Arizona republican., 1921-03-08
C0TQ INVADER OBEY ORDER TO WITHDRAW FROM |D|SP U ED AREA
[RepubIican A. P. Leased wirel


 WASHINGTON, March 7.-Orders have been issued by the Costa Rican government for immediate withdrawal of it's forces from the disputed terri tory beyond the Sixola river and for no further advance by it's forces on the Pacific side of the Panama Costa Rican boundary Dr. Octavio Beeehe, Costa Rican minister here, tonight in- formed the state department.
 The informat ton, which was irnpart- ed in a note handed to the state de- partmeut by Dr. Beeche, acting on in structions from the Costa Rican secre- tary of state for foreign affairs, was mands of the United States as em- bodied in a note dispatched to the Gen. tral American republic last Saturday by Secretary Hughes.
 No reply, so far as could be learned tonight had been received by the state department from Panama, to whom Secretary ughes sent a note 1dent1o with that transmitted to Costa Rica.
 The Costa Rican government in its reply also pledged itself to respect the boundary line fixed between it's terri tory and that of Panama by Justice White of the supreme court.
 The Costa Rican reply as delivered by Dr. Beeche and made public by the state department says:
 l tions from the secretary of state for foreign affairs of Costa Rica to advise you that the government of Costa Rica has given orders that the Costa Ricar forces which had crossed the SiXola river be immediately withdrawn to that line and that the forces on the Pacific side make no further advance
 T hope that the action taken by my government with the desire of satisfy ing the wishes expressed by the gov ernment of the United States will be interpreted as proof of its conciliatory intentions and of the consjderation de served by the friendly attitude of tho department of state as well as of the firm conviction of my government thaf the Anderson Porras treaty and the award of Chief Justice White will b' respected and carried out
 The note sent to Costa Rica, under stood to have been identical with tha dispatched to Panama, follows: "The department of state has toda. 1 been informed that Costa Rican troop have invaded the territory adjudged b, the White award to be that of Panam; | and that they are now advancing ol Almirante and Boca del Toro. Thi | information, which appears to be con ] firmed has caused the government o | the United States the gravest concern | This government desires to urge ol l | diate compliance with it's recommenda l tion that instructions be given to it l forces between the status quo line am | the Cerro Pando- Punta. Burica line t | advance no further and that imme diate instructions be issued to thos l troops which have advanced into Qua | bito to withdraw at once to the north
 ern bank of the SiXola river
 This government recognizes thA the controversy with respect to tn 1 boundary between Costa Rica an Panama has been finally determine by the award of Chief Justice Whit and desires to urge upon the govern
 ment of Costa Rica the importance 0
 immediate cessation of hostiIities t
 the end that appropriate settlement b promptly made in an orderly manne in accordance with Chief Justic
 Whites decision. This governmen cannot regard forcible measures b
 either party as justifiable. Repre-
 sentations of a similar nature are be
 ing made to the government of Pan 1 't