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DISCUSSES ISTHMIAN AFFAIRS
He Is Confident, the Lost Territory
Can Be Won Back if the United
States Will Not Interfere
In the Matter.
WASHINGTON'. Nov! 2S. That the re
public grant to the United States all the
canal concessions provided for in the
Hay-Horran treaty.- but absolutely.,' free
of cost, is the proposition which Gen
eral Rafael Reyes brings for the consid
eration of the officials of Washington
Genoral Reyes arrived here today. He
was met at the station by ason of Dr.
Horran, the Colombian Charge, and went
at once, to his hotel. Later in the day
he had a conference with Dr. Herran.
General Reyes, talking with a repre
sentative of the Associated Press about
his mission, said:
Tou will readily admit the propriety
of my refraining from discussing my mls
ElonJ which is of a confidential charac
ter. Of the offers which Colombia
Is ready to make, I desire to say my
energies and those of my followers will
be devoted to the granting of the canal
concessions to the United States without
the payment of a cent. Even at this Co
lombia will be the gainer."
"Are you authorized by President Mar
roquln to make this offer to the United
States Government?" General Reyes was
asked.
That would be divulging my instruc
tions before I have executed them. I
cannot say more about this now." he re
plied. All Want the Canal.
"Toucan . further say," continued tho
General, ''that all Colombia is afire with
seal for building of the canal by the
United States, and the unfortunate
political troubles which were tho sole
cause of the treaty's death before the.
Colombian Congress have entirely disap
peared. "We want tho canal, and I have
come to "Washington to see wnat the peo
ple of the United States are prepared to
accept. I come with instructions from
the President of Colombia direct My mis
sion In no way interferes with the nego
tiations of Dr. Herran, the Colombian
Charge, for whom both my government
and myself personally have the greatest
respect. I shall begin daily conferences
with him, and we shall work in entire
harmony. Dr. Herran will go to the State
Department with me, and present me to
Secretary Hay."
"What is the feeling in Colombia about
the Panama revolution?"
"Feollng is running high, and there is
Indignation over the events' on the Isth
mus. "We can and will put down the
rebellion if not interfered with from tho
outside. So tense is the feeling and so
national the spirit of determination to
bring the Isthmus back into the republic
that President Marroquln will have- no
trouble in raising an army twice the
size necessary to put down the disturb
ance. Such an army can march over
land to the Isthmus, the opinion of ill
udvised persons to the contrary notwith
standing."
"What can the United States do, now
that tho treaty has been signed by Sec
retary Hay and M. Bunau-Varllla?"
Asks No Aid In Subduing Panama.
"That treaty has not been ratified. The
Colombian Government does not ask the
United States to aid it in putting down
tho revolution on the Isthmus. All we
shall ask is to be allowed to conduct our
own affairs, free from outside Interfer
ence The Colombian Government can
put down the revolution without violat
ing a letter of tho treaty of 1S4G I refer
to the treaty that we always have re
spected and adhered to, and not to the
treaty as Interpreted in these later days.
If the United States maintains a neutral
position the revolution will be put down."
When his attention was called to the
roports from Panama and other sources
that he had come to Washington to con
duct a lobby to defeat the ratification of
the treaty, he said very emphatically:
"I authorize the Associated Press to
say for me at the outset of my visit that
my movemonts here shall be strictly in
accordance with the powers with which I
am clothed. I shall deal with the offi
cials of the Washington Government di
rect, to whom I bear letters of credence
from the Bogota Government. I am not
here as a private agent, and I shall ig
nore such reflections upon my personal
and official character."
Genoral Reyes is clothed with extraor
dinary powers to make representations to
the United States and to confer with the
envoys of the Latin-American countries
at the American capital in an effort to
obtain the peaceful settlement of Colom
bia's trouble with the people of the
Isthmus of Panama, and, if possible, to
devise a means whereby the Hay-Herran
treat may be revived, ratified by Colom
bia -and the United States and the actual
construction of the canal be begun in
accordance with the terms of that con
vention. Ho is accompanied by General
Pedro Osplna, General Lucas Caballero,
Jorge Holguln and Jose Amgulo.
After a conference tonight with Dr.
Herran, General Reyes said to a corre
spondent of the Associated PresB:
'I think I expressed my views this
morning on the canal Question, and to
that conversation I have nothing to add
except to reiterate what I authorized you
to say, that I am not here to make rep
resentations, except through the official
channels, and that I purpose to ignore the
insinuations about my intentions to go
beyond this and act in a way that no self
respecting man or commissioner would
do."
General Reyes also had -a. conference to
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ASKED TO JOIN IN PROTEST.
Colombia Relies on Latin-American
Republics If Reyes Falls.
NEW TQRK, Nov. 2S. From a copy of
a cablegram sent by General Reyes, tho
Colombian Commissioner to Washington,
while he was In Port Limon, Costa Rica,
says the Herald's correspondent there. It
seems Ills last hope is that the
Latin-American republics will Instruct
their representatives at Washington to
confer with him In a peaceful protest
to the United States Government. In his
dispatch, which was addressed to the
Chilean Minister at Caracas. Venezuela,
General Reyes declares he believes the
only practical thing the Latin-American
countries can do to safeguard their In
terests and maintain their brotherhood Is
to order their representatives at Wash
ington to confer with him and together
take friendly action with the American
Government to arrange the question,
which he considers equally affects all
nations of their race. He says also he
has sent similar dispatches to Mexico.
Central America, Ecuador, Peru and
Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
DE YOUNG WANTS ON BOARD.
San Francisco Editor Aspires to Be
Canal Commissioner.
"WASHING-TON, Nov. 2S. M. H. Da
Young wants President Roosevelt to ap
point him a member of the Isthmian
Canal Commission, which will supervise
the digging of the Panama canal and
spend some $200,000,000 In the performance.
Mr. Roosevelt knows that De Young wants
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this Job. and Do Young's namo is now
under consideration,, just how seriously
it is not known.
Whether De Young gets the place on io
commission or not, it is certain that San
Francisco has been promised one commls
sonership, and that De Young believes he
can land the job, provided President
Roosevelt does not pay too strict atten
tion to some editorials that have been
printed lately In De Young's newspaper in
San Francisco condemning Mr. Roose
velt's Cuban policy.
It has seemed slightly queer to some
people that Mr. Do Young should be ask
ing favors at the hands of Mr. Roose
velt and dining with him at tho White
House, while his newspaper has been
making all the trouble over Mr. Rtose
velt's Cuban policy, which ho thought of
sufficient importance to call an extra
session of Congress to put into effect. So
far Do Young has not asked the California
Congressional delegation, asa delegation,
to Indorse him for tho Canal Commlsslon-
ershlp, or for anything else.
There are some sharp knives out for
Do Young in California, The last Legis
lature passed a resolution recommending
Dr. Chester A. Rowell, a protege of Sen
ator Bard, for this appointment of enor
mous power and great honor.
same circular has been brought to tho at
tention of the State Department, with a
query as to Its propriety from an interna
tional point of view.
The response of President Castro, of
Venezuela, to this circular, strongly in
the negative as it was, is regarded as
making it unnecessary for the United
States government to notice tho matter
further. It being assumed that tho other
South and Central American countries will
follow President Castro's example.
Venezuela Will Give No Aid.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S. M. Bunau
"Varilla, the Minister trora. Panama, had a
conference today with Acting Secretary of
State Loomis concerning financial ques
tions connected with tho canal problem.
It appears the Junta had determined
to reserve all of the $10,000,000 to be paid
to Panama by the United States after
tho treaty Is ratified for public improve
ment. Tho Minister, is going to New York for
a day or two. Ho had been advised by his
government and through private agents
that General Reyes, before leaving Port
Limon for Washington, sent to the exec
utives of nearly all the republics of South
arid Central America what amounts' to a
protest against the action of the United
States on the isthmus, and an invitation
to direct their diplomatic representatives
In "WnjjMnsrtnn to confer "With him to safe-
J guard tho Interests of Latin-America. Th
River Boats Converted Into Warships
COLON, Nov. 28. The Panama Star and
Herald says:
"We learn from a reliable 'source that
even passports to Port Limon, Costa Rica,
from Colombian ports on the Atlantic are
now not allowed to be Issued to Colom
bians. Tho river boats plying on the Mag
dalena have been armed and converted
into warships. The Liberal Generals,
Urlbe Uribe and Benjamin Herrera, have
offered tho government their services for
the taking of the isthmus. The Con
servatives, however, oppose tho acceptance
of these offersi fearing such, action would
result in the overthrow of the govern
ment." Exchango at Barranquilla Is quoted at
15.000. and at Bogota tho rate is 20,000.
Today was the anniversary of tho dec
laration of independence of the isthmus,
'but there was no sign of tho customary
celebration.
Marines Sail for Isthmus Today.
NEW YORK, Nor. 23. Equipped for a
long stay In Panama, two companies of
marines aro ready to, sail on tho supply
ship Culgoa tomorrow morning. They
have been fitted out with clothing ap
propriate to tho tropical climate. There
are ISO men in tho two companies. Tho
Culgoa is bound for Colon and will carry
330,000 pounds of meat and fowl for tho
Christmas dinners of the marines and
sailors now doing duty at tho Isthmus.
Anniversary of Independence.
PANAMA, Nov. 2S. Today was the an
niversary of the declaration of Independ
ence of Colombia from Spanish rule. Tho
day was formerly enthusiastically celo
bratedj, bu$ .the pnjndicati.oa .that; today.
was the anniversary was the official
declaration of a holiday.
The International Club, of which Senor
Jose Augustin Arango, one of the mem
bers of the junta, i3 president, gave a
ball tonight in honor of the American
naval offlcera now in Panama and Colon.
The function was attended by members
of tho government, the Consuls, the offi
cers of the British cruiser Amphlon and
a number of prominent personages.
Urges France to Build Canal.
PARIS, Nov. 2S. The Republic qf Colom
bia is endeavoring to induce France to re
new work upon the construction of the
Panama Canal. Colombian Financial
Agent Samper, who Is also a special dele
gate to the Administrative Council, Is now
in Panama. The French Canal Company
has published a statement In which It de
clares the offer of the United States Is
ridiculous, and places a high value upon
tho company's property and concessions.
It also states that with an expenditure of
$102,400,000 the carial can be completed.
SEATTLE DESIRES CHANGE
(Continued from First Page.)
Colombians Turn to France.
PARIS, Nov. 23. Senor Calderon, ex
Mlnister of Finance of Colombia, and
14 other Colombians, Including the of
ficials hero of the Republic, havo United
in a letter, appealing, to the French Re
public against the recent events .at Pana
ma. Tho letter declares the United States
cp-opcrated In their insurrection, prevent
ed Colombia from suppressing the up
rising and precipitately recognized tho In
dependence of Panama, The newspapers
publish tho appeal without comment.
Austria Recognizes Panama.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. Baron Hen
gelmuller, the Austro-Hungarian Ambas
sador, has Informed M. Bunau-Varilla
that his government has recognized the
Republic of Panama.
Pope Pledges His Support.
ROME, Nov. 23. The Pope today re
ceived the committee charged with pro
viding for the erection of a monument to
the lato Pope Leo XH at Carpineto, Leo's
birthplace and assured them of his moral,
and. material support for tho enterprise.
urer of the Democratic state committee,
-announce definitely that he Is a candidate.
But Pigott has not discouraged his
friends' efforts In his behalf.
Pigott's Name a Handicap.
Pigott would be weakened by the grand
jury with which he had absolutely no con
nection. But H. C.PIgott was chairman
of the grand Jury and in tho district be
low tho "dead line" one could never con
vince tho majority 'that the two Pigotts
were not one. They would vote frantlcally
agalnst a Pigott. This action would havo
the effect of neutralizing whatever gains
he could make elsewhere. For that reason
Pigott is regarded with a degree of skep
ticism. H- H. Kulles, a cigar manufacturer, has
been discussed to some extent by .some
Democrats who desire to curry favor with
the labor element. Some have mentioned
John Y. Terry, chairman of tho Demo
cratic county committee, as a possibility
and the experlenco of being "mentioned"
has thrilled Councilman Murphy, the sole
Democratic member of the municipal, law
making body. '
That there will bo plenty of Democratic
material Is undoubted. Incidentally Re
publican leaders are confident they will
come out of their-tangle when the cam
paign draws nearer.
Tries to Show Fair Died First.
PARIS, Nov. 28. The taking of testi
mony in the Fair case began today before
Commissioner Elsler, appointed by the
New York courts. A number of French
and American lawyers were present. The
entire day was given up to the testimony
of Emll Menard, a -druggist, near the scene
of the accident, who the following day
was called on to perform tho embalming
and assist the doctors in the partial au
topsy. Tho tendency of his testimony
was to show that Mr. Fair was Injured
more than his wife, and therefore died
first.
The court adjourned until Tuesday, when,
the more Important witnesses will bo
heard.
Large Glass Combine Dissolves.
PITTSBURG, Nov. 23. It was officially
announced today that the Independent
Window Glass Company, one of the three
leading glass manufacturers' associations,
has been dissolved. Most of the members
are preparing to enter the new combina
tion now bolnc formed.
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