Show COLOMBIA j APPROVES Is Not Opposed to Purchase of Panama nama Canal By Bythe I. I the United States tates YORK lORK March S Vicente S. Vicente ConI Concha Con Con- I cha char Minister plenipotentiary to the United St States from Colombia who who ar arrived arrived arrived ar- ar rived in this city a few days ago fr from m Bogota has addressed an official communication communication com corn to William Nelson Cromwell Cromwell Crom Crom- well general genera counsel of the new Panama Panama Pan Pan- lama ama Canal comp company riy on the attitude of Colombia with regard to the construction construction construe construe- tion of the Panama canal The communication com corn on in in part follows I beg leave to st state t ih Hi answer r t to your Ii specific th that t the cable dabe communication to the Panama Canal inal company nY by iy government o on ot th the ultimo ot was purely Informal l and s s a m fI e ot f well U known con con- on- on and i n declaratory of opposition op 01 op- op position to to tie the t le proposed t transaction ns between the and the United States t te e ll e de the tle er reserve reve eve of an agreement between Colombia and the United St States tel That has ha been so so- distorted distort ci by the the- enemies enemies- of tl the e canal l route out that hat I take ne ure in confirming my roy assurances assurances to you yOU that the gove government ln ent of Colombia do dos does s. s not at all object to the sale and transfer transfer transfer trans trans- fer as proposed by the canal c company t LO t the e United Stat States s. s but on the he con con- my government approves s of th the steps taken by y the cana company and will give all requisite consents and do doall doall all aU in its power to facilitate the matter matter mat mat- ter under the reserve referred to This concurrence concurrence of Colombia in any sale by the new Panama Canal company com corn pany to the g government of the tue United St States tates tes' tes is with the reservation of course couise that a a. mutually satisfactory convention span shall be agreed upon between be be- tween tween Colombia and the United States i I am am now developing and ver very soon I Ishan shall shan definitely submit to this gO goVernment goVern goVern- ern- ern I ment the views and proposals of Colombia Co Co- Co- Co 1 IQ lombia ini iL upon th the s subject I |