And State Papers 729 



PANAMA, 

 October 3, 1902 

 SECRETARY NAVY, 



Washington, D. C.: 



Have sent this communication to the American 

 consul at Panama: 



"Inform Governor while trains running under 

 United States protection I must decline transporta- 

 tion any combatants, ammunition, arms, which 

 might cause interruption traffic or convert line of 

 transit into theatre hostilities/* 



CASEY. 



On November 3 Commander Hubbard responded 

 to the above-quoted telegram of November 2, 1903, 

 saying that before the telegram had been received 

 400 Colombian troops from Cartagena had landed 

 at Colon; that there had been no revolution on the 

 Isthmus, but that the situation was most critical if 

 the revolutionary leaders should act. On this same 

 date the Associated Press in Washington received 

 a bulletin stating that a revolutionary outbreak had 

 occurred. When this was brought to the attention 

 of the Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Loomis, 

 he prepared the following cablegram to the consul- 

 general at Panama and the consul at Colon: 



Uprising on Isthmus reported. Keep Depart- 

 ment promptly and fully informed. 



Before this telegram was sent, however, one was 

 received from Consul Malmros at Colon, running 

 as follows : 



