73 Presidential Addresses 



Revolution imminent. Government force on the 

 Isthmus about 500 men. Their official promised 

 support revolution. Fire department, Panama, 441, 

 are well organized and favor revolution. Govern- 

 ment vessel, Cartagena, with about 400 men, arrived 

 early to-day with new commander-in-chief, Tobar. 

 Was not expected until November 10. Tobar 's ar- 

 rival is not probable to stop revolution. 



This cablegram was received at 2.35 P.M., and 

 at 3.40 P.M. Mr. Loomis sent the telegram which he 

 had already prepared to both Panama and Colon. 

 Apparently, however, the consul-general at Panama 

 had not received the information embodied in the 

 Associated Press bulletin, upon which the Assistant 

 Secretary of State based his dispatch ; for his answer 

 was that there was no uprising, although the sit- 

 uation was critical, this answer being received at 

 8.15 P.M. Immediately afterward he sent another 

 dispatch, which was received at 9.50 P.M., saying 

 that the uprising had occurred, and had been suc- 

 cessful, with no bloodshed. The Colombian gun- 

 boat Bogota next day began to shell the city of 

 Panama, with the result of killing one Chinaman. 

 The consul-general was directed to notify her~ to 

 stop firing. Meanwhile, on November 4, Command- 

 er Hubbard notified the Department that he had 

 landed a force to protect the lives and property of 

 American citizens against the threats of the Co- 

 lombian soldiery. 



Before any step whatever had been taken by the 



