The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-21
FULL TEXT
Of the First Five Articles of the Pan.
anna Treaty.

Washington, Nov 21-Although the
entire Bunau-Varilla treaty has in
substance been published, the Associa-
ted Press publishes herewith the text
of the first five articles of the conven-
ton which have to do with sovereignty:
Article 1.-The United States guaran-
tees and will maintain the independence
of the republic of Panama.
Article 1.-THE republic of Panama
grants to the United States in perpetui-
~ the use, occupation and control of
zone of land and land under water for
the construction, maintenance, opera
ton, sanitation and protection of said
canal of the width of ten miles extend
ing to the distance of five miles on each
side of the center line of the canal to
be reconstructed: the said zone begin
ming in the Caribbean sea-. three marine
miles from mean low water mark and
extending to and across the IsthInus of
Panama into the Pacific ocean to a dis
lance of three marine miles from mean
low water mark. with the proviso that
the cities of Panama and Colon and the
harbors adjacent to said cities which are
included within the boundaries of the
zone above described shall not be in
cluded within this grant. The republic
of Panama further grants to the United
States in perpetuity the use, occupation
and control of any other land and wa
tiers outside of the zone above described
which may be necessary and convenient.
tfOn, sanitation and protection of the
said canal or any auxiliary canals
or other works necessary and convent
ent for the construction, maintenance,
operation, sanitation and protection of
the said enterprise. The republic of
Panama further grants to the United
States in perpetuity the use, occupation
and control of all islands within the
limits of the zone above described and
in addition thereto the group of small
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PericO, Macs, Culebra and Flamenco.
Article III.-The republic of Panama
grants to the United States all the
rights, power and authority within the
zone mentioned and described in article
2 of this agreement and within the
limits of all auxiliary lands and waters
mentioned and described in said Article
II which the United States would possess
and exercise if it would be sovereign of
the territory within which said lands
and waters are located to the entire ex-
clusion of the exercise by the republic
of Panama of any such sovereign
rights, power and authority.
Article IV-As right subsidiary to
the above grants the republic of Pan
ANA grants in perpetuity to the United
States right to use the rivers, streams,
lands and other bodies of water within
its limits for navigation, the supply of
water or water power or other purposes,
so for as the use of said rivers, streams,
lakes and bodies of water and the
waters thereof may be necessary and
convenient for the construction, main
tenance, operation, sanitation and pro-
lection of the said canal.
article V.-The republic of Panama
grants to the United States in perpe-
tuity a monopoly for the construction,
maintenance and operation of any sys-
tenn of communication by means of
canal or railroad across it's territory
between the Caribbean sea and the
Pacific ocean,"