New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
u. S. Note Ends
Warof Panama
And Costa Rica
Invaders to Retire From
Disputed Territory and
Will Make No New Ad-
vances, They Announce
.Armistice Farley Begins
Porras 'Pained'' at Ameri-
can Advice, but Hopes for
New Hearing on Rights

can Advice, but Hopes for
New Hearing on Rights
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, March (By
The Associated Press The conflict
between Costa Rica and Panama has
virtually been terminated through the
action OF the United States govern
ment. The Costa Rican forces will re-
tire from the disputed territory on
the Pacific side of the isthmus to the
boundary line delimited by Emile
Loubet, and on the Atlantic side to
the boundary drawn by Chief Justice
White Of the United States Supreme
Court. Troops will be stationed along
these lines pending definite settle
ment of the boundary controversy.
The people of Costa Rica seem
pleased with the stand that the United
States mas taken for the peaceful set
tlement of the dispute. There seems,
however, to be discomfort that the
Costa Ricsns did not have sufficient
time TO avenge the death of Colonel
Amado Vargas and twenty-eight Costa
Rican soldiers VINO. 1t is said, fell while
sixty-hve Costa Kicans were lighting
against eight hundred Panamanians,
Bodies of troops are marching or
sailing toward the region of the Dulce
Gulf. en- the Pacific side of the isthmus.
II is feared that owing to the fact that
there is no telegraphic communication
with that district sanguinary encoun-
ters with the Panaman troops will take
place.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Orders
have been issued by the Costa Rican
government for immediate withdrawal
o. its forces from the disputed terri
tory beyond the Sixaola River and for
no further advance by its forces on the
Pacific side of the Panama Costa Rican
boundary, DR.. Octavio Beeche, Costa
Rican Minister here, tc-nIgnr Informed
the State Department..
Believed to Meet Demands
The information. which was impaired
In a note handed to the State Depart
ment by DR.. Beeche, acting on instruc-
tons from the Costa Rican Foreign
Secretary, was interpreted here as
meeting completely the demands of tho
United States as embodied in a note
dispatched TO the Central American re-
public last Saturday by Secretary
Publication Of the fact of the dis
patch OF identic notes to Panama and
Costa Rlca last Saturday caused some
disturbance to-day in Administration
circles and drew from Secretary
Hughes An announcement of his policy
with respect to making public infor-
nation regarding diplomatic communi-
cations.
The publication was understood to
have been subject of discussion be-
tween Mr. Hughes ana president Har-
ding early to-day at the White House
and also was discussed at conferences
Mr.: Harding had with high officers
Of his department. 1t was after these
conferences that Mr.. Hughes outlined
MS poilcles to the newspaper corre-
spondents.
The Secretary said he did not want
statements made in the press regard
ing activities of the department which
we're not given out officially, and added
mat nothing must be published unless
given out by him or the high officials.
Asks Official Reports Only
referring specifically to notes for
1orelgn governments, the Secretary
SAID ne did not want the newspapers
70 publish as facts reports of diplo-
matlc exchanges which had not been
offcially announced. These should not
be gwen out, he said, until after suffi-
Gent time had elapsed for them to be
received and given cons Iteration by
the governments 10 which addressed.
While not denying that the notes had
oeen sent TO Panama and Costa Rica,
MT hughes said announcement of their
dlspatch had been made by mo au-
thorized person"
Later in the day the Department of
justice made public a statement to
employees by W Frank Gibbs, private
secretary to Attorney General Daugh-
er'y, saying that Kit is desired that
no publicity of departmental affairs
De given, except through the estab-
nshed channels, which viii be through
ene attorney General or such person
as he may Designate"
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua,
March 7.-Disbandment of the Costa
hican army has commenced, says
ocispatch from San Jose, capital of
Costa Rica, to-day
PANAMA, March T (By The Asso-
GATED Press) s).-Receipt of the note
from Secretary Hughes produced "a
painful IMPRESSION" said President
rorras Of the Republic Of Panama rast
evening, because he advises US to
Withdraw from Coto, which we have re-
covered from the Costa Ricans."
Inc President reiterated his recent
statement that the arbitration award
handed down in 1914 by Chief Justice
"n5te was completely unacceptable"
70 Panama, adding, There is no reason
lor compelling Panama to accept it, but
we VIII be pleased to secure another
opportunity TO discuss our rights"
BALBOA, Panama, March (By The
associated Press) ).-Owing to the fact
mat the Panaman government has
prevented the publication here of the
ioentic note Of Charles E. Hughes, the
american Secretary of State, to Pan
ana and Costa Rica and interviews
winch President Porras of Panama has
gwen foreign correspondents regard
.ns the Panama-Costa Rican contro-
,sefsy, the general public in Panama is
1aoorlng under the impression that the
ppaited States has demanded that the
anamans evacuate the territory they
nave reOcCuDiaI a< Co+o