New-York tribune., 1904-10-22


r-,ultiplied 20 show this state Of affairs; very
few will sutlee.
The President then quoted dispatches from
ssTae washington POST ''rhe New-Nork Her
nd" ana The New-York Tines.' ranging "a
cate from August 81 20 November 4 AOOS'
speaking IN the Dlainest terms OF the prepara-
sions which were in~prOgress in Panama ior
revolution and secession as soon as the Coionn-
laan Congress should reject the canal treaty OF
permit Il 20 lapse. He continued;
Quotstions like the above could be multiplied
InseNnIteiy.. Sutilee Is 90 say thst q was no.
soTIcus that Revolutionary trouble ot serious
nstune was imPenoIns upon she lsthnus: %, 81
IL was not necessary 20 rely exclusively upon such
ssliS sSter iSH6baTd of ine navy, notined the Navy
T1eIartment that. though tnlnes were quiet on tne
81 Cauca. On october le Al the request q Leu
tenant General houne saw Japan - 5. y, EuIpn- R1
uhv y no had gusl retulned frCiA a I2ur Hnon1hs
return IN the latter part OF SeptembeI- AZ % tne
time they Nere sent ooGn there h3d Desn ,;9 Iie
snought II ther gong 10 Panama, and ihelr WISH
istkmCs Was DCt an s 49, eIs,s
OF their journey; nor had lney Deen slohei'
hy any one u Washington fee-Io.-,s eii ~ is 80
80 no ks,oSledge that a revolution was impend-
ing save what they had gained from me news news
r,i Slssa s'1 Y,rDe% % aeeoTdinr 70 his memorandum
.. tiie a he fStnn1iis fhev became satisfied
s.vond question that owing largely 10 dissats
SSSio1 SecanSe OF the failure OF Colombia ratify
Ire Hay-lie,ran treaty a revolutionary party wss
ln course OF organization. having for its object the
fhe leader being Dr. Richard Arrange, a former
Governor OF Panama that when ihey were on ,5 5le
isthmus arms ana ammunition were being sInusEiec
into the city Of Colon In piano boxes naerchsndiSe
pallE The GTas trench Tiae the ttehlrs ION, 5 aiie
The Mauser: that nearly every citizen IN Panama
aamanition therefor that in the City Of Panama
there had been organized fire brigade; which was
int Tor VaKp
Tevoiutionsry organization az ali important points
the isthmus. that IN Panama. Colon. ana the
other principal places OF the isthmus police forces
had been organized. which were in reality revou-
ssemed = be unanimous n their sentiment asainse &
the Bogota government and their disgust over @ me
failure OF that government u Tatity INC TeS1g g
that revolution might be expected irameaiaIeiy y
upon the adjournment Of the Colombian Congress
Lieutenant General Young regarded their report
of such importance as "a MAKE y adVisbLe teaI
me what they had already reported the lieuten-
ee5t e ~as seefbbg 5a a4d D that the Colombian
rroons reported 10 be disaffected. In
spouse 20 = question Of mine they informed me
that Il was the general belief that the reVolu-
tion might break out at eny moment. and ~ It
did not happen before, would doubtless take
place immediately after the closing Of the CO.
lombian CONGRESS let the end oF octoberl IL +hs
oaasl treaty were net ratified They We're certain
That the revolution would occur. and before leav-
ing rhs isthinus had made their own reckoning as
the time. which they had set down as being
snc re reascn they set for this as the probable
inside limit of time that they reckoned that Il
until Oc;oher 2l-hefore a sufficient quantity OF
arms and munitions would have been landed
with this knowledge before him. what did the
President do9 What he should have done. under
the Constitution the treaty with Colombia. and
The laws. He himself tells Us:
IN view 81 ell these facts directed the Navy
Department 10 issue instructions such as would
insure our having ships within easy reach Of the
given October - to the Boston 10 proceed TO san
Juan del sur. Nicaragua; TO tie Dixie TO prepare
proceed 70 Guantanamo On October 50 the Nash
ber . when. The Colombian Congress having ad-
sourTed. 81 Was evident that the outbreak inl-
.nl2srt ane when 4 Was announced thar both sides
mean b,oodshed aud disorder. the Colombian troops
haEne been embarked on ressels the following in
strnctlons vee sent 70 The commanders Of the Bos-
a.L5 ~ L'f ara Gii.hteEraptea transit II IN
terrupton is Threatened by arTe3 force. the
force with hostile intent either government or in
sirFent. al any point within iftv miles Of Panama
mus in vessels. Prevent their landing II I'm YOUR
judgment the landing would precipitate q conflict
As sort Of 'footnote TO history and espe-
cialiy FL view Of the Presidents reference in his
letter 10 Dr. shaw 10 the state Of affairs exist
tng In Colombia on September = 1903 It may
be Of Interest to add 8 dispatch from The Trib-
une's correspondent atsOyster Bay. published In
The Tribune on that very date. September .
1903 few weeks before the Presidents letter
10 Dr. Shaw was written
Oyster Bay. X. !. Sept. 1T was understood as
fractcally certain this evening that there can be
10 Panama Canal unless eXtens on Of the time
lnlit-Sepieiu eiuber 2-is made for the exchange Of
treaty raEncations. Dr. Herran the Colombian
Charge al Washington. was as early as last Tues
day reported declaring that the time limit fo-
The exchange Of r1tifcations had practically ex-
pired. because. even were the treaty ratified at
t3ogota, Il c0uld not, owing 10 the intervening dis
vance. reach Washington before September 2. in
Time Tor the formal exchange X was understood
here TO-DAY. ho@eyer. that; If necessary, the eK-
telegraph: None the less. il was understood this
evening that present indications point ratih-
cation unless under extension OF time request
for such extension must come from the Colon
ban government The delay is theirs and 10 be-
come effective such request must af1CTWard be
passed upon hy the United States Congress. L IS
considered entirely probable that the whole matter
siIi be considered before the extraordinary session
~ Cory.css. The Colombian Eovernuent. Il is IN
Ce-st0od. with whom the matter entirely rests
has been informed that a ratified treaty a. any
amended torIa viii not be acceptable the United
Stntes.
To bring out once more an overworked phrase.
- these things are ''incupatory. ugly implica-
tlons." or anything OF the sort, make The most OF
fhemi