Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-06
TINE TREATY or 1886.
rs Relation 10 The Current lsthmus Trans.
portation Controversy.

vessels. and merchandise OF TIE FORMER
should enjoy in the ports of New Granada,
including the lsthnius of Panama as far as
the southern boundary of Costa Eies, all
the exemptions, privileges and immunities
concerning commerce and navigation which
were then or might thereafter he enjoye,ib by
the citizens, vessels and merchandise ~
New Granada.
This equality of privileges was to extend
to the passengers correspondence and
merchandise of the United States in their
transit across the isthmus between the At
iantic and the Pacific.
Furthermore, New Granada guaranteed
that the right of way across the is,hmus,
either by then existing or future modes of
communication, should he open and free to
the government and citizens OF the nited
States, and to any produce, manufactures,
or merchandise or lawful commerce belong
ing to them; that no more tolls or charges
should be levied or collected thereon on
any road or canal made by New Granada
or under lis authority than upon Granadinn
citizens or merchandise: finally, that no
import duties should he collected on our
merchandise thus passing in transit for cx-
portation to any other foreign country, or,
If paid, the duties should be subject TO
draw back, on demand, ut the expectation OF
the goods.
IL is not clear what infringement of these
stpulations is threatened by the notification
of the Panama Railroad. thai after Jan. 81
next ~ through bills of lading from TIE
Atlantic to the Pacific will be accepted
from the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
1t NAV be that this will be followed by
other steps that would be an infringement
of the treaty aipulations.
But there is apparently now no intention
to levy government import duty on freight
in transit, nor to take from United States
citizens any privileges continued to citizens
of New Granada. or rather of Columbia,
which has succeeded To New Granadas
rights and responsibilities.
If. as is suspected and alleged by the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, the Pam
anna Railroad intends to make contract
with the South American Steamship of
Chill, in which this privilege of through
bills of lading will he conceded, the Pacific
Mail will appeal to the courts, as in fact, il
has begun to do. Its resources for judicial
redress on its contracts constitute, how
ever, another question. There il perhaps
regards itself as strong.
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started i as 10 whether ,here has peeh an
infringement OF me treaty Oh .e'n' ~ NAV
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steamship company,
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einsion seems 70 DE- ,ha' .ne treaty mas '',u,
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current hispn'e either OF interfering WIN
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INC canal company ia,i ue,eIh' MA
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ihnn"'n'
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lnckiiv Tor our hnances' 'fis s'gahtie ditch
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