The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-05
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Oh November c'on,nunder o nisbbara \!
Responded to the htove,,1.,o,ed, teis Sggfarn
lhe feiegam hid q Sec Seer reoeved o coo
|5atcolon; that there had beon NJ rey,la Y.
zen lsths pn ma rsv5 tha oi,,
the Associated Press, IN WASHINGTON. re-
celved Il bulletin stating that rey ,,ha.,
TINS was brought to the attention o. IN, ny
Assistant Secretary Of state. MI. Looms,
lie prepared tho following cablegram 10
consul at Colon:
Uprising OIL stl1nus reported. Keep
department promptly and fully informed.
Before this telegram was sent, however.
one was received from Consul Manros'
at Colon. running rs follows:
torres on The isthmus about 500 men.
Incir official promised spport royolut ,,.,i
organized and favor revolution. Gov GOV,
eminent vessel, Cartagonn; WIN np .l,.
400 mon. arrivca early today ", WIN M ne N
nccted until November 10. Tobars arri-
Val Is not protablc to stop revolutions
This cablcgram was received at a'"o
r.. Nj, and ut $40 p NJ Mr.. Looms sent
The telegram, which he had already pre-
IiTeu, 10 DOln EulliIIl anu SS'S'''
pnrcntly, however, the consul-Eenefni NJ
Panama had not received the Information
embodied In the Associated Press bullc-
tin. upon WHICH the Assistant Secretary
OF state based his dispatch; for ms an
swer was that there was no uprising,
although the situation was critical. TINS
answer being received at S:lo T.. NJ. I'M
mcdutcly afterwards he sent another dls-
match, which was received at $500 r.
M. saying that the uprising had occurred
and had been successful, with no Dioou-
! shed. The Colombian gunboat Bosota
reyt day began to shell the city OF Pan
ana, with the result Of killing one Chlhu-
iran. The consul general was ulrected 70
notify her to stop firing. Mean"hlle,
on November 4th Commander Hubparu
notified the department that he had land
cd force to protect the lives and prop
orty OF American citizens against the
threats OF the Colombian soldiery.
Violent Threats.
Before any step whatever had been
taken by tho United States troops 70
! res tore order, the commander of the new
Nv landed Colombian troops had INDUCED
in wanton and violent threats against
american citizens which created serious
apprehension. q AS Commander Eiuppard
reported in his letter of November oth,
this officer and his troops pra ct1cally be-
gar war against the United States, and
only the forbearance and GOODNESS OF our
Officers and men prevented bloodshed.
The letter Of Commander Hubbard IS
then given III full. as we'll as later one.
going more into detail.
This plain official account or the oc-
currences of November 4th, shows thar,
instead of there having been too much
provision by the American government
tor the maintenance OF order ana we
protection OF life and property on the
Isthmus, the orders for the movement OF
the American war ships had been 100
long delayed; so long, In fact, that tnere
we're but forty-two marines ana Sailors
available to land and protect the ives
OF American mon and women. IT was
only the GOODNESS ard sailan w" w
which this little band OF men wearing the
American Uniform faced ten times theit
number of armed foes, bent on carrying
on, the atrocious threat Of the Colon-
man commander, that prevented u muir
dcrous catastrophe. At Panama, when
the revolution broke out. there was no
American nan-o f-war and no American IN
troops or sailors. At Colon, Commahoer
Hubbard acted with entire importantly
towards both, al des. preventing any move
ment whether By the Colombians or the
@l,anamiars RS. -whtrh would tend TO produce
f,loodsaad. On November 9th he prevent.
ed BODY of the srevoutionists from
landing at Colon. Throughout ne pc
havcd in the most creditable manneS.
In the New York Evening Post. under
data of Panama December Sth, there IS
an article from special correspondent,
which sets forth in detail the unbearab.e
cIpress on Of the Colombian government
il Panama In this Article is an interest
ing interview with native Panainaiat'
Which runs in part as follows: =.
We looked upon the bulidlhS ~
! tba al nG ms
ne We wan:ed that because 1t meaHt
VIII the United States In contTo! O. II,
peace and proslReirs5s an ztnmian to be
governor Of PanamaIand We loo re n upp ~
mat as of happy augury. Soo p, We he e ba
that the canal at 5aety Mex We heard
o op Isthm iii governor. obala.a, VINO
had scarcely assumed power, Vas was ,to -
su Heot Wits ail.thatf Colombia his
dra ned us of in the way OF , e III riv es
She did not bridge s no sr esvet
s sT college Where our children Goull
BE- educated nor az anything v al AZ whe 90
aayanse our !nauei e ma We seized them
a arr nei them, and the town OF Sanama
was in Joy. Not protest W vas I'm uia ~
eSs5p ne ss9s rsn ff Hicd Dc one Ghnee
c lyuaS tn Inc Colombian troops at Colon
and fight it out but re- fNash nlaeI rop
!, 10
la de Slpcrintendcnts Sha.er TO al W, tne
raiIroad to transport troops \ toc ellHer
party. That is our stoTy y'
call especial attention to the con-
Guiding portion Of this interview, which
states the Willingness Of tho Panama Fan
PEOPLE TO fight the Colombian troops ana
the refusal OF Commander Hubbard t.
permit them to use The l railroad, and.
therefore. to set into position Whe r's
appears that the fact that there was
no no bloodshed on the Isthmus was direct l',
~ due-and only!due-to the. prompt and =,
firm enforcement BY the United stase,
OF it's tradlionalSpolicy.. During me pas,
forty years revolutions and attempts a.
revolution have succeeded -1nne another
win monotonous regularity on M, IN ~
Isthnlus. ana again and again on'lel
states sailors and marines have beer
landed as they were landed in this in;
STANCE and under Amilat Instructions eyo, :
,,o,,s resulted In three years Of war
fare; ard tho aggregate OF bloodsll'