| Show hO MIN MItH T TI W WI N S I ISTHMIAN T MI r liL 1 Xo No State of War Exists and nut No o Inauguration of Hostilities II ost ill tics Is Contemplated pia a ted HOT 1101 EVEN PREPARING FOR WAR VAR President Ics Does Not ol That Any Ally All Occasion for Using Troops on aim Isthmus Will Arise A Washington Jon Jan after aftertime the time cabinet meeting today Secy S C Hoot foot Issued the following statement lI Ing the tue isthmian policy Hley of oC ho lie tuition TIn Thi publication Ilu In III various quarters of ot news 1 S Indicating that thul the go Iol Is 18 preparing lo to send scum troops to tho the Isthmus isthmus mus to carry on 01 military operations against Colombia hut has been the tho source of or annoyance lInco to the time exec exee and to the lie war ar No o state alaI of ot war mar exists l between Urn tint two countries no 1111 Inauguration of hostilities ties Is IR contemplated by h 11 tills this govern no flU for tor war Is being made mude It Is not hint believed by b the thu president pr president dent nor lor by b the tIme of ot state that an Icily occasion for tor the employment of at troops on tho lie Isthmus Is likely III cly to 10 arise They TIme have used u ell turnout l efforts to len Jen amid the Ille authorities of ot the tIme friendly friend Intentions of or this Colombia mid tom of or theli readiness H to 10 usi their good In the Iha lie settlement of lit any ammy 1111 ques quei question tion iou In III I ii dispute between Colombia and amid Panama I 1 Is lit fur for or them Ih to lo believe that tho time authorities In Bogota can lilt bo be boM b M 0 blinded by 11 passion prejudice ns as II asto to 10 war t us u and even If IC this ruinous step should be lie by IJ Colombia this government would IKI ha 0 In III no uto hasto to III respond to her I challenge l president Ir makes all pos possible sible allowance for or tho Iho natural excite excitement ment In III Bogota over oser a Il state tato of ot thinKs things for Cor which time tho Colombian government Is ii responsible t and amid of or which It was fully tull forewarned Hut titer they Ihl mutt t soon oon sooner or er or later Inter recognize the Iho foien follo of oC accomplished facts tenth anil tho the sooner this Is itt done clone tho lie better for tor or all parties Wn have lone dono them no wrong wo wu would hike to be he of ot service to them K If they gun aro wise 1st 18 they hey I will not put iut It out of or our power POCi to help them by any net Del of ot rashness and amid violence |
