Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-22
RUSH j. S. TROOPS
| TO TROUBLE ZONE
| AT PANAMA CANAL
Secretary Hughes Author
ICES Costa Rica TO Seize
Disputed Territory.
ASSERT PATIENCE WITH
PANAMA IS EXHAUSTED
Refuse TO Withdraw Soldiers
From Cato as Directed by
u. S. as Mediator.
WHITE WARD IGNORED
""rinrs. Ordered From auuntico. May
N"t Land lnicss iIo-,iiiIi--
HrcRk Out.
ASSERT PATIENCE WITH
PANAMA IS EXHAUSTED
WHITE AWARD ,G>onEDI
""rinr". Ordered From tuuntico, May
Not Land Unless ii"-,IiiIi--
Hrcnk Out.
u! Robert J. I,cmdcr.

United News STAFF Corrcspundent
$ III G Il o y. Aug 2o-The
american government has virtually
authorized Costa Rica to seize and
eSorcIac it's Jurisdiction over dis
pmt"d territory IN Central america
NOW IN the possession OF i.annm;,
|soNcrnm"nt troops.
F"r the purpose of maintaining :.
w"t"Hiui control over Developments
'whirh may follow. American armed
forces. some OF them nov being
pushed from this country. viii tax.
NJ advantageous positions In TN.
'ronhie 2one.
battalion uf United States ma
mes ordered from Qran,lco. Va.
ISatprday night. Mas scheduled TO
hohru the United states ship Penn
sSiEahia at the DeicWarc break
water sunday en- route TO Panama.
The battalion. at fun war strength
ana fully equipped for field service,
VIII be sent through the Panama
[,ahai. so as TO he available. If
necessary. for service on the Pacific
side. where the Coto region, the
rreaen, seat OF trouble. is located
Way Not Land Marines.
1t was Indicated in otciaG quar-
tors Sunday that the marines .uIch,
not be landed. depending upon de-
'eiopncnts. and that their dispatch
waA merely for purposcs OF main
taiHins order while Costa Eican
forces proceeded 10 take over juris-
|dIctlon of the Coto territory.
Transport of the marines followed
Ills patch OF note August Is .,y Sec
! etary or Statc hughes 70 the gov
|ernmont of Panama, clearly reveal
ing that American patience with
Panama had been exhausted. On
May Hughes had sent note TO
Panama unfolding the right of Costa
lsica TO the region in question In
this same note, too, Hughes stated
tina, a limited time would lie given
l'anann to negotiate with Costa
l.ica as to the manner In which
Costa itica was TO take over juris-
|hic'i"n. AZ that time. IL was Hughes
opinion that sixty DAYS would be
sufficient Much NOR. time was
finally given, however, so his note.
scnt last Thursday. reads
Reasonable Time Afforded.
"lnaSmuch as "a reasonable tim.
for reaching an agreement has nj
ready been afforded, there seems TO
be no reason why the government of
the United States should. as the
friendly mediator between the TO
governments. or by virtue OF it's sye-
cial relations to the government of
Panama. feel compelled to suggcs,
TO the government Of Costa Rica
that 1t delay longer taking jurisdic-
,ion over the territory which is now
occupied by Panama, and which was
adjudecd 10 belong to Costa Rica by
the terms Of the I.oubct award"
one singular thing about the pres
|.nt tro1hl" between Panama and
Costa itica is that the United States
while exercising Il special protcc-
ioTate over the former government
Is in the position of assisting Costa
Iiica. Another odd feature of the
trouble is that the Coto region is
not, and never has been, denied by
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