The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-22
Pennsylvania
SAILS TOWARD
PANAMA ZONE
400 Marines Aboard Sup
plies Rushed to Battleship
Officers Non-commital as
to Destination.
PANAMA IS WARNED
oBy Associated Iercss)


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %. - The
United States battleship Pennsylvania
with 400 marines for duty in Panama
aboard. passed out the Delaware
Capes today The exact destination
of the force was not made known and
officials at the Philadelphia navy
yard declared not even the command.
ing officers knew the duty they were
TO perform upon arrival in the canal
zone.
Rush orders to prepare supplies fer
the marines, who were sent here from
their base at Quantico, Va. were re-
ceived yesterday by telephone froIa
the navy department and navy yard
forces worked through the night load
ing the Pennsylvania with equipment
for prolonged stay away from base.
Decision Reached Suddenly
The decision 10 augment American
forces already in the canal zone ar
parentsly was reached suddenly. as
the Pennsylvania, which was enrouta
from New York to Pacific waters, was
ordered by wireless TO proceed TO
Philadelphia and take on the marines.
The battleship was stopped at the
Delaware breakwater and the marine
their trains TO lighters and sent down
the Delaware river to their transport.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The gov
ernment of Panama has been in
formed by the United States that, as
| friendly mediator between Panama
| and Costa Rica in their boundary dis
pute, the American government does
| not feel compelled to suggest that
| Costa Rica delay longer in taking
/ jurisdiction over territory now held
by Panama and which was adjudged
to belong to Costa Rica by the terms
of the White award.
| The position of this government
was set out in a note transmitted by
Secretary Hughes to the government
of Panama Aug. IS and just made pub
lie by the state department.
! Costa Rica has advised the United
States, the note said, of its determi-
nation to assume immediate jurisdic-
tion over the disputed territory.
While United States marines were
sailing southwark today to stand by
when Costa Rica marches her forces
into the tiny bit of territory whose
Ownership Panama has so earnestly
and long contested. officials here ex-
Ipressed the opinion they would have
"a pleasant cruise and probably never
fire rifle
I The navy department was requested
by the state department to send the
marines and Secretary DENLY of the
former department said the action wa
purely precautionary. He emphasized
that no action was anticipated and
the belief generally was felt that the
territory dispute would be amicably
adjusted.
Hughes Note to Panama
; The note to Panama. made public
yesterday, was as follows:
''The government of the United
States has received the note address
ed by the government of Panama OF
Aug. to the American minister in
Panama, replying to the communica
tion handed by the minister on Aug .
to the government of Panama by In
. struction of the government of the
) United States, in which were trans
mitted two requests of the govern
| ment of Costa Rica relating to m
boundary dispute between the repub
: lies of Panama and Costa Rica.
5 After the most careful considern
: ton OF the statements contained ir
the note of the government of Panama
above referred to this government ha,
reached the conclusion that the areu
ments advanced in this communities
tion have already been fully answered
in previous notes addressed by tht
government of the United States tc
the government of Panama.
1T is greatly regretted that il ha.
proved to be impossible for the gov
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