flattering Offer
China to Give Recognition.

Rear Admiral Coghlan, commanding 'ie
Caribbean squadron, has cabled the Navy
Department from Colon, under date OF NO
vember q, that General Reyes, the speclai
commissioner of the Bogota government,
tenders his sincere thanks to the President
and the Secretary of the Navy for MS
gracious treatment here by our naval
force" Admiral Coghlan says that Reyes
has gone to Port Limon, Costa Rica,
thence by fruit steamer to New Orleans,
thence to Washington for conference with
DR.. Amador, the Panamaian commissioner
in the United States.
The admiral said that the Panamaian
government had cabled Commiss. .oner
Reyes, and that the latter expects to
make amicable results with the special
commissioners from Panama now in Wash
ington."
Rear Admiral Glass, comma nder-in-ch1ef
Of the Pacific squadron, cables the Navy
Department from Panama, under date or
the 21st, confirming the press dispatches
that the conference of General Reyes and
the authorities of Panama was without re-
suit and that General Reyes had sailed in
the French steamer for Port Limon. after
having announced his intention to proceed
to Washington for the representation OF
Colombian interests.
The State Department has been notified
by the minister from Panama that Ramon
AriaS Feraud, jr, has been appointed con-
sui for Panama at San Francisco, being
the second consul named by that republic.
lie.
Beyond the cablegrams from Rear Ad-
mirals Glass and Coghlan concerning the
movements of Gen. Reyes, there Vas no
news this morning at either the State or
Navy Departments from the isthmus, and
no important happening there is looked for
pending the conclusion Of Gen. Reyes mis-
To Annex Colombia to Panama.
1t is believed here that aside from a
proposition to saddle Panama with a part
of theeColombian foreign debt, Gen. Reyes
main purpose is to advance the suggestion
that the capital of Colombia be transferred
to the city of Panama. OF course that is
equivalent to the annexation of Colombia
by the little republic of Panama. The
opinion in official circles here is that,
though f1attering, the proposition will be
rejected by the Panama commissioners, If
for no other reason than because through
sheer weight of numbers the COlombians
would soon control the administration of
the reunited republic, and the situation as
to Panama would be as it was before the
revolution and separation.
Mr.. Beaupre's status remains unchanged,
SO far as the officials here know. not
withstanding the menacing tone of the
notes addressed to him by the Colombian
the press dispatches from BogOta.
Our Relations With Colombia.
The State Department does not consider
that there has been a breach in the rela-
tiors between the United States and Co.
lombia. Mr. Beaupre has, in accordance
with the departments instructions. and iii
answer to the Colombian question, informed
the minister for foreign affairs that the
United States has recognized Panama, and
has extended the good offices Of our gov
ernment TO patch up peace. The Colombian
answer to this last proposition is yet to
come. The fact that the Colombian lega-
ton here is still open for business under
instructions from Bogota is confirmatory
evidence of the fact that there has been no
rupture of relations. Dr. Herran has been
instructed to remain at his post at Wash
ington.
1t is understood that the commission from
Bogota has no definite program for it's
movements here, but it is probable that
when General Reyes arrives here, about
the end of the month, there will be a gen.
eral conference of the various Colombian
and Panamaian elements here.
China to Recognize Panama.
Sir Chentung-Liang Cheng, the Chinese
minister here called at the State Depart
ment today to officially notify Secretary
Hay that his government had authorized
him to extend the recognition of China to
the de factO government on the same terms
as the recognition extended by the United
tot