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dia's appointment. He appears to realize the immi- 

 nent peril of the Isthmus of Panama declaring its 

 independence. 



Senor Deroux, representative for a Panama con- 

 stituency, recently delivered a sensational speech in 

 the House. Among other things he said : 



"In Panama the bishops, governors, magistrates, 

 military chiefs, and their subordinates have been and 

 are foreign to the department. It seems that the 

 government, with surprising tenacity, wishes to ex- 

 clude the Isthmus from all participation in public 

 affairs. As regards international dangers in the 

 Isthmus, all I can say is that if these dangers exist 

 they are due to the conduct of the national govern- 

 ment, which is in the direction of reaction. 



"If the Colombian Government will not take ac- 

 tion with a view to preventing disaster, the respon- 

 sibility will rest with it alone." 



In the New York "Herald" of October 26 it was 

 reported that a revolutionary expedition of about 

 70 men had actually landed on the Isthmus. In the 

 Washington "Post" of October 29 it was reported 

 from Panama that in view of the impending trouble 

 on the Isthmus the Bogota Government had gath- 

 ered troops in sufficient numbers to at once put 

 down an attempt at secession. In the New York 

 "Herald" of October 30 it was announced from 

 Panama that Bogota was hurrying troops to the 

 Isthmus to put down the projected revolt. In the 

 New York "Herald" of November 2 it was an- 

 nounced that in Bogota the Congress had indorsed 



