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The lsthmlan Canal.
BY the act OF June q. 1907. the congress
authorized the president to enter into
the canal across the Isthmus Of Pana ma:
failure to secure such treaty after the
should be had 10 building a canal throuxS
| Nicaragua. 1t has not been necessary to
/ consider this alternative. as I am enabled
Ing for the building OF the canal across
the lsthmus OF Panama This was the
route which commended itself to the de-
we can now acquire. by treaty the right
| to construct the canal over this route.
The question now. therefore, Is not by
built. for that question has been definite-
| ~ and irrevocably decided. The question
Is simply whether or not we shall have
When the conrress directed that we
should tnse the Panama route under
! treaty with Colombia. the essence nj the
government which controlled that route
but to the route itself: to the territory
| across which the route lay. not to the
bore on the map The purpose Of the law
was TO authorize the president to make
q treaty with the power In actual con-
troll Of the Isthmus OF Panama This
I.thnaian Treaty Civilizations.
In the year 1886 this government en-
tered into treaty with New Granada.
the predecess upon the Isthmus OF the
Republic Of Colombia and Of the present
was provided that the government and
citizens of the United States should al
ways have free and open right OF way
or transit across the Isthmus OF Panama
by any modes of communication that
might be constructed. while in return our
government guaranteed the perfect 'neu-
the view that the free transit from the
one to the other sea might not be inter-
rupted or embarrassed. The treaty vest
ed in the United States a substantial
property right carved out OF the rights OF
sovereignty and property which New
Granada then had and possessed over the
ada has passed away and its territory
has been divided. Its successor. the gov
eminent of Colombia. has ceased to own
neSub nEop shs OF which
one time a sovereign state. and at an
other time mere department of the sue
Granada and Colombia. has now succeed
ed to the rights which first one and then
the other formerly exercised over the
isthmus; But as long as the isthmus en-
dures the mere geographical fact of its
existence. and the peculiar interest there
in which Is required by our position.
perpetuste the solemn contract which
spect our right to freedom of transit
across II. and binds us In return to safe
guard for the isthmus and the world the
exercise OF that inesttmable Dr!vi eye.
The true Interpretation OF the obligations
upon which the United States entered In
this treaty OF 1916 has been given repeat
eddy IN the utterances OF presidents and
secretaries OF state.
For 400 years. ever since shortly after the
discovery Of this hemisphere. the canal
across the isthmus has been Planned. For
twoscore years IL has been worked at
When made 1t Is to last for the ages. 1t Is
to alter the geography OF continent and
shown by every treaty We have negotiated
or attempted to negotiate with the peoples
In control of the isthmus and with foreign
nations In reference thereto our consistt Mt
good faith in observing our obligations: on
the one hand to the peoples OF the isttmus,
and on the other hand TO the civilized weird
whose commercial rights We are safe
guarding and guaranteeing BY our action.
We have done our duty TO others In letter
and spirit, and we have shown the utmost
fr.e hAn In. arft rs. rfukt
Colombia's Reputation of Treaty.
Last spring, under the act above fc-
ferred to. treaty concluded between the
representatives of the Republic OF Co.om-
bia and OF our gpby;ernmen, was aatined
into at the urgent solicitation of the peo-
pie of Colombia and after a body OF ex-
perts appointed by our government es-
pec!ally to 20 into the matter of the
routes across the isthmus had pro-
nounced unanimously In favor of
Panama route. In drawing up this treaty
every concession was made TO the peop:e
and to the government of Colombia. We
were more than just in dealing with
them. Our generosity was such as to
had not gone too far In their In
terest at the expense of our own: for In
our scrupulous desire to pay all possible
heed. not merely to the real but even to
the fancied rights Of our weaker neigh
Dor. who already owed so much to our
protection and forbearance. We. yielded
drawing Up the treaty. Nevertheless the
government of Colombia not merely
repudiated the treaty. but repudated II
In such manner as to make II evident by
the time the Colombian congress adj
journed that not the scant.est hope re-
manned of ever getting satisfactory
Colombia made the treaty. and yet when
the Colombian congress was called to
ratify Il the vote against ratification was
unanimous. II does not appear that the
government made any real effort to Sc
cure ratification.
Revolution In Panama.
Immediately after the adjournment OF
the congress a revolution broke out in
Panama. The people OF Panama had
long been discontinued with the Republic
OF Colombia. and they had been kept
quiet only by the prospect Of the con-
ciusion of the treaty. which was TO them
a matter of vital concern. When II be-
came evident that the treaty was hope
iessly lost. the people OF Panama rose
literally as one man. Not a shot was
fired by a single man on the isthmus in
the interest OF the Colombian govern
ment. Not life was lost in the accom-
plIshment of the revolution. The Colon
ban troops stationed on the isthmus.
mon cause with the people Of Panama.
and with astonishing unsnimIty the new
republic was started. The duty of the
United States in the premises was clear.
In strict accordance with the principles
laid down by Secretaries Cass and Seward
In the of1icial documents above quoted.
the limited Skaters notice that n