Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-19
sign CANAL TREATY
Believed That Panama Special
Commission Is Empowered
to Ratify 1t
UNITED STATES COURT TO RULE
Complete Jurisdiction in Administra-
ton of Justice Over Canal Strip
Panama May Become Capital Of
New coIombia-Unrest in Antioauia
and cauca-Menace by Colombia.

signed the isthmian canal treaty here
last night at Secretary Hays residence.
1t is believed that the Panama special
commission, which arrived here last
night, has been empowered to ratify
the treaty, and this may be done at
once.
In it's general outlines the new con-
vention is patterned after the Hay
Herran treaty, with the exception that
it follows not only the spirit but the
letter OF the Spooner act. Thus, In
stead Of lease for fixed period, 1t
provides for perpetual lease of the
right OF way to the United States.
Instead Of complicated provision for
courts Of mixed composition half Am
erican and half Colombian--to admin
lister justice over the canal strip. the
new treaty permits the United States
government to exercise the most COM
plete jurisdiction. The United States
may fortify the line and the terminals,
and may police 1t with troops.
The. two terminal cities Of Panama
and Colon pass completely under Uni
ted States Jurisdiction, which incident
ally involves the establishment of a
new capital for the republic Of Panama
outside of the canal strip. The money
consideration is understood to be the
same, only Panama, instead of Colom-
bia, is to receive the s10,0o0.o0o. The
canal is to be neutral and open to all
nations on even terms.
Panama may become the capital of
a new Colombia. Private advices re-
ceived here indicate state of great
unrest in the adjacent provinces of An
tioquia and Cauca They are said to
be contemplating separation from the
Bogota government and asking Panama
to take them into the new republic.
officials OF the state department
would not be surprised If both those
provinces should revolt. They form,
with Panama, the entire Pacific sea-
board OF Colombia Their junction with
Panama would leave Colombia only a
narrow strip of territory on the Carib
bean sea and the great undeveloped
empire stretching back to Brazil and
Venezuela.
Their revolt would probably be not
the only misfortune which Colombia
would suffer. 1t is considered practt :
cally certain that their separation
would be the signal for Venezuela to
seize Bolivar and Magdalena. facing
the Caribbean territory long covered
by Venezuela. and the possession OF
which would give. that nation practical
access to the isthmian canal.
n Colombia should lose Cauca and
Antioquia she would be deprived Of
her principal source of revenue, and her
resort would be finally to become an
nexed to Brazil Of Venezuela. 1t is
known in the state department that
these provinces have long been dis
satisfied with the Bogota government,
as they have furnished the most OF
the revenues at the capital, where they
have been squandered.
Dispatches from Bogota tell of great
military activity there.
Menace by Colombia.
The situation at Bogota has assumed
a critical phase, so far as relations be-
tween the United States and Colombia
are concerned. Minister Beaupre. on
Nov. l6, was pressed strongly by the
Colombian government to know wheth-
err the United States had recognized the
new republic OF Panama. 1t is under
stood that the request was in such
shape as to constitute menace In the
event that recognition had been extend
ed Mr. Beaupre was instructed by this
government to inform Colombia that
such recognition had been extended.
and was instructed to tender to Colom-
bia the good Offices of the United States
to effect a settlement of the difficulties
between Colombia and Panama. The Is
sue is awaited with some anxiety here.
Unless DR.. Herran, the Colombian
charge, receives word from his govern
ment within reasonable time he will
close the Colombian legation here.
1t is recognized at the state depart
ment as entirely proper that some part
of the $10.000,000 which the United
States government is to pay over to
Panama upon the ratification of the
treaty should be allotted by the gov
eminent of Panama to Colombia In
payment of Panama's share of the Col
ombian national debt. The government
could not specify in its agreement with
Panama that any part of the sum was
to be diverted to Colombia, but there
will be no concealment OF the hopes OF
the United States in the matter.
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