The Yale expositor., 1903-12-11

ga across o., irthmus ca Panama las
become 90 tranF''uH|nt Importance -
the United StsitT~ ". have f..entediJ
exercised ;his rrntfri ~ intervening IN
the course 81 domestic disssuf.on. and
| hy protecting tas territory from fpreiEn
invaf.nn. ln iNs AT Everett ntaurri
the Peruvian minister that w. should
not hesitate Co. maintain the neutrality
% the is,hmuS m tn ease az war tc-
tween Peru and ,'ulomhia. In iva 90
| lomba. winch hss always bscn Nigilant
| Go avail Itself - ~ privilege conferred
| by the treaty. expressed it- eNV"cis tiun
| that In the event 80 war between Peru
| and SpaiR the limited states wsuid carry
| into effect the guaranty of neutrality.
There have been lev asLninist Tatious uf
the state Department IN which this
/ treaty has net either ~ the one Hdo
| or the other. been used az haEls 81
more OF lcas Impurtant dcmsrdf. ~ was
said by Mr. IINh m iNtt tngt Sec Depart
ment Of State had reason 60 trItve that
! an attack upon colombian rutsiIgutJ
on the iFthmuS had un several 0cca-
1 slons. been ayvii'd ~ warning from this
| Government IN is". when Colombia was
| under the meni'r 80 ho-i.utiry from
| Italy in the C'TTuti ,Hss Mr.. o., Yard 80
| pressed the ssTt"us concern Stat tho
| United Statss ,uuld net hut ff-l that a
! European pUW't should fs~nft 10 force
| against tist't republic a.. Gals iemi--
| phcrc. as Ca the sovereign lnl uulntvr-
|
We az" gnarantur- under the Pol MA faith
| OF a treaty
The above t''itl ~ fact. establishes
| beyond quest,'u Fifvt that 90, United
| States has iti over hsif "a ,tutary pa
| tiently aud in g,,ud faith carried cut it,
obligations under the ti,aty 20 $50. Sec
ond. that when fat IT,, first time IL he
| came possible f'i t'uiumbia to Do any
thing In rcquiial - ~. services thus re-
peatedly rend'"d - " f"r nry-seven
| years b. the United states the colombian
| Government ppt'mpturtiy nnd nntuFivcly
| refused thus 10 de ~ part. even though
| To do so w0Lid htv, teen e. 80 advan-
tage and immsafurahig % The advantage
/ % the State - Panama. 90 that timo
under tH Juri~dtrtipn. thifd, that
| throughout TIM pstiid revolutions. riots,
and factional Disturbances - every kind
have occurred one after the other IN al
most uninterrupted su"reFsiou. some of
them lasting fuf months aud even fOr
years. while the GENITAL government was
unable to put them down 81 tu make
peace with the r'h'l- fourth, that these
disturbances INSTEAD 90 showing any sign
% abating have tcud-d To- grow more Hd-
| merous and muIs serious ln the imme-
date past. finn that the control ~ Co
| lombia over tho iSthmus % Panama could
| not b. mainta ned without the .Tined In
| teryention ana assistance uf the United
States In other words the Government
| % Colombia. tisuigh wholly unable To-
maintain order on th' i-thmus. has new
orthelcss declined e. Iatify treaty the
conclusion 81 which opened the only
| chance To secure NJ. own stability and to
guarantee permanent peace On ana tho
construction ~ "a '.tusd a'Gvss. the 18th
| mus.
Under such circumstance ihc Govern
ment 81 tho United States would have
been guilty - FOLLY ma weakness.
/ amounting ln then sum To- 60 crime
against the nation had u acted otherwise
than Il did when the i"volutl'n 81 Nov.
last took place 10 Panama. This great
Enterprise 80 budding tn ut'ror'uuio
canal can not D. held up to crafty tho
whimF or cat 80 respect g. 'he govern
mental impotence. uT - tho oven moro
tiuistrr and sytl political pVtuliufities, %
people who. though they dwell afar on,
, yet. against 90, wish 81 thr actual dwell
i,Is ON "a, ,iimu4. assert an unreal
, ! supremacy over the territory. Tho pos
session ~ territory fraught with such
peculiar capacities a. the isthmus In
question carilts With II obligations In
mankind. The course a. events hast
shown that tnis canal can not be built
, ! by private Crt'rutiv' ur by .uN "thcr ma o.
zion than car own therefore DO must bo
built by the United Siatog.
Treaty with Republic Of Panama.
Every eno-t Ia. been made by the Gov
rfumcnt ~ The United States Co. persuade
]
| essentially net only 80 uur interests and
to the Interests 81 titr world, but To- tho
iutgr"sts 90 colombia Itself These ef-
forts have failed and Colombia. 10y her
persistence in requesting the advances TIA
! have been made has forced uv. Tor the
I sake 81 our own honor. and 81 the inter
est aud we'll iur NOT merely - our own
2 ! people. hat a. th. p"npie - toe Iathmus
81 Panama AMI 10, people - the civilized
countries ~ 90. wnTid 60 take decisive
: / steps 90 bring &C. au md condition ~
affairs which had heroine intocrabic.
The new 8eTUli.' 80 Panama immediate
| Is offered C. negotiate q treaty with ~.
. | This treaty I herewith submit Hy u our
| Interests are better SAFE guarded than ia
I ,he treaty with Culumhia which was rati-
% | lied b. the SENATE at ~ lnst session. 10 IN
/ better iu st. terms than tho treaties Of
- f-red To us B.. tho F"puhIov ~ Nirara-
gun and Costa kira. 40 la't an" right
Co begin this great undertaking is made
ID | available. Panama hi~ done her part.
. ! All that remains b. Tor the American Com
10 gross % do IT, part and forthwith this
{ ! Republic W.il enter upon On" execution
! ! %! r. project colossal in &C. ,'zc and Il
- w,ll-niE. in,airunhi" possibilities Tor thu
10 good 81 this country and the nations OK
/. mankind
+ Provisions OF Treaty.
by tho Irr, Isiuu. ~ ths treaty. the
. United State guarantees and VIII main
! | tain tho indertudsu nee ~ tho Republic %
= Panama. TheI, BE- Eranted o. the United
! States In psTpetuity IN" use. occupation.
! ana control 90 a strip ten miles wide and
. / extending th'p' nautical miitf into tho
! sea nt either terminal with I'll lands ly-
! ! INK outside 80 th' Anu' Ect,ssary Tor tho
= construction - the canal Coz for It's aux
1 Hilary works and with Tho Islands In tho
7 | BAY 90 pauu ma Tho C'tisr ~ Panama
{ / and Colon are tut embraced ln the canal
zone. tUt The United Stats assumes
, their sanitation and ~ ease 90 need. tho
I maintenance 90 order therein. the United
| States enjoys within the Efnuted limits
all the rights pow't aud authority which
/ IL would possess were " the sovereign %
the territory g. tho exclusion 20 the eS-
| crclac Of sovereign rights hY the Republic.
All railway AMI canal property rights be-
longing 10 Panama aud needed FOR tho
canal pass "a TN United States. includ-
ing any property ~ the respective COM
T ! ranigs IN tho riti's 90 Panama and CO.
lon the wof..t property. aud personnel
81 tho canal And railways are exempted
from taxation az well IN the cities OF
Panama and Colon a. IN tho canal zono
and its dCroudTurtr~ Free immigration
- the personnel aud importation ~ sup