Show LATIN NATIONS ON THE UGE OF WAR PANAMA REPORTED TO BE READY TO BEGIN hostilities AGAINST COSTA RICA president borros declares the entire country behind him in defense of republic which he says Is being invaded ilan panama a ma hostilities ties between panama and costa rica show possibilities of developing into a conflict involving all of central america and colombia lending leading colombians rest residing dIng in panama have sent a wireless message to bogota asking the colombian government to furnish them with arms for the purpose of enlisting against costa rica it was learned officially saturday that president Celi Deli sarlo porras has signed it a proclamation declaring war against costa rica but Is holding it temporarily in abeyance the president assured that the entire country Is behind him contemplates taking over dictatorial powers for the defense of the republic relying upon the national assembly to confirm his action tion the presidential decree declared that the country has been invaded invade d and recites the necessity of expelling the invaders it suspends individual rights calls upon all Pa Pan amans between 18 and 40 years of age to register for military service and convokes the assembly for a special ten day session beginning march 1 willie while nothing has been learned regarding the status of hostilities in the coto district where costa rican forces occupied territory held by it was learned authentically that hurriedly gathered unorganized forces were being sent from panama toward docas bocas del toro lack of arms and munitions to equip government forces being organized still Is proving a difficulty the ane belief Is strongly held in official circles that the united states government Is in duty bound to furnish the Pa forces with arms since the country disarmed after completion of the panama canal treaty the dual nature of the obligations of both republics under the treaty Is advanced as an additional argument especially in view of the belief that costa rica Is counting upon the support of the recently formed union of central american republics |