The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-06
news FROM THE
CANAL ZONE

Panama, April 6.-The Isthmus Of
Panama is not only to become a gate
way for the worlds shipping but 4
great s~torehouse for the goods Of al
nations, according to the hopes Of the
Panama republic. u"
The Llan to make Panama City and
colon free ports Of entry for the mer-
chandisc of the world is being drawn
up for introduction to the next gener-
al assembly which meets in Septem-
Der and the government anticipates nc
serious opposition.
The secretary of foreign affairs, Err
nestO lie Fevre, declares that under
the free port plan Panama n Colon
would become great wholesale mar
ketS, n merchants, especially from
Central and South America would
come here to do their buying from the
stocks and SAMPLES brought here by
the merchants and manufacturers OF
the United 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 $4,000, 900 is
thus derived. In order to make up this
deficit other sources 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 Rail-
o Co. for permission to erect one
at ColOn on the waterfront owned by
the railroad. Opposition may be
forthcoming for the reason that the
company is planning to build and op-
crate bonded warehouses on canaH
zon territory.
During the last few months several
revolutionary ~juntas have been in &C
tive operation here.
a hotel fronting on the delightful
Plaza Central has come to be regard
ed the headquarters Of former citizens
or Central and South American coun-
tries, and they are allowed to talk
revolution as much as they please but
no ftlibustering Is permitted.
The revolution in Ecuador which
has Just about collapsed with the re-
cent evacuation Of Las Esmeralds by
Colonel Concha, the rebel leader, and
his less than 1000 followers, was fos-
tered n given financial aid by a
Junta II Panama.
The Peruvian junta was a little
more successful in it's efforts to over
throw a government and the revolu-
ton Of a day proba bly, will go down as
me shortest on record. Former Pres
iueht is stopping in Pan
anna awaiting the arrival Of the other
members of his family when he ex-
poets to return to Peru or else make
his future home in Chile where the
original Latin-American Billinghurst
first settled.
The Peruvian junta ~disbanded after
having accomplished it's It's
members remained here long enough
TO welcome Vice Pres. Robert Leguia
on his arrival in Panama. Then they
t~riumphantly accompanied film to his
native shores,
There are also Hondurian. Near
aguan, San SalVadorian, Guatamalan
and Venezuelan juntas here.
The men sit about the little iron
tables in the Hotel Central discuss
ing prospects. Close by are the PAN
anna secret service men,. 1t Isl said
that each member Of the junta is put
to bed" nightly by some police Off
Ger told off to watch him and see that
he does no mischief. When any one
OF them ~happenstto stray in the canal
zone territory he is Immediately un-
der the direct and secret observation
or the ma zone police.
1t is said there is a strong and we'll
organized junta in Panama that has
FOR its object the disestablishment of
the Panama republic and the return
OF the isthmus to Colombia. The au-
thentlclty of this report has not been
established. If it really does exist it's
membership is a strict secret and it's
meeting y.lace unknown to the PAN
anna authorities.