Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-23
A Panama Waterway
Now Guaranteed to
Uncle Sam
AFTER SPOONER IDEA
DOCUMENT AccoRDs ENLARGED
JURISDICTION AND RIGHTS TO
THE UNITED STATES.

Washington, Nov. 19.-The Haydn
uau-VarllIa isthmlan canal treaty
was signed last evening at the resi-
dence Oh Secretary Hay by the secre-
tary and Philippe Bunau-Varilia, min
lister from Panama.
The treaty II Its text cannot be
made public at present because Of an
unwritten law which Obnges the state
uspartment 10 await the pleasure oi
the senate IN the mater OF publicity,
ana because the pIesIUent mas not YET
determined wnen the convention snali
be submitted To the senate Tor rallnea-
ZION. his present pUrpOse Is 10 W4ln-
uolu IL uuLI Lnele As a REASONABLE as
surauCe Luat as CONSIDERATION Wal AOt
uUslsuuu any Oh the legislation IOi
vulCu me present specIaI session -
ga.leI. bul cerLa4n LaCts nave Deen
discussed - " TIE prOyIsIOns u tnS
IEe4ty Nu4Iu ulaAe ~ appear that a..
lJs geuelaI Luu.ues the Lew ha!-N al
ala Convention Is patterned upon me
Hay-nsrlau uealy, Win the exception
that Lue new convention IOIOWs not
only the splllL but IeCler Oh the spoon
gr act mus. lusIeau VI lease LOr d
uAeu peTlUI ga me canal sLlpi the
new JIgaly provides Tor perpetual
lease "a Lue Tlsut "a way 10 the Unlleu
ana "a
PROVISION IOE a court Oh mixed cOmpO-
aluOn-uall American and nan Col
omulau, 70 administer justice over the
canal slap, me new uealy permits
the UuILeu states 10 exercise me most
compete JurlsulCuUn thereon. Inc
un.Ieu states may IOTuIy the line ana
terminals ana II may police II VITA
lTOUps-
It's the contention OF the Washing
ton government mat the CaplJaI OF the
Lew republic Will not be located IA
e4Iner ranama or Colon and has not
pressed " ar. nay when he IOunu
IuaL Panama was earnestly opposed u
IL, ana me uealy mahes no sucn pro
vision. aus, however, Is not regard
e. " lHe secretary - a Vital point IL
vsew "a the extensive rlgnJs wnlcn
TIE uu4leu states mas throughout the
Cal.aI sJTIp anu ats especially vide Jur-
lsIlCLsUu "a the yelnI.uaI cIJIes. TINS
Is ne OAly point III the negotiations
WnsCn Causeu an expression Oh an
IelsuCs "a opinion.
Inc money consideration is under
slOOu " De the same OmClallY and
Panama, instead o. COLOMBIA, Is 10 Te'
Ce.su Lue %Ly,uyysUUU. Inc canal Is u
ue DuulE.I alI Upel 10 al nations on
even Ie44uz. LHese are UNDERSTOOD u
~ lue lz. AIS Va lAe new treaty, when
ss aa4... s.... s.4es AZ IUrLu Juau me nay
hes.a4 .Ie4ty .l-u LAS been spec.aII!
uaL,.4 H. 4..Dsl t4e objections urged
a-alu2l lue 44ller. II Is stated ina,
lie ra-.-4...4 COMMISSION which ar
TINe4 L1Ie lL-l u.sul mas been EN-
pCae-g4 ~ T.s.-! the uealy ana Jn4s
all40u L..-.y .Slur nIluIu me next a
hU-Is Jr sOOLsr.
Ne~ nSPl-I.c Growing.
Washington, nov. Iy.-The state
department i-.e yesterday afternoon
received ady4Ces mat the departments
OIL Cauca ana AuuOq4Ia OF COaOmUia
are seeAIus 10 separate from that gov
erumeuL and are soliciting admission
into the Panama republic.
Invasion Threatened Isthmus.
Washington, Nov. Ig.-The follow
ing Ca5legram was received at the
state department yesterday afternoon
from Consul General Gudger al Pana
ma: There is a good deal OF eX
element in Buena Ventura and some
feeling against foreigners. The Col
lmbian government Is said to be con
sidering a land invasion Of the 18th
mus"
Admiral Glass is expected TO send q
ship 20 Buena Ventura il in his judg
meut the situation warrants il and be
viii be communicated with TO that eff
feet