Show PANAMA DHU DENIES CHAR S Denial Made of Government Government Government Govern Govern- ment Interest in Conces Concession sion Under Fire Is Made PANAMA IA Canal Canul Zone June Jun 7 1 JAP The AP The Panama government Is not concerned over the Inquiry asked by United States Senator Borah into the the grant of a British concession to large tracts of land landon landon on on the isthmus according to tp Foreign Foreign For For- eign Secretary Alfaro I 1 believe the action of Senator Borah should cause no concern whatever the foreign secretary said based as it is on data furnished furnished furnished fur fur- by such a personage as Richard Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard O. O Marsh who is only too well known hereIt hereIt here It is all based on an initial ab absurdity ab- ab Panama has not made a concession to the British government government government govern govern- ment as as th the affirms butto but butto to a private English company Panama Panama Panama Pan Pan- ama h has S a perfect right to do this In accordance with her laws The American state department realized this by explaining that it did not consider It necessary to take up the matter with Panama diplomatically diplomatically diplo diplo- since the concessions seem a typical grant for tor the exploitation exploitation ex I of ot mineral minerai deposits only No comment from the state department department department de de- de- de has been made public In Washington The rhe general tendency here Is to attribute the move to Mr Marsh against whom a decree decre of ot expulsion from Panama Pann was Issued early last year after allegations that during his exploration activities he had fo fomented fomented fomented fo- fo unrest among the San Bias mas Indians ns LONDON June 7 AP AP Elliott Elliott t Alves chairman of ot the Panama Pa-nama corporation limited nolder of the concessions in Panama which United States Senator Borah is in investigating investigating In- In declared red today that the British government has no Interest in interest interest In- In terest of any kind whatever in these concessions nor was It in any way interested Interested-in or connected with our acquisition of them The question of ot rubber planting within the area of th the concessions granted has never been contemplated ed and certainly has never been discussed discussed discussed dis dis- dis- dis cussed he added not the slightest attempt has been made t to 10 o squeeze out American Interests nor to prejudice prejudice prejudice dice or interfere with American in influence influence influence in- in fluence in the republic On the contrary American finan financial cial interests have not only been associated with the tho Panama corporation corporation corporation corpo corpo- ration but have had the fullest explanation explanation explanation ex ex- given them of ot practically every every step taken since the acquisition l. l tion of ot the concessions |