The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-11
extraordinary request IS that which has
just been received and which runs as fol.
GoIomDin,s Lnte.t Propoaftfau.

lows:
GoIomDin,s --latest Proposition.
"Knowing that revolution has already
commenced In Panama Tan eminent Co
the United States will land troops to pre-
serve Colombian sovereignty, n the
transit, If requested by Colombian charge
martial law;; and, by virtue of vested con-
stitutional authority, when public order
Is disturbed, will approve by decree the
or, if the government of the United States
prefers, VIII call extra session of the con-
gress-with new and friendly members
~Colombfanl has the perfect confidence
OF vice president. he says. and # II became
naesssasy Elel tses se the se i sdlnsp m or send
the pebble there"
st ahiy Gispato RI + ot astsw 81 ]m fsem tgS
guaranteeing the treaty to us is In sharp
contrast with the positive and contempt
nous u,oa refssal OF the congress yhich. has Just
such a treaty; it shows that the governs
merit which made the treaty really had abb
not choose to exercise this control T Ne
dispatch further calls on us to restore orr
der and secure Colombian supremacy in
ernment has just by its action decided to
bar us by preventing the construction Of
the canal.
Important to Us.
TIL control. in the interest of the COM
mercs and traffic Of the whole civilized
transit across the isthmus Of Panama
has become of t-ranscendent Importance
to the United States. We have repeated
IN the course of domestic d~issension, and
by protecting the territory from foreign
invasion. In 1858 Mr.. Everett assured the
Peruvian minister that we should not
to maintain then neutrality of the
isthmus In the case ct war between Peru
and Colombia. In 1854 Colombia, which
has always been yigfiant to avail itself
of Its privileges conferred by the treaty,
expressed It's expectation that in the
event OF war between Peru and Spain
feet the guaranty of neutrality. There
have been few administrations of the
state department in which this treaty
mas not, either by the one side or the
other, been used as a basis of more or
less important demands. 1t was said by
Mr., Fish in 1871 that the department OF
state had reason to believe that IN at
tack upon Colombian sovereignty on the
lstnmus nae, on several occasions. been
aveTIed by : warning from this govern
the lnenace of hostilities from Italy in
the Cerruti case, Mr.. Bayard expressed
the serious concern hat the United
pean power should resort to force against
q sister republic of this hemisphere, as
to the sovereign and uninterrupted use OF
tASSS tSAliNOS ~ We i 6ddN-l
antors under the solemn faith of a treaty.
.Ihe above recital of facts establishes
beyond question: First, that the United
States has for over half a century pa
tiently. and in good faith carried out its
obligations under the treaty of 1916; Sec
ono. that when for the first time 1t be-
came possible for Colombia to do any
thing in reuuital of the services thus re-
peatedly rendered to 1t for 81 years by
the United States. the Colombian goy-
eminent peremptorily and extensively re-
fused thus to do its part, even though
TO do SO would nave been to its advan-
tage and i~mmeasuraply to the advantage
der Its jurisdiction: third, that through
out this period revolutions. riots, and
Iaetionai disturbances of every kind have
uninterrupted succession, some OF them
lasting for months and even for years,
Whlle the central government was unable
the rebels: fourth, that these disturb
ances instead Of showing any sign of
n a., aa : nave tended to grow more
date past; fifth, thai the control Of
Colombia over the Isthmus of Panama.
could not be maintained without the
of Colombia. though wholly tn-e
able to maintain order on the isthmus.
has nevertheless declined to ratify 4
treaty the conclusion OF which opened
the only chance to secure its own stabil-
ny y and 70 guarantee permanent peace
~. VI Inc CONSTRUCTION OF q canal
Under such circumstances the govern
ment of the United States would have been
kut 4hsi OF loiiy n amounting
had 1t acted otherwise than 1t did when
me revolution Of November 3 last took
piaGe IN Panama. This great enterprise of
held up to crafty the whims, or out of
respect to the governmental impotence,
or to the even more sinister and evil poltt-
zeal ADeculllrlt1eS of naonfaa who fh nisuh4
they dwell afar of, yet. against the wish
Or the actual dwellers on the istjimus, as
tory. The possession Of a territory raught
y .eif5.sue ecuiiar capacities as 4 he ;stts. =
mus IN question carries with It obligations
shown that this canal cannot be built by
private enterprise, or by any other nation
than OUT OWN; therefore it must be built
the United States.
Provisions of Panama Treaty.
Every effort has been made blythe gov
eriment Of the United States to persuade
to follow a course which was
essentially not only to our interests and
to the interests Of the world, but to the in-s
failed; and Colombia, by her persist
ence in repulsing the advances that have
been made, has forced US, for the sake of
our o,a oWn honor and Of the interest and
Of thu, people of the isthmus of Pam
anna and the people of the civilized coun-
tlASS VI Lie WOFlQ, 10 take decisive steps
to bring to an end a condition OF affairs
which had become intoler; ole. The new
epublic of Panama Immediately offered to
a treaty with us. This treaty I
herewith submit. BY 1t our interests are
better s~afeguarded than In the treaty with
Colombia which was ratifiedsby the sem
ate at Its last session. 1t is better in its
terms than the treaties offered to us by the
republics of Nicaragua and Costa Rfca.
AT last the right to begin this great under-
taking is made available. Panama has
her part. Ali that remains Is for the
American congress to do it's part and forth
with this republic will enter upon the exec
cution of a project colossal IN its size and
of well-nigh ~incalculable possibilities for
the good of this country and the nations
of mankind.
By the provisions of the treaty the United
States guarantees and will maintain the
Independence of the republic 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
with all lands lying outside Of
the zone necessary for the construction Of
the canal.or for its auxiliary works. and
with the Islands in the bay of Panama.
The cities of Panama and Colon are not
embraced5in the canal zone, but the United
States assumes their sanitation and, III
case of need, the maintenance of order
therein: the United States enjoys within