Eureka Reporter | 1905-04-28 | Page 2 | Uncle Sam Would Protect Panama

UNCLE SAM WOULD PROTECT PANAMA prevented by represent alive of uncle sami washington diplomatic correspondence spon dence made public at the state department part ment contains a dispatch from minister barrett at panama giving an account of the assistance rendered by him in averting trouble there at the time of the attempted revolution led by general huertas last novem her after it had been arranged that gen eral Il should resign and the panama army disbanded a hitch oc burred about fifty soldiers marched unarmed to the government house followed by a great crowd and in formed the president of the republic that they would not accept the gov ern ments terms of being paid off in two payments but demanded the whole pay at that time minister barrett who was present at the time advised the president to be absolutely firm but the soldiers persisted and muttered threats against the president minister barrett then addressed the soldiers telling them that it they did not accept these terms and en in any acts of insurrection riot or mutiny they would be dealt with in a most summary way and that if necessary the naval forces in the bay and the marines at ancon and empire would be used to maintain order with the severest punishment for those who were responsible for disorder minis ter barrett s address had the desired effect