The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-19
MINISTER BARRETT
WILL LIKELY BE
CALLED HOME
PANAMA REPRESENTATIVE is
ACCUSED OF DOUBLE DEAL.
ING IN DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS.
(By Publishers Press.)

WaSHlNGTON, ID. u, April H.
United States Minister Barrett. now
at Panama, II Is believed. will shortly
be recalled. Whether or not he will
be appointed to some new post in The
diplomatic service. or be dropped ont
entirely is not definitely known.
1t is understood, however, that the
administration is very much dissatis.
fed with his management Of affairs
on the Isthmus. sri
One reason for this Is disclosed In
TIT nstallment of advance sheets OF
the foreign relations for the United
States for 1901. which was given to
the press Today. This shows that on
August % last, when the relations be.
tween the Panama Republic and the
United States were In the most criti.
cal condition, on account Of the oh.
lection OF Panama TO the establish
ment Of ports and the opening Of
post offices in the canal zone. Min.
lister Barrett reported to the State
Department thtu the minister Of for.
elsn affairs Of Panama preferred that
negotiations toward settlement Of
the questions in dispute should he
continued In Panama, and he suggest.
ed that the Panama minister ut Wash
ington be advised In that sense.
On the very day that Minister Bar
rett sent this communication to the
State Department, he had received a
note from the Panama minister Of
foreign affairs. Senior Aras, saying
that II was deemed best Ito await
discussion Of the main question in
Washington before continuing furth.
er the discussion on the Panama. :"
This fact was mailed to- Washington.
In the meantime. however, acting
upon Mr.. BartlctCs cabled notifica.
ton. Acting Secretary Of State AtlcG
on August 90, wrote to Senior Obaldia,
the Panama minister here, saying
that ut has been deemed eXpediGnt
by the President that the discussion
Of the question raised which has he.
gun at Panama. should he continued
there where the means Of ascer.
tanning the pertinent facts are more
within the reach Of the American
legation and the government of
Panama. This government Is also
disposed 10 believe that this DISPOSE.
ton Of the question would be prefer.
red by your government"
Minister Barrett meanwhile wrote
10 the secretary OF foreign affairs IN
Panama. Senior Arias, on August 81
In reply 10 his note Of August %. II
which the desire was expressed tina
the negotiations should be conducted
In Washington, TO the following ei
| feet:
While my government fully re
spects the suggestion made by you
excellency about consideration of thu
question IN Washington. and Will,
1t has In II spirit Of perfect fairness
II given careful heed TO the representa-
Il lions Of Panama's diplomatic repre-
sentative in Washington, II frankly be
II licvcs that the best place for discus
sion Is on the ground where the AZ
) tual interests of both Panama and tn
D. zone are constantly before our eyes.
+ This correspondence, 1t is claimet
u shows double dealing on the part G
" Minister Barrett. in that he reporte
u 10 this government that the Panam
Tie government wanted the negotiation
'e conducted in Panama. when as
&c matter of fact, il had actually q,
>" pressed the desire that they Shout
Is be carried on in Washngton: an
Il that after getting the United Slate
on his representation, To agree to Il,
plan he suggested, he told the Pan;
ma officials that II was the wish of III
TT. President of the United States III;
as the negotiations should be conduc
a ed in Panama. OF course Panama
as once acquiesced in this arrangemcr
re. Shortly afterwards however. Il
DIS facts were disclosed and thes
es, coupled with The dissatisfaction
lot account of the establishment of I
ct ports and postoiilces in the car
as zone. eliminated in such fccli
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