The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-19

VIZ Roosevelt transmitted TO the
senate today additional cores
pondence touching the relations Of the
United States with Colombia and Pan
anna. covering the period from Dec. %
1903. TO alan. 6, last
a statement of grievances on the
TART of Colombia was presented TO the
state department by General Reyes on
Dec %. General Reyes says that the
&C urse Of the United States had worked
deep injury to Colombia and he cited
the treaty of 1S46 as showing that the
independence and sovereignty Of Co
lombia was to be maintained intact he
tween the two governments
General Reyes said with reference to
the Hay-Herran treaty that the same
course vas followed in B0gota as was
pursued in Washington. If the treaty,
he said. had been rejected in Washing
ton the dis8DDrOyai would have in
v0lved no grievance for Colombia and
that the Colombian congress in its dis
approval of the treaty simply eyer
cised a vested right. This action. he
maintained, did not disqualify the Coz
lCmbian government for the conclusion
OF another treaty.
Beaupre Played a Part.
IN speaking of the action of the Co
lombian congress in It's efforts 10
amend the treaty, General Reyes said;
Il firmly believe that it would have
approved the convention with amend
ments that would probably have been
acceptable TO the United States had not
the American minister 10 Bogota re-
peatediy declared in the most positive
manner that his government would re-
Jet any amendments that might be Of
fcTed.
As IN fhs 71arertiffo,, ,f tho -er,,rl,Gi.
Of Panama, General Reyes says il Is
matter of public knowledge that the
mother country commands sufficient
forces to subdue "a revolution. Gen
eral Reyes continues:
Made Grave Charges.
Before the coup de main which pro-
'laimed the independence of the fsthmus
,cok place al Panama there were i'm this
very citE agents of the authors of that
curt in conference with high persouages
ei0ineu with official character as is as
ierted by reputable American newspapers.
nave received Information To the effect
hat a bank in Naw York opened a. con-
siderable credit I'm their favor with q
Know ledge OF the general USc for which
was intended, even though unaware
nat it was Ga be applied Ing part. go th-
'rleery Of q large part OF the garrison
q Panama
Before the news was diruleed that a
evolution WIS bout iu break ont on the
sthmus, General Rcves SAYS. American
-ruisers. which reached their destination
precisely on the eve OF the movement.
Were piowing The waters of the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans
\ United States military officer he
'ays. stopped the railway irons carrying
60 Panama. rs IT, was IDder obligations
Q, do 81 battalion Of troops from Rogota,
which had just arrived an Colon. lat the
very time when it, arrival In that city
would have impeded or suppressed any
revolutionary attempt
Rights Not Respected.
General Rcyes says that Panama has
become Independent because the govern
meut OF the United States desired &C.; be-
cause with ifs incomparably superior
force the United States prevented the
landing of Colombian troops, because
even before the sep7ratist movement was
known in BOgota the United States had
its war vessels ST the entrance of Co
lombian ports. preventing the departure
Of Colombian battali0ns. because. with
out regard 20 the precedent established
hy statesmen who have dealt with this
matter the United States has not re-
sPected cur rights in That strip OF land
which Colombia considers 81 divine be-
Guest for the innocent use of the Ameri-
-an family Of states and. finally. be
,auSe tho government of the United
states invoking and putting into Hlrac-
tjcc the righr Of might has taken from
u-est nevertheless. the most important
bart of the national territory.
General Reyes cites iae tnlrty-siNtn ar
Iicie of the treaty OF 1916. providing that
when either country feels itself offended
90 shall iav before the other statement
af such injury or damage and concludes
bg promising that The claims which ne
makes on account OF the violation Of the
gToresafd treaty. and all other Gains
which may hereafter be made iu cOnuec-
Ton with the events Of Panama, De sub
pitted to the arbitration tribunal of The
Ha~Ue.
Secretary Hays Answer.
Secretary HAY answered this note under
late OF Jan. = Tie says TIE government
has carefully considered the grave COM
plants made and assures General Reyes
of Our most friendly sentiments for the
government and people Of Colombia The
question submitted. ne says. can bc cor
sidered only in the light OF accomplished
Facts. OF which one j. that the republic
% Panama has become q member Of tho
family OF nations. The department has
read with surprise Mr. Hay commentS,
'lOur repetition Of gross impU ations
rp0n the conduct and motives of this
government. which are said TO have ap-
peared in reputable American news
papers
Nj HAY reviews " detail. first. the me-
cessity OF waterway connecting the two
oceans. and. secondly. all the legislative
and diplomatic procedure which has tax
ca place 10 secure that erd,