The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-11-13

ARE ENRAGED
Over Action Of United States In
Aiding SecesSionists.
RECOGNITION IS IN EiFCT
DeFactO Government Of Panama Gets
Support Of Uncle Sam Action
Taken at Cabinet Needing.

A Washington special says: ~ =
United States government has reco
nized the defactO government Of Raa.
anna
II was announced at the state de.
partment after the return OF Secre-
tary Hay from the cabinet meeting.
Friday morning, that the instructions
have been sent To U. S. minister at
Bogota (assuining that he has not yet
left the capital and Dir. Ehrman, thA
United States consul at Panama, an
now acting consul there TO the govern.
ments Of Colombia and Panama. re-
spectively, that that the de facto gov.
eminent Is recognized.
Il was authoratatLyely stated that
though the recognition OF the new -
public Is Of a business character at
first consisting of an authorization
throughout our consular officials on
the isthmus to do business with the
new government as they did with tho
Colombian government, this will in
turn be followed by full political rec
ognitlon.
The events of the day as they de-
yeloped relative to the situation on
the isthmus we're the recognition OF
the de facto government, the receipt
of dispatches from Commander Hub
bard, of the Nashville the arrival in
Washington Of Consul General Gudger,
of Panama, and the issue of orders to
Admiral Coghlan to proceed forthwith
to the isthmus with the consul gen
eral
The decision to recognize the de
facto government of Panama was ar
rived at after a protracted session OF
the cabinet at which every memoer
was present except Secretary Root
and Secretary Wilson. The president
emphasized the Importance of the rec
ognitlon of the de facto government.
With the withdrawal of the Colombian
officials, the isthmus was left entirely
without a government until that estab.
| lished by the secessionists should be
! recognized and this step seemed nee.
essary for the transaction of the rou.
tine business of the United States on
the isthmus.
7 The friendly relations which aeye
/ so long existed between the United
States and the republic of Colombia
may be severed at any moment. DR.
Herran, the Colombian charge at
at washington, is expecting an order
/ for his recall to come at any time. In
tense indignation against the course
of the United States Is being mani.
tested at Bogota, the Colombian capt.
tai, and Minister Beaupre may have
been given his passports before this.
The Colombians are charging all
sorts Of bad faith ON the part of their
government. They evidently believe
that the United States has fomented
the rebellion at Panama and Is back
OF the new government, and there can
be no question that they have a GOOD
deal Of circumstantiaI evidence to supA
port their claims. OF course SecretaDS
Hay enters strong denial to these
charges. He contends that the or.
ders to Ehrman and Beaupre do not
constitute recognition of the new gov
eminent, but are merely the steps
made necessary by force of circum-
stances. The withdrawal of Colon
bian troops from Colon, taken in con.
nection with the announced policy Of
this government, seems to absolute
insure the stability of the new repul
lie, under sort of American protecto
rate. Colombia cannot send troops 10
Panama overland, because Of the char
acter Of the country. She will be PRE-.
vented from landing her troops at
Panama or Colon on the plea that
their presence would bring on blood
shed, so the Panama people can go
on with the formation Of their own
government undisturbed unless Colon.
bia induces some other governments u
interfere or can force submission
their Ease to arbitration.