The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-14
LEAGUE IS ADVISED COSTA RICA-PANAMA FLARE-NU IS ENDED
Panama ReiterateS Refusal to Accept Chief Justice Whites Ruling Delimiting Frontier
 in Dispute
By Assoclnted Press

II | Geneva, March 13-The League of Nations today published dispatches ex- changed between Panama and Costa Rica and Sir Eric Drummond general secretary of the league, in which the two republic notified Sir Eric that they had accepted mediation by the United States in their dispute, and that hos tilities have ceased.
 Sir Erie in replying. expressed the
 pleasure of the council al the media | ton of the United States which, he
 said. seemed a good way of bringing
 about settlement of difficulties of
 two members of the League of Ma
 tions Panama and Costa Rica each
 hold the other entirely responsible for
 the difficulty along the border be- tween the two republics.
 Panama reiterates her refusal to recognize the decision of Chief Jus ice White of the United States supreme court in delimiting the frontier, and
 reserves the right to demand an in-
 demnity for the expenses of defensive
 expeditions. Emphasis is laid on the
 fact that Costa Rican prisoners and wounded are being well treated by the : Panamanians in conformity with the
 international agreement, and as is
 proper in chivalrous country"
 Costa Rica, in reporting it's accept
 ance of American mediation, says the
 conflict has virtually terminated. THE TELEGRAM , The telegram from Costa Rica to Sir , Erie was received on March Il. It says:
 T have the honor to acknowledge re- ceipt of your dispatch of March and to inform you that thanks to the media. ton of the United States the conflict between Costa Rica and Panama ha9
 virtually terminated
 Panama had not only refused to accept } the arbitration as dictated by the chiet justice of the United States September
 l2, 1914, on the question of frontiers, but since that date had invaded further ter ritory.
 The government of Costa Rica, after
 having called the attention of the gov
 ernment of Panama to this invasion
 sent detachment of 9 men to Coto, sit f uated p kilometres on this side of tn, , frontier line traced on the slope of tn, : Pacific by the decision of President Lou
 bet Scot II, 1900, and confirmed by tn, Q treaty of March r, 1910.
 i. This detachment was characterized a n another of the same strength. A thrr = detachment of @ men sent to the rescu,
 of the first two was cruelty massacre, . by Panaman forces of highly superio
 number The President of Panama is : sued proclamation calling the peopl Y to arms: Costa Rican citizens were at n tackled in the streets and the esgutcheon ; of our consulates were torn down by tn t crowds.
 5, Costa Rica then saw herself oblige. $ to exercise just reprisals and occupe T the port of Almirante on March l. Il was then that the government at Wash
 ington offered it's mediation, which wa '- accepted
 > The government of Costa Rica insist '- on making known that Panaman citizen in ipa g ulously respected and that the conduc e of the Costa Rican troops has been per
 fected in the invaded Panaman territory IF The govern rnsent of Costa Rica puts upo d the government of Panama full respon l. sbilty for the conflict. (Signed)- IS ABEJANDRO ALVAREDO QUIROZ, 10 Minister of Foreign Relations. r. SIR ERIC'S REPLY ie Sir Eric Drummonds reply, addresse as to Minister Quiroz, says:
 re Your telegram received March II.
 was immediately communicated to tn
 members of the council. The presder in of the council is happy to learn that tn 10 government of Costa Rca has accepte is mediation of the United States and h ,e feels that the contention between Par ts anna and Costa Rica is in the way of settlement. He does not doubt that m definite agreement will be reache D. shortly between the states, members r. the Leagu of Nations in conformity wit ,- the spirit of the covenant The counc ,v will be happy to be kept informed of an
 new developments'
 a The telegram from Panama to the sec ~ retary-general received on March 1 m says:
 " During the night of March 2, all tn =, troops of Costa Rica that invaded tl ~ r Panaman province of Bocas Detoro, o 'i,, the Atlantic side, embarked for Cost ~ Rica. As soon as it received the new ae the government of Panama ordered tn W retirement of its troops, which had oC
 cupied the district of Coto on the Pa is cific side where the first attack of tn IT Costa Ricans occurred, but leaving the III civil and political authorities accordin er to the terms of mediation. sd "Hostities are suspended reiterat V my telegram of March ', in which I ir IS dicatsed the general conditions of our as " ceptance of mediation by the Unite It States but I add an essential condition SC refusal by the republic of Panama to ac e. ceput the terms of the White arbitratio r. which after encountering the opposite g. of the legislative and executive powe, sy and public opinion in 1914, is today r, r. jected by the same authorities and ful H. thermore by all the municipalities of u n- republic consulted on the subject by tf
 executive power
 of DEMAND INDEMNITY
 
 oy right during mediation to establish ar C. substantate the responsibility incurre vi- by Costa Rica by reason of her aggre e. sion and also to demand indemnity ft he the expenses of the defensive expedition $, Panama was obliged to organize ar is equip.
 Ill Costa Rican prisoners and woundt ks are being treated in manner conform IT. ing with international conventions whic $. Panama has signed and to which sl K conformed, and' as is proper in a chiva IT, rous country
 Id (Signed) CAREY, re Secretary of Foreign Relations .n The secretary general replied to u ar Panaman minister as follows:
 "Your telegram which reached Par
 on March Il has been received at Gene,
 and distributed to the council. The pre-
 ident of the council has already e,
 pressed to the government of Costa Ric
 his Satisfaction at learning of the hol