The Penn's Grove record., 1904-01-08
PRESIDENT on PANAMA
jQslifes Our Governments Action
in . Message IA Congress
Denial q corurMeisy In Ievoit-pro,s.
Recognition Gasea ora treaty Rights
aud Interests of Ciyilizatlon.

8dSltIgta1 II. I.r-EFeslEeft R0oSG-
velt sent to Congress a 10000 word
message telling o. his action in Pan
anla. It contains tie text Of instruc-
tons "a our representatives. on tie
Isthmus sud their replies. notably
Commando 4oan HEh9ard's detailed
reports III tire uprising and the ac-
flen he took st Cbsaa to pregeRt loss
Of american ana Eugllsa lives. and to
nreserfe transit uuimpeted
A. to destinations that we Inspired
me refalt and took d hahd III It, the
PRESIDENT seys they are as destitute
o9 foundation ar "a pr0priety. and are
alluded 70 by him only lest "unthinking
persons might mistake Tor aeguiscence
tue Silence Of sell respaet.W
The timely proximity Of our naval
teeeas AZ the revolt Of Panama lie at
rflhntes TO the common Foreknowledge
Of It's immineace. derived from press
dispatches, rs early ag Augusr 81.
which he qUores. as we'll as from , .
cial advices. which warned ON Gov.
ernment 10 he ready IA pursuance Of
its established policy, 10 maintain free
and uninterrupted transit over the
lsthu'us. For this reason Oh October
IS, the n fen be Diyie and the At
lauta ere tn e%ehreniel4 stations.
ana or 9ciobet SC the Nashville was
ordered 80 Colon with instructions 10
Keep transit free and prevent con
Giet.
In his repQrts Commander Hua5ard
Of tina Nashville CHARGES Colonel
Torres. the commander 81 the Coiom-
hian troops which landed IL Colon
on November s, with practically max
ing war against the United states.
Colonel Torres notified cur Consul that
il the Colombian officers who had Been
seized hy tbe Independents la Panama
on HAT day we're 0 released forth
with lii would open Gre on Colon
and Kill every United States citizen
in the place.
Commander Hubbard advised chat
The women and children be sent to
ships and that the men taEs refuge i'm
a stone shed Of the rail- nv company.
which was guarded bv our marines.
Colombian fr00rs for all hour ana a
half surrounded this building In men
acing attitude. evidently determined to
provoke an attack. bat the ccolness of
men avert ted bloodshed
Later Colonel Torres asked fer It'll
interview, progressed friendship fag ibe
Americans, saying that the whole o fair
was a mistake, and agreed % withdraw
his ger if Commander Hubbard would
leave the town 81 possession OF Che pc.
lice.
Meantime Commander Hubbard nah
been advised Of the aprising h Panama
and Fsn 4a.+ftHf44~. - --a~~srf-s~.
government tGefe. rod bad tnereapon
directed the rali ~ officials 70 eef1ise
to transport thu troops Of pirheg party.
He G3sAy9wed all interest in either
SIDE. anl expressed determination
10 maintain p sffctit neutral attitude.
ave IN defeIfse Or cur rights.
Finally Colonel Tories was persuaded
by representa- lives ~ the rev govern.
ment TO retur& q his froGps to Car
tagena. Ia tispse negotiations Com
manGer Iiubh;,9d declares Ike had nd
part.
The promptneSs OF orr recognition 81
the neV republic. contrary 70 custom
the President saTs, vas based upon
three reasons a. Or treaty rights.
IN our national interests and safef
49, thu interests &c collective ciyiliga
ton.
Rerarding oar iatenficos toward Pan
agna. TIE President refers sth5se VIII,
are pesssplistic MS to our action" 10 on
condpet III Cuha.
Refer ing TO Cpiombia's proposal tina.
II we viii restore the status QUO before
the revolt she wIl ratify the cana
treaty Internationally the Presidcn
says;
RI VII uot FOR one moment d5scus.
We possibility BIT The United State.
committing IN act 0f such bGsenesi
as n abandon tie new republic O
Panama
The President concludes WITH utf7
words.
'Tse question a~ctuatly before TIA
Government 81 not that of The Eecog
milton 81 panan as aa n}epenJen
aerf3ite. Thar Is EsFe95y an accom-
plished fact The qa sl1u. aad fh
only question, is yheihec o. not "
shall build IN Istlmian canal