| Show COLOMBIA O LU Will n KEEP ISTHMUS OPEN OPE t Dr Di Silva Gives Secy Seey Hay liay That Assurance United States Will ViII Execute Its Au AH Authority li When Occasion Arises Washington Aug 19 The Colombian minister I Dm DI r Slim Silva S had a 11 conference today with Secy Hec Hay HB It I was vas the time lr t per Personal exchange between the lie score secre secretary tary tur and the time representative of Colom Coloni Colombia ColombIa bia bIn since the time disturbance stall stait stalled ed cd Dr Slim Sliva gave cave Mr Ir Hay information tion to tho the effect that traffic on the thu Isthmus was ras entirely unobstructed and amid also 1150 assured him of time the ability of or Col Colombia JI to keep koep time the open Tho Time ministers communication to Secy Seey Hay did not no take taku any formal Cormal or written writ ton shape but aa an aim Informal din dla of at tho time situation ba bused ed on till the ministers latest advices Ho He I he informed the secretary that a cable dispatch from tent s nt last Thursday slit stal staled ed d that hint traffic across the time Isthmus was entirely unobstructed as a result I of oC time the efforts of the time Colombian authorities Ho lie also expressed the lie fullest confidence nce that Columbia was wall able ahle to maintain freo free traffic across lerO 8 the Isthmus So far faras faras Ir Iras as time Iho United States Slates government la is unearned there has been no purpose to exert any nn military mil liar force In keeping open isthmian mine unless It became perfectly plain that lint Colombia was an un unable unable Unable able to lo do so o This 1111 was vas doubtless 8 mudo known to Dr Sliva although HIP its nature of oC the hum exchange is known knowlI only In Inthe most general way as Tho The assurances given by hy Dr Sliva make mako clear certain features of ot time the sit lilt First t tiers llero r U Is no Interruption Ion h f of traffic rattle at the giving official f of Ms tM ts United UnIte States State having Wi mIS l ft h from J ll its showing an all stoppage of 01 tram within recent t 4 Jav LV I Second both buth uru artl butt thul time the firm fIrst responsibility for tor or drain fr free r e truffle N Is I on un Colombia unU 1111 that Ihal the United In Is no nol fbi c cl called JM B Bon up on oil to act until Colombia finds h brar v to 10 fulfill th the primary 11 Third tIme the I Ill rn BIt S un us will III for far lg I wM occasion arIses arl es for ur iS t lii u on the I 1 Un i c ci to await a 1 t rc U MI t y I from Crom althougH u 11 m wi lj 4 time the fullest The conditions u as to 10 whether lr rame I is apt or closed will d I finally nilly whether er cc there Is iA any occasion ih the eser r else of o force It i the Ih United frilled IUd tite Although the foregoing Is II not no an n titU IQ cl l statement yet et It Is II I believed lo ie Cov tuv Cover ceyer er time the main questions Involved at II dm present time It S tb t ah b movement of our n lies has R been merely a raus tn I ure era to look lomik after American In Incase incase case all of oC an actual obstruction of If u f fn n tic lie anti and that the situation s 1 It U does no rail for an exercise of nay wiy American authority on omm lh the tima illume It II was al stated slated at the navy today that the battleship Iowa at lit Ban l will III probably saIl tar far Panama lope IK Is I undergoing repairs to ier tr b This work Is III being pushed Ilha th tW B jut lo 10 II In III order that hat be ho as little delay dela as 1411 In ut her trip southward |
