Show GETNO ENCOURAGEMENT Gen Reyes Presented to tho President Presi-dent but Colombians Outline No Plans Washington Dec 5Con Rafael l Reyes the special Minister from Colombia Colom-bia practically Initiated his mission when he culled upon President Roosevelt Roose-velt at the White House today and told him why he had come to Washington The President greeted Gen Reyes Informally In-formally as a former acquaIntance having met him when the General was visiting the United States some time agoThere There was no definite proposition advanced ad-vanced by the Colombians for the President Intimated that the Panama j problem was a matter with which the State Department alone could properly deal The conversation on this point closed with an nn standing that Gen Reyes who now regards his mission as duly launched should hereafter make any representations respecting Panama that he cared to broach to Secretary Hay Nevertheless there was just enough intimation in the Presidents talk to make his caller aware that he saw little prospect of being able to meet their wishes |