Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-12
COLOMBIAN ENVOY
Leaves Capital
Gen. Reyes Departs from Washing
ton with Little Prospects
of Returning.
GOES TO BALTIMORE TO SEEK
TREATMENT BY A SPECIALIST
Notifies Gen. Mnrroquin That All Eff
forts to Arrange Satisfactory set-
Element with United States Have
Failed-No Advice to His Govern
ment as to Course to Pursue.

Reyes, who came here as the special
envoy of Colombia in the nope of ar
ranging a peaceful settlement between
the United States and Colombia regard
ing. Panama, having failed in his mis-
sion, left Washington Saturday for
Baltimore. He does not expect to re-
turn unless he receives an intimation
from the state department that there
is yet hope of doing something in
iColombia's behalf that may avoid o
rupture. Gen. Reyes is far from well
and his primary object in going to
Baltimore is to be treated by special
list. He has not yet decided whether
he will sail from New York on the
next steamer for Colombia in January
IL or whether he will go to Paris on
private business.
Reviews Negotiations.
In a long cablegram which Gen. Reyes
has dispatched to Gen. Marroquin he
has reviewed the negotiations at Wash
ington and informed the Bogota gov
eminent that after doing everything in
his power to save something from the
wreck he has failed.
Gen. Reyes has not supplemented this
announcement with a word of advice as
to the course his government shall pur-
sue Naturally he expects, in view of
the high feeling prevailing in Colombia,
that it will be very difficult to restrain
his people longer. Throughout the ne
gotiations Gen. Reyes brought to bear
all the pressure in his power to prevent
rupture between the Washington. and
Bogota governments, and he is gratified
that his people have kept their word and
not declared war while there was hope
of effecting settlement by diplomacy
This means having failed Gen. Reyes
does not feel that it his mission further
to advise the Bogota government as K
its course.
Note Not Yet Answered.
Up to noon Gen. Reyes last note tt
the state department, requesting tina
his presentation Of the Colombian cas-,
| be forwarded to the senate, had no
been answered. 1t is stated that TIL,
request of Gen. Reyes was diplomatical
| ly worded and that in addition the not
stated his reasons for asking this favo
, of the Washington government. In sub
stance they were that in view Of tn
| fact that treaty was under considera
| ton by the American senate hostil
| to the interests of his country the 30
| gotta government earnestly desired tina
it's side of the case should be presente
that the senate might have all the in
formation bearing on the subject an
| might know the reasons of Colombia TO
| protesting before the treaty is finall,
passed upon. Gen. Reyes thinks tina
In this way the senate will be better abb
to reach fair decision in the matter.
In leaving Gen. Reyes feels grateful
for the personal courtesies which hav
been shown him during his stay Il
this country. He can suggest n
means by which Colombia and Pana
ma can settle their differences. H
thinks it possible that the dispatc
of special envoy to Bogota from thi
government might result satisfactor
lily and he suggested Saturday tina
Minister Bowen, at Caracas, VIII
speaks Spanish tluently and whose IN
fluence in South America has been in
creased by his work for Venezuela, o
Minister Buchanan might be able t
bring about solution of the Colon
bia-Panama problem if either wer
sent to Bogota at this time.
1t was learned Saturday that Gel
Reyes has seen number Of admins
tration senators during his stay her,
among them Senators Lodge, Spoone
and Elkins. Gen. Reyes does not e1
pect to leave his letters Of recall {
this time.