The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-18
The Rejected Treaty.

Is The Rejected Treaty.
4 The rejection Of the Isthmian canal
treaty by the Colombian senate is disap-
pointing, and yet. the feeling which has
developed at Bogota since the Colombian
congress assembled in June, gave small
ground for believing that other than such
result would issue.
The chief ground for rejection was the
same which has been urged by the enc
by DR.. Herran with out department Of
state, i. e., the possibility that the rights
and privileges granted to the United
States by the United States Of Columbia
would limit and impair the sovereignty of
Ithe Colombian government over the 18TH
mus, altho Article XIX. expressly de-
Eclares that no rights and, privileges grant
ed by this convention shall affect the SOW
Iereignty of Colombia over the real "estate
that may be acquired by the United
States, by reason Of the transfer Of the
rights Of the new Panama Canal company
and the Panama Railway company, lying
outside the canal zone as designated.
and privileges granted to the United
States than were barely necessary to pro-
tect her in the vast investment Of cap
ital involved in the enterprise.
At first, it was the attitude of the Pan
ANA Canal company toward the transfer
of its own property that was the diff
Guilty, but this was finally overcome and
protesting to be hungering for the canal,
began a series Of objections on it's own
account emphasizing the necessity OF
maintaining it's sovereignty and advancing
the price of the concession. To the out
slider it looked as if the Bogota govern
ment was only dickering for better terms.
The United States had agreed finally with
the Panama Canal company for $40, 100000
for it's plant, concession, and rights. The
Colombian government thru DR.. Herran,
consented to SO, 100000 for the canal
strip and $35O,O00 a year rental. For an
investment of near 5000, 900 our gov
eminent makes Panama a present and
only demands adequate security for its
Large investment We certainly would not
Revolutionary factions which are ape to
desolate the Isthmus at any time, and
/ hence, the treaty with Colombia shows
! only. business prudence in such a serious
matter. We offer to pay Colombia all the
property is worth to us for improbable
property. We demand and require that
| we shall have the right to protect our
writ iap j11rie n iotfo
1.-THE Colombian senate refuses to ratify
this treaty SO advantageous to Colombia
on the ground that she Is unwillingly to &C.
cord us this right to protect our own yalu-
able property on the Isthmus, a right, in.
deed. which was granted to our govern
ment by the old treaty Of Granada which
/ Is yet operative, the Colombian govern
ment haEing inherited the obligations Of
Granada. Under the old treaty, our gov.
eminent last year landed troops to pro
tect the Panama Railway transit and rail.
way property from the turmoil Of the
i revolution and maintained the neutrality
4tof the isthnus, which is guaranteed by
. the treaty Of 1886 If there is every any
future call for the maintenance Of order
our government will have to perform the
duty that traffic may go on uninterrupt
edly
If Colombia is fool enough to throw
! away her opportunity, our government car
get abundant rights to cut the Nicaragua
canal. The Panama canal is economically
y prc Herabe. There is weight in the argu
rnent that Colombia, having already sane
toned the sale of the canal enterprise b,
the new French company to the United
States, our government may insist upol
its right to consummate such purchas
, and notify the Colombian government tina
all questions relating to such purchas,
will be adjusted before the internationa
tribunal of arbitration at The Hague Thi
+ arrangement might be all right if it wer
possible to get such a peculiar govern
lnent as Colombia to quietly yield to tn
! jurisdiction Of The Hague. If the Unite,
9 States has to take the alternative route i
Is very certain that the Bogota authorize
will have to contemplate the Commercial
effacement Of Panama and Colon, from
the map Of the world.
r#.
Il thru sleeping car service, 1t is said
is about to be established from tChicag
to the north Pacific coast via the Burling
ton and Northern Pacific and Grea
Northern. Such service has long been il
existence by the southern routes. It /
rather strange that 1t has been delaye