The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-03
CANAL NOW ASSURED
TREATY FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION
SIGNED BY PANAMA.
IN THE PANAMANIAN FLAG
DOCUMENT WAS WRAPPED WHEN
1T REACHED MINISTER'S,

Before Treaty Was Signed ResOIu-
tiOns Were Adopted Approving 1t
In All Its Parts Document
Reach Colon Dec. d-OnIy One
Copy of 1t In English.
Panama, Dec. 2.-The canal treaty
was signed at 1888 o'clock this morn
ing. There were no amendments to
the treaty.
When every preparation had been
completed for the actual signing of
the treaty a government decree was
adopted setting forth that:
Whereas, a guarantee of the indie
pendence of the isthmus has been OBJ
tanned, and
Whereas, celebrity is indispensable
to secure an efficacious and immediate
fulfllment of the obligation on the
part of the United States and the
junta of the provisional government
formed by the unanimous will of the
people of the isthmus and possessing
full, sovereign powers over the 18TH
mus territory, be it
Resolved and decreed That the
treaty be approved in all it's parts"
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Es-
priella, arrived here from Colon yes
terday with the new canal treaty.
Seniors Arrange and Arias, with some
of the ministers of the new republic,
met the party at the railway station.
Senior Espriela drove Immediately to
the government palace, where the
chest containing the treaty reposed
on the table in the main office. Mem
bers of the junta and of the ministry
assembled in the grand salon of the
palace. The chest and two small tin
boxes, addressed to the members of
the junta and bearing the seals of
Minister Bunau-V Vanilla, were placed
on a table in the center of the room,
surrounded by the spectators, who
We're seated about the table. Senior
Espriella opened the chest and with
drew the cotton wrappers, finally
bringing to light the treaty, enveloped
in the Panamanian flag. The docu-
ment was addressed to the members
of the junta by Minister Bunau-Va-
rlla.
Senior Arias then broke the seal and
formally handed the paper to the
members of the 1unta. There was
only one copy in the English Ian
guage.
Bunau-VariIIa Notified.
Washington, Dec. 1.-Two cable
grams, one from the junta and the
other from the minister for foreign af-
fairs of the Republic of Panama, an
nouncing the approval of the Hay-Bu-
nau-Varilla treaty, were received by
Minister Bunau-Varilla to-day. They
are as follows:
Panama, Dec. AT 11:3O o'clock
this morning the junta has finished the
examination and approved and signed
the canal treaty.
"Espriella,
Minister of Foreign Relations"
Panama, Dec. 1--WE are happy to
communicate to your excellency that
we have just ratified the Hay Bunau-
Varilla treaty without modification and
unanimously. This official act has been
received with unanimous appreciation.
(Signed.) u. Arrange.
Tomas Arias.
IN. Espinosa."
(Members of the junta.)
Minister Bunau- Varilla will commu-
nicate the news received by him TO
Secretary Hay.
The treaty, as approved and signed
by the Panama junta, will be promptly
returned to Minister BunauVarilla at
Washington. To insure its safe and
prompt transmission without interfer-
ence by officials anywhere, the treaty
will be entrusted to Consul General
Gudger at Panama, who will forward it
to Washington in the American diplo-
matte mail pouch. Instructions to this
effect already have been sent to Mr..
Gudger by Secretary Hay. This cour-
tesy was extended at the request of
Minister Bunau-Varilla. who is anx-
ious that there shall be no Interrupt
ton to the safe return of the approved
treaty to Washington.