The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-07
Talk With President Arssenaend Panama Possibilities
BY FRANK G. cAnpENrrR.

IdnaHid City. Panama.
4 HAVE just had an interview with the
president of the republic Of Pam
anna. Ills name is Pablo Arosemena,
and ne has now been in office almost
four years. According to the Panama
constitution, the president serves for
only four years. ana he is not eligible
to succeed himself. the constitution pro-
viding that no man can he candidate
for the presidency who has been prcsi-
dent within six months of the pres'-
Dental election. DR. Aroscmcna tried
10 avoid this provision by taking SIX
months leave OF absence last spring
and allowing his henshmcn to run the
administration in his stead. However
after Secretary KnoXs visit. this was
States. and the president gave up the
hope OF second term ana came back
into office. The country IL now ia the
throes OF presidential Campaign. al
though the new president will not be
elected or inaugurated for some time
to como.
Talk with Arosemcnn.
l met President Arosemena in inc
fsthnian White House or as 1t Is
known here. the Government Palace
This is a big. white two-story build
ing ar Spanish architecture. 1t sur
rounds a patio filled with palm trees.
in the centre OF which is a pond whore
huge turtles roll over and over and
splash about In the water.
found soldiers on guard as I entered
the palace with that American minister.
MIR H. Porclval Dodge. and We saw
more soldiers at tho wide stone stair
way TO tho second floor ~ the top
OF tho stairway We waited until our
cards were sent in. and "A moment later
were ushered into the long narrow
warrior which forms the audience room
uFg.,a ~ -
uished strangely for this land of the
topics The floor is covered with
warm velvet carpet the windows are
yelled In hot-iooking curtains. and the
gold-plated furniture IS upholstered
and hot AT each end Of the room Is
a great mirror IN frame OF gold and
over the windows hang iambreQuins
from gold frames
We waited but 8 few minutes. when
tho president entered He is lean.
dark-faced. hlack-eyed man Of medium
height: and he weighs. 1 should Judge,
q nout $50 pounds. light He IS seventy
four years old. but IS still IN mis- prime.
When the minister inioduced me VAS
surprised to hear ii was in English.
lie speaks that tongue nuently and 1t
was in English that our conversation
was held. The first part OF il related
to the political situation. and asked
rs to whether there was any danger OF
A revolution In case the adm,nistra-
tlon candidate should he defeated
No More Revolutions for Intin America.
There Will be no revolution here
said President Arosemena. and the day
OF evolution is fast passing away as
far as the whole or Latin America is
concerned Az for we Panamarisns. we
have given up such fooiishncss. ana
,ye expect TO have no revolutions for
all time 10 come think tho same viii
be the case at no distant date through
out South America. II is already so
win Peru and With Chile We have
now no revolutions In Argentina ann
Brazil. and II VIII soon be so in Co
lornbia and Venezuela
How abou, Central America
asked
That eventually Will be the case
with Central America. although l can
not say wnen. The people OF some Of
those countries have had so many rev
olutions that they may be said to have