The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-01-08

Panama SnOulo not DC EAuueu ~ ~
sress has decided the route. and there is
no alternative under existing lestslaho n :.
failure OF the Colombian congress to
rat!fy the treaty it seemed that the Eoy7
eminent would have to- go to the Nic.r-
original draft Of his message to ccn~~e~s
along that line. This was one Of three
alternatives that confronted: the govern.
Pent Ess te he ts
their own interests into their own hands
and establish q government competent
and H1ns t. DO ti ;s n II What
Cured, and made the revertingg to the
.rIicaraguan route unnecessary. and. in
fact. impossible under the authority OF
action Of congress. t.
The president emphatically denies that
n this hae naha K
as ali the world did, that such was I'M
minent, and the navy department took
necessary measures to . protect Am An r,Yea
COPIES Of the orders sent to commanding
officers of American warsh1ps. and their
various reports upon the sltEatiom nakins ne
war upon the United states at Colon, and
quotes the report Of Commander HUB
bard. Of the Nashville. dated November
Commander Hubbard says. in part:
"Pending a complete report Of the oc-
currences Of the last three days in Colon.
Colombia most respectfully IL tyoa ,avi n the
date Of Wednesday, November 4; which
amounted to- practically. the making OF
aSanst the United a s Sstes ey tae
that date I was summoned on shore by q
preconeerted signal and e. aa c%nasl am
of the Panama railroad. The consul in
formed me that he had received notice
from the ofcer Somm na1sn eth 1as 1 the
prefect Of Colon; to the enect that If the
colombian officers. Gems. Tobal and
Amaya who had G pee IS se ~ No IN bv
the independents and held as prisoners.
We're not released by two o'clock p: M,
he, Torres, would open fire on the town
action We're requested. advised that all
the United states citizens should f eake
road company, stone building suscept-
aeis o. a nsH tkat Would Immediately land
body Of men with Tx fxtrs eot
e az sae to en ana G immeaateiS returned on
board, arriving at lis p: m: The order T
at 1:ao 3: n. the boats left the ship with
Lieut.. Commander H. M. Witzel. with
Midshpman ;oa i aSks 0re. az secGn eay va
verbal orders to Mr.. Witzel to take the
building above referred to. to put 1T into
the best state OF dsfen ;;.Ip% possible and
The Coiombdans surrounded the build
ing of. the railroad company almost i'm
and for about, one and half hours their
attitude was most threatening, It being
seemingly their purpose to provoke an
attack aapPy III men Te1e See
great no shot was fired. AT about 1913
.. M Col. Torres came into the building
FOR an interview and expressed himself
h hem. ne and t That he would like to send
the a1eaide Of Golon"to Panama nana IT,. to zee
continuance Of the show Of force. spe.
guaranteed: At about $50 p. m. Col.
in9 his troops to MONKEY Hi. Would
Withdraw the Nashvil1e's force and leave
the town In possession of the police until
se % Of A tie es.Gs On the rs
United States consul and Col. shaler as
to the probability OF good fs1th In the
matter, I decided to accept the PROPOSE
disparity in numbers between my. force
and that Of the C0lombfans. nearly ten
to one. making me DESTROYS. Of avoiding
Il the Protection to Of American citizens. va:
II am positive that the determined at
titude of our men, their GOODNESS and evil
had a most salutary and decisive effect
on the immediate situation and was the
initial step in the ultimate abandoning
to cartagsna the following day. - =
II feel that I cannot sufficiently strong
ly represent to the department the gross
ness of this outrage and the Insult to our
dignity I.e even apart from the savasery OF
In view of the reports Of the various
naval officers in Panama waters the presi-
dent concludes that, instead OF there hav-
lean government for the maintenance of
order and the protection Of life and prop
erty on the isthmus the the orders s, for ths
been too long delayed: Sc. long. in fact.
that there were but ~ marines and sailors
available to land and protect the lives OF
coolness and gallantry with which this
little band Of men wearing the American
uniform faced ten tim'6 their number OF
cious threat Of the Colombian command
er, that prevented murderous catastro-
phe. At Panama. when the revolution
broke out, there was no American man
of-war and no American troops or sailors.
At Colon, Commander Hubbard acted with
entire impartiality towards both sides,
preventing any movement. whether BY. the
Colombians or the Panamans. which
would tend to- produce bloodshed: On Mo-
Vember he prevented body Of the rev.
olutionists from landing at Colon"
No Complicity i'm Revolution.
Referring to the charges Of completely
OF this government In the revolution the
II hesitate, to refer to the injurious in
situations which have been made Of COM
piicity by this government in the revolu-
fionary movement in Panama. They. are
as destitute of foundation asof propriety.
The only excuse for my mentioning them
Is the fear lest unthinRing persons might
mistake for acquiescence the silence Of
mere self-respect. I think proper to say.
therefore, that no one connected with this
government had any part IN, IN ps se;pp5t,SS;
ON the Isthmus Of Panama. and that save
from The renorts of our military and naval