Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-07-27 | Page 10 | Head of Colombian Republic Resigns Claims to Office

tAD Of COlO REPUBLIC RESIGNS CLAIMS TO OffiCE Majority in New Congress Oppose His Views Regarding Regarding Re Re- garding ardin Panama CHICAGO July 27 A A special cable from Hamburg to the Tribune says sa-s President Rafael of ot Colombia Colombi cabled to Bogota tolay resigning th the presidency of that republic General Reyes nees discussing the Colombian Colombian Colombian Colom Colom- bian situation said the majority In th the new congress which assembled July 2 20 clearly is opposed to a ratification of th the tri partite trl treaty between Colombia th the United States and Panama Therefore he said Raid it would be useless uelEss for him hint t to retain office when the country county did di no not share his views He lie believed Acting President who held the sain same opinions as himself soon would be compelled com corn said saldo polled to retire for similar reasons he G General leral Reyes Rees added that he hp regarded Colombia's in refusing to recognize the Independence of ot Panama as foolish as it probably will wi result in the loss of compensation which the United States is ready to arrange that the thc new republic should pay He had hat done all al h he could for his country he said There had been two t O attempts to assassinate him His health is broken down and as hi his fellow countrymen had shown the they n no longer are arp willing to support him he had d determined to retire although his term had still four years to run tun His laconic message to the president o ot of the Colombian senate said I irrevocably resign all al future claims claim to the presidency General Reyes Reves wl will wi remain in Europe in In- In i definitely He lIe le will wi send a manifesto t to the Colombian people In a few da days s