The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-12-26
Colombia Can Expect None If War
with United States Is Pre-
cipitated.
PRESSURE BEING BROUGHT TO
BEAR TO PREVENT H0STILITIES
Gen. Reyes Warned of Futflity OF At.
tempt to Retake Punamn-Latter
Fears Announcement of Failure OF
observation-disclosures Favors Building
of Isthmian Waterway.

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Colombia by several European powers
TO prevent war between that country
and the United States. The first step
in this direction already has been Ia
ken by several foreign powers through
their representatives here, who have
informed Gen. Rafael Reyes Of the flu
tility of any attempt by Colombia to
retake Panama. declaring that it will
result only in precipitating the Bogota
government into war with the United
States, and have said to him that the
result Of such catastrophe Colombia
herself must realize. If this is not
sufficient the representatives of these
countries at Bogota will be instructed
to inform President Marroquin that
from the European powers in ANY
move she may make on Panama which
would inevitably involve her in war
with the United States.
The members OF the diplomatic
corps have been informed by Gen.
Reyes himself that he fears he can
With difficulty check his people much
longer Gen. Reyes is not talking for
publication, but to several European
ambassadors he has confided his fears
with frankness and has said that he
is doing everything in his power to
prevent an outbreak before the con-
clusion of his mission, but that al
though his influence with the army is
considerable he is so far away that it
is difficult for him to make this felt
as strongly as if he were on the
;round and in command. Diplomats
" HON Gen. Reyes has approached on
the subject say that what he most
fears is the result of the announce
ment at Bogota of the failure of his
mission.
Europe Wants the Canal.
Realization of the true situation, 1t is
ID. will not prevent Gen. Reyes from
calling on the United States for a refer
e.ae to The Hague Of several OF the
clestions at issue. 1t is on this point
nat European diplomats have told Gen.
'teyes that it is expecting too much to
i:.rect this government to submit any
Lhase of the Panama matter to The
Hague. Several ambassadors have
ON his people the fact that Europe wants
the isthmian canal, and that Colombia
can expect no sympathy from that quar-
ter. 1t has further been pointed out by
these diplomats that the protfered SYM
rathy OF several South American repub-
lies can avail Colombia nothing in the
event of war with the United States. 1t is
hoped that the receipt of this news in
Bosota will do much to calm the feeling
there and hold the Colombians in check
until Gen. Reyes can return.
story liz Denied.
Panama, Dec. 23.-There is no truth
IN the report that Americans have been
given "a hours to leave the Darien dis
trict. There are less than q score of
Americans i'll the entire district, and
practically all of them are located at
Cana, where they are engaged in mining
Cana is about three days inland from
Yaviza. The presence of Colombians at
Titumati and the discovery of few men
about Cana, supposed to be Colombian
spies, decided the miners to withdraw,
which they did, passing through Yaviza
on the way out.
Nothing has occurred recently to indi-
cate that the Colombians are moving
towards the isthmus, and the situation is
distinctly quiet. The naval authorities
have decided that there is no need to
send reenforcements. The detachment
of marines at Yaviza is engaged in scout
ing the entire district. and so far has not
reported the presence of Colombian
troops. Orders have been given to the
commanders Of the gunboats In the San
Miguel gulf and to tho two outposts to
keep careful watch for Colombian
troops, to avoid contact Of the opening
of hostilities with them, as far as posi-
BILE, and to inform the fagship immsdi-
ately Of their presence.