The Washington herald., 1921-08-22
Will Back Up Decision of
u. s. in Costa Rica-
Panama Fight
FORMER ADVISED
TO SEIZE REGION
Hughes Tells Panama 1t
Can II old Disputed
Land No Longer.

seize and exercise it's jurisdiction
over disputed territory In Central
America now in the possession Of
Panama government troops.
For the purpose Of maintaining q
watchful control over developments
which may follow. American armed
forces. some OF them now being
rushed from this country. will take
up advantageous positions In the
troubled zone.
Marines May Not Land.
A battalion of Marines. ordered
from Quantico. Va, Saturday night
was scheduled TO boIrd the U. s. S.
Pennsylvania at the Delaware
Breakwater yesterday en- route 20
Panama. The battalion. at full war
strength and fully equipped for
field service, will be sent through
the Panama Canal so as 70 be
available, IL necessary. for service
/ on the Pacific side, where the Coto
region. the present seat Of trouble.
is located.
II was indicated in Official quar-
tiers yesterday that the Marines
might not be landed. denendinR
upon Developments. and that their
dispatch was merely for purposes
# maintaining order while Costa
Rican forces proceeded to take
over Jurisdiction OF the Coto terri
tory.
Transport Of the Marines fol-
lowed dispatch Of note last
Thursday by Secretary Hughes TO
/ Panama. clearly revealing that
American natience with Panama
had been exhausted. On May 2 Nj.
Hughes sent a note to Pansma up
holding the right Of Costa Rica 20
the region in question. In this
same note. too. he stated that a
limited time would be given Pan
| anna to negotiate with Costa Rica
IS to the manner IN which Costa
Rica was to take over jurisdiction
"Tine Enough GIven--
At that tine. IL was Mr.. Hughes
o-inion, that sixty days would be
sufficient Much more time was
finally given. however. so his note
sent last Thursday. reads:
"Inasmuch as a reasonable time
for reaching an agreement has AL
ready been afforded. there seems TO
be no reason why the government
of the United States should. as the
! friendly mediator between the two
governments. or by virtue Of its
speciai relations to the government
OF Panama. feel compelled 20 suC-
~est to the government Of Costa
Rica that il delay longer taking
jurisdiction over the territory
which is now occupied by Panama
and which was adiudCed TO belong
TO Costa Ric7 by the terms Of the
Loubet award"
One singular thing about ths
nresent trouble between PANAMA.
and Costa Rica is that the United
states. while exercising a special
orote"torate over Panama. Is in the
position OF ASSISTING Costa Rica-
Another odd feature Of the trouble
's that the Cnto rerion is not ana
never has heen denied bv Panama
/" "s belonging 10 Costa Rlca. al
though Panama has held that terri
tory for years. Meantime Costa
Riran forces moved into and tool,
Jurisdiction over territory awardkd
II by Chief Justice White on the
Atlantic side. an award to which
Panama since has refused 70 sub
scribe.
UphoIds white Award.
Panama. therefore, has been In
the position Of holding LndisputSblv
Costa Rican territory. as a retalia-
tory measure against Costa Rican
seizure Of territory awarded IL by
white but claimed by Panama.
When Costa Rican forces at
temoted TO take the Coto region
also in the snring. n~hting be-
tween Costa Rica and Panama
onened. onlv to be checked bv Sec
retary Hughes IN a note Demand
ing that hostiiities cease. He
'"rthAr Instructed that Panamsp
forces be withdrawn from the
cotn REGION. but this Panana re-
frsed to do. Hughes has con-
sistent'y upheld the White award
which established a boundary be-
tween Pans ma and Costa Pica. civ
in~ C"sta Rica added territory.
HIS final note on the question
'ust made nrb'ic and accouns nied
nv a troon shi~-nent to the trouble
-ons. Is as follows:
The government ot the United
States has received the note ad-
dressed bv tho government ~ PAN
"-na on August 6. TO the American
Minister In Ponama renlvtnE 10
the communication handed by the
Minister on August TO the row.
eminent OF Pansrna bv Instruction
nr the government % the Trnited
States. in which were transmitted
'wo renuests nf the government OF
~ns'a Ri~a relsting 20 the boundary
disnute between the Republics Of
"anama and Costa Rica.
~A-Ruments Answered.
After the most careful consider
atinn of the statements contsined
IN the note OF the Government Of
pan.ma above referred 20. this
Government has reached the con-
~'usion that the arguments sd-
vanced In this communications have
already been fully answered In pre-
vious notes addressed by the rov-
ernment OF the United States 90
the government OF Panama
1T is greatly regretted that %
has been impossible Tor the Eoyern-
ments Of Panama and Costa Rica
| TO come 20 a direct sgreement tsr
the delimitation Of that portiop -
the boundary between the two 70
publics laid down by the Whit
II award. In view OF the fast thar
the government OF Panama aprezrs