The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-30
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leasier N no Hf'lrsi opposition ~ ne
tluvernneH'. sehur Fofrts. snushef Hadlcsi
ieadpr aed tlrnsfela iaas and Msrsies. ssilc'i
yesterday ifum toiun fcf New yorE II 10
thelf lntentksn ~ sni,cii the intervention
~ President Hnusevelt In mo eler1iuns
~ ~ heti IN June ~ and iulv ! alleging
shticipa'ei ffa,Hinlent Intentions nv ne
dpvernmrut ~ Panama
Tho siptuftsra ~ Mo t%lpvsrnmrnt ~
clare that the allegation u entirely ~
founded. aud that tho authorities arr or.
serving Tho la~ strictly They adj that
! tie Government IL acting IN sDUf faith
and that, Tho elertiUn will 10 carried out In
q legal manner
Sehor~ ArDaemana and porras opposed
the independents % Panama and N" canal
tresty, hut Aru@emana subsequently eN-
prps-sd his adherence 10 both SENIOR
Pofras refused 10 recognizes the coun'ry'a
Independence. and he Va consequently
declared by the supreme Court not 10 be a
ctizeb Of panama.
WASHINGTON. May 2p-No further ad-
vices concerning tho situation In Panama
reached w Washington to-day. II was learned,
hOwever, that In the event Of revolutionary
trouble The American forces will be under
the aOle direction ~ Gov. Charles +. Magoon
" the Panama Canal Zone, which IL United
States territory. lie has definite instruo-
tons from both Secretary Root and Sec
retary Taft IA to the course TO be followed
II tie Liberals start trouble when the cleo
tons are being held.
This Government will not. under the
policy formulated by the State and he
War departments. interfere in the slightest
degree with the elections or the casting OF
votes, but the United States marines will
not permit disturbances.
IL was learned also to-day that all il in
readiness for rushing 200 marines from
Guantanamo to Panama II trouble occurs.
This would give the United States a force of
more than 800 ma rines to deal with the
situation. There are 400 marines on the
cruiser Columbia, now at Colon; 200 on the
Isthmus and fifty ordered on the cruiser
Marblehead at Panama. The auxiliary
cruiser Yankee is at Guantanamo and
would he used to transport the marines
from the naval station there to Colon il it
were deemed necessary to send them.
Chief Engineer Stevens of the Panama
Canal, who has just returned from the
lstuilus, uOtS fOt rear lHe eHtCl On INV
canal zone Of a revolution in Panama.
Il nave little time TO study political con-
ditions, he said. "but | do not think there
is any serious danger of a revolution in
Panama. II disorders occur they will be
outside the zone, m in view of the fact
that the Panama Railroad has never been
disturbed by revolutions in the post | see
no reason to fear that our operations In
the canal zone will suffer II disorders occur"
The chief engineer has earnestly urged
the committees Of Congress n the other
members Of tie commission TO adhere to the
lock type OF canal and to decide the matter
finally as soon az possible.
The locomotives, cars and machinery
necessary for excavation work on the canal
have arrived at the Isthmus. and Mr.. stevens
declares a halt must be called on all work
until the type Of canal is finally settled.
Health conditions are good. says Mr.. Ste.
vens. He went to Boston this afternoon
and will return to the Isthu us next week.