Show COLOMBIA HAS A OFFER TO MAKE THI canal concessions offered without cost by gen reyes who is representing his government colombians can march overland and suppress panama revolution washington NOT 28 that the re bublic grant to the united states all the canal concessions provided for in the herran treaty but absolutely free of cot is the proposition which general rafael heyes brings for the consideration of the officials of washington general bayca arrived here today iio waa met at the station by a son of dr herran ana vent at once to hia hotal later in the day he will have a conference with dr general rayes talking with a representative senta tive of the associated press about his mission gaid you will readily admit the propriety of ray refraining from discussion of my mission which id of a confidential character but of the offers which colombia is ready to make I 1 desire to bay that my energies and those of my followers will be devoted to the granting of the canal concessions to the united states without the payment of a cent even at this colombia will be the gainer are you authorized by president marroquin to make this offer to the united states government was asked that would be divulging my instruction before I 1 have executed them I 1 cannot say more about this naw 1 replied you can further say continued the general that all colombia is afire with zeal for the building of the canal by the united states and that the unfortunate political troubles which were the sole cause of the treatis tre atys death before the colombian congress have entirely disappeared we want the canal and I 1 have come to washington to nee what the people of the united states are prepared to accept I 1 come with eions from the president of colombia direct my mission in no way interferes with the negotiations of dr the colombian charge for whom both my government and myself personally have the greatest respect ct I 1 ahall begin daily conferences with nini and va chall work in entire harmony dr herran will go to lh state department with me and me to secretary what i the feeling in colombia about the panama revolution waa asked feeling is running jieh and there is indignation over the events on the isthmus we can and will put down the rebellion if not interfered with from the outside so temo i the feeling and BO national the spirit of determination to bring the isthmus back into the republic eliat marroquin will haw no trouble in jagging nn army twice the size to put down the disturbance such an army can march overland to th isthmus the opinion ot some person to the contrary notwithstanding ahat can the united states do now that the has been signed by secretary hay and bunau varillas that treaty hat not been ra tined the colombian government doea not auk the states to aid it in putting down the revolution on the isthmus all we shall ask is to be allowed to conduct our own affairs free from outside interference the colombian government can put revolution without violating a letter of the treaty of I 1 refer to the treaty that we always have and adhered to and not to tha as interpreted in these latter alf ohp ignited states maintains a neutral position the revo gutlon will be put down when hia attention wag called to the reports from panama and other kourges that he had come to washington to conduct a lobby to defeat the ratification of the treaty he said very emphatically 1 I authorize the associated press to eay for me at the outset of my visit that my movements here shall be strictly in accordance with the powers with which I 1 am clothed I 1 shall deal with ane officials of the washington govern direct to whom I 1 bear letters of credence from the bogota government I 1 am not here aa a private agent and I 1 shall ignore such reflections upon my personal per soral and official character new york nov 28 from copy of a cablegram sent by general rayer taft colombian commissioner to washington while he was in port limon costa rica bays the yew york heralds correspondent there it seems that his last hope is that the latin american republics will instruct their representatives at washington to confer with him in a peaceful protest to the united states government id his dispatch which was addressed tc the chillian minister at caracas venezuela general reyes declares he believes the only practical thing the latin ameri can countries can do to safeguard their interests and maintain their brotherhood is to order their representatives at washington to confer with him and together tako friendly action with the american government to arrange the question which he considers equally affects all nations of their race lie says alo he has sent similar dispatches to Ste sico central america Eu cuador peru and bolivar chill argentina and brazil |