Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-03-20
People Disappointed


In making his appeal President por'
raH recalled the expressions OF the
friendship ~ Panama given hy Mr..
Harding last November during his visit
there and voiced "A hope that the Pana'
manian people might not he disappolnt'
cd IN their faith In the new admins
tratlon at Washington. To this Prcsi'
dent Harding replied giving his avownls
hut added that the exercise % friendly
relations must lie tempered by justice.
The message from the Panamanian
President was received late yesterday
aud brfore replying Dir. Harding held a
long conference today with secretary
Hughes of the state department. II IN
understood that they not only went over
In detail the latest information regard
lng the situation between the two Cen
trail American Republics. but also dis.
cussed the broad questions OF policy In.
volved In "A final determined inslstence
on the position taken by this govern
mcnt
Following Ia President Harding's re.
ply:
"Thc communications from our gov.
ernment to the government Of Panama
and the government ~ Costa Rica have
been sent with the full knowledge and
hearty approval u the executive.
1T would be exceedingly distressing
me 10 believe that the government ~
Panama had cause to feel wounded or
TO assume. for any reason. the govern
ment OF the United States is In any way
unmlndful ~ our peculiar friendly re.
latlons. with "A recognized mutually Of
interest. The friendly expressions made
In your presence informally last No.
vembcr. are repeated now. and there
In deep concern for full justice In the
exercise of our friendly relationship.
1T must b. apparent however. that the
decision ~ the chief justice Of the
United States In an arbitration sub
mitted % him. and reached after ex
haustive study and rendered In fullest
devotion to justice must h. the unalter
able position ~ this government"
President Porras cablcgram as made
public follows;
Demands from state department that
my government would accept Whites
decision In painful and humillatlng
More NO when two successive legisla
lures and all municipalities In the 70
public have pcti,ioned for the rejec
ton 81 that decision on the ground thai
the arbitrator notoriously exceeded III
Jurisdiction giving 10 Costa Rlca mor'
than what her representative pernlti
asked from President Loubet and als'
because II IL against the provisions o
Panama's constitution.
II appeal. therefore. directly 10 you
Mr.. President recall -; your kind word
with which yuu expressed your friend
ship and good wishes toward my coun
try when you honored us with your
visit in November address nysel
10 the magistrate who loves justice an,
equity M that my country's cause =
hctter appreciated and that We be bet
ter classified amongst the nations whicl
self lf.consciousness and dignity that feel
herself deeply wounded with the stat
department. demand
Il bcg II YOU. MIR President, To us'
your personal. political aud admins
trativc influence su that the boundary
between Panama and Costa RiCa ma,
have solution more IN accord witt
Justice and dignity than the one which
W. are bcing asked o. accept
1--WE Panamans arr confident In youI
righteousness and We hope that th'
confidence will no, b. rewarded viii
disappointment