The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-08

the only chance to secure its own sta
oility and to guarantee permanent peace
on, and the construction of canal
across, the Isthmus.
Under such circumstances the Govern
ment of the United States would have been
guilty of folly and weakness, amounting
in their sum to a crime against the ma
zion, had it acted otherwise than 1t did
when the revolution Of November 3 last
COX place in Panama. This great enter
Prise of building the interoceanic canal
cannot be held up to crafty the Whlms
Or out of respect to the governmental
Impotence or to the even more sinister
md evil political peculiarities, Of people
who, though they dwell afar off, yet
against the wish of the actual dweilers
IN the Isthmus, assert an unreal supre-
macy over the territory. The possession
of a territory fraught with such peculiar
capacities as the Isthmus IN question
carries with it obligations to mankind
The course of events has shown that this
canal can not be built by private enter
prise. or by any other nation than our
own: therefore it must be built by the
United States.
SUBMISSION OF TREATY WITH NEW
REPUBLIC or PANAMA.
Every effort has been made by the
government of the United States to per-
suade Colombia to follow course which
vas essentially not only to our interests
and to the interests Of the world, but to
the interests of Colombia itself These
efforts have failed; ard Colombia, by her
| persistence in repulsing the advances that
! have been made, has forced US, Tor the
! lake of our own honor, and OF the IN
| terest and well-being, not merely OF our
own people, but CT the people OF the
| Isthmus Of Panama and the people OF
| the civilized countries Of the world, to
take decisive steps to bring to an end
condition of affairs which had become
ntolerable The new Republic OF Pana-
ma Immediately offered to negotiate .
treaty with us. This treaty l herewith
submit By It our interests are better
safeguarded than in the treaty with Co
lombia which was ratified by the Senate
1T its last session. 1t is better in its
terms than the treaties offered to US by
the Republics of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. At last the right to begin this
great undertaking is made available.
Panama has done her part. All that re.
mains is for the American Congress to
90 its part and forthwith this Republic
will enter upon the execution of a project
colossal in its size and of well-nigh IL
calculable benefit to this country and the
nations of mankind.
PROVISIONS OF TREATY.
By the provisions of the treaty the
United States guarantees and viii main
!ain the Independence of the Rcpublic of
Panama. There is granted to the United
states in perpetuity the use, occupation,
and control of a strip ten miles wide
and extending three nautical miles into
the sea at either terminal, with all lands
lying outside of the zone necessary tor
the construction Of the canal or for its
auxiliary works, and with the islands in
| the Bay of Panama. The cities of Pan
anna and Colon are not embraced IN the
! canal zone but the United States as
sumes their sanitation and, in case of
need, the maintenance of order therein;
| the United States enjoys within the
granted limits all the rights, power, and
authority which it would possess were
it the sovereign of the territory to tie
exclusion Of the exercise of sovereign
rights by tie republic. All railway and
canal property rights belonging to Para
ma and needed for the canal pass to the
United States, including any property Of
the respective companies in the cities of
Panama and Colon; the works, property,
and personnel OF the canal and railways
are exempted from taxation as well in
the cities Of Panama and Colon as iii
the canal zone and it's dependencies. Free
immigration of the personnel ard impor-
tation of supplies for the construction
| and operation of the canal are granted.
Provision is made e. ''e Use of military
force and the building Of Notifications
ty tie United States for the protection
Of 5he transit. IN other details, particu-
lerly as to the acquisition of the inter
ests of the New Panama Canal Company
and the Panama Railway by tho United
States and the condemnation of private
/ property for the uses of the canal, the
stipulations of the Hay-Herran treaty
are closely followed, while the coTn2o2-
sation 20 be given for these enlarged