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Show IBliiT I THE VE OF WAR I PANAMA REPORTED TO BE READY to BEGIN HOSTILITIES H AQAIN8T C08TA RICA. Pretlttent Porroa Declares the Entire B Country Behind Him In Defense, H of Republic, Which He Says H Is Being Invaded. H i B pnnnmn. Hostilities between Pan- tw and Costa Men" shovy possibilities of developing Into n conflict Involving all of central America and Colombia. Leading Colombians residing In Pan-H Pan-H uma liuo sent n wireless message to B Bogota asking the Colombian govern-B govern-B meat to furnish thorn with arms for B the purpose of enlisting against Costa B Itlca. It was learned officially Saturday B that President Dellsarlo Porras tins B-jIcncd n proclamation declaring wnr against Costa Rica, but Is holding it B temporarily In abeyance. The presl-B presl-B dent, assured that iho entires country B U behind him, contemplates taking B over dictatorial powers for tho defense B of tho republic, relying upon tho nn-B nn-B tlonal assembly to confirm' his ac-B ac-B tlon. The presidential decreo declared that B the country has been invaded and re-B re-B dtes the necessity of expelling the fl Invaders. It suspends individual B rights, calls upon nil Panamans bo-B bo-B tveea 18 and -10 years of ago to rcg-B rcg-B liter for military scrvico and con-B con-B Tokcs tho assembly for a' special ten-B ten-B day session beginning Mnrch 1. B While nothing 1ms been Icurned ro-B ro-B girding he status of liostllltlcs In the B Coto district, whero Costa Illcan forces B occupied territory held by Panamun, B It was learned authentically that hur-B hur-B rledly gathered unorganized forces B vere being sent from Pnnnma toward B Coca? del Toro. B Lack of arms and munitions to equip B government forces being - organized B lll Is proving a difficulty. Tho be H lief Is strongly held Iff official circles B that the United States government Is B la duty bound to furnish tho Pannman B 'orccs w't'' arms, slnco tho country H tanned after completion of tho Pun-B Pun-B tm c:lllnl treaty. H The dunl nature of the obligations HJ it both republics under tho treaty Is Hj tranced us nn additional argument, S specially In view of the belief that Casta itlca Is counting upon tho support sup-port of the recently formed union of , teal American republics. |
