Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-05-31
TROUBLE BREWING
Organizations Opposed to Present
Panama Government Ask Help
in Approaching Election.
CHARGE VIOLENCE AND FRAUD
Consider 1t Impossible That United
States Proposes to Sustain by
Force of Arms Present
Corrupt Regime.

Colon, May 29.-The municipal
council of Panama in extraordinary
session held May "a unanimously
adopted a declaration favoring the
stand taken by the United States gov
eminent against the threatened dis
turbances during the forthcoming
election in Panama. The resolution
recognizes the right Of the United
States under the canal treaty and the
constitution of Panama to intervene
to preserve peace and order. Acts Of
violence and fraud, the declaration
says, have already been executed by
agents Of the government "in imprl-
soning members Of the electional
corporation and innocent citizens, in
creasing the number of police, sending
out detachments armed with rifles to
lntimidate citizens, destroying voters
lists In districts in which the opposi-
ton possesses a majority, and falsi-
flying others. These acts, the declara-
ton says, evidently demonstrate that
the next elections will be conducted
in the most daringly illegal manner.
The declaration continues:
THE government of the United
States can not intend to supporting |
these acts, shameful to the power exc
cutting them, and that Intervention
has for its object the establishment OF
legal, civilized order and not an OPP
pressive regime.
Resolved, that we sc[icit the in
of the authority Of the
United States In the popular elections
IF June "a and July 1 in order that
hey may be realized without favor
% any and without prejudice to any
legitimate interest, allowing each cit
zen free and spontaneous vote"
Copies of the declaration have been
Ient to President Roosevelt and to
he secretaries of state and war.
The municipal council of Colon held
/ session Sunday at which the follow
ng was adopted:
Resolved, that we protest In the
lame Of our constituents against the
lnpatriotic conduct of the municipal
,ouncil Of Panama in assuming an
attitude involving functions of ma
ional representation and soliciting the
Intervention of a foreign power in the
Internal affairs Of this country, to
he dertiment of the sovereignty of this
'epublic
Resolved, that this resolution be
published as a fly sheet and that cop
es be sent to his excellency, the pres
dent of the rpublic, the secretary of
government and the secretary of for
ign relations.
NJ. Grenade, president"
The preamble to the foregoing reso-
utions asserts that the municipal
ouncil Of Panama transcribed the
phere Of its constitutional and legal
and that II other municipal
ouncils in the republic did not mo-
Ice such a strange proceeding thelr
Hence would be regarded as tacit as
ent to the revolutionary principle
reclaimed.
The United States cruiser Columbia
rived here Monday from Guantana-
10 with 400 marines on board The
enforcement Of the marines on the
ithmus at the present moment has no
irect bearing on the political situation
ere
win Found Industrial school.
st. Louis. May 2s.-It became
nown Monday that David Rankin,
no Is rated as a millionaire. has de-
ded to give t2,OOO,OOO to found an
school in st. LOuiS The
,hool will be run principally for
nildren Of moderate Circumstances
I'd Ia object viii Be to ct the youth
the city to work intelllgently with
islr hands without frst serving ap-
renticeahip AZ meager vageA