Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-22
II. S. Sends
To Panama
Government Ends Squabble
By Notifying Isthmus Au-
thorities That Costa Rica
Will Occupy Territory.
Marines Enforce Terms
Chicago Tribune -Omahs Bee LEASED Wire.
BY GRAFTON S. WILCOX.

~ ~ANAA ~AN ~ "ASS~$As
Washington. Aug. 2l.--Americau
tolerance OF Panama's defiance OF
the White award in the territorial
dispute with Costa Rica has ended,
and the Panama government has
been notified by the State depart
ment that Costa Rica will proceed
at once to take over disputed ter
ritory.
To guarantee Costa Rica protcc-
ten in the expectation OF the terms
OF the territorial award, the United
States government has ordered
full battalion of marines to Pana-
ma.
Officials explained that necessity
for the use OF force is not antici-
pated and that the marines have
been ordered to the Panama-Costa
Rica border to police the territory,
while officials cf the Costa Rica
government arc taking charge OF the
section which Panama has for years
defiantly refused to concede in the
face of arbitral decisions against her.
r.. Marines on way.
Following dispatch OF State de-
partment note to Panama, a bat
talon of marines secretly left the
Quantico barracks near here for
Philadelphia. where they boarded the
battleship Pennsylvania, which will
rush them to Panama. Arrived ir
Panama, the American marines will
take charge of the disputed territory
in the Coto region OF Panama while
Costa Rica is assuming control. II
attacked by the troops of Panama
the American marines will be rein
forced and the change OF jurisdiction
compelled by American arms, should
such an unexpected development be-
come necessary.
The government Of Panama WAS
notified by Secretary of State
Hughes on August 18 of the unal-
terable determination OF the United
States that the arbitration award
ceding the territory to. Costa .Rica
must be accepedt by Panama. The,
note to Panama was as follows:
Text of U. S. Note.
"The government Of .he United
States has received the note addressed
by the government of Panama on
August f, to the American minister
III Panama, replying to the commuri-
cation handed by the minister on
August 2 to the government Of Pan
anna by instruction of the govern
nlent of the United States, in which
were transmitted two requests Of the
government of Costa Rica relating
to the boundary dispute Between the
republics OF Panama and Costa Rica.
After the most careful considera-
ton OF the statements contained in
the note of the government of Pan
anna above referred to, this govern
rent has reached the conclusion that
the arguments advanced IN this COM
lnunition have already been fully an
swered in previous notes addressed
BY the government of the United
States to the government of Pan
anna. 1t is greatly regretted that it
has proved to be impossible for the
governments of Panama and Costa
Rica to come to a direc. agreement
for the delimitation OF that portion
ct the boundary between the two re-
publics laid down by the White
award. ...
Further Delay Needless.
I'm view OF the fact that tie gov
ernmeat OF Panama appears unwill-
ing to carry out this delimitation in
the manner provided in the Porras-
Anderson convention, and inasnlucl,
as a reasonable time mentioned in
the note OF this government dated
May 2, 1921, for the reaching OF an
agreement as to the manner OF
carrying out this delimitat;on, has
already been afforded, there would
seem to be no reason why the gov
ernment of the United States should.
as friendly mediator between the
two governments, or by virtue OF its
special relations to the government
of Panama, feel compelled to suggest
to the government of Costa Rica that
in delay longer taking jurisdiction
over the territory which is now oc-
cupied by Panama and which was
adjudged to belong to Costa Rica by
the terms OF the Loubet award.
The government OF the United
States is now advised by the govern.
ment OF Costa Rica that since it corr
siders that the Porras-Anderson con-
ference is in force and since it be-
lieves there is no valid reason for de-
laying its complete execution any
longer. it is ready to assume :rnme-
diately, the jurisdiction over the
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