The Saint Paul globe., 1903-08-18
CANAL TREATY IS REJECTED
BY THE COLOMBIANS
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moreover, seems to have been infiuenc-
ed by the communication MADE py the
American minister in which the ntTo-
duction of any amendments to. the
treaty was objected to.
Will Roosevelt Do This?
COLON, Colombia, Aug. 17.-Hlgh
authorities on the isthmus express the
opinion that President Roosevelt pos
sibly may insist on the right OF the
United States to purchase the canal
enterprise from the French company,
Colombia already having sanctioned
the sale, and then take immediate steps
to show Colombia that the United
States is determined to go on with the
matter, at the same time informing the
Colombian government that the obsta-
cles in the way of the transfer-tne
questions of money and the sovereignty
and jurisdiction over the territory IN
volved, etc.-are questions for subse-
ton at The Hague.
Other people think that Colombia
will soon recognize the seriousness OF
her mistake in rejecting the treaty, as
the United States and the European
nations will surely lose no time in fore
ing a settlement of their claims on
Colombia.
COLON, Colombia, Aug. 17.-The re-
lection of the2eanal treaty has produced
tremendous excitement on the isthmus.
1t was generally believed that the
treaty would pass with some modifca-
tions.
There is good reason to suppose that
the majority of the members of the
senate regard the Spooner amendment
to build canal by the Nicaraguan
route. if the Panama route was re-
jected by Colombia, as a mere threat
on the part of the United States. They
are convinced that the Niearaguan
project is impossible and that the
United States$will again deal with
Colombia. The rejection is a heavy
blow to properly owners here who
have been INVESTING heavily on the
prospects OF the treaty's being ratified.
"What viii Become of Panama? z"
PANAMA, Colombia, Aug. 1.-THE.
unanimous rejection of the canal treaty
has caused a profund impression here
in all circles. The question on all lips
is, what will becomei of Panama The
only consolation the isthmians have is
that the rest of the republic, with the
exchange att "a very high figure and
with an upward tendency, will suffer a
great deal more. The government
never expected the treaty to be ratif-
ed. and it was not supported at all in.
the senate.A. Gen. Lucio Valazoo, an
old veteran and a distinguished army
officer, has been appointed military
commandef of the departments tsof Pam
anna. 1t lis thought that 1.-The fears
caused bXsthe runaors of a, secession
movement on the isthmus may have
influenced the appointment.
Figuring Out Consequences. se'
WASHINGTON. D.aC., Aug. r.
Sectionsfeur efsthe isth hnian canal act.
provides that shouIds the president be
unable to obtain a. satisfactory title to
the propertysof the new Panama canal
company and Control OF theE necessary
territory to3fhe construction of the
canal from the republic Of Colombia,
he shall make, thesn snecessarya treaties
with Costa Rica and Nicaragua and
proceed with the CONSTRUCTION Of a
canal bystheg Nicarag guam route.
1t will be inpossible ferse President
Marroqufn to submit again the treaty
ito the Colombian congress- in its pres
ent form. The senates having rejected
it, the treaty cannotyagain cofne .be-.
fore that body except hE. the senates
own vote. President Marroquin can
send theatreaty, slightly amended, to.
the senate and reopen the canal de-
bate. 1t is believed at the Colombian le-.
cation that President Marroquin will
adopt some such procedure.
The reason given forzthe rejection OF
the treaty, it issss#id here, was the al
legged encroachHleht on Colombia SOW
ereignty which fsa opponents contended
would result fr0rn9 the treaty. This in
formation was 4pntainedz in dispatch
received tonight by DR. Herran, the
Colombian chaige from Foreign MINI
lister Ricos at Bogota., This dispatch
showed. that ilE It's present form the
treaty was UNACCEPTABLE to the senate
for the reason aoove stated. The view
taken by the sehAte was at variance
to that held The government of Col
ombia, which felt satisfied when it SUBJ
mitted the treatFp congress that there
would be no irnpairment of Colombian
flied.
Incidental to the general question of
sovereignty necessarily was that of
the lease of the strip of land through
which the canal was to be constructed,
and the debate in the Colombian senate
indicated that that body regarded this
as amounting to a sale of the land,
therefore Objectionable.
An interesting feature of the whole
debate in the Colombian senate and in
the committees report favoring the
treaty is said to be the entire absence
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