The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-08
Provisions. of Pan.m. Treaty.

- Every effort has been made by the gov
Colombia to follow course which was
essentially not only to our interests and
to the interests of~the world, but to the in
terests OF Colombia itself. These efforts
have failed. and Colombia, by her persist
ence in repulsing the advances that have
been made, has forced US for the sake of
our own honor, and OF. the interest and
wei being. not merely Of our own people,
but OF the people of the isthmus OF Pam
anna and the people of the civilized coun-
tries of the world, TO take decisive steps
TO bring to an end a condition OF affairs
which had become intolerable. The new
republic OF Panama Immediately Offered 10
negotiate treaty with US. This treaty l
herewith submit. BY it our interests arc
better safeguarded than in the treaty with
Colombia which was ratified by the SEN
ate al is last session. IL is better in it's
terms than the treaties offered to us by the
republics of Nicaragua and Costa R.ca-
At last the right to begin this great under
taking is made available. Panama has
done her part. All that remains is for the
American congress TO do its part and forth
with this republic will enter upon the exc
cution OF 2 project colossal IN its size and
of well-nish incalculable possibilities fer
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
perpetuityi the use. occupation and control
of a strip ten miles wide and extending
three nautical miles into the sea at either
terminal, 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
embraced in the canal zone, but the United
States assumes their sanitation and in
case of need. the maint enance of order
therein: the United States enjoys within
the granted limits all the rights. power and
authority which it would possess were il
the sovereign OF the territory TO the ex-
by the republic AL railway and canal
property rights belonging TO Panama ard
needed for the canal pass 10 the United
States, including any property of the re-
spectiye comDanies in the cities OF Pan
anna and Colon the works, property and
personnel of the canal and railways are
exempted from taxation as well in the cit
les OF Panama and Colon as in the canal
zone and its dependencies Free immigra-
ton OF the personnel and Importation Of
supplies for the construction and opera ton
of the canal are granted. Provision Is mace
for the use of military force and the build
Ing OF Notifications by the United States
details, particularly as 10 he acquisition
of the interests OF the New Panama Canal
company and the Panama raj - =
United States and the condemnation OF pri-
vate property for the uses OF the CAM.
the stipuations OF the Hay-Herran treaty
are closely followed while the compensa-
ton TO be given for these enlarged grants
re mains the same. being sl9,0a0.0c0 payable
on exchange of Publications. and begin
ming nine years from that date, an annual
pay ment Of s250.ee during the life OF The
convention
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
White House, December :. 1905