Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-08-20

Washington, Aug. 1S.-The reason
given for the rejection of the treaty by
the Colombian senate. it is said here,
was the alleged encroachment on Coz.
ombian sovereignty which its oppon-
ents contended would result from the
treaty.
This information was contained i'll q
dispatch received last night by Dr..
Herran, Colombian charge, from For
eign Minister Ricos at Bogota, The
view taken by the senate was at var
lance to that held by the government
of Colombia, which felt satisfied when
it submitted the treaty to congress
that there would be no impairment of
Colombian sovereignty If the treaty
should be ratified. Incidental TO the
general question of sovereignty, neces-
sarily was that of the lease of the
strip OF land through which the canal
was to be constructed and the debate
in the Colombian senate indicted that
the body regarded this as amounting
to the sale of the land and therefore
Objectionable.
When the treaty was submitted to
the senate by the committee to which
it had been referred, seven senator's
favored it, with certain amendments
which they proposed. and the remain
naming two opposed it absolutely.
An interesting feature of the debate
in the Columbian senate and in the
committee report favoring the treaty
is said to be the entire absence OF any
reference to the question OF indemnity
offered by the United States for the
right of way. 1t was generally sup
posed that this would cost consider
able in Colombia but the question OF
money consideration 1t is said, faded
away and was replaced by the sover-
eighty issue.
May Still Have Chance.
New York, Aug. 49, When word was
received in this city yesterday that the
canal treaty had been rejected by the
Colombian senate, William Nelson
Cromwell made the following state
ment, as counsel for the Panama COM
pany:
"a committee of the Colombian SEN
ate on the 5th instant recommended
the treaty with a number OF amend
ments. Our recent cables state that
various parliamentary motions had
been made, more or less involving
these amendments, and recent one
indicates that the treaty is not accept
able without amendments, but this is
not regarded as final"
Spooner Amendment Threat.
Colon, Aug. 1S.-The rejection of the
Panama treaty by the Colombia senate
has produced a tremendous sensation
on the isthmus. 1t was generally be
lieved the treaty would pass with some
notifications. 1nere is good reason
10 suppose a majority of the members
of the senate regard the Spooner
amendment to build the canal by the
Nicaraguan route, if the Panama route
was rejected by Colombia, as mere
threat on the part OF the United States.
They are convinced the Nicaraguan
project is impossible and the United
States will again deal with Colombia.
The rejection is a heavy blow to
property OWNERS mere WHO nave DSOll
investing heavily on the prospects of
the treaty being ratified.
Bad Blow to Panama.
Panama, Aug. 18.-The unanimous
rejection of the Panama canal treaty
by the senate caused profound i'm,
preston here in all circles The ques-
ton all lips is what will become of
Panama The only consolation the
isthmians have is that the rest of the
republic, with exchange at very high
figure and with an upward tendency,
will suffer a great deal more. 1t
seems the government never expected
the treaty to be ratified. 1t was not
supported at all in the senate.
General Lucio Valazoo, an old vet
eran and distinguished army officer,
has been appointed military command
err of the department of Panama 1t is
thought that the fears, caused by the
rumors of a secession movement on the
isthmus, may have influenced the APP