New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-05

think II Is 10 their best interest for new republic
directly With the United States new treaty which
VIII permit the digging OF the Panama Canal under
favorable conditions.
In THE New-York Times" under date OF Sep
TENDER Is. there appeared from Bogota the fol-
lowing statement:
a proposal made by SeHor Perez Y Sotos to ask
ernor in Panama has been approved by the Sen
ate Speakers in the Senate said that senior ODalaa
who was recently appointed Governor o. 80
and who is favorable 10 a canal treaty, Vas q
oin 6gotested aFaingt the action of the Senate
President Marroquin succeeded later IN Gaining
the Consressmen II appears tKaI ne 80 20 CiaI
So 49, Tl5,Tt1-'e-t lie enneaTs to realize the
independence.
Senior Deroux, representative for Panama con n.
stituency recently delivered sensational speech IN
the House. Among other things he said: ....
military chiefs and their subordinates have been
the government with surprising tenacity wishes to
exclude the !sthmus from all PartlclPaIon ~ gt 80
isthnus all can say is that II these dangers exist
they are aIe 20 ne coIIlG lion M Of ' reaction
IF the Colombian government vii not ts t5e &C
sponsbnity will rest with 1t alone"
In THE New-York Herald" Of October % Il
was reported that a revolutionary eXpeulIloh OF
about seventy men had actually Jan. e 0t 90
isthmuS IN THE Washington Posi- OF eco
Der % It was reported from Panama that IN vie"
OF the impending trouble on the lSLnilluS ne
Bogota government had gathered troops IN suth-
cIent mum bers 70 at once put down sn attempt
at secession. IN The New-YoTk Herald OF
October 30 II was announced from panama that
Bogota was hurrying troops to the istnmus 70
put down the projected revolt IN me -NeE
York Herald" Of November , II was announced
that IN BOgOta the Congress had InEot seu IN. iIie
energetic measures taken to meet Che ellualIo.'
on tho is+hrnus and that six thousand men were
about to be sent thtther.
PRESIDENT TALKS WITH OFFICERS
Quotations Ike the above could be multiplied
indefinitely. Suffice IT TO say that II was H"loIt
Gus that revolutionary trouble OF serious MAJ
IRE impending upon the lsthI2us but -
was not necessary to rely exclusively upon sucn
general means Of Information On Octoher 10
Commander Hubbard OF the Navy notlhed tho
Navy Derartnent that though things were
quiet or the isthmus. revolution had broken
out IN the State Of CauCa- On OCTOBER 10 eC
the request Of Lieutenant General Young I ga"
CAPTAIN B. Humphrey and Lieutenant Gray
son MaHet-Prevost Murphy, who had JUST re-
turned from q four months tour thTouEh Ihs
northern portions OF Venezuela ana Co4ofhu!A
They stoned in Panama their return ID the
latter part Of September. At the time they were
GENT down there had been thought or their
going to Panama and their visit TO the lsthInus
was but an unprecedented incident OF their re-
turn tourney; nor had they been spoken TO by
any one at Washington regarding the possiolily
Of a revolt Until they Ianced al COIon 't 10y
had no knowledge that a revolution was m
pending, save what they had gained from lHe
newBpa pers. What they saw IN Panama SO mn
rressed them that they reported thereon to
Lieutenant General Young. according TO MS
memorandum:
that while on the isthmus they became sausn 1tsl
$500 EsCaI-aa ~ the failure Of Colombia to ratlfy
aty t rsyGlpt.0 oP ifs 6 0Ssgt ao
separation Of the state OF Panama Iroh forT1s-
Governor OF Panama; that when they were on fas
isthmus arms and ammunition were oe'S Sise
crates. etc. the snlal arms reSs'Fea ng So and
the Mauser that nearly every citizen IN Panama ana
had some sort o, rS tnt IN the ety Of Panama
there had seen organized a fro brigade which was
Tea.Iy tba hsre we're representatives, Of tho
revouti9n2ry orss5taf'np a. M CoIon and the
On 1rinraI places OF the isthnus police forces
had been organized which were in reality revo!t-
seemed TO lie unanimous N Jhslr se i. te ne
failure OF that government to Eautty me Hf sSIl8
that a revolution might be expected iIIIHeatale.y
without ratification Of the treaty
Iteu+enant General Young regarded their re
mort as of such Importance to mal.s Il ad-
vfgable that I should personally see these Of
fcers. They told me what they had aire4uy re-
ported 20 the lieutenant general ADDING thAt
the isthmus tho excitement was beethl.s,,
and that the CC4ombian troops were reported
to be disafected In response 70 a question OF
mine they Informed ne that II was tbs general
belief that the revolution might break out ct
any moment, and II II did not happen before.
would doubtless take place Immediately after
tho closing OF the Colombian Congress (at the
end Of October II the canal treaty we're not
ratified. They we're certain that the revolution
would
had made their own reckoning as 20 the time,
which they had set down as being probably
from three 70 four weeks after their leaving.
The reason they set for this as the probable IN
side limit OF time that they reckoned that
Il would be at least three or four weeks-say
not until October 20-before q sufficient guam
titv OF arms and munitions would have been
landed.
In view Of all these facts directed the Navy
Department 70 issue instructions such as would
insure our having ships within easy reach OF
the isthuus IN the event OF need arising. Or
ders were given October 10 TO the Boston
TO proceed to San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua; to
the Dixie 10 prepare 10 sail from League Island.
and to the Atlanta to proceed TO Guantanamo.
On October 30 the Nashville was ordered TO pro-
coed to Colon. On November 2. when, the Co
lombian Congress having adjourned, Il was evil
dent that the outbreak was imminent and when
Il WAS announced that both sides were making
ready forces whose meeting would mean blood
shed and disorder, the Colombian troops having
been embarked on vessels. the following instruc-
tons were sent to the commanders Of the Bos-
ton. the Nashville and the Dixie:
Maintain free and uninterrupted transit II IN
terrupton IS threa tened by armed force, occupy
tho line Of railroad. Prevent landing of any
armed force with hostile intent either govern
ment iusurgcnt at any point within nifty miles
Of Panama Government force reported approach
Il. in your judgment, the landing would precpltAte
q conflict.
TO GUARANTEE NEUTRALITY.
These orders were delivered in pursuance OF
the policy which our government had re-
following orders. given under somewhat similar
circumstances last year and the year before
and the year before that. The first two tele-
grams are from the Department OF State to the