The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-05

landed at Colon they had no knowledge that a revolution was limpending. save what they had gained from the news papers. What they sa-T in Panama so impressed them thak they reported thereon to Lieutenant General Young, according to his memor andum.
 Lieutenant General lgoung regarded their report as of suela importance as to make 1t advisable that I should per sonally see these officers. They told me what they had already reported to the lieutenant general, adding that on the isthmus the excitement was seeth- ing and that the Colombian troops were reported to be disaffected. In response to a question of mine they informed me that it was the general belief that the revolution might break out at any moment and if it did not happen be- fore would doubtless take place imme- diately after the closing of the Colonl- bian congress Cat the end of Octoher) if the canal treaty were note ratified. They were certain that the revolution would occur, and before leaving the isthmus had made their own reckoning as to the time, which they had set down as being probably from three to four weeks after their leaving. The reason they set this as the probable inside limit of time was that they reck- oned that it would be at least three or four weeks-say not until October 20 before sufficient quantity of arms and munitions would have been landed.
 In view of all these facts I directed fo fee,, ,-4r lions such as would insure our having ships within easy reach of the isthmus in the event of need arising. Orders were given on October 19 to the Bos- ton to proceed to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua: to the Dixie to prepare to sail from League Island, and to the At lanta to proceed to Guantanamo. On October 30 the Nashville was ordered to proceed to Colon. On November when, the Colombian congress having adjourned, it was evident that the out break was imminent, and when it was announced that both sides were making ready forces whose meeting would mean bloodshed and disorder, the Col ombian troops having been embarked on vessels, the following instructions were sent to the commanders of the Boston, Nashville and Dixie:
 Maintain free and uninterrupted transit. Ie interruption is threatened by armed force. occupy the line of rail- road. Prevent landing of any armed force with hostile intent. either gov ernment or insurgent, at any point within fifty miles of Panama. Govern ol,f ,f,,er isthmus in vessels. Prevent their land ing if, in your judgment, the landing would precipitate a conflict.
 These orders were delivered in pur- suance of the policy on which our gov ernment had repeatedly acted.
 OUTBREAK UNOFFICIALLY RE-
 PORTED.
 On Nov. Commander Hubbard re- sponded to the above quoted telegram of Nov. ?, 1903, saying that before the telegram had been received 400 Colofn- bian troops from Cartagena had land ed at Colon: that there had been nc revolution on the isthmus, but that the situation was most critical if the revo. lutionary leaders should act. On this same date the Associated Press 1T Washington received a bulletin stating that revolutionary outbreak had oc. cured.
 The Colombian gunboat Bogota next day began to shell the city of Panama with the result of killing one Chinaman The consul general was directed to no tify her to stop firing. Meanwhile, or Nov 4, Commander Hubbard notified xf, fha4 1xn 7 force to protect the lives and property of American citizens against the threats of the Colombian soldiery.
 l COLOMBIANS THREATEN AMERI
 CANS.
 Before any step whatever had beer taken by the United States troops tt restore order the commander of tht newly landed Colombian troops had in. dulged in wanton and violent threat: against American citizens, which ere ated serious apprehension. As Com, mander Hubbard reported in his lettei of Nov. 5. this officer and his troop. practically began war against the Unit ed States, and only the forbearance ant coolness of our officers and men pre- vented hloodshed.
 SHIPS SENT NONE TOO SOON.
 This plain official account of the oc currences of November 4 show that in stead of there having been too mucl provision by the American governmen for the maintenance of order and tn, protection of life and property on tn, isthmus. the orders for the movemen of the American warships had been tot long delayed-so long in fact, that ther, were but fortyt-wo marines and sailor available to land and protect the live, of American men and women. It wa only the coolness and gallantry witt which this little band of men wearin. the American uniform faced ten time their number of armed foes, but on car rying out the atrocious threat of th Colombian commander, that presented murdereus catastrophe. At Panam; when the revolution broke out ther was no American man-of-war and n, American troops or sailors. At Color Commander Hubbard acted with entir impartiality toward both sides, prevent ing any movement, whether by the Co lombians or the Pamanians, whicl would tend to produce bloodshed. Ol November 8 he prevented a body of tn revolutionists from landing at Colon Throughout he behaved in the mos creditable manner.
 CHARGES OF COMPLICITY RE
 SENTED.