The New York herald., 1921-08-22
Washington Ignores Talk
of League or the South
American Republics
as New Arbiter.
OUR OBLIGATION CITED
Guaranteeing Of Territorial
Integrity Of Little Repub-
lie Said to Give Unusual
Rights.
specio, Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Wnshingfnn. ID. C.. Anr. 2I.

Special Despatch 10 THE NEw YORK fEsAIp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c.. Aug. 81.
The United States Government has
served an ultimatum on Panama noti-
flying her that the time has arrived
to vacate the territory awarded to
Costa Rica by the arbitral decision OF
the late Chief Justice White.
A battalion Of marines went on
board the U. S. battleship Pennsyl-
yania and started from Philadelphia
to-day for the Panama Zone.
The note to Panama, made public
to-day, was written under date of
August Is and instructs the Amer
ican Minister at Panama to inform
the Panama Government that the
reasonable time" which this Gov
ernment gave to Panama to vacate
the disputed territory has elapsed.
The United States also informs Pan
sma 1t has advised Costa Rica to oc-
cupy the disputed area.
Text Of Note to Panama.
The text Of the note follows.
The Government of the United
States has received the note ad-
dressed by the Government OF Pam
anna on August TO the American
Minister in Panama. replying TO
the communication handed by
the Minister on. August TO the
Government of Panama by instruc-
ton of the Government of the
United States, in which were trans
mitted the requests of the Govern
ment of Costa Rica relating to ths
boundary dispute between the re-
publics Of Panama and Costa Rica.
After the most careful consid-
Grafton OF the statements contained
in the note of the Government OF
Panama above referred to. tris
Government has reached the CO.
clusion that the arguments
vanced in this communication ha
already been fully answered in pI
vious notes addressed by the &c
ernment Of the United States
the Government of Panama.
1t is greatly regretted that 1t h
proved to be impossible for 4
Governments of Panama and Cos \
Rica to come to a direct agreeme
for the delimitation of that portio
of the boundary between the tw
republics laid down by the Whit
award
In view OF the fact that the Gov
ernment of Panama appears un-
willing to carry outSthis delimita-
tion in the manner provided in the
Porras-Anderson convention, ana
inasmuch as a reasonable time
mentioned in the note OF this Gov
ernment dated May 2. 1921. for the
reaching of an agreement as 70 tho
manner OF carrying out this defmi-
tation. has already been afforded.
there would seem TO be no reason
why the Government OF the United
States should. as the friendly me-
diator between the two Govern
ments, or BY virtue Of it's special
relations to the Government OF
Panama, feel compelled to suggest
to the Government of Costa Rica
that il delay longer taking jurisdic-
tion over the territory which Is
now occupied BY Panama and
which was adjudged 70 belong 20
Costa Rica by the terms OF the
Loubet award.
The Government OF the United
States is now advised by the Gov
ernment OF Costa Rica that since
il considers that the Porras-An-
derson convention IS in force. and
since Il believes that there is no
valid reason for delaying its COM
plete execution any longer. X Is
ready 10 assume Immediately the
jurisdiction over the territory above
referred 10.
Question Long Pending.