Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-29
Guatemala Invaded by Revo|utionists at
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Bill in Parliament TO Provide Irish Laborers With
Cottages Chinese Emperor III.
PANAMA'S APPEAL.

| Colon. May 2%.-The municipal council
| of Panama is extraordinary session
May a unanimously adopted the fol
declaration:
| considering % that til" government
Of the United States interpreting Ar
| ti"le OF the canal treaty and Article
| $50 of the constitution of the republic
Of Panama, has determined to inter
Venc in this country to maintain there
| in peace and constitutional order; ca
| that such resolution cOnfcrS on the
government Of the United States tn
| faculty Of Intervening in the interna-
| tional relations existing between the
| established government and the people
which founded it; go that the right
| of suffrage is the fundamental basis
OF the republic and the only constitu-
| tional means Of providing the success
sion of public power: CD that for the
| legitimate succession Of this national
power il is absolutely necessary that
popular elections be verified to their
lcgGlity, purity and honesty. IN order
| that no citizens may be deprived OF the
| right Of franchise ana that citizenship
| be not conferred upon !hos" not pos
| Scssing that right; 60 that the 1Cvt
| elections one coumtryS first for repre-
scntHtNeS Of the peoplcI ought t" nC
| realized with the greatest order aud at
| the same time with the greatest purity
| ANA honesty. in order that il may serve
as an example and give stability and
| respect utility to its institutions; Co
| that acts of violence ana fra al already
| executed hy agents of the government
| in impriSOnng members Of the elections
| al cnrunration and innocent citizens.
| Increasing the number of police. send
| ing out detachmrnts armed with rifles
To intiniuatr citizens, destroying voters
| lists i'll districts in which the opl.nSi
! ton possesses Il majority and classifying
others. evidently demonstrates that the
next elections will be conducted in the
| most laringly Illegal manner. ana ca
| that the government Of the the United
! States cannot intend supporting thCs"
| acts. shameful to the power executing
| them and that Intervention has for its
| object the establishment of legal, civil
| lied order ana not in oppressive reg
| inlc.
| "Resolved. that we solicit the intclven-
| tion If tn" authority Of the United States
| in the popular elections of jim" u and
July IN order tllit tn' may ne realized
without favor to any and without prrju-
dice to any legitimate interest. allowing
each citizen q free ana spontaneous vote"
The munici}al council of Colon held
4 session yesterday at which the fol-
| lowing was adopted:
"Hrsol"cd, That we protest. in the
nam, of our constituents against the
unpatrotic conduct Of the municipal
| council Of Panama in assuming an at
| titud" involving functions of national
representation AMI soliciting the inter
ycntion Of a foreign power IN the inter-
nal affairs o. this country to the detri-
m"nt Of the sovereignty of this rcpub-
lie"
TIE United States cruiser Columbia
arrived here today from Guantanamo
with 400 marines on board. Thcs. ma
rin"I are expected to land tomorrow.
TIL" l"-inforccmtn of the marines on
| tn" isthmus at the present moment has
no direct bearing on the political Sit
uat;nn here.