Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-13
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of Alexandria Gazettel
Conditions in Panama. about which
the State Department MAINTAINS ali
attitude of utmost secretvenesS, culmi-
mated today i'll the recall OF X. .
Marsh secretary of the American
legation at Panama, who has been act
ing As charge and the announcement
that Thomas Dawson, the minister 10
Panama. will proceed from Washing
ton tomorrow to take up his duties on
the scene. 1t is reported here that
there is danger Of trouble between the
Americans and the negroes. This ac-
ton on the day before the elections,
which will be held tomorrow for
a vice president, to serve as acting
president during the unexpired term
Of the late President Obaldia, is
believed to have some significance.
II is believed here that Marsh has been
active in the support of Samuel Lewis,
a former American who is candidate
for the place. 1t is said that Col.
Goethcls. who is in charge Of the Canal
Zone. also is favorable to Lewis. The
impression prevails here that the de-
partment was unwilling to support the
attitude of Geothels and Marsh and
that it was the desire OF the depart
ment to take no part in the election.
A message was sent last week to Marsh
instructing him to repudiate reported
interview in which he was represented
as indicating that the United States
might intervene il Mendoza, native
candidate. were elected As it has not
been announced that Marsh repudlated
the interview and as the department alb
solutely refused to comment today, it is
supposed thatMarsh did not repudiate it,
4 cable message from the canal zone
announces that Goethels and his asso
ciales Yesterday cabled the department
urging that Marsh be backed up in his
position. The department today refus-
ed to admit receiving Goethel's message.
The reply to Goethels evidently is the
order recalling Marsh. Charles Camp
bell OF St. Louis, is now third secretary
at Panama. Marsh it was stated will
be assigned TO work in the department
here. Minister Dawson has been acting
As head Of the Division of Latin Ameri-
can affairs here.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion today postponed until NOV. l, the
date on which reductions in freight
rates rom Cincinnati, O., Lynchburg,
and Norfolk, Va, to WinSton-Salem,
n. c.. will become effective. 1t is ex-
planned that the commission wishes to
make further inquiry into the relative
rates TO determine whether there is a
lack Of harmony between them, as
alleged. The original order was effect
i've October l.
In a telegram received at the land
office today announcement was made
Of the victory of the government in its
suit to prevent the issuance of patent
ON timber lands in Oregon to G. A.
Smith and some thirty-six other entry
men. The land saved to the govern
ment in this case is valued at about half
a million dollars. The Smith claims
cover about 5000 acres Of timber land
The case has been bitterly disputed by
Smith and his colleagues 1t is rumor-
ed here that A. c. Shaw, the former
law clerk Of the forest service and one
Of the men dismissed with Pinchot, was
retained by the entrymen to fight the
governments suit.
The adjective enthusiastic" was
replaced by the terms, - Intelligent
through and rational in criticism
Of the recent Conservation Congress
made by James X. Garfield in an in.
tervicw here today The discussion
of the conservation movement at the
recent Congress in st. Paul showed
that tie ideas for which the leaders
Of that moyment have so long fought
have at last penetrated deeply in the
public mind and that the problems of
conservation are now far better COM
pretended. | think that would con-
slider the recent Congress not so much
for its enthusiasm rs for the intelli
gent, thorough and rational discus
sion of the problems of conservation.
Responding to the request OF Gen.
Estrada ~ submitted by DIR. Castillo,
the State Department today decided to
send commissioner 10 Nicaragua to
take up the questions between the
government OF the two countries, and
70 smooth away for the election of a
permanent government. The commits
sioner will probably be ThoS. c. Daw-
son. minister to Panama and former
chief Of the division Of Latin-American
affairs. Mr.. Dawson will not have the
official standing as minister. Gen. Es-
trada informed the State Department
today that he would send to Washing
ton rs his representative DIR. Arellano.
He will have no official standing al
though it is understood that when full
relations with Nicaragua are resumed
he will be received as minister.
The questions which will be taken up
by the American commissioner are the
floating Of a loan in the United States
to enable the new government to main
,ain ,tsalf E,r fins Ean Eastraaa