Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-07
CANNOT WATCH VOTING
THIS coUNTRY's ATTITUDE RE
aARDINa PANAMA
To Supervise Elections Would In.
fringe Upon the independence
Of That Republic.

The visiting statesmen from the repub-
lie of Panama have been officially advised
that the United States government cannot
undertake any supervision Of the coming
elections in Panama. as such action might
be properly regarded as an infringement
upon the independence Of the Panalnan
republic.
State Departments Statement.
The following statement on the subject
was issued at the State Department late
yesterday afternoon:
pablo Arosemena, president delegate of
Panama; Gen. Domingo Diaz. Eusebio A.
Morales and Belisario Parras. representing
the liberal party in Panama, called this
morning on the Secretary OF War, who
made an arrangement for them to call on
the Secretary of State at $3.50 O'Clock this
afternoon. At that time the Secretary of
State and the Secretary of War received
the gentlemen, who made oral statements
of facts designed to show that they could
not have a fair election In Panama They
stated that they had no objections to make
to the letters Of the Secretary Of State and
the Secretary of War. which they had
read, on the subject of apprehended dis
turbances in Panama, and that they had
no purpose whatever of creating any dis
turbances. They requested that the gov
point agents of its own to witness and SUI
pervise the elections
They were told that it appeared to both
the Secretary of State and the Secretary
of War that this would be an infringement
upon the independence of the republic of
Panama, and they were asked to present In
writing any reasons which occurred to them
to the contrary"
DR.. AroseInena's Statement.
DR.. Arosemena, chairman of the visiting
Panaman delegation. has made state
ment in regard to the position of the lib
eral party in Panama. in which he said:
1--WE ask for the purity of the ballot box.
We represent the greater part of the peo-
pie, but the party In power are making
every effort to retain control by all the
machinery of the government. They nave
posted the lists of eligible voters. leaving
out all the names OF the opposition. thus
DISTINGUISHING a large proportion OF the
people. We, the liberal and conservative
element, desire to make Panama real re-
public and not one such as the world re-
CARDS those of South and Central America.
OF course, you know that rebellion is not
regarded in the same sense as you OF the
United States view rebellion. We are
rebels today, tomorrow the other party
will be thought such. We wish to avoid
this condition. which has been SO much
deplored in other republics. We want
fair and square election and IL beaten Will
agree with the result. : The government in
Panama as now existing has evaded all
fair opposition so far and unless COM
PEELED to give open elections will perpetu-
ate its power. 1t fears our greater number
and knows we will win II the votes are
counted. We want witnesses there-not
military, but for the moral support. All
we want Is pure elections. We viii get
officials In every province If we only have
fair play
DR.. Arosemena said that there was real
work being done on the canal and that the
conditions were healthful