Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-13
DOWAIN PANAMA.
The Interests OF The United States
on the Isthmus.
S25o,oOO TO PROTECT THEM
The Treaty with New Granada OF 1916.
The Bankruptcy Of the Canal Company
and the Unceftalnty OF Evcasts Me-

-WAsnINGToS, Feb Is. The intel .SsataS
senate has voted an approgtEialseh 500,
00osk@ = ENetl' II occasiolf shaH require, in
tise discretion of the president. in protecting
tlk interests of the United States on the 18th
mas of Panama.
X good many curious people VIII doubtless
dssare 70 know what interesss the United
States has ON the Isthmus Of Panama that an
appropriation IS deeinod necessary to be held
in reserve 10 protect them The basis of the
rights of the United States in Panarna is
found in tho treaty between this government
and the republic Of New Granada, which was
negotiated in 1916
by that treaty tho citiaons OF the United
States were guarantecd--not only ON the
isthnIs of Panama, but i'll all OF the ports of
New Granada-'all tho exemptions, privi-
leges and immunities concerning commerce
and navigation which are now, or may here
after be, enjoyed by Granadiaa citizens,
their vessels and mcrchandise; and that this
eAuality of favors shall be made 60 extend to
tie passengers, correspondence aud merchan-
disc of the United States, in their transit
across the said territory, from one sea to the
other.n
TIE same areaty contains many other guar
attees. ThHfederative republic of Colombia,
dRicially styled the United States OF Colonl-
Ia, was formed 10y the convention of Boz.
gotta, concluded Sept 20, 1861, BY the repro
ssntativcs OF nine states, previously part al
New Granada. As the IsthmiIs of Panama il
In Colombia, the treaty with New Granada
binds Colombia. And aside from this
view, as New Granada, in the seaise
~ which the term was used at the zine
- thes convection of Bogota, was xilfu-
ally cotcrninouS with tho Province of Col
oknbia, as thus .reconstituted, there can Do no
question that the, treaty specifically binds
Colombia. That is the theory upon which
the United States has always acted. THIS
treaty remains in force, nor has i eyh' been
clainaed that it comes within tn purslsS Of
the Ciayton-Buiwer treaty 50 rs 10 be III any
wy modified thereby. -t>
The bankruptcy of the Panama Canal com
pany, and the uncertainty as to what may
happen in consequence of that disastrous fail
ure, has caused the senate to prepare for the
protection of American interests and Ameri-
can laborers there From what has been
learned Of the debate it is safe TO say that the
unanimous opinion of the senate is that set
forth in the statement of Mr.. Evarts in his
letter as secretary OF state 10 Minister Dich-
man, i'll Colombia. Mr.. Evarts said:
'sThis government cannot consider itself
excluded by any arrangement between ether
powers or individuals to which it is not a
party, from direct interest, and if necessary
a positive supervision and interposition, in
the execution Of any project which, by COM
pleting an interoceanic connection through
the Isthmus would materially affect its com
mercial interests, change the territorial rela-
tons of its own sovereignty, and impose upon
it the necessity of a foreign policy, which,
whether in its feature of warlike preparation
or entangling alliance, has been hitherto
sedulously avoided"