The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
WHITE AWARD MUST BE OBSERVED, NOTE ID PANAMA HOLDS
Firm Communication Regard ing Controversy With Costa Rica Is Sent By Sec
 retary Hughes
By Associated Press

Washington, March 17.4-Firm in- sistence that Panama immediately comply with the provisions of the White arbitration award in settling its boundary dispute with Costa Rica was made by the United States in the note dispatched to Panama by Secretary Hughes early this week, the text of which was made public here today.
 Provisions Of the treaty under which Panama and Costa Rica agreed to sub- init to lhe arbitration of Chief Justice White their disputed boundary on the Atlantic side of the Cordilleras were cited by this government in support of its contention that the Jurisdiction of the arbiter had not been exceeded in the award, as claimed by Panama in It's recent note to the state department.
 The United States government fur ther insisted upon the observance by Panama of the previous award on the Pacific side made by President Loubet of the French republic in 1900, and which 1t declared was "unequivocally accepted by both Panama and Costa Hica in the Porras- Anderson treaty of 1910, the same convention in which the
 
 re-arbitration by the American chief justice.
 OBLIGATIONS NOT FULFILLED
 Notwithstanding this fact" the note stated, athe government of Panama apparently has taken no steps to full Ill its obligations to recognize the territory on the Costa Rican sida of that line as subject to the Jurisdiction or the government of Costa Rica b,1, has continued to exercise Jurisdiction over the territory between that terrf- tory until the present time.
 "Thfs government considers ft
 to be m unavoidable duty to re-
 quest the government of Panama
 af once to take steps to conffrm the boundary line from Punta Du-
 rfcn to point in the central Cor
 o1iIeras north of Cerro Pnndo.
 near the ninth degree of north
 latitude, by reIinquishIng its furts-
 dfctfon over the territory on th~
 Costa Rican side of that line nc
 defined by the Lcubet award. ana
 by transferring snch jurfsdfcttor
 to the government of Costn fRicn
 In m orderly manner. It is to b~
 observed that it is in that terr,
 tory, belonging to Costn Rica. i'm,
 COto is situated.-
 The United States. the note stateo had received with "deep concernu ~ statement in the Panaman nota to +h.s government that the action takar h,, the government of Panama in retir;ns It's military forces from Cote sbo,1e not be interpreted in any case as an implied recognition of the awardr cov. ering that territory N s WANT BOUNDARY SURVEYED
 Tn order that the boundary line la,s aoWn py Chlef justice White may be de- med physically and in pern,anant manner in accordance with the f3ndIp pg ae Inc award" the American governmer, urged that Panama arrange with cosra Rjca. without delay" for the an,,o;,,. ment of commission of eneinear.7 tx carry out this work, "as provided for hv the terms of Article VII of the Porras- Anderson treaty.
 Press reports at the time the An,s~ ican note was dispa tched to Panama co,,- strued this request for the appointment or boundary commission as onaniyr the way for readjustment of the Whi,e section of the boundary award rathar thar a request for a physical definition of the line as provided for in the arhi- tration treaty. - Panama government that in renf1erinp . h;s award, which incorporated the line Iaid down on the Pacific side in the Loubet award. the American chief Justice had exceeded the Jurisdiction vested in hir, by the treaty. the American note said:
 This government finds no basis Tor the contention that the arbitrator exceed- ed his powers, and his award, according to the express terms of the Porras- An- derson treaty. became a perfect ana compulsory treaty between the high contracting parties. and both Panan,a and Costa Rica bound themselves to It's faithful explanation and waived ali claims agains sx~.