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yond question that, owing largely to the dissatisfac- 

 tion because of the failure of Colombia to ratify the 

 Hay-Herran treaty, a revolutionary party was in 

 course of organization having for its object the 

 separation of the State of Panama. from Colombia, 

 the leader being Dr. Richard Arango, a former gov- 

 ernor of Panama ; that when they were on the Isth- 

 mus arms and ammunition were being smuggled 

 into the city of Colon in piano boxes, merchandise 

 crates, etc., the small arms received being principally 

 the Gras French rifle, the Remington, and the Mau- 

 ser; that nearly every citizen in Panama had some 

 sort of rifle or gun in his possession, with ammuni- 

 tion therefor; that in the city of Panama there had 

 been organized a fire brigade which was really in- 

 tended for a revolutionary military organization; 

 that there were representatives of the revolutionary 

 organization at all important points on the Isthmus ; 

 that in Panama, Colon, and the other principal places 

 of the Isthmus police forces had been organized 

 which were in reality revolutionary forces ; that the 

 people on the Isthmus seemed to be unanimous in 

 their sentiment against the Bogota Government, and 

 their disgust over the failure of that government to 

 ratify the treaty providing for the construction of 

 the canal, and that a revolution might be expected 

 immediately upon the adjournment of the Colombian 

 Congress without ratification of the treaty. 



Lieutenant-General Young regarded their report 

 as of such importance as to make it advisable that 

 I should personally see these officers. They told me 

 what they had already reported to the Lieutenant- 



