Arizona republican., 1903-12-20
Sec. Hay Said Something Would Happen to Colombia
HOUSE RECEIVES PAPERS
Correspondence Between the Depart ment and Minister Baupre Covering the Time the Hay-Herran Treaty Was Before the Bogota Senate.

Washington, D. C., Dec. 19.-Presi- dent Roosevelt today transmitted Co the house the third installment Of pa- pers relating to the recent revolution on the isthmus of Panama. The pa pers comprise the correspondence be- tween the state department and Min ister Beaupre at Bogota relative to the -Herran treaty. consisting of 120 letters and telegrams sent between March IS, and November I9 1908
 On April ', Secretary Hay tele- graphed MT. Beaupre to notify COIom- bia that the matter of the request of Colombia of the canal and railroad companies for the appointment of agents to negotiate the cancellation of the present concessions covered by the treaty, and any change would be in violation of the SpOoner law and not permissible
 On April 15, MT. Beaupre renewed again at length the feeling in Colom- bia toward the treaty. Of it's neE0tia- tion he says:
 T am convinced that the public had never expected better terms.
 In later communication on the sub ject of adverse opinion to the treaty Mir. Beaupre says: Tt is impossible to convince these people that the Nicaragua route was ever seriously considered by the United States: that the negotiations concerning it had any other motive than the squeezing of an advantageous bargain out of COlom- bia, nor that any other than the Pan anna route ever will be selected
 The public discussion. he said. was largely along the line Of the loss of national honor by the surrender of sovereignty while private discussion was to the effect that the price was iE- adequate.
 MT. Hay, May 30. asked wacthc- there was any opposition rom Euro- pean sources. MT. Hay pronouuc, a the situation seemingly grave On June g. MT. Hay sent to MT. Beaupre this telegram:
 The Colombian government appar- ently does not appreciate the gravity of the situation. The canal negotia- tions were initiated by Colombia and were energeticaIly pressed on this government for several years.
 The proposition presented by Col ombia with slight notifications was finally accepted by us.
 Tn view of this agreement our congress reversed it's previous judg- ment and decided upon the Panama route. If Colombia should now reject the treaty or unduly delay its ratifca- tion, the friendly understanding be- tween the two countries would be so seriously complicated that action might be taken by the congress next winter, which every friend or COlCm- bia would regret"
 On June 10 Mir. Beaupre wrote that "a decided effort was being made to change public opinion into a more fs- vorable consideration of the treaty. Mr. Beaupre said he had been-fnformed by Mir. Mancini. agent at Bogota. of the Panama Canal company. that he had been told that ratification could b. se- cured by payment cf S10.OOO.O00 from the canal company to the Colombian gov ernment.
 On July 5th MT. BeaEpre sent the fol- lowing telegram to Secretary Hay Have received information privately that a paraphrase of your cipher tel egram on June 9th was received in the senate in secret session: it created a sensation. It is construed by many as Q threat of direct retaliation against Colombia in case the treaty is not rat ! flied. This and the statement of just slrive'S members of congress iron, Panama that that department would revolt if the treaty was not ratified. caused alarm and the effect is favor able"
 Minister Beaupre telegraphed Sscrr- tary Hay July 9th that he had infor- nation by a prominent Colombian that the treaty could not be ratified with out two amendments. one increasing the price to be paid Colombia by the United States to $25. .OOO and an other requiring the payment of S10Oo1.- coo to Colombia by the Panam1 Canal company. Reply to this sent by Sec
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