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century patiently and in good faith
carried out its obligations under the
treaty of 1896 second, that when for
the first time II became possible for
Colombia to do anything In requital OF
the services thus repeatedly rendered
10 II for fifty.seven years by the Unit
cd States. the Colombian government
peremptorily and extensively refused
thus to do its part even though to do
so would have been to its advantage
and lmmeasurably to the advantage OF
the State OF :'anama, at that time I'M
dor its juricdic,ion third that through
out this period revolutions. riots and
factional disturbances OF every kind
have occurred one after the other in
almost uninterrupted succession, some
of them lasting for months and even
for years. while the central govern
ment was unable to put them down
or TO make peace with the rebels;
fourth that these disturbances in
stead Of showing any sign OF abating
and more serious in the immediate
past: nth. that the control OF Colon
bia over the Isthmus Of Panama could
not be maintained without the armed
Intervention and assistance OF the
United States. In other words, the
Government OF Colombia. though
wholly unable to maintain order on
the isthmus. has nevertheless declined
IA rafffv q frautv thn conclusion nf
which opened the only chance to Sc
cure its own stability and to guarantee
permanent peace on. and the construc-
| ton OF canal across the isthmus.
Under such circumstances the gov
eminent OF the United States would
have been guilty Of folly and weak
ness. amounting in their sum to a
| crime against the nation, had ii acted
otherwise than IT did when the revo-
| luton OF November last took place
| IN Panama This great enterprise of
| building the interoceanic canal can
not be held up to crafty the whims.
or out OF respect to the governmental
| impotence. or to the even more sinh
ster ana evil political peculiarities, of
| people who. though they dwell afar
/ on yet. against the wish OF the actual
| jewellers on the isthmus. assert an
unreal supremacy over the territory
| The possession OF a territory fraught
| with such peculiar capacities as the
lsthmus in question carries with II OBJ
legations to mankind. The course OF
events has shown that this canal can
not be built by private enterprise. or
hy any other nation than our own;
therefore II must be bull by the Unit
ed states
Submission Of Treaty With New Re
public Of Panama.
Every effort has been made by the
Government of the United States "a
| persuade Colombia to follow course
which was essentially not only to oui
interests and To the interests OF the
world. hut to the interests of Colon
bia Itself. These efforts nave failed
and Colombia. by her persistence In
repulsing the advances that have beer
made. has forced us, for the sake Of
our own honor, and OF the interes,
and well.being, not merely OF our peo
pie, but OF the people OF the lsthmus
of Panama and the people OF the civil
llzed countries of the world, to take
decisive steps TO bring to an end o
| VI WhAah hha 'NNcAN
intolerable. The rev Republic of Pa
mama Immediately offered to negolatt
a treaty with us. This treaty | here
with submit. by II our Interests are
better safegnarded than In the treaty
with Colombia which was ratified by
the senate at It's last session. II II
better In its terms than the treaties
offered rs by he Republics OF Nicara
qua and Costa Rica. Al last the righl
to begin this great undertaking IL
MADE available Panama has done hei
part. All that remains Is for the
American congress to do its part ant
forthwith this republic will enter upor
the execution OF project colossal II
it's size and of well-nigh incalculahl,
possibilities for the good OF this coun
try and the nations of mankind.
Provisions Of Treaty.
by the provisions OF the treaty thu
United States guarantees and vii
maintain the independence Of the Re
public OF Panama. There Is granted
to the United States In perpetuity thu
use, occupation, and control OF a striI
ten miles wide and extending tire,
nautical miles into the sea nj eithe
terminal, with all lands lying outside
OF the zone necessary for the con
struction of the canal or for It's auxi
liary works, and with the islands II
the Bay OF Panama. The cities o
Panama and Colon are not embrace,
In the canal zone. but the Unite,
States assumes their sanitation and
In case OF need. the maintenance OF OF
der q -'.L; tho United States enjoy
within the granted limits ali the right
power. and authority which II woul
possess were II THE sovereign OF tn
territory to the exclusion OF the exeI
/ else OF sovereign rights by the repul
Tic. All railway and canal propert
/ rights belonging to Panama and neet
. Cd for the canal pass to the Unite
States. including any property OF tn
, respective companies In the cities q