The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
'LA GUERRE FINI"
AS COSTA RICAN
SOLDIERS LEAVE
Receipt of American Note
Followed by Close of
HOstilities.

President Harding's frm stand
with respect to the Panama-Costa
Rican war over their boundary
dispute brought quick results yes
terday when the Costa Rica gov
ernment replied TO the note sent
Saturday by Secretary of State
Hughes announcing the withdrawal
of Costa Rican troops from Panama
territory on the Atlantic side and
decision that Costa Rican troops
on the Pacific side would make no
advance whatever.
These decisions were in strict
compliance with the direct de-
mands made by this government in
the Hughes note which asked i'm
mediate compliance" with the rec
concentrations for termination Of
lhostilities. Last night Secretary Of
State Hughes made public the note
dispatched TO Costa Rica- together
with Costa Rica's reply submitted
to the State Department late yes
terday by the Costa Rican Minister
in Washington.
American Note
The American note TO Costa Rica
was as follows:
The Department of State has to-
day been informed that Costa Rican
troops have invaded the territory
adjudged by the White award TO be
that of Panama and that they are
now advancing on Almirante and
Boca Del Torro. This information.
which appears to be confirmed, has
caused the government of the
United States the gravest concern.
This government desires to urge
upon the government of Costa Rica
! in the most earnest manner, i'm
mediate compliance with its recon-
mendation that instructions be
given to its forces between the
statu quo line and the Cerro Pando-
Punta Burica line to advance no
further and that immediate in
structions be issued to those troops
which have advanced into Guabite
and which are now approaching
! Almirante and Bona Del Torro to
withdraw at once to the northern
bank of the Sixaola River.
This government recognizes the
fact that the controversy with re-
spect to the boundary between
Costa Rica and Panama has been
finally determined by the award Of
Chief Justice White as arbitrator.
and desires to urge upon the gov
ernment of Costa Rica the import
ance of immediate cessation of hos
tilities to the end that appropriate
settlement be promptly made in an
orderly manner in accordance with
Chief Justice Whites decision. This
government cannot regard forcible
measures by either party as justi-
fable. Representations of a similar
nature are being made to the gov
ernment of Panama"
Costa Rican Reply.
The reply received by the Depart
ment of State from DR.. Octavio
Meeche, Minister of Costa Rica in
Washington, was as follows:
Il have the honor to inform you
that 1 have received telegraphic in
structions from the secretary of
state for foreign affairs of Costa
Rica to advise you that the govern
ment of Costa Rica has given orders
that the Costa Rican forces which
had crossed the line of the Sixaola
River be Immediately withdrawn to
that line, and that the forces on the
Pacific side make no further ad-
vance, whatever.
i Il hope that the action taken by
my government with the desire Of
satisfying the wishes expressed by
the government of the United States
will be interpreted as a proof of
its conciliatory intentions and of
the consideration deserved by the
friendly attitude of the Department
OF State, as well as of the firm con-
viction of my government that the
Anderson-Porras treaty and the
award of Chief Justice White will
be respected and carried out in
their entirety"
River LIS Boundary.
The line of the Sixaola River is
the boundary line on the Atlantic
side between the Republics of Costa
Rica and Panama laid down in the
award of Chief Justice White. The
government of Costa Rica in the
note above quoted recognizes the
boundary line laid down by Chief
Justice White as arbitrator.
The note to Panama was not
made public. and at a late hour
last night, so far as known. no re-
ply had been received. Secretary
Hughes, early in the day, complain
ed to newspaper correspondents be-
cause the notes sent Saturday to
the Central American republics had
been made public without authori-
zation from him, or as he expressed
II, anyone Authorized to speak" for
the department. Mr.. Hughes de-
clared that he did not want the
press to publish anything about dip