The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-29
Take AIIthe Treaty Gives,
Says Colombia.
ONLY KEEP HANDS OFF
If You Will Not Interfere We Can Whir
Colombia Back Into the Union,
is the Message
That Reyes De-
liverS.
Iivers.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Nov. 2S.-That the repub
lie of Colombia grant to the United States
all the concessions provided for in the
Hay-Herran treaty, but absolutely free
of cost is the proposition which General
Rafael Reyes, envoy of Colombia to the
United States on special mission, brings
for the consideration of the officials at
Washington.
General Reyes, who arrived today, talk
cd with representative of the Associated
Press abou this mission to Washington
He said:
you will readily admit the propriety
of my refraining from discussing my mis-
sion, which is of confidential character,
but of the offers which Colombia is ready
to make, 1 desire to say that my energies
and those of my followers 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
Are you authorized by President Mar
roquin to make this offer to the Washing
ton?" General Reyes was asked
THAT would be divulging my instruc
tions before / have executed them I can.
not say more about this now,'' he replied
You can further say continued the
General, that all Colombia is afire with
zeal for the building of the canal by the
United States and that unfortunate politi
cal troubles which were the sole cause OF
the treatys death before the Colombian
Congress have entirely disappeared. We
want the canal and l have come to Wash
ington to see that the people of the United
States are prepared to accept 1 come
with instructions from the President OF
Colombia direct"
What is the feeling in Colombia about
the Panama revolution" General Reye.
was asked
1.-The feeling is running high and there
is indignation over the events on the 18TH
mus. We can and will lput down the rebel
lion if not interfered with from the out
SIDE So tense is the feeling and so ma
tional the spirit of determination to bring
the isthmus back into the republic that
President Marroquin will have no trouble
in raising an army twice the size neces-
sary to put down the disturbance Such
an army can march overland to the 18th
mus, the opinion of all advised persons
,
What can the United States do, now
that a treaty has been signed by Secre
tary Hay and M. Bunau-Villa''
THAT treaty has not been ratified The
Colombian government doe snot ask the
United States to aid it in putting down
the revolution on the isthmus All we ask
is to be allowed to conduct our own af
fairs free from outside interference. The
colombian government can put down the
revolution without violating a letter O!
the teraty of 1851 refer to the treaty
that we always have respected and ad
ehred to, and not to the treaty as inter
preted in these later days. If the United
States maintains neutral position the
revolution will be put down."
When his attention was called to the
representatives from the Panamaians and
other sources that he had come to Wash
ington to conduct lobby to defeat the
ratification of the treaty, he said very
emphatically:
II authorize the Associated Press to
say for me at the outset of my visit that
my movements here shall be strictly in
accordance with the powers with which
l am clothed. shall deal with the Off
cials of the Washington government di,
rect, to whom 1 bear letters of credence
from the Bogota government. l am not
here as a private agent and l shall ignore
such reflections upon my personal and
official character"
General Reyes had a conference today
with Senior Walker-Martinez, the hiean
minister. who called soon after the envoy
arrived.