The sun., 1903-12-08

| onshi,, 10000 Tha Smat;nyy ;s s;n,niy
whstHer or moi We shal, Nave an sthmfai,
e~vHa W., III. c.,css a;,oo,.a ,h.t ws
sho,,ad Lne ,b SIsuss pse ,,',o ,'n en srootv
,.;,L ine tne M % lou,e S ~, nen ;n,,
of az, onnrse r.,serred re 1 not 10 the w Government
wbioh nont roIiad ,het ronte Int tn The
ru'n ;.aoIs ~, 'ias tav,;,u,' o,,s. wbirh
tba ba'u u,ta W at .ne ~ ns,"e u,h;ob for
.ne .ne route iay hoC to we naIhe "i.oi, M 80 no'
T re iioiIleIl. 'ne teiIioIy n.e y" ,b Wy ;p nn;1pa
.i tne P. Pu,piee VI 'ne 10" "an ,t ~ ni,h tho
we rresiuelt 70 Inake 't%ea'} % }.h,,,s Nv, 'n nf
power IN actual r cohtrol OF the issnaums s,iau Va
'a"a'''a' ihis P"rPo'e ia' "'e" '"'''e"'
| REVIEW OF RELATIONS OF UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT TO MATTER OF TRANSIT
ACROSS IsTHMUs OF PANAMA.
tered into q treaty with New Granada, the
Predecessor ,pon the isthmus OF the Re-
| p,,blic of Colombia and OF the present Re-
public of Panama, by which treaty it was
nrovided that the Goyernment and citizens
n the United States should always have
r., Tr ene I,," on rioht 81 wav or transit across
tha fathmns ~ pa mama Inv any modes of
comm',nication that might be constructed
While in return. our Government guaran-
,d mniie ,ia ha nerfact ne,tralitv of the above
mon,;nmad ;stl,mus' with the view that the
rrea tra ns;t from the one to the other sea
,.;e tai,a'I ,,, Ia ;ntsrr,,ptad or enbarrassed
1m,sht Thss ', no. ov ,ested IN the United States
Substantial property right carved our of
the rights Of Sovereignty and property
Which Nav Granada then had and possessed
nrnr n,art thn 49, aid tnrritorv. The name of New
1ranade hos nassed away and its territory
has henn divided Its successor, the Gov
ernncnt OF Colombia, has ceased to own
n,, nrnnert. In tho isthmua A new re-
any ,,s,in r.oph tphat of u panama which was at one
,', i;n,a !, 's"v s"vors;gn State. and at another
,,e ,,,e ,ner. deSart tment of the successive
,,nnsaGorot;o on,F t;o,a Known as New Granada
and Colombia. has now succeeeded to the
rns,arlv sm,s "Is nYsrnsed over the Isthmus. But
no'i,,s,y ~ ,n, @ tha Isthm,,s end,lres. the mere
ae ,pH Hnb;csl fact Of its existence, and the
seosi,; ap'mon, .,tat ,horein which is required
bv our position, perpetuate the solemn
nS,.ron, ,vbinh hinds the holders of the terri
ton.'ao' con. W ,eaot Wiz, n,'r riuht To freedom of
topy 70 reI" rr IL and binds us, in return. TO
saran,ord Tor tbe Isthm,ls and the world
sas suarc;se 80, os that inestimabe privilege
ne re eaer'i1r @ -, i'm of the obligations
,,"o, nhinh ,ha limited States entered in
upon wnlcl ,ne aee Sa,Ie Ss 1a.n g;ven repeatedlv
!li's tIea,y ". ,orD nS prasidents and Sec
III .ne ne ",tesa ~ State Secretary Cass. in 1858,
resaTles ,s o, sdat. tbs nosition of this Govern
Officially stated the posi''''' VI '"'' >'''
ment rs follows; . L.s rond.rod
The progress o, e'enrs a.s,ss naI ,ho ,T narrow
the interocean,c r rIu'e per;Hs aer4ss Vastly I'M
portant to the commercial Mor'o, hnna ann
especially to the United Htates, Mnose
possessions extend along TIE Atlantic Atlantic,
and Pacific coasts, and demand tne sPeaui,S' Patinn
While the rights Of sovereignty OF the
States occupying TINS region snou," ~ a
ways be respected, we sha'l expect that
these rights be exercised IN splrl' De
fitting the occasion anu 'he Sa'e saw'
ereignty has its duties, as well as lts TlRn.s'
and none of these local governments;
even il administered with more regard
TO the JUST deriahas vi oI.ie' W "r,n;t,ad na.n In
a spirit of Eastern isolation, 10 closs lhe
gates OF intercourse On ,ates,,s .tT nc q rt shv
the pretension that these avenues Oh 'Iaue %
and travel belong 10 theih anu ;lias ,osy, sy
ehoGse sH st' to encumber them with such
unjust relations as "ou'o prevent '"en
general use. ,os. ~. ..ua-d
seven years !ater, a1oa IA ,sUU, t;ons " took the
in dinerent coIlihu'Ae"''o'"' '''A WIG
foiiowng Posi.ioS S..,. hova ,aLsn and
VIII take no !.i iH.e,es' .ha sat- ~ Panama.
internal reNolul.In ,;ted ~ io Sta.ss ~ Colom
Si any e. eli ,naintsin = nerTeot neutrality
pa, Dut W VI ,s;.h s,,ch Gnmestio aitnrca-
~ tions OO"''S Ths Tinted states will, neverthe-
i.os' i.n hn,d tbamselves ready TO protect
tSa -ansit traSe across the Isthmus against
;n1os;nn ~ e;ther domestic or foreign
distmrbers OF the peace OF the State Of Pana
mo Neither the text nor the
cpirif nf the 6klDulatlOn IN LnaL oTtiClos
hpv which the United States engages to
pIe.erye the neutrality OF the lsthmus
nf Panama. imposes an obligation on this
Government tooomply with the reauisition
iof the President OF the United States of
t,o,ombia for a force to protect the 18TH
mus of Panama from body of insurgents
Of that country The purpose OF tne
stipulation was to guarantee the l%stnInus %
against seizure or INVASION o' 'oesN
power only S,..d urdar date NJ
Attorney.ueneraa SPseu, Sao.torw a.,u1 SararS n.
Nov. 7, lsoo' ao'Heu ''o ''"''
follows :. ,. j.. srnrosed
From tins treaty ea". tha 1-n;,ed pe Ststas
that New Granaaa ihVtea . ,ntss,i,e me trohies
to become parry " 'ne ne, .,di IA th. fIniteJ
Of that Government; nc ioi ,oLn L,o .;de. az IN tha
States become Doupo " "HS G,anada nru ~ The
domestic hroils Oh Nem Na1n Hrsrade
United States ulo suaIan.ee v.,, oew s,,e. ,Ia
in the sovereignty anu ptns, paopes th.r w.. ond u
territory This was as against oeher aiio
foreign Governments. ..-.-
For four hundred yeaLs' ever ave- s.nce ;s sItSaus
after the discovery Oh Ih,s netnisphel hns hs,,
the canal across the lstnmus :. has h pn peen
planned. For Two scoIe yoate !. ~ nae - u.Si. .sn
worked at; Wheh mats s .ooranbx - ~ ~ voi re
ages. 1t is to alter the eeoesaPny OF
continent and the uaoe routee ot ho "Srm,
We have shown by every treaty We nave