The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-23
Political Interests
 Inirnical to U. $. Would Start Uprising
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 Panama officials expressed the hope that the American marines, which are enroute from Philadelphia for Panama, are not for immediate active service, but are to be held in read mess for future developments and to protect the Panama Canal in the event that disorders occur The Panaman forces are we'll SUD- piled with war materials. The gov | ernment began making purchases of arms and munitions in this city last | April and as late July two ship | ments of munitions left this country bayonets, machine guns and cart | ridges It was explained that these munitions were to be used for the pro- lection of the City of Panama. The supplies were sufficient, however, to equip a force larger than the 500 po- | licemen raised by the government. Persons conversant with condi- tionS in the Central American repub- lie, declared that an uprising against President Porras has only been pre- vented by his refuse1 to give in to the demands of the American State de- partment.
 Despite the Presidents stand | against the White award (which the United States wants to enforce) his political enemies accuse him of nav ing a secret willingness to yield if he could do so with grace. The political | opponents of the President are spar | ing no effort to embarrass him. They | have recalled old speeches made by | him to prove that he was anti-Ameri- can at the time of the creation of the republic. The position of President Porras has been a critical one for nearly a year, with pressure against him from three different sources His | political enemies attacked him with | out cessatio.; the public demanded | that Panama reject the White award and the United States government has been increasing in tnsistence that Panama yield to Costa Rica and ac- | cept the White award.
 l Panama, Aug. 23-W1th negotia- | tfons between Panama and the United l States still pending over the Panama | Costa Rican boundary dispute, this re- | public has completed it's military | measures to defend the territory in question. if Costa R1ca attempts to | take 1t by force.
 | President Porras, of Panama, Is de- flying his political enemies. and in an- | swer to their demands for his resigna- l. | tion, announced that he would not re- tire from the presidency under any | circumstances.
 l Anti-American feeling, which was running high over the weekend, Is | subsiding.
 | The American u1tinatum, demand
 ing that Panama accept the White award, which gives the district of Cote to Costa Rica, caused little interest
 among the public at large when
 printed in the local press. Leaders l of the political faction. hostile tc | President Porras, said upon it, how | ever, and increased their efforts to
 discredit the national executive.
 Friends of the president are cer-
 tain that he will weather the storm
 and they point out that United States
 Marines were furnished to guard the
 presidential palace when the trouble | was acute last spring.
 The abatement of anti-Americar
 feeling, is>1arge1y due to the efforts o1
 leaders of the conservative party and
 the Roman Catholic church. Botf agencies encourage an amicablt
 agreement with the United States
 contending it is the best policy fol
 Panama to continue under the plan
 and tutelage of the American Repub | lie.