The San Francisco call., 1905-04-20
CLASH AVERTED
ON The ISTHMUS
Published Documents Throw
Light ON the Outbreak
Which Threatened Panama
PROMPT ACTION TAKEN
Assurances Given by Barrett
That America Stood Ready
to Put Down Uprising

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Diplomatic
correspondence made public at the
State. Department to-day contains a
dispatch from Minister Barrett at PAN
anna giving an account Of the assist
ance rendered by him in averting trou-
bic there at the time of the attempted
revolution led by General Huertas last
November.
After it had been arranged that Gen
eral Huertas should resign and the
Panama army be disbanded a hitch oc-
CURED. About fifty soldiers marched
unarmed to the Government house. fol-
lowed by great crowd, and informed
the President OF the republic that they
would not, accept the Government
terms Of being paid OF in two pay
ments, but demanded the whole pay at
that time. Minister Barrett. who was
present at the time, advised the Presi-
dent to be absolutely firm, but the SOL
diers persisted and muttered their
threats against the President. The Min
ister in informing the State Department
Of the incident said:
When this word up from the street
saw that there must be further delay IN
bringing matters 10 end and. taking Cen
eral Gunrdia, the Minister OF Foreign Affairs
and War, with me- I went downstairs and out
upon the sidewalk In front of the soldiers
VINO were there assembled In brief words
ipld Ii. General Guardia to say to them that the
the Government In this crisis and that they
must accept the terms OF the Government or
accept the consequences They were warned
that II they did not accept these terms and en-
gagged in any acts of insurrection, riot or niu-
tiny they woss;d be dealt with in rnost sum-
mary way. aa9 that IL necessary the naval
forces in the bay and the marines at Ancon
and Empire would be used to maintain order
with the severest punishment for those who
resDOusfbIa for wa
had the desired effect ana the soldiers imme-
ciately declared that they would accept the
terms Of the Government.
How acutely the Panaman Govern
ment had been aroused last summer
prior to the visit of Secretary TAFT
over the opening of ports in the Pan
anna canal zone is apparent from cor
respondenee made public at the State
Department to-day. Included in this
correspondence is a note OF protest from
the Panaman Minister for Foreign
Affairs to Minister Barrett, In which
he says:
The republic Of Panama has not only the
deferential treatment than that which she has
received. The treaty OF November A. 1903.
cannot and should not serve as a prstext for
unusual tendencies 1t is really a bond Of
perpetual union between the two nations upon
which the eyes OF the universe are fixed with
the expectation of the great benefit which the
world has every right 10 look forward to.
Starting then with this conception. my Gov
ernment cannot accept the idea that the open
ing of the said ports In obedience TO the
orders of your Excellency's Government, b1t to
the erroneous interpretations OF the respective
treaties on the part OF the authorities OF the
canal zone,
Upon receipt of the protest at the
State Department Loomis, the acting
Secretary of State, cabled Barrett, d.
recting him to assure the Panaman
Government that the American Gov
ernment will do nothing inconsistent
with the honor and true interests of
both republics, that 1t will assist and
uphold Panama in every proper way
and that II will not adopt at this time
any permanent policy without fully
consulting Panama"