Evening journal., 1904-01-04


forces. who IL ostensibly loyal to the 30
gotta government is said 10 be secretly
friendly TO the proposed revolution. At
least all his personal friends are open in
denunciatlon OF the Bogota government
and the failure Of the Colombian congress
10 ratify the canal treaty.
The consensus OF opinion gathered from
late arrivals from the isthmus is that the
revolution is coming and that II will sue
coed.
A special dispatch to the Washington
Post, under date Of New York, Sept.
I, runs as follows:
b. G. Duoue. editor and proprietor OF
the Panama Star and Herald. resident
cf the ishmus during the past twenty
seven years. who arrived today in New
y ork. declared that IN the canal treaty fell
through a revolution would be likely to
follow.
There Is a very strong feeling in PAN
ANA said Mr. DuQue. that Colombia In
negotiating the sale OF a canal concession
in Panama is looking for PROFITS that
might just as well 60 TO Panama herself.
The Colombian government only the
other day suppressed n newspaper that
dared TO speak Of independence for Pan
ANA. Awhile ago there was secret plan
afoot to cut loose from Colombia and seek
the protection Of the United States
In the New York Herald Of Sept. 10
the following statement appeared:
Representatives OF strong interests on
the isthmus OF Panama who make their
headquarters in this city are considering
a plan OF action to be undertaken in CO.
operation with men Of similar views IN
Panama and Colon to bring about a revo-
luton and form an Independent govern
ment in Panama opposed TO that in Bo-
gotta.
There IS much indignation on the 18th
mus Oh account OF the failure Of the canal
treaty, which is ascribed to tho authori-
ties at Bogota. This opinion is believed
TO be shared by a majority Of the 18TH
mians OF all shades Of political belief, and
they think II Is to their best interest for
a new republic to be formed on the 18TH
mus. which may negotiate directly with
the United States new treaty which
Will permit the digging Of the Panama ca
nal under favorable conditions.
In the New York Times. under date
Of Sept. 13, there appeared from Bogota
the following statement:
A proposal made by Senior Perez y
Sotos to ask the executive TO appoint an
antiSecessionist governor in Panama has
been approved by the senate. Speakers In
the senate said that Senior Obaldia, who
was recently appointed governor Of Pam
anna and who is favorable to canal
treaty. was menace TO the national in
tegrity Senqtor MarroquIn protested
against the action Of the senate.
President Marroquin succeeded later In
calming the congressman II appears that
ne was able 20 give them satisfactory rea-
sons for Governor Obaldas appointment.
lie appears to realize the imminent peril
OF the isthmus of Panama declaring its
independence.
Senior Deroux. representative for Pam
anna constituency. recently delivered a
sensational speech in the house. Among
other things he said
"In Panama the bishops. governors,
magistrates. military chiefs and their
subordinates have been and are foreign TO
the department II seems that tho gov
eminent. with surprising tenacity. wishes
to exclude the ithmus from all participa-
ton in public affairs AS regards inter
national dangers in tho isthnus. all can
say is that IL these dangers exist they
are due 10 the conduct of the national
government. which is I'm the direction OF
reaction.
III the Colombian government will not
take action with view to preventing dis
as.er. the responsibility viii rest with II
alone"
In the New York Herald OF Oct. &c
it was reported that a revolutionary
expedition of about seventy men had
actually landed on the isthmus In the
Washington Post Of Oct 20 it was re-
| ported from Panama that in view OF
the impending trouble on the isthmus
the Bogota government had gathered
troops in sufficient numbers to at once
| put down an attempt at secession. In
the New York Herald Of Oct 80 il
WAS announced from Panama that 30
gotta was hurrying troops TO the 18th
mus to put down the projected revolt
In the New York Herald of Nov. II
was announced that in Bogota the con
gress had Endorsed the energetic meas
ures taken to meet the situation on the
isthmus and that 5000 men were about
to be sent thither.
Probability Of Revolution Well Known
Quotations ike the above could be
multiplied indefinitely Suffice it to say
that it was notorious that revolution
airy trouble of a serious nature was i'm
pending upon the isthmus. But II was
not necessary TO rely exclusively upon
such general means Of information
On Oct. 10 Commander Hubbard OF the
navy notified the navy department
that though things were quiet on the
isthmus. a revolution had broken out
in the state Of Cauca On Oct. 16 al
the request of Lieutenant General
Young, / saw Captain c. B. Hum
phrey and Lieutenant Grayson Mallet
Provost Murphy. who had just return
ed from a four months tour through
the northern portions of Venezuela and
Colombia They stopped in Panama OF
their return in the latter part of Sep
TENDER. At the time they wei, sem
down there had been no thought OF
their going to Panama. and their visit
to the isthmus was but an unpremedi
tated incident Of their return journey
nor had they been spoken to by any
one at Washington regarding the pos
slbility of revolt. Until they landed
at Colon they had no knowledge that Q
revolution was impending save wha
they had gained from the newspapers
What they saw in Panama so impress
ed them that they reported thereon Il
Lieutenant General Young, according
to his memorandum:
that while on the isthmus they becam'
satisfied beyond question that owini
largely TO the dissatisfaction because o
the failure OF Colombia TO ratify the Hay
Herran treaty a revolutionary party wa
IN course OF organization, having for 81
object the separation Of the state Of Pan
anna from Colombia. the leader being pr
Richard Arauuo a former governor @