Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-04
PANAMA REPUBLIC SEES oPPOR.
TUNiTY TO DEVELOP WHOLE.
SALE TRADE.
IMMENSE sToREHoUsEs \
FOR Jo6sING TRADE
Influx Of Buyers From South American
Ports to Be Enabled to Sec Goods
Proposal to Make Panama City and
Colon FREQ Ports Of Entry For Mer.
ehandiss Of World,

Panama. April 1.-THE Isthmus Of
Panama is not only to become a gate
way for the worlds shipping but a
great storehouse for the goods Of all
Panama republic.
The plan to make Panama City and
Colon free ports of entry for the mer-
chandise OF the world is being drawn
up for introduction to the next general
assembly which meets in Septe,nbe
and the government anticipates no SER
ious opposition.
The secretary of foreign affairs, Err.
nesto lie Fevre. declares that under
the free port plan Panama and Colon
would become great wholesale markets
and merchants, especially from Gen.
trail and South America, would come
here to do their buying from the stocks
and samples brought here by the mer-
chants and manufacturers of the Unit
ed States and Europe.
There now is collected by Panama
an import duty OF Is per cent on all
merchandise entering the country. An
annual revenue of about 100000 is
thus derived. In order to make up this
deficit other resources of revenue will
have to be found, and this, the author
tiles declare. can be done.
In connection with the opening of
the two ports it is planned by the
Panama authorities to erect large
warehouses at both ends of the canal
and they already have entered into
negotiations with the Panama Railroad
Company for permission to erect one
at Colon on the waterfront owned by
the railroad. Opposition may be forth
coming for the reason that the COM
pany is planning TO build and operate
bonded warehouses on canal zone ter
ritory.
Center Of Revolutionary Juntas.
During the last few months several
Revolutionary juntas have been in ac-
tive operation here.
A hotel fronting on the delightful
Plaza Central has come to be regarded
as the headquarters of former citizens
of Central and South American coun-
tries, and they are allowed TO talk rev.
olution as much as they please out no
filibustering is permitted.
The revolution in Ecuador which has
Just abou, collapsed with the recent
eyacuation of Las Esmeralds by Colon
ell Concha. the rebel leader. and ms
less than 1000 followers. was fostereo
and given financial aid by junta IN
Panama.
The Peruvian junta was little more
successful in it's efforts to overtime"
government and the revolution OF
day probably will go down as the
shortest on record. Former President
Rillin ghurst Is stopping in panama
awaiting the arrival of the other mem
hers of his family when he expects 10
return 70 Peru or else make his future
home IN Chile, where the original Lat
ina merican Billinghurst first settiea'
Thu Peruvian iunta disbanded after
having accom- plished its purpose lts
members remained here long enough 10
re,cnne Vice President Roberto De-
p,,ta on his arrival in Panama linen
they ,riumphantly accompanied MIN 10
his native shores.
There are also Hondurian. Sicarag-
nan San Salvadorian, Guatamalan no
Venezuelan juntas here.
The men sit about the little iron ia
hIes in the Hotel Central discussing
nrosnects. Close by are the Panama
secret service men. 1t is SAID tha'
each member of the juntas Is put 70
bed" nightly by some police ohlcer .olo
of TO watch him and see that ne does
no mischief When any one Oh thei'
happens to stray in the canal zone YER
r;tory he is Immediately unoer .ne
direct and secret observation OF the
canal zone police. -,
It is said there Is a strong ana Wei
organized junta in Panama tha' mas
! for its object the disesta nilsh',ent % -.
the Panama Republic and the return "
the Isthmus to Colombia me autheh-
! ticity of this report has not oeen 80.
! tabushed If it really does eA's. . 10
membership is strict secret anu 10
meeting place unknown to the fai's'"'s'