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Show PANAMA RESENTS U. S. NO TE REBELLIOUS ATTITUDE TAJCEH Small Nation Shows Disposition Dis-position to Disregard Jl Award Handed Down W by Chief Justice White BAN JOSE, Caata Rica, March 7- fBy the Aaeaciatod Praaa.)-An - ar tawtatiea between Panama and Coat a ! Rioa and final aettlamant of the boun-alariee boun-alariee quaation ia being negotiated through mediation of the United Statee 'government, it waa anneunced hare to iay. PANAMA, Marrh 7 (By Asso-ciated Asso-ciated Preag). Receipt of ' the identic note sent to Costa 'Rica and Panama by Charlea . - Hughes, American- secretary of tate, aaklntr that hostilities between the two countries cease, produced a "painful Impression," said President ' Forraa of the republic of Panama laat renins1. "This Impression wss caused." con tinued the president, "because be ad-viaea ad-viaea us to withdraw from Coto, which we have recovered from the Costa Rica Ri-ca ns." The president reiterated his recent statement that the arbitration award handed down In 1914 by chief Justice White waa "completely unacceptable" to Panama, adding:: "There is no reason for compelling- Panama to accept ac-cept it, but we will be pleased to secure se-cure another opportunity to discuss ur rights." It Is understood the United States cruiser Sacramento with an eairle boat has arrived et Hoc as del Toro, but this cannot be confirmed, since the Balboa hesdquarters of the fifteenth naval district issued a statement savin-; that Admiral Bryan waa receiving or d era which could not be riven out B at Balboa. ri Dispatches declaring that I'anajns Jt has requested Intervention by the league of nations have not been con- J .v firmed here, because the Panama gov- emment has been keeping secret Its II pesos moves because of their possible II effect upon the people of this country. Award by White Entirely Unacceptable PANAMA, March T. In an Interview Inter-view with the United Press todsy. President Bellsarlo Porrss said: "I hare received Hecretary Hughra' note, which haa given me a very painful Impreralon, because he advises ad-vises us to withdraw our troops from the Coto territory, which always hss been under our Jurisdiction and which we hsve recovered sfter it hsd been Invaded three times by Costa Rlcans. "The award of that territory by Chief Justice White is entirely un- acceptable to Panama. We recognize that Chief Justice White is a high and honorable authority, but President Loubet of France was slso a very high authority, the highest suthoiity of France when' ha pronounced his award. EXCEEDED AUTHORITY. "Although Costa Rica accepted Loubet's award, she asksd the mediation media-tion of the United States, alleging obscurity In tha award and the neces-sity neces-sity of interpreting It, so Chief Justice Jus-tice White was appointed to fix the boundary Una according to the beat Interpretation of Loubet'a award. And the chief Justice did not limit himself him-self to tha powers granted him, but (Continued on pegs f ' REBELLIOUS ATTITUDE (Continued from page 1.) decided freely as If the arbitration had no limitation of powers. We have had and now have reason not to accept the White award and to evacu ate the territory which Panama has always possessed and allow Costa Rica to occupy it. "This does not mean," he said, "that Panama will not accept mediation. We will ' accent, but we protest the basis of the White award." 8UGGESTS SETTLEMENT. Panama, he said, should be permitted per-mitted to retain Goto and the Costa Rlcans compelled to withdraw to the north bank of the Bixaola river pending pend-ing adjudication. The president said he will reply to Hughes' note submitting the correspondence cor-respondence to the national assembly tomorrow and being guided by its decision. de-cision. Messages from Bocae del Toro ssld the Costa Rlcans were not attempting attempt-ing to take that city, but were passing pass-ing on to Almlrante. Americans have interests in that region.. The Costa Rican forces were estimated at 1700 men. |