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Show -COSTA RICA, mm IIP Belligerent States of Central America Are Given Sharp Notice to Stop Their Brawl . VV (By the Associated Press.) Cessation of hostilities between Costa Rica and Panama is demanded de-manded in notes which it was learned tonight the state department bad dispatched today to tho governments govern-ments of those two countries by Charles E. Hughes, new secretary of auto. . This action was the first of tho Harding Har-ding administration In tho realm of foreign affairs and waa said to have been baaed on the grounds of broad expediency as the dispute between the Central American republics Involved American Interests in the Panama canal sone. WHITE AWARD A8 BASIS. A peaceful solution pf the dispute ever Coto on the basis of the White award is understood to have been sug-gesetd. sug-gesetd. The notes did not suggest mediation me-diation by the United States, but were understood to have conveyed the impression im-pression that this country stood ready to enforce. If necessary, a peaceful solution. Dispatch of tha notes followed conferences con-ferences between president Harding, Secretary Hughes and John W. Weeks and Edwin Lenby, new secretaries of war and navy. Mr. Hughes took up the subject of the dispute with Under Secretary Davis Immediately after his Induction into, office and later spent nearly two hours with Mr. Harding. NEWS FROM ZONE. Secretary Weeks waa called In soon after the conference began and presented pre-sented late dispatches from tho canal sone. Mr. Denby discussed tho question ques-tion later with the president. i Replies from Panama and Costa Rica to the noets dispatched several days ago by formemr Secretary Colby were received today. That from Panama Pan-ama was said to have expressed a willingness to accept the offer of the United States In attempting to settle the dispute, but the one from Costa Rica waa described as unsatisfactory. LEAGUE NOT CONSIDERED. It was said the American government govern-ment had no official information that either Panama or Costa Rica Intended to aubmit the dispute to the league of nations, as reported in press dlspatchea Today'a action of tho state department, depart-ment, it was added, waa taken without with-out reference to such reports. President Harding and hia advisers wera said to have given their approval ap-proval of the steps taken to protect American Interests in the sons of hostilities hos-tilities and indicated that unless the two American warships on their way south proved adequate, larger forces might follow. President Harding has taken a keen personal Interest In the situation and was aald to be anxious to se. everything every-thing possible done to restore peace. |