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Show I PANAMA SHOWS I ANXIETY OVER ' TREATVREPORT PANAMA. Friday. Aup. 8. Dr. Beli-i Beli-i sarlo Forms, president of Panama ex-I ex-I pressed anxiety in a statement issued f last night, over iho attitude of the l nitcd States congress toward rhe first article of the American-Panamrtn treaty pruarantpeinp Panaman inde- pfndence, in view of the objections voiced In the American senate to I Article X of the league of nations cov-I cov-I enant, shich is similar 'Senator Walsh (of Montanal." I President Porras said, "In a speech f which appears in the Congressional Record of June 11 defending the right I of the president of the United States to fulfill such an obligation without V rcsortinc to congress for a declaration ) of war mentioned the treaty betwei n Panama and the United States In this treaty the latter guarantees and maintains main-tains the independence of Panama, "As the objections in the senate to m the league of nations are mainly by ) Republican sen.ilors and as the Republican Re-publican party vras mainly responsible , I for the approval of the treaty with I Panama, there is felt in my country a certain anxiety in regard to the atti-i atti-i tude of those Republican senators be j j cause of the influence they may exer cise in determining whether or not the first article of the Panama treaty I which Is analogous to Article X of the ! , league of nations covenant, is binding; on the United States in view of the i j constitutional questions raised In the I I benate. j ' In view of the debate in the Ameri-I Ameri-I can senate, Panama wishes to know if the senators opposing the covenant ; hold beliefs that justify fears enter-1 lained by the Panamnns regarding the ultimate fate of the I'nited Slates obligation obli-gation to maintain our independenr . |