Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. PANAMA, November 3, 1903. No uprising yet. Reported will be in the night. Situation is critical. EHRMAN. Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. PANAMA, November 3, 1903. Uprising occurred to-night, 6; no bloodshed. Army and Navy officials taken prisoners. Government will be organized to-night, consisting three consuls, also cabinet. Soldiers changed. Supposed some movement will be effected in Colon. Order prevails so far. Situation serious. Four hundred soldiers landed Colon to-day Barranquilla. EHRMAN. Mr. Loomis to Mr. Ehrman. [TELEGRAM.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, (Sent 11:18 p. m.) Message sent to Nashville to Colon may not have been delivered. Accordingly see that following message is sent to Nashville immediately. NASHVILLE, Colon: In the interests of peace make every effort to prevent Government troops at Colon from proceeding to Panama. The transit of the Isthmus must be kept open and order maintained. Acknowledge. (Signed) DARLING, Acting. Secure special train, if necessary. Act promptly. LOOMIS, Acting. Mr. Loomis to Mr. Ehrman. [TELEGRAM.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, November 4, 1903. (Sent 12:02 p. m.) Communicate with commander of gunboat Bogota and state plainly that this Government being responsible for maintaining peace and keeping transit open across Isthmus desires him to refrain from wantonly shelling the city. We shall have a naval force at Panama. in two days, and are now ordering men from the Nashville to Panama in the interests of peace. LOOMIS, Acting. Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. [TELEGRAM.] PANAMA, November 4, 1903. Mass meeting held. Independence publicly declared. Three consuls approved organize government, composed Federico Boyd, José Augustin Arango, Tomas Arias. Bogota in sight. Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. [TELEGRAM.] EHRMAN. PANAMA November 4, 1903. (Received 9:50 a. m.) Cables Nashville received. Nashville notified. Troops will not be moved. Last night gunboat Bogota fired several shells on city; one Chinaman killed. Bogota threatens bombard city to-day. EHRMAN. Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. [TELEGRAM.] PANAMA, November 5, 1903. Received an official circular letter from the committee of the provisional government saying that on 4th political move occurred, and the Department of Panama withdraws from the Republic of the United States of Colombia and formed the Republic of Panama. Requested to acknowledge the receipt of circular letter. Colombian troops re-embarked per Royal Mail for Cartagena Bogota supposed at Buenaventura. Quiet prevails. Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. EHRMAN. PANAMA, November 6, 1903. The situation is peaceful. Isthmian movement has obtained so far success. Colon and interior provinces have enthusiastically joined independence. Not any Colombian soldiers known on isthmian soil at present. Padilla equipped to pursue Bogota. Bunau Varilla has been appointed officially confidential agent of the Republic of Panama at Washington.. EHRMAN. Mr. Hay to Mr. Ehrman. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, (Sent 12.51 p. m.) The people of Panama have, by an apparently unanimous movement, dissolved their political connection with the Republic of Colombia and resumed their independence. When you are satisfied that a de facto government, republican in form, and without substantial opposition from its own people, has been established in the State of Panama, you will enter into relations with it as the responsible government of the territory and look to it for all due action to protect the persons and property of citizens of the United States and to keep open the isthmian transit in accordance with the obligations of existing treaties governing the relation of the United States to that territory. Communicate above to Malmros, who will be governed by these instructions in entering into relations with the local authorities. HAY. Mr. Hay to Mr. Ehrman. [TELEGRAM.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, November 6, 1903. (Sent 2:45 p. m.) I send, for your information and guidance in the execution of the instructions cabled to you to-day, the text of a telegram dispatched this day to the United States minister at Bogota : The people of Panama having by an apparently unanimous novement dissolved their political connection with the Republic of Colombia and resumed their independence, and having adopted a government of their own, republican in form, with which the Government of the United States of America has entered into relations, the President of the United States, in accordance with the ties of friendship which have so long and so happily existed between the respective nations, most earnestly commends to the Governments of Colombia and of Panama the peaceful and equitable settlement of all questions at issue between them. He holds that he is bound, not merely by treaty obligations, but by the interests of civilization, to see that the peaceable traffic of the world across the Isthmus of Panama shall not longer be disturbed by a constant succession of unnecessary and wasteful civil wars. HAY. Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. PANAMA, November 6, 1903. Filippe Bunau Varilla has been appointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the United States of America. Perfect quiet. EHRMAN. Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. PANAMA, November 7, 1903. I have communicated to Panama Government that they will be held responsible for the protection of the persons and property of citizens of the United States, as well as to keep the isthmian transit free in accordance with obligations of existing treaties relative to the isthmian territory. EHRMAN. Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. [TELEGRAM.] PANAMA, November 8, 1903. It is reported that Colombian authorities have detained English steamers Manavi and Quito at Buenaventura. Supposed to be to bring troops to the Isthmus. FURMAN. Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. PANAMA, November 10, 1903. (Received 1:35 p. 1 Federico Boyd, a member of the Committee of the Government, Amador Guerrero, both delegates, on the way to Washington to arrange in satisfactory manner to the United States the canal treaty and other matters. Pablo Arosemena, attorney, proceeds next steamer. English steamers were not held at Buenaventura. Gunboat Bogota has left Buenaventura. EHRMAN. Mr. Loomis to Mr. Ehrman. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, (Sent 3:42 p. m.) Keep in touch with commander of United States naval forces at Panama, advising him concerning news bearing on military situation. LOOMIS, Acting. Mr. Ehrman to Mr. Hay. [TELEGRAM.] PANAMA, November 11, 1903. I am officially informed that Bunau Varilla is the authorized party to make treaties. Boyd and Amador have other missions and to assist their minister. EHRMAN. CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE AT COLON. Mr. Malmros to Mr. Hay. COLON, November 3, 1903. Revolution imminent. Government force on the Isthmus about |