PANAMA REPUBLIC.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S OPINION. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Roceived 9.20 a.m., Nov. 14. Washington, Nov. 12.
A mob at Barranguilla, Colombia, rioted and stoned the residence of the American Consul, expelling him from the balcony. President Roosevelt addressing Variila, Minister for Panama, said that tho United States rocognisod the now Republic representing an unimposed expression of the people’s will. Ho wished Panama stability and prosperity, hoping tho new Republic would bo a providential instrument of untold benefit to civilisation, opening up the highway to universal commerce across an exceptionally favored territory. The Joint Army and Navy Board at Washington has decided that it is unnecessary to send troops to Panama. It that the authorities at Washington are surprised that Great Britain has not yet recognised the Republic of Panama.
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1048, 16 November 1903, Page 3
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