Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-11-26

Was Signed in Washington by
Minister from Panama.
Secretary HAY Also signed the Docu-
ment--Tt Provides for perpet-
uaI Lease OF the Right of
Way of the Canal Strip
TO the United States.

ing the United States flagship Mar
blehead hoisted the flag of the repub-
| lie of Panama and saluted it with 81
! guns. The Tres Noviembre, gun
boat of Panama, displaying the Amer
| lean flag, answered the salute. The
shore batteries also fired a salute of
81 guns, which the Marblehead an
| swered.
| Washington, Nov. 19,-The Hay
Bunau-Narnilla isthmian canal treaty
was signed last evening at the resi-
dence of Secretary Hay by the sec
retary and Philippe BnnauNarilla,
the minister from Panama.
The treaty in its text cannot be
made public at this moment for two
reasons. First, because of the unwrit-
ten law which obliges the state de-
partment to await the pleasure of
the senate in the matter of publicity,
and second because the president has
not yet determined when the conven-
ton shall be admitted to the senate
for ratification. His present purpose
is to withhold it until there is rea-
sonable assurance that it's considera-
ton will not obstruct any of the leg
islation for which the present special
session of congress has been called.
Instead of the lease for a fixed
period of the canal strip, this new
treaty provides for a perpetual lease
of the right of way to the United
States. And instead of complicated
provision for courts of mixed COM
position-half American and half CO.
lombian-to administer Justice over
the canal strip, the new treaty per-
mits the United States government to
10 nj in. Il ia-
tion thereupoH. The United States
may fortify the line and the ter
minals and it may police it with
troops.
Then the two terminal cities of
Panama and Colon pass completely
under United States jurisdiction,
which incidentally involves the es-
tablishment of new capital for the
republic of Panama outside of the
canal strip. The money consideration
is understood to be the same, only
Panama instead of Colombia is to re-
ceive the $10,000,0O0. The canal is to
be neutral and open to all nations on
even terms. These are understood to
be the terms of the new treaty,
which is much simpler in form than
the failed Hay-Herran treaty and has
been specially drawn to meet obiec-
tions urged against the latter.
1t is stated that the Panama COM
mission, which arrived here last
night, has been empowered to ratify
the treaty and this action may occur
within the next As hours.
The state department late yester-
day afternoon received advices that
the departments of Cauca and Antio-
quota, of Colombia, are seeking to
separate from that government and
are soliciting admission into the Pan
anna republic.
No surprise is expressed here over
the report that these departments
are making an effort to align them
selves with the republic of Panama.
The two departments named and also
that of Bolivar are the most pros
porous in the whole Colombian terri
tory. They contribute the greater
portion of the revenues for the fed
eral treasury, that of Antioquoia
alone paying about one-third of the
entire amount. The Antiquoians are
known as the Yankees of Colombia
and are progressive and business
like people. For n long time there
has been discomfort among the peo-
pie of these departments over the
management of affairs by the poll
ticians at Bogota, by whom they say
their rights have been disregarded.
The following cablegram was re-
ceived at the state department from
Consul General Gudger, at Panama,
dated yesterday:
There is a good deal of excite
ment in Buena Ventura and som,
feeling against foreigners. The Co
lomban government is said to be con
sidering a land invasion of the 18TH
mus
Admiral Glass is expected to send
a ship to Buena Ventura if in his
judgment the situation warrants it,
and he will be communicated with to
that effect.
The situation at Bogota has as
sumed a critical phase as far as rela-
tions between the United States and
Colombia are concerned. Minister
Beaupre on the 10th inst. was pressed
very strongly by the Colombian gov
ernment to know whether the United
States intended to recognize the new
republic of Panama. 1t is under
stood that the request was in such
shape as to constitute a menace in
the event that the recognition had
been extended.
Mr.. Beaupre was instructed by this
government to inform the Colombian
government that such recognition
had been extended 10 the new repub-
lie of Panama by the United States. |
He also was instructed to tender to
the Colombian government the good
offices of the United States to effect
a settlement of the difficulties be- I
tween Colombia and Panama. The .
issue is awaited with some anxiety
here.
Under the Priests lsan.
Tarrytown, n. Y, Nov. 19.-Rev. T.
j. Early, rector of the Catholic
church of Irving, has forbidden the
children of Catholic parents in his