This greatly angered Roosevelt and he instigated the Panamanian people to rise up against the Colombian government for secession.Furthermore he had a fleet ready to prevent the Colombian army landing in the strait of Panama.

• 这使罗斯福非常恼火。他纵恿巴拿马人民起来造反，脱离哥伦比亚政府，并准备随时派军舰阻止哥伦比亚军队在巴拿马地峡登陆。