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the condition. Of course. referred not
20 the Government vA!oA contro!ict
tha, route but 70 the route Itself. rp
the territory across which the routs
lay. not TO the name which for tie
moment the territory bore on The map.
The purpose OF the 5aE ~As 10 au-
thoT!ze the President 20 make treaty
with the power IN actual control os
the Isthmus II Panama This purpose
has been fulfilled
A number o.. paragraphs q the NEE
sage are devoted 70 n rcvicw ot oas |
Efforts 10 secure treaty rights TO. tie |
building OF an lsthnian canal. Anc
many matters touching upon the SUB
ject are cited
Reputation Of Treaty by Coiombia-
Last spring. under the act above 70
ferred 10. a treaty concipied between
the representatives Of the Republic OF
I Colombia ana Of our Government was
/ ratified 10y the Senate. This treaty was
/ entered iuto al the urgent solicitation
/ Of the people OF Colombia and after
body Of experts appointed by our Gov
ernment especially TO 20 into the mat
/ ter OF the routes across the lsthmus
/ had pronounced unanimously In favor
/ Of the Panama route. In drawing NJ
/ this treaty c cry concession was made
10 the PEOPLE ard 10 the Cove rnment
OF Colombia We were more than just
IN dealing with them. Our generosity
was such as 10 make IL n serious ques
tion wheiiIr- We had not gone too Tar
in their interest at the expense q our
own; for II our scrupu!Cus desire &c
pay all yossible heed. not merely 70
the real but even 10 the fancied rights
OF our weaker neighbor. who already
owed so much TO our protection anc
forbearancc. we yielded in all possible
J ways TO her desires IN drawing up the
treaty. Nevertheless the Government
OF Colombia not merely rcpudiated the
: treaty, but repudiated IL in such man
: ner as TO make il evident by the time
\ the Colombian Congress adjourned
= that not the sCantiest hope renained
s Of ever getting satisfactory treaty
I from them. The Government OF Colon
Q bia made the treaty, and yet when th'
[. Colombian Congress was called u
n ratify 1t the vote against ratification
Il was unanimous II does not appeal
: that the Government made any rea
! effort TO secure ratification.
y The control, in the interest OF tn
- commerce and trainc of the Who'll
- civilized world, OF the means OF VI
;. disturbed transit across the lsthmu
10 of Panama has become OF transce'
- dent importance TO the United States
= We have repeatedly exercised thi
~ control by intervening in the cours
- of domestic dissension, and by pr
~ tecting the territory from foreign Il
no vasion. In 1858 Mr.. Everett assure
the Peruvian minister that v
should not hesitate to maintain u
neutrality OF the Isthmus In the ca:
n of war between Peru and Colombi
In 1864 Colombia, which has alwa.
=. been vigilant TO avail itself OF It's pri
H. ileges conferred by the treaty, g
pressed its expectation that IN Il
a event of war between Peru and Spa
he the United States would carry In
lal effect the guaranty OF neutrali'
m There have been few administratio
III of the State Department in which Il
rs. treaty has not, either by the one 81
ort or the other been used as basis
he more or less important demands.
ac- was said by Mr. Fish in 1871 that {
he Department of State had reason
ION believe that an attack upon Colo
md bian sovereignty on the lsthmus h:
ade on several occasions, been averted
raj warning from this government.
ov- 1866, when Colombia was under
Sc menace Of hostilities from Italy in
for Cerruti case, Mr.. Bayard express
'ec- the serious concern that the Uni'
re States could not but feel, that Eu
llar pean power should resort to 10
OF against a sister republic Of this be
as isphere, as to the sovereign and
7la- interrupted use Of n part OF VIII
not territory we are guarantors un
'ne, he solmen faith of a treaty.
are In conclusion ii is argued that
ion country would have been recreant
are its solemn duty TO have delayed lo
NE er in availing itself Of the offered
Inel portunity to secure rights and II
lne chises sufficient 20 guarantee its
'Mtle- M mediate entrance upon the import
'.n work Of canal construction.
rom Provisions Of Treaty.
n OF BY the provisions OF the TIRE
lpon the United States guarantees and
lpon faintain the independence OF the
the Eublic Of Panama. There is graz
aims to the United States In perpetuity
each use, occupation and control OK a s
g Of ten miles wide and extending u
rop- nautical miles into the sea at Ell
IS in terminal, with all lands lying out
mill of the zone necessary for the
uleO / Structlon CT Ine canal OF IOr lIs
Hilary works, and with the island
the Bay OF Panama. The cities OF
tho, anna and Colon are not embrace
.a;gn the canal zone, but the United ST
Doo assumes their sanitation and, in
acia, OF need, the maintenance OF c
: On within the granted limits all
Wy is Is.S, 49, 60 - ., ~ :,
ano-t eign of the territory TO the exclt
Of the exercise Of sovereign right
- =, the Republic All railway and {
property rights belonging to PaI
and needed for the canal pass q
United States, including any pr
, = Iii ty of the respective companies II
cities of Panama and Colon /;
works, property. and personnel o
canal and railways are exeu
-. from taxation as well in the citi
Panama and Colon as in the
oI zone and its dependencies. Fre'
~ migration OF the personnel and Il
tation Of supplies for the constru
and operation Of the canal are [
: Con- ed. Provision is made for the U
to en- military force and the building @
,r the tifications by the United State
, the the protection Of the transit. In
,vided details, particularly as 70 the &C
secure ton OF the interests Of the New
a rea- ana Canal Company and the Pa
e had Railway by the United States ar
raeua. condemnation Of private proper
nsider the uses of the canal. the stipul
Ied IN Of the Hay-Herran treaty are c