The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-25
AS SPONSOR FOR PANAMA
Text Of the Hay.Bunau.varilla Treaty
Deals With Questions of Sovereignty.
THE INDEPENDENCE OF REPUBLIC.
Absolute Control Vested Ia the Canal Zone
Also confers the Right Of New Republic to
Protect the Peaee-To Ratify Treaty on
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Washington, d. c. (SpeciaD THE
Panama commissioners, DR.. Amador
and Mr.. FREDERICK Boyd, consulted
Minister Bunau-Varilla and Mr.. Frank
D. Pavey, OF New York, the legal ad-
wiser to the legation 1t is understood
that they read over the treaty signed
by Mr.. Hay and Mr.. Bunau-Varilla
and discussed its terms and provisions
in detail. 1t met their hearty approval.
The first five articles OF the Hay
BunauVarilla treaty deal exclusively
with the question of sovereignty. In
substance they are to this effect.
Article l. The United States guaran-
tees and agrees to maintain the inde-
pendence OF the Republic OF Panama.
Article H. The Republic OF Panama
cedes to the United States five miles
OH each side OF the canal and three
marine leagues at each terminal, and
also any other lands necessary to the
construction or maintenance OF the
canal and its auxiliaries.
Article III. The Republic OF Panama
grants to the United States the right
to exercise the same power and author
ity over such lands "as if it were SOW
ereign" and to the exclusion OF such
power by Panama.
Article w. The Republic OF Panama
grants to the United States the use OF
all the rivers, streams and waters for
navigation or so far as is necessary to
the construction OF the canal and its
auxiliaries, including purposes OF sani-
tation.
Article V. The Republic of Panama
grants TO the United States in perpet-
uity monopoly Of any system OF com
munication across its territory by ca
nal or by railroad.
The remaining twenty-one articles OF
the treaty deal for the most part with
questions Of administration. For ex.
ample, Article declares free for all
times the ports at either entrance OF
the canal, including Panama and Colon,
and provides that no dues OF any kind
shall be imposed by the Republic OF
Panama on any vessel using the canal
or belonging to or employed by the
United States. 1t provides also that
the ports OF Panama and Colon and
others leading to the canal shall be free
to the commerce OF the world, and that
no duties shall be imposed except on
merchandise destined to be introduced
for consumption into the Republic OF
Panama and on vessels which touch
at Colon and Panama and do not cross
the canal.
The Panama government, however
is allowed under this article to estab-
lish at these ports such custom houses
and guards as may be deemed neces-
sary to collect duties on importations
destined for other parts OF the repub-
lie. To the United States is given the
right to make use OF the ports at the
two extrcmities OF the canal as places
OF anchorage in order to make repairs,
for loading, unloading, deposting or
transshipping cargoes which are in
transit or destined for service OF the
canal and other works. Article vi.
further provides that all damages caus-
cd to private landowners by inunda-
ton or by the deviation OF water
courses, or in other ways arising out
OF the construction or operation OF the
canal, shall be appraised and determin-
ed by Joint commission appointed
by the governments OF the United
States and the Republic OF Panama,
and the United States in turn agrees to
bear sole cost OF the indemnites grant
ed by said commission
In another article the Republic OF
Panama authorizes the new Panama
Canal Company to sell and transfer
its rights and concessions to the Unit
ed States as well as the Panama Rail-
road and all or part OF the shares OF
that company. 1t is stipulated, how
ever, that the property outside the ca
nal zone owned by the company shall
revert to the Republic OF Panama.