The Meeker herald., 1903-12-12

are well advanced toward tbs drnWtaR
UP Of contracts. those bang delayed in
part by necessities Of reaching agree
msnts or understanding - regards rights
Of way or acquisition Of real estate. Most
Of the works contemplated for construc-
tion are Of nationa! impertance. involv-
Ing interstate questions or the securing
Of stable. self-supporting communities in
the midst Of vast tracts OF vacant land.
The Nation a. . whole IL Of course the
gamer by the creation Of these homes.
adding ~ they do to the wealth and sta
bility CT the country. and furnishinG .
home market for the products of the East
and south. The reclamation law. while
perhaps not ideal. appears At present TO
answer the larger needs fer which II -
designed. Further isgfslation II not rec
commended until the nscsssitiss OF change
are more apparent
Preservation Of Forests.
The President points out the mecca
sity Of taking steps for the preserve
ton Of our forests. especially at the
headwaters Of streams. OF the cotton
weevu no says:
The tton-growing States have re-
Gently bssn invaded BY wssvil that has
done much damage and threatens the
entire cotton industry. I suggest to the
Congress the prompt enactment Of such
remedial legislation A. IT. Judgment may
approve.
isthmian Canal.
The causes leading up to the estab-
lishmsnt Of the new republic Of Pan
anna. and It's recognition by the
United States are given in much de-
tail. ~ follow: ~
ny the act Of June y. lsoa, the Con-
srsss authorised the President to eater
into treaty with Colombia for the build
ing ct the canal AGREES the Isthmus Of
Panama: Il being provided that IN tbs
altar the lapse Of . reasonable time, re-
course should b had to building q canal
through Nicaragua. 1t has NOT been
necessary to consider this alternative. ~
am enabled 70 lay bsfors the senate
. treaty providing for the building Of she
canal across the Isthmus Of Panama.
This was the route which commsndsd
itself to the deliberate Judgment of the
'eeuSfsss. and Ne can now acquire hy
treaty the right to construct the canal
fore. II not BY which route the isthmian
canal shall b. built. for that &usstion
has been definitely and irrsvocabiy de-
cided. The question II simply whether or
not We shall have an isthnaian canal
lmpertanes Of Psaes In isthmus.
The control. IN the interest Of the CONE
mefce and trafic of the whole civilissd
world, Of the means Of undist0rbed tran
sit across the Isthmus Of Panama has
become of transcsndsnt Importance to
the United Statss We have repeatedly
exercised .shis control by intervening In
the course Of domestic dis:snsion. ana
HnvaHon. In rss3 Mr.. Everett assured
the Peruvian minister that ne should
not hesitate to maintain the neutrality
Of the isthmus In the eass OF war be-
tween Peru and Colombia. In I'M CO.
lombia. which has always been vigfiant
to avail itself Of its privileges conferred
By the treaty. expressed Its expectation
that In the event of war between Taru
and Spain the United Slater would carry
INTO eject the guaranty OF neutrality.
the State Department In which. lA3s
treaty has not. either BY the one side
or the other. been used ~ a basis sof \
more or less Important dsmanAA II was
said by Mr.. Fish In 1871 that the Depart.
msnt Of stat. .hea rssson g .esiisys that
ON the isthmus had, on ,ssyefsi eecs-
sions. bssn avsrtsd BY warning fTon this
0oysrnmsut In In. when Colombaa was
uEsdsr- the menace of hostllities : fre0
Italy IN the esrruti' case. Mr.. BAyard ex..
pressed the serious concern tkAt tbs
United 1tAtss could not bue feel, -tkat .
European power should resort to .force
against sister republic of this hsnAis--
phere. n to the sovereign ard unintsr-.
rupted use OF part OF WAoae tsrIdtofy
We W are saaransors uader tbs selfian faits
Treaty Win Republic ~ tanams.
Every effort has besn fhade BY ths CIV.
ernmept Of the United statA to psrsvAas
Colombia 70 foEraw b courpe which was \
essentially not only TO our iDtsrssty sea
70 the inssss.tI Of the world. but q the
forts have failed: and Cplomhda. -. hse
Isrsastehcs In rsDalsins ~ edv<nc4a tha41
have bssn made. has forced Us, fof th4 |
saks Of our own honor, and ri the inter.
est and we'll being. not nSsssfy OF our tWss'
Of Panama and the people Of the etviif.eA
countries Of the world. to take decisive
steps to bring to an end . ccndttSo0 Of
AAAifs which had become intolernbls-i
b olRsrsA to negotiate . treaty With "
This treaty herewith submit. BY it'odf
interests are better 1afsguar Sled than, n
the treaty with Colombia which vas Iaq-
hsd BY the sshAts At its lsst sesston. II b
better In its terms than the trsAties Of.
fered to ~ by the Republics of Ntcara-
qua and Costa RicA. At last the right
to begtn this great undertaking u naAe
available. Panama has done her taSf
An that remains h for the American Con-
Republic win enter upon the execution
Of \ project colossal in it, size and OF
wsli-nig-. incalcuiabis possibilities for the
good Of this country and the nations q
-HAnkfpd.J
Provisions u Treaty.
By the provlsions of the treaty the
United etates guarantees and viii main
tain the independence Of the Republic Of
Panama. There ID granted to the United
States In perpetuity the use. oceupati
and control Of . strip ten miles wide ana
extending three nautical miles into the
sea At either terminal With all lAnda II.