Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-06
j. s. DEMANDS AN
END TO WARE ARE
| IN CANAL. ZONE
tate Department Dis
patches Notes to Costa
Rica and Panama.
Is FIRST ACTION IN FOREIGN
| AFFAIRS BY NEW OFFICIALS
Asserts That Hostilities Involve
American Interests in
Those Republics.
WANT PEACEFUL SOLUTION
fcnding Of communications Follow
Extended Conferences Between
Harding, Hughes and Others.
S FIRST ACTION IN FOREIGN
AFFAIRS BY NEW OFFICIALS
Want PEACEFUL SOLUTION
6cnding OF communications Follow
Harding, Hughes and Others.
ne Nssnciated rre..,.l

by Associated ircs4.l
WAsiIiSITC$. March 5.--Cessa-
ION Of host!iities between Costa Rica
nj Panama Is demanded In identic
iotcs. which. II was learned tonight
he State Department had dispatched
oday I" the governments OF those
wo courtries by Charles Evans
hughes. I'll. new Secretary OF state.
Thia action w;.s thc nrst oc the
Harding administration In the realm
), foreign affairs, ana vas said to
ave been based on the grounds OF
road osp.dIcncy. 81 the dispute be
~cen the Central american republics
banana Canal Zone.
y peaceful solution o! the dispute
,vcr the TERRITORY Of coto oa the
,asls OF White award 10 understood
o have he.n suggested. The notes
l!d not suggest mediation by the
Jni,ed states. but were understood
have conveyed the Impression mat
his country stood ready To enforce.
{ necessary. peaceful! solution.
Have Conferences.
Dispatch OF the UGss followed ex-
ended conferences between President
Harling. Secretary Hughes and John
w.. Weeks and Edwin Dcnby. the nc"
|Secrctarias %! War and Nav. Mr..
Hughes took MP the subJcc, q. the
dispute with rnderSocrctary Davis
Immediately after his induction into
oiNcc, and later spent nearly two
hours with Mr. Harding n the White
sIliouse.
n Srcrctar: Weeks was called IN soon
En- ttor the conference began aud pre-
Hientod lates. dispatches from the
canal zone as TO tho e!,uation. Mr..
Dcnby discussed the question later
with the President.
Replies from Panama and Costa
I>ica to the notes dispatched several
days ago by former Secretary Colby
were rccsiv we'd today at the
State Depurs ncnt. That from Pan
ANA was sal, 10 have expressed
Willingness TO accept the offer OF the
good Offices of the United states In
attempting to settle the dispute. but
the one from Costa Rica was de-
8scribch as unsatisfactory. IL was
received contcmporancously with re-
ports that that government still WAS
sending troops into the disputed ter
ritory.
II was said that the American gov
eminent had no official information
that either Panama or Costa Rica
intended 10 submit the dispute 10 the
league of nations as reported IN
press dispatches from Central Amer
lea and Paris. Todays action of the
State Department. II was added. was
Etaken without reference TO such re-
ports.
Harding Gives Approval.
President Harding and his advisers
were said TO have given their APP
proval OF the steps already taken to
protect American interests in the
zone OF hostilitics. and Indicated that
unless the two American warships
now on their way South proved adc-
uuatc to accomplish that purpose
larger force might follow them.
President Harding has taken
keen personal interest in the situa-
T. ton and was said to he anxious to
see everything possible done to re-
store. peace. Because OF his recent
visit to Panama and the Canal Zone.
81 was said. he feels that nc might
be In 4 peculiar position 10 rc-estab-
! iish concord.
Secretary Daniels, before he sur
rendered office TO Mr.. Denly, said the
gunboat Sacramento had been or
dercd to Almirante Din compliance
! with the request for warships, and
that Rear admiral Bryan. command
/ ing the special service squadron. had
been ordered to protect American
lives and property il necessary with
whatever force he needed.
What other steps might be taken
here was not indicated. IT was I'M
derstood, however. that Secretary
Hughes was in accord with the notes
sent by the retiring administration
urging the two governments to reach
a peaceful settlement of their dis
pute. State Department officials.
however. were inclined to view land
ing of Costa Rican troops beyond
the frontiers of Panama rs making
the situation more complex.
Says Costa ItIca Notified u. y.
SAN JOSE, COSTA RIGA. March o.
The newspapers here have made pub
lie what arc declared to be ofiicia!
documents to show that in December
J last, the Department OF State in
Washington was notified OF the de-
cision by Costa Rica TO take posses
sion Of its territories In question on
tho Pacific side OF the republic.
American citizens, residents here
have offered their services and e.
nancial support to the government
for the defense of tho country. the
press reports.
NEW YORK, March 5.-censorship
has been established on. all cable
messages to and from Costa Rica and
\ Boltvia,