Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-13
especial Correspondence Of the Dcort Meas by F,ok g. Carpenters

| IN for advice and cooperation, Mr.,
| Bnrrot took the position that The con.
ntltullon " PannmR ana our treaty
give The United states the right 90 In
torfcro to maintain oder and ! UNDER
etnn1 he told the president that Unclo
| S0m would certainly interfere II oc.
| caslon demanded llo advised prosldon,
| Amndor 10 order the army 20 dlshand.
| ana 20 AK the commandcr.in.ch 10
| resign his Office, lie told the president
| that the army would always be at least
dangerous clement ana that 4, was
" no particular value 10 the state, AZ
| our government would protect panama
| nom foreign lnVaeionA ana the local
police, strengthened by our marines
could always Keep ordor
HOW PANAMA Lost IRIS ARMY
Upon that President Amidor decided
Ia dlsbnnd the army and there WAS
great excitement IN consequence, llus
| mow Of resistance by the soldiers were
| RE ana "A company " American ma.
| rihos was brought IN from Empire 10
| Ahcon. on the outskirts ~ pnnnmn, 10
be ready for any emergency, Certain
| OF the horhCads wanted the murinu8
brought right into the city and station.
| rd mound the presidents house Tor his
| projections but Minister Barrett object.
ga, y said II was bont ~ preyoni the
actual Interference by the American
lorcos II possible ana that n would be-
botlor 10 lot the Panama government
control the situation itself M matter
OF International credit llc also wish.
cd 10 avoid the charge which might Nc
made by South America and 10y the
oppoallion palty IN the United states
mat President Roosevelt now mat he
Was reelected was using the big stick
without regard 10 consequences
II was nj linrrotu suggestion that
President Amndor thcn sent word to
tho soldiers that If they dsbnudod
Milhon, trouble they would have 60
days pay IN addition to the amount duo
thom, ana also that hnlf Of this would
be given when they dishnudod ana the
remainder week later If there were no
further disturbances, The hour for
dlsbnnding was liyed but the soldiers
failed Ia como, Thcy sent word that
they wanted the o. days pay IN u lump,
and that ua soon az they gnVo Va their
arms, with this the president was IN.
cllnod 10 comply but our minister ob.
jcctod, saying II would give no nssur.
0nco Of peace
UNCLE SANS BIG STICK,
a little later the soldiers came 10 the
palace Of the president ana demanded |
their pNy The president asked Mr.,
Barrett 10 80 out and address them, He :
did 80 The scene was "a sensational |
one, In company with Gen, GuardIH,
he went down and faced the army and |
the mob behind II, 'dom Guardla an.
nc unced 10 them that the government
could not change It's attitude ana he |
thoroupon introduced Minister Barrett
who made speech, saying that while
tho United states wished to protect the
rights Of every individual panamnn,
whether no was n citizen or soldier,
II was determined that law and order
should be kept lie said mat the sol.
dlorB must accept the terms offered
them by the government or take tho
he gave them to under.
stand that the United states, with all
its forces, stood behind President Anna.
dor and would support him, This
speech did the business, At itn close
the soldiers sad they would accept the
terms offered and tho army was dis
banded The guns and other weapons
were given up, and are now stored IN
our warehouse at Ancon, A police
force has taken the place Of the sol
dlers, and the chief element OF possible !