Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-19
Government Will Await Word
Direct From Bogota Off
cials Before It's Present
Plans Are Altered.
SENIOR 0sPINA's NOTE
WILL NOT HAVE EFFECT
Department Will Consider 1t
AS Having No Official Sig
nificance and Will Not De-
lay on It's Account.

lay on It's Account.
tny Evening" Herald 4. y. Leased wirel
Washington, d. c., Feb 19--,No
change was made today in the timer
airy Of Secretary of state Knog's trim
to Central America because of tho
Colombian minister's letter of protest
The department will await word direct
from tho Bogota government before
altering Us plans
Some lntImotlon, either diplomatic
ally confirming OF repudiating the
action of its representative 90 Wash
ingtnn is expected within the next -
hours. No action OF any kind IN tho
matter Is possible before tomorrow.
The letter incident brought ont
statement today by Representative
Rainey OF Illinois. author OF q reso-
luton Go submit ColOmhla's damage
claims TO arbitration, In which he de-
nounced the methods used by he
United states 70 acquire the Panama
canal
Minister Ospina's letter. ae said,
"forcibly calls attention - our indie
fenslble conduct for nearly en- "ears
In refusing Colombia tie arbitration
she has requested
The Panama incident. which has
hcen the subject OK committee In
vestigation. was denounced hy Mr.
Rainey as "the blacklist page IN our
history az a nation" lie charged that
the revolution was engineered by "A
Now York promoter" with the sane
tion and aid of President Roosevelt
ani tho state deDaftnrent.
Profound disappointment ON rccei p
Ing limitations that Secretary Knox
did not contemplate giving Colombia
any assurance uf the ultimate arbi-
tratlon of her claims against the
United states, was generally aseribed
today as the reason for the expression
from Sen0r Pedro Del Ospina that a
visit by Mr. Knox TO this country at
the present time would be "inoppor-
tune" II developed today that when
Senor Ospina first read the White
House announcement a week ago
stating that President Taft had d.
rected tha secretary of state 20 visit
the countries bordering OH the Car
ribbean sea. he hailed it with uncon-
cealed enthusiasm
In a statement OF comment on the
Knox trip, prepared az that time but
not made public until today, the Co
iomblan minister foresaw possible
recognition by the United states OF
the demands Of Colombia for arbitra-
ton OF the differences growing out
of the partition OF Panama and the
acquisition by this government of the
Canal Zone strip.
III Mr. Knox. as | sincerely hope,
wrote Senor Ospina at the time, "is
now fully cognizant OF all the facts
on which the claims OF Colombia
rost, | have no doubt that his visit
TO my country viii be fruitful for he
will find that the popular feeling
which az present prevails there as In
most all South American countries
with regard 20 the United States was
mainly caused by che manner Ia which
that traditional ally OF the united
States Colombia. was treated In 1908
and 1904 In connection with the sever
Bnco OF Panama, and by there having
been so far no equal settlement Of
Colombias claims growing out OF
that conduct.
AN good ColOmblans are heartily
desITous that such a feeling there. as
elsewhere IN South America, be ap.
peased. The sooner the better; Il is
never TOO late 10 do right Colombia
does not ask that her contention Dee
accepted at her assertion. She has
simply demanded for the last eight
years thQl her claims be arbitraied,
80 that whatever the result of that
arbitration may be, confidence and
sincere friendship with the consequent
development of increasing commercial
relations with tho United States be
restored"
Senor Ospina smiled when he was
reminded Of that comment today.
''fhe situation has changed he
said IT ls different now"
During the week. Il Is reported, in
timati0ns came tG the Colombian min
lister that Secretary Knox was not
hound on a mission OF pacihoation of
Latin American troubles no SenoT
Ospina, who on Nov 25 last, presented
third request from his gayti van, nt
for arbitration and 10 which no reply
had come, the expected benpht nf the
Knox "trip vanished. Ills letter "a
Acting Secretary HUNTINGTON Wilson
of the state department expressing
ha personal views THAI M Knox b
wv Mu"h h"t VIC h"'''3 fi"ii""'A 10
q consequence
Though SenOr Osplna In that letter
emphasized that he was speaking on
his own behalf and without instruc
tion from bis government. Il Is
known that Senor Osplna came here
ON May % last with a definite idea oi
the position OF his government IN thC
dispute OF eight years standing and
the attitude ho was tO assume here
SenOr Ospiha declared n his letter