The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-08

eNcrfieed -hiG control hy intnfN enink iN
the course Of domestic disscnsion. ami
by protecting the territory ffon foreign
invasion. In 1858 Mr. Everett assured
the Peruvian minister that we should
D~t hesitate 20 maintain the neutrality
~ the isthmus in the cnse of war be-
tween Peru and Colombia. in 1864 CO.
lomDia which has always been rieilani
TO avail itself OF lts privileges conferred
BY the treaty. expressed its expectation
that in the event OF war between Peru
ana Spain the United states would carry
Into effect the guaranty of neutrality
There have been few administrations T
the State Department IN which this
treaty has not either by the one side
or tho other bCel used as n bass OF
more or less Important demands. u was
said bs Mr. Fish in ISL that the Depart
mont of State mad reason 70 believe that
AN attack up01 Colombian soveroignty
ON the isthmus had. on several occu-
sions. been avertcd by warning from this
Government. Ia 1885. when Colombia was
under the menace Of hostilities from
Italy in the Cerruu case Mr. Bayard exc
pressed the serious coneern that tho
United States conld not but feel that a
European power SHOULD resort 10 force
against a sister republic of this henis-
phcre as 10 the sovereign and unlntcr-
rupted Use Of a part OF whose territory
we are guarantoss under the solemn taith
of e treaty.
beyond questions First that the United
States has for over half a century pu-
tentiy and In good faith carried out It's
obligations under the treaty OF 1876 aec-
ond that when for the nrst time IL be-
came poss lble for Colombia TO do anY-
thing i'm requital OF the services thus ie-
peatedly rendered 20 it FOR nfty-seven
years by the United States. the Colomblan
Government peremptorily and offeusffely
refused thus 70 do IT'S Fart. even though
TO do 80 would have been To- its advan-
taFc and immcasumhlv 10 tho advantage
of the State of panama, at chat time
uudcr us Jurisdiction; third that
throughout this period revolutions, riots.
ana factional disturbances Of every kind
have occurred one after the other I'm al
most uninterrupted succession. some Of
them lasting FOR months aud cveq for
years. while the central government was
unable TO Put them down OF 10 make
peace with the rebels. fourth. that these
disturbances instead of showing any sign
of abating have tended TO grow more nus
mcrous and more serious ia the imme
dlate past nth. that the control of Coz
ldmba over the Isthmus Of panama could
not be maintained without the armed in
tcIYention and assistance OF the United
States. In other words the Government
Of Colombia, though wholly unable TO
maintain order on the isthmus. has new
ertheless declined TO ldtify a treaty the
conclusion OF which opened the only
chance TO secure its own stability and to
guarantee permanent peace on, and the
construction Of canal across the 18th
mus.
Under such circumstances the Govern
ment of the United States would have
been guilty OF folly and weakness.
amounting I'm their sum to crime
against the nation. had II acted otherwise
than SC did when the revolution OF NOV .
last took place in Panama. This great
erterpiise OF building tho interoceanic
canal can not be held Ep TO crafty the
whms. or ont Of respect TO the govern
mental impotence. or 10 The even more
sinister and eyl political pecuharties. OF
people who, though they dwell afar on,
ye, against the wish OF the actual dwell
lers on the isthmus. assert an unreal
supremacy over the territory The pos
session Of a territory fraught with such
peculiar capacities as the isthmus IN
question carries with IL obligations 30
mankind The course Of events has
shown that tlhs canal can not be buiit
by private enterprise, or by amy other na-
tion than our own; therefore Il must be
built by the United States
Treaty With Republic Of Panama.
Every effort has been made by the Gov
crnmcut of the United states to persuade
Colombia TO follow a course which was
essentially not only 20 our interests ana
90 the interests of the world, but 20 the
ANNEIEnAe OF A0fOhlOld ITSELF ness fA~
forts have failed, and Colombia, by her
persistence in.rcpulsng The advances that
have been made. has forced us, for the
sake Of our own honor and OF the inter-
est ana Well being, not merely OF our own
people, but Of the people Of the lsthmus
OF Panama and the people Of the civilized
countries OF the world, 10 take decisive
steps 10 bring 10 an end "a condition OF
affairs which had become intoler4ble.
The new Republic Of Panama immediate
ly offered TO negotiate "a treaty with u.s.
This treaty 1 herewith submit BY lt our
interests are better safeguarded than I'M
the treaty with Colombia which was rati-
fed by the Senate al its last session lt IS
better in SIS terms than The treaties Of
fered 20 as by the Republics of NicaiV-
qua and Costa Rica AZ last the tight
| to begin this great undertaking Is rrade
available Panama has done her psrt.
All that remains Is for the American con-
gIess 10 do its part and forthwith thls
Republic viii enter upon the execution
| Of a project colossal in is size ang OF
well-niR.- inCaicUlabie possihilltics fog the
good % this country and the natiors of
mankind.
Provisions Of Treaty.
By the provisions OF the treaty. the
( United States guaaniecs and WA main
/ tnln the independence of the Republic 90
/ Panama, There Is granted TO the United
States in perpetuity the use occupation.
ard control Of strip tsn miles Wide and
/ extending three nautical miles into The
sea at either terminal. with AN lands ly-
| ing outside Of the zone necessary for the
construction OF the canal or for ts aux
/ iliary W0rkg and with the islands in the
! Bay OF Panama, Tho cities Of Panama
and Colon are not embraced iu the canal
zone. but the United stat assumes
their sanitation and in case of need. the
maintenance OF orGer therein, The United
States enjoys within the granted limits
! ali the rights, power and authority which
! the territory 90 the exclusion Of ihc ex
/ ercise Of sovereign rights Dy the Republic.
An railway and canal property rights be-
/ longing 10 Panama and needed for the
canal pass 90 the Dnited States. nclud-
I ms amy property of the respective com
/ panies ia the cities of Panama and CO.
I loni the wor.ls. property ana personnel