The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-01-21
Reyes BIames Us for CoIcm-
bias Loss of Panama.
INTERFERENCE ILLEGAL
Strenuous Correspondence Between
Colombian Envoy and Secretary
Hay Sent to Senate cy Presi-
dcat Roosevelt.


the senate Monday additional CORE
spondence between the United States
and Colombia respecting Panama, Gov.
ering the period from Dscember %.
1903, to January last.
A statement Oh grievances on the
part of Colombia was presented to
the state department by General
Reyes on December 20. General Reyes
says that the course of tho United
States has worked deep injury to Co.
iomDia. He maintained tnat in reject
ing the canal treaty Colomola was ex-
ercising a pertec, right, and said he
believed treaty would be accepted,
out for the threats Of General Beau
iort that his government would reject
any amendments.
And he cited the treaty OF 1876 as
showing that the independence and
sovereignty of Colombia was to be
maintained intact between the two
governments.
General Reyes said, with reference
TO the Hay-Herran treaty. that The
same course was followed IN BOgota
as was pursued in washington. If the
treaty, he said, had been rejected IN
Washington, the disapprogal would
involved no grievance tor Color bia,
and that the Colombian congress in
its disapproval Of the treaty simply
exercised vested right This action.
he maintained. did not disqualify the
Colombian government for the eonclu-
sion of another treaty.
After citing the instructions to Min.
lister Beaupre, made public by the
state department heretofore in this
connection, General Reyes concluded:
NO one will wonder that under the
pressure of threats so serious and irri-
tsting, and in presence of formal
notification from the party which had
the authority to serve it, that 10
amendment would be accepted, pref
erenee was given to disapproval."
AS to the recognition OF the repub-
lie of Panama, General Reyes says that
isis. a matter OF pubic knowledge that
The mother country commands suffi-
cfent forces to subdue revolution.
The attitude of the United States"
he says, CONSTITUTES, according tor
the most ancient. and modern author
il on international law, not only a
Heat offense, but also q formal at
tack upon her wealth"
AFTER declaring that Panama formed
the most important part of the ma
tional wealth of Colombia, General
Reyes continues:
Before the news vas dlrulged that
a revolution was about to break out
on the isthmus, General Reyes says, a
United States military officer stopped
the railway from carrying to Panama.
as it was under obligation to do, bat
talon Of troops from Bogota, which
had just arrived at Colon, Eat the
2ery time when its arrival in that city
would have impeded or suppressed
any revolutionary attempt"
General Reyes said that in leading
the Colombian army to restore order
on the isthmus he (Reyes) had the
honor to address note on the sub.
iect to Rear. Admiral Coghlan, to
which he receied reply without de-
lay as follows:
"His tCoghlan's) present orders are
to prevent the landing CT soldiers with
hostile intent, within the boundary Of
the state of Panama"
At this time the Colombian army
consisted of 10000 men, which Gen.
eral Reyes declared to be more than
sufficient to suppress the Panama rev.
olution, ''if your excellency's govern
ment had not prevented the landing of
the troops under nay command that
we're to embark at Puerto Colombia.
In this connection G eneral Reyes
calls attention to the fact that there
in no overland way to reach Panama
from Colombia.