The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-08

the one side OF the other, been used MS n
| Lit was said by MI. Fish iii 1a71 that the
Department, Of State had rensonGto believe
That an attack upon C9lomblan soyere asn
sions, been aycrted by warning from TINS
/, government. In 1885, when Colombia WIS
ndSr e t srr mfaas teS
! the serious concern that the United States
| could not but feel that's European power
I. Republic Of this hemisphere as to ne
sovereign and uninterrupted use Of part
of whose territory we are gun lr. I'M
Kept Its Obligations.
The above recital Of facts establishes
States has for over half u century pa
tiently and In good faith carried out Its
obligations under the treaty OF 174G: sec
ord, that when for the first time It be-
cf1nc possible for. Colombia to do anything
in rcquital Of the services thus repeated
tly rendered to 1t for tlfty.seven years
by the United States, the Colombian gov
eminent peremptorily and extensively re-
to do SO would have been to Its advnnt-
age and immeasllrably to tho advantage
OF the State OF Panama. at that time
out this period revolutions. riots and fac
ticna1 disturbances Of every kind have
occurred one after the other in almost
II,
lasting for months and even years. while l
tho central government was unable TO
lrut them down or to make peace with
tho rebels; fourth. that these Ndisturb..
eDating have tended to grow more nu-s
merous and more serious In the lmme-
diato past; fifth. that the control OF CO.
lon1bla over tho lsthmus Of Panama
could not be maintained without the arm
cd intervention and assistance OF the
United States. In other words, the gov
eminent of Colombia. though wholly un-&
able to maintain order on the Isthmus,
has nevertheless declined to ratify
treaty. tho conclusion OF which opened
tho only chance 70 secure It's own stabii-
| ity and to guarantee permanent peace on
! aid the construction OF 4 a. canal across
| the IsthmuS III
Under such circumstances the govern
nf me 3 niteI staa1a Wou naEe
nation, had it acted otherwise than It
did when the revolution o. November
Sd last. took place in Panama, This great
enterprise of building the interoceantc.
canal cannot be held up to crafty the
whims, or out Of respect to to the govern,
sinister and evil political pcculiarties Of
people who. though they dwell afar Oft.
| yet, against the wish OF the actual dwell
ers on the Isthmus, assert an unreal SUI
/ prcmacy over the terrific The posses
sion Of territory fraught with such
| peculiar capacities rs the Isthmns in
| question carries with It obligations to
mankind. Tho course OF events has shown
! that this canal cannot be built by pri-
| vate enterprise, or by any other nation
than our own; therefore 1t must be built
by the United States
| Colombia Would Not Hear.
Every effort has been made by the
government OF tho United States to per-
| slade Colombia TO follow a course which
was essentially not only to our interests
| and to the interests of the world. but
4 10 the interests Of Colombia itself. These
efforts have failed; and Colombia, by
1 her persistence III repulsing the advances
1 the sake Of our own honor. and CT the
I interest and well-bcing. not merely OF
our own people. but OF the people OF the
Isthmus Of Panama and the people OF
| take decisive steps to bring to an eng
a condition Of affairs which had become
iptolerablc. The new Republic Of Pan
i treaty with US This treaty | herewith
submit, BY it our interests arc better
eafegrarded than in the treaty with Co
Ilomba. which was ratified by tho Senatn
1T its last session, # Is better IN It's
trcms than the treaties offered to us by
tho Republics Of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica: At last the right to begin q + this
ANA has done her part; All TIN remains
| rart and forthwith this Republic will en-
! ter upon tho execution OF q project colos-
! sal In Its size and Of We-ngll meal
| c,llnhle possibilities for the good Of this
4 country md The nations Of mankind.
Provisions Of Treaty.
By tile provisions of the treaty the Unit
Cd States guarantees aud Will maintain
the independence OF the Republic offIan-
ANA, There Is granted to the United
states In perpctulty the use. occupations.
and control Of q strip ten miles wide apd
eNlending three nautical miles into ihe
e q oIher ~ hn Zone m.l a nas
the construction OF the canal or for its
auxiliary works and With tho Islands N
tho Bay Of Panama. The cities Of Pan
ana and Colon are, not embraced in the
| cennl zone. but The United States assumes
tkeir sanitation and, in case OF need. the
maintenance OF order thereln; the Unit
"a States enjoys within the granted limits
4 it would POSSESS were It the sovereign OF
the territory to the exclusion of the cx-
elcisc of sovereign rights by tho Repub-
canal pass to the United States, lnclud-
ing any property Of the respective COM
IeI ~ w ;ng e',ex % ma a mel
OF the canal and railways aro exempted
from taxation ~ well in the cities Of
pnnao 9na Ge a rs the eana zGe
of the personnel and importation Of sup
plies for the construction and operation
OF tho canal are granted Provision is
made FOR tho use Of military force and tho
building. of forticptions BY the United
States for the protection Of the transit.
r. other Details, particularly as to the
acquisition Of the Interests OF the New
I'arama Canal Company and the Panama
lailway by the limited states and the
uses OF The canal, the stlpulptions OF the
lIay- Herrtn treaty are closely followed,
, while the compensation to bq given for
these enlarged grants remains the same
. being ten millions " dollars payable on
exchange of notifications; and, beginning
| nine years from that date, mn annual pay
: mon, Of sa5ooo0 during the life OF tho
convention. Sit.. x