Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-01-29
zLL TEXT OF THE
PANAMA TREATY
This Has Given Out by Senate YeSter-
day Afternoon.
fRIGHTS EXTEND 100 YEARS
Privilege Given to Have Them PerPetually
Granted Colombia Will Not Lease TO
Any Other Government

AIll UlutT
Washington, January 24.-The Senate
plate this afternoon held a brief executive
session and voted to make public the
Panama cscal treaty. The letters OF trans
initial Of fthd$ President and Secretary Hay
hyere brief and formal and contained no
kpmmen&ations.
.icle l. of the treaty: "The gov
knt of Colombia authorizes the new
mama Canal Company to cede and
hsfer to the United States its rights,
;ges and properties and concessions
hes the Panama Railroad and all the
>part of the shares of that COM
Article II. Relates to the concession for
constructing the canal and the rights OF
this government to the property for one
hundred years, with the privilege of hav-
ing the lease perpetually renewed.
Article III. grants to the United States
zone of territory ten kilometers (about
six miles wide, Including therein the
necessary auxiliary canals, not exceeding
in any case fifteen miles from the main
canal and other works, together with ten
fathoms of water in the Bay of Lmon, In
extension of the canal, and at least three
marine miles from mean low water mark
from each terminus of the canal into the
Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, re-
spectively,"
I This article continues in force the pro-
wilson's of the treaty of 1861, guaran'
teeing the neutrality of the zone and Co.
lombia's sovereignty over it. The article
creates a joint commission to enforce
sanitary and police regulations.
CoLoMBIA's SOVEREIGNTY
Article ". declares tnat the 'rights and
privileges granted to the United States by
the terms of this convention shall not
affect the sovereignty of the Republic OF
Colombia over the territory within whose
boundaries such rights and privileges are
TO be exercised. The United States rec
ognises and freely acknowledges this SOW
ereignty and promises not to impair 1t In
any way, but on the contrary, it desires to
strengthen the power of the republic on
this continent and to improve, develop
and maintain its prosperity.
Article V. authorizes the United States
to construct and maintain ports at each
terminus of the canal, and the Unlteo
States agrees to maintain drainage and
sanitary works along the line OF the canal'
to organize hospitals and to supply water
and drainage 10 the cities of Colon and
Panama.
By Article VI. Colombia agrees not 10
cede or lease to any foreign government
any islands or harbors adjacent to the
canal termini "for thepurpose OF estaphsn'
ing Notifications, naval of coaling statlons'
military posts, or docks OF other works
that might interfere with the construction
maintenance, operation, protection saietV
and free use of the canal and auxiliary
works. In order to enable Colombia tO
comply with this stitulation, the govern
ment of the United States agrees to give
Colombia the material support that may
be required in order 10 prevent the oc'
cupation of said islands and ports, guaran-
teeing there the sovereignty, independence
and integrity of Colombia."
AS TO DAMAGES.
Article VII. grants to the United States
the use of all waters adjacent to the canal
and provides for damages caused to private
individuals curing the construction OF the
canal.
Article VIII. declares Panama and
Colon free ports for vessels and goods
destined for transmission through the
canal.
Article TX. provides that no charges o.
E any character shall be imposed upon any
person connected with the constructor
and operation of the canal, or on any
vessel, tools, etc., used in such construc
ton.
Article Y. provides for the use OF tele
graph and telephone facilities.
Article XI. permits emigranSs OF all ma
tionalities to work on the canal.
Article XII. allows the United States tC
import free of duty all material necessary
in the construction of the canal.
THE JURISDICTION.
Article XIII declares that the Unlte'
States shall have authority to protect AM
secure the canal as we'll as railroads ant
other works and dependencies, ana I
maintain discipline among the laDorer
and other persons who may congregate Il
that region, and to make and enforce sucl
policies and sanitary regulations as 1t ma
deem necessary to preserve order and pub
lie that thereon, and to protect navigator
and commerce through and over sail
canal, railroads and other works and de
Tendencies from interruption or damage
The article provides at length for judlcls
tribunals to be maintained by the respeC
tive governments, which are to hav
Jurisdiction over controversies arising be
tween respective subjects of each, and ais
for joint tribunals to have jurisdiction owe
crimes and misdemeanors and admralt
cases, provides for the surrender of per
sons accused of crime.
Article XIV provides for the exproprla
ton of land for canal uses on payment
indemnity.
Article XIV grants to the United State
ports as places of refuge for vessels EN-