Show P PRESIDENT t l T USES S SI I l L TIO I 1 Withholds Certain Correspondence Relating Rel to Affairs on The Isthmus UNWISE TO DISCLOSE CONTENTS United States Slates Military Forces Have Been Landed In Panama Pa Ten Times I Washington Feb president sent to the senate today Y a 1 mass of ot cor cur correspondence corle le In response e to lo Senator enatt resolution culling calling for or tim the dales and circumstances under tinder which the United Unite II States used military forces In lit the Interns of ot New cw or Colombia and 1101 nd whether mich sueh unes of ot I military forces were crO on the hi Initiative of ot the United States by b the of oC New Grenada or Colombia or In con can consequence sequence of ot any allY official representation of oC either cither The ThO resolution called call d for tor copies cOllIes of ot the tho orders by the tha navy de department tl j relating lf to such lIuch use uia of or null mili military tary tory force t The Tho under which forces vero landed arc given Riven Iven bytho bythe president In III detail but orders order by b the tho war arid and navy departments department concerning conc the Ings Ing of ot urh departments and wiloh will Iii constitute con u II part of ot the records record of or orth the tho th of oC the military and anil naval nitai In are arc withheld on the grounds that the of ot such erich confidential matters matter would be lie Incompatible with the Ihn public Interest The Flie president nt In tn his hili letter of ot trans initial says B 81 The Tho correspondence since r No Nov ov 10 16 1893 1903 referred to lo In tile tho letter totter of oC the tire secretary sec see of ot tim which haw not nOI nl n i ready rendY been transmitted d to the enate senate has hAil no reference to tu the matters cov covered ered by the resolutions anil deals de l with military movements mo rind and lint for tor that rca icu son lion It Is II deemed Incompatible with the public Interest to make It II public at this time As AI n a preface to 10 the correspondence corre Acting Secretary of ot BUto Loomis writes a letter Wt i which he flay ay nys all alt the correspondents correspondence on record In the de ile department of ot tato Is III Riven niven und and that i from this It appears United i forced have hare h vo been Lc n landed on 01 the tho th Isthmus I of oC Panama 10 ID times fl first nut was 11 In October 1856 nt at he ho request Rl of Panama authorities tire UIE In iii September J GO with the function of ot au tUI authorities Other lands were ns as follows tollow May Mar Ma June 1862 1162 March 1865 In III j GG the he month not given Ivell In In III III In November IDOl 1901 and In b hr bAr r 1902 The fht last mentioned rn landing I win the only ono one made without actual r from the government of nt the Isthmus Tho In tn regard regain to this tili Forces Were landed d to toi i i keep open the transit the tire government r of oC the tho t he st a 1 t being he big duly notified noti fled Acting lee tiec lIalI further furl her I The Tho accompanying papers rs rl show how shown n Ir I n a reply to tire tho second of ot the resolution that tire the United i hums has been licen by New Ne Nek k i Colombia to tu execute e x to by lIy y t forces tho tim guaranty for fOI or the tho mien lieu ilNI I of ot the lie or 11 of the tho fOrr of ot New or ir of or iiii tho 1111 dates of ot I II I i michi ch particularly by the notes from rr tho the of 0 May iny In I Juno 26 2 Sept St 18 ISM 1862 and nud L front the tile Colombian legation of or f C 8 and ami 4 18 In reply to tim the he third request t nf of the j resolution I It from froni cor correspondence I that on III un one Pile United States forces roce worn vern landed solely I on our tho hi Initiative of ot tire the United HIlteR I namely In September 1902 the lie liei i were duly 1 of ot the tho proposed landing r t Tho The correspondence further os mis n II rep reI to 10 tho thit fourth of ot the thet t t t r that tho time forces of It tho tire United have h never been rm Im In inn the tha Internal of nf Nov Not No Nor r or Colombia o than hair to 10 protect United States rind and ni n order rind the lie I freedom of or tha tho th P lb on tim Isthmian territory under tire the of ot the tlC t of ot 1816 p The state elate ilIa to rs ore lire 38 36 In III number The Th first Is dated da tOll Oct t 2 mG lC the tire lust Oct IS lB 1902 Secy Moody Noody sent the liP copy In the tile navy do co dol cont l nt to tu binding nf of marines J on urn and nM E nys 11 that to nn on er fully thin the he will be Ill compelled to Include everything from 1846 to 10 luG Ihl ho lio until would l de the examination of or ihO inide i Indexed volumes mill amid tit till tho seloc elre lion tion copying of ot proper matter Mo lic Moi r i rent to time the senate todaY tho tiro complete j iii t tim tho III files of ot the inn do from to 10 unto dute III t t that tf MV v vf f c erliK tire the period veriod from fronir March 3 J WW WJ 19 to 10 Nov No Nn 18 1 1002 lIng being contained In III n 1 document which Is III Included lie MS tim thi sinco Nov No 14 11 1002 lint has been 1 from time I lo to time ns nil received The Tile letter from I tire the navy 1111 deportment liono moRes ell r wore more turn thru 1 1000 typewritten pages |